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

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Hardwick.
From the fact that nearly 200 seats have
already been subscribed for, it is quite
sure that the lecture course will be a sue
cess this year. Our course is not controlled
by private parties for private gain, but is
gotten up by the citizens here for their
mutual benefit and the benefit of anyone
else who wishes to take advantage OF it.
We think ourselves very fortunate i'm be-
ing able to secure the following talent for
our entertainers and instructors for the
coming winter: Katherine Bridgeway Con-
cert Company, Col Geo. w. Balm, Col. l..
f. Copeland, Hon. Geo. r. Vending and
the Fadettes Womans' Orchestra. The
first entertainment occurs October "a.
East Hardwick.
Mr.. Sparhawk, a graduate OF Bangor
seminary, delivered very interesting SER
mon at the Congregational church last
Sabbath.-Sept. IA, 1859, there was a YER
liable blizzard in his'section--snow, wind
and freezing cold.-Mrs. j. V. Delano Is
at Burlington for a time.-Kate Kidder
has come home to stay with her father, j.
A. Kidder, who is in poor health.--Mr. and
Mrs Rich have their house up and boarded.
George Lovejoy is foreman Of the job.
w. Hovey has finished his barn.
WheeIOck.
Mrs. o. III. Hall has moved from Shelf
field into j. w. Patterson's house on
Water street.-Lorenzo Sulloway and wife
from st. Johnsbury were in town last
week.-William Thomas fell from his hay
rack and was found unconscious one day
last week and it is feared that.he is seri-
ously hurt.-W. A. Smith fell while chop
ping last week and was quite sbadly hurt
Mrs. o. II. Wright from Boston is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. fl. p. King.-Owen
Blckford was in town last week.
Sheffield.
Franklin Gray, an old resident whose
sickness has been mentioned from time 10
time in this paper, died last Thursday
evening Mr.. Gray was a much respected
citizen and worthy man. He leaves son
and two daughters to mourn his loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred b. Gay OF New Lon
don, n. H., have been visiting at A. j.
browns for a few days.-Several from this
place have been attending the yearly meet
ing of the Baptist society at So. STAFFORD.
Mrs. Mary Moore is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Stockwell.-Mrs. NJ. IL. Brown has
been in st. Johnsbury visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Robert Everett.
Elisha Aldrich, who died in South
Wheelock at the remarkable age of %
years last Friday is brother of Mrs Mary
Jillson OF this village.-William Smith
and his wife Jennie are teaching school at
MISUNDERSTANDING Fuller and Mrs.
LOOMS who have been stopping with Ed
win Hill during the summer returned TO
their home in Westfeld, Mass, last We'd
nesday morning.-Corydon Simpson and
his family including his children and
grandchildren with the exception OF his
son-in-Iaw Mr.. Atwood of st. Johnsbury,
Myron Simpson son OF Warren Simpson OF
Barton, and his family and James Drew
and his wife and son Charley and daugh-
ter Emma and Mrs. Philura Williams, in
all p persons held a picnic on Saturday
the 9th inst, on the old Joseph Simpson
place. Most of the party went 10 the top
of the mountain, to 'view the landscape
DER" and enjoy the beautiful prospect. IL
was a lovely day and all enjoyed the occa-
Emily Harvey OF ST. Johns
bury organized an auxiliary woman's
Foreign Missionary society i'm the NJ. Il.
church of this place recently, with the fol-
lowing officers: Mrs. Flora Hall President,
Mrs. David Roberts, corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. Herman Simpson, recording
Sec., Mrs. Walter Chase, Treas.