Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-09-18

Geo. Bolduc has been on the sick list the
past week.-An excellent job of granite
curbing is being done in front of the M.
E. church. The whole is donated to the
church by Mr.. e. II. Jones.-Fred Skinner
was at home from Lowelltown for few
days recently. Quite lob has been done
on the Austin block in raising and level
ing it where it had settled.-The concrete
walk is nearly completed to the bridge.
This is great Improvement for the bust
ness part of the village. When finished it
will give a complete line from E. E.
Stafford's block to G. E. Ordway' SD.
Ordway, son of G. E. Ordway, has return
ed to this place and will make his home
here.-The schools closed last Wednesday
on account of the fair, which quite
share of the people attended.
South Barton.
Melvin Drown and wife are in Washing
ton visiting Mrs. browns parents and
brother.-Perry S. Moore and wife and
two of Mrs. Abbott's brothers children
are visiting at G. w. Abbott's .-Fred
Wheeler has gone to New York. G. F.
Wheeler has returned from BOston.-Mrs.
Orrin Gray's parents have been visiting
herb. G. Berry is in Ely doing station
work.-R. B. Lang has been in Canada
buying lumber.
Albany.
Mrs. A. Ell. Darling has resigned the Of
fee of town liquor agent, to which she
was appointed last spring, SO for a while
at least Albany will be free from rum
selling, which will prevent large part Of
the rum drinking.-Wm. Shepard has
gone to the G. A. R., encampment,at Phila-
delphia Mrs. Shepard is having her eyes
treated at the hospital in Burlington
John G. Darling and wife from Lowell,
Mass, visited at J. B. Darling's last week,
Mr. Briggs from Newport Ctr, also visited
at Mr.. Darling's.
Alonzo B. Sargent, who for 20 years has
been a resident of our little village, has so
suddenly demised, that it is impossible not
to believe he is still at work among his
flowers. A brief illness of few days,
ended in death on Thursday morning, the
18th inst. He was born in lrasburgh 66
years ago and was for four years a member
of the Regimental band of the 18th VT.
Heavy Artillery. He was member of the
Cong. church having filled the offices of Dea
and Supt., of S. S. and was chorlster for
period of 25 years. In 1854 he married Miss
Betsey Leet of LinWick, Canada, six chill
dren were born to them, the widow and
two sons survive him. A modest, quiet
man, yet one who will be greatly missed.
Services from the house Saturday, a. M,
attended by Rev. Davenport of North Troy.
in
profusion, and his final resting place was
made beautiful with flowers.
Bloomington.
Samuel Maxwell has sold his place to
VIII KALEIDOSCOPE Young has taken his
brother, Johns 'farm.-Miss Evelyn Viii
son, who has spent the past two weeks
with her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
w. Dudley, returned to her home in Lowell,
Mass, last Saturday.-Mrs. Mary (Hol-
brook Murray of ST. Johnsbury is visit
ing her grandfather, Seldom Gray.-Mr.
and Mrs. James Mcdowell of Greensboro
visited at E. A. Robinson's last week.
Mrs. Frank Wells who has been quite sick
is better.-The E. L. Chandler mill has
been sold to Mr.. Morey of Irasburgh .-7The
Cleaners met with Mrs. Oren Ingalls, last
Friday afternoon and evening.-Miss Alice
Jones died last Saturday morning of dip
liberia.
Coventry.
Rev. o. e. Aiken will preach in the
Cong. church next Sunday morning. At
ter the services the Sundayschool will
have a general review and rally service
consisting of singing, recitations read
ings, etc. Let every member be present
and bring in all the new scholars possible.
social and concert will be given in the
Cong. church by the choir, Friday evening,
Sept. 22nd. Supper will be served in the
vestry at half-past six, concert TO COM
mence at eight O'Clock. All are cordially
invited. The following is the program for
the concert: Organ solo, Rev. o. E.
Aiken; chorus, s'Sing Aloud"; cornet
solo, F. E. Winslow of Lyndonville; solo,
s'To the Absent Loved One,' Mrs. G.. j.
Brooks; violin solo, H. w. Wright;
ladies' quartet, ''Let Not Your Heart be
Troubled'; solo, "Anchored,'' P. G.
Templeton; cornet solo, Mr.. Winslow;
recitation, Mabel Ware; male quartet.
''Evening Hymn; duet, ''Greetings,"
Grace and May Bean; solo, Mr.. Winslow;
song, ''The Holy City," Miss MabelIe
Black; choir. ''The Lord is My Salvation".
Organist, Rev. 0. E. Aiken.-In our last
weeks item we stated that Rev. A. s.
Bole's family was at WilIoughby over
Sunday which was mistake as they re-
turned to Saturday.-Th Cong. choir invite
their friends to Social and harvest supper
in the vestry Friday evening, Sept, %.
Supper will be served at $3.50. They will
give concert in the church above at s.
Supper Is cents, concert free.-Mrs. Nc
Murray has received news that her son
David. who has been in the KIondvke for