Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-13

John Buck is building an addition to
his barn.
The Ladies' Aid will meet at the vestry
next Wednesday forenoon. Everyone
cordially invited to dinner. =
The schools in this part of the town
closed last Friday with an exhibition at
the church in the evening.
Bert Cargill, who has been at work the
past year for A. J. Lang & Son, has
finished work there and moved his family
to Morgan.
Last Friday evening large company
gathered at the church to listen to the
! prize speaking by the children. There
were ten speakers representing the differ
ent schools in town. Three prizes were
offered. The first was awarded to Esther
M. Kidder, the second to Melissa Moore
and the third to Kit Hudson. Each re-
ceived book of poems by different
authors. All of the speakers deserve
much credit for their work. The judges
were Rev. Mr.. Thurston and Mrs. Wilson
Buck of this place, and Mrs. j. z. Marvin
of West Charleston.
West Charleston.
to open new meat market here.
John d. Griffin has bought John Par
Inns house and is moving his goods there.
| Everett Driver is moving on to his farm.
DR.. G. S. Human and family start for
California Thursday of this week. Mr..
Grin Taylor of Morgan, Mrs. Humans
father, goes with them.
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| Chicago to spend the winter.-Josh. Wat
erman of Waterbury. Conn.,, has been Wis
iting his parents the past week.
Mrs. VIM. Armstrong has moved into
one of Joseph Parker's tenements.-H. T.
Mcneil has moved his family to Derby
Center.-Geo. Shannon has moved into the
tenement vacated by Mr.. Mcneil.
Mrs. William E. Clarke died very sud
denly last Tuesday night of heart disease.
She was nearly Is years old and had lived in
this town great many years and was much
loved and respected by all. She is surviv-
ed by son and daughter, Preston Clarke
with whom she has made her home and
Mrs. J. r. Holton of this village.
Coventry.
George Herman has been running his
logs down from Irasburg, and has already
commenced saving them.
There will soon be stereopticon lecture
"Ten nights in bar room," under the
auspices of the G. e. society.
Revival meetings will commence next
Thursday evening at the Methodist church,
conducted by Rev. George S. Smith.
Mr.. L. L. Sanborn has just received the
news of the death of his brother in law,
Henry Chilson of Albion, New York. Oct.
2Sth. The deceased used to live in this
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hollis Thrasher were called
to Cabot last Thursday where Mrs. Thrash
er's brother, Myron Lewis, had fallen thir
ty feet while at work on barn, breaking
both legs and.injuring him in other ways.
The Library Association met at Hollis
Thrasher's last Monday evening and the
following officers were elected: Pres, VIM.
Niles; Sec. and Treas, Edward Bryant;
librarian, A. d. Thurber; directors, Isaac
Keys, Hollis Thrasher, Wallace Shippee and
John P. Wheelock. 1t was voted to pur-
chase new books.
CraftsburY.
Alex. Dawson is in poor health.
Mr.. and Mrs Dwight Hovey of Hardwick,
were in town last Thursday.
Mrs. C.H.Harriman has closed her school
for this term and returned to her home in
Morrisville.
Thomas Grandly of Wheelock, who is
foreman for s. L. Leavitt, has moved his
family into John Kier's tenement. !
Prof. Cook and wife assisted by Leon
Shedd and E. e. Dunbar will give an en-
tertainment at the town hall this evening. !
Charles r. Taggart gave one of his en-
tertainments in the M. e. church last
Wednesday evening. 1t was very interest
ing and pleasing.
s. L. Leavitt has moved to the house he |
has lately repaired in Hardwick, near his
lumber lot.-CharIes Garvin and family
have moved to their farm in Wolcott late
ly purchased of Mr.. Hubbel.
East CraftSbury.
Geo. Pope is running the Mercy black
smith shop.
VIM. Kendrick has returned and is again |
IN charge of the Mason store.
Geo. Hyland is putting up new black
smith shop on land purchased of Mrs. AL |
ston.
The Peoples Telephone line have the |
poles up and wire strung between here and |
Craftsbury village.
Miss III. B. Conant, M. d. of Yankton, S.
d. is visiting her sister, Mrs. Geo. Simpson.
Miss Margaret Morse closed her eleventh i
successive term of school in this village !
with an exhibition which was a credit alike |