Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-03-20
East Bloomington.

weeks, is improving.
East Bloomington.
Ernest Wright, who has been very ill
with typhoid fever, is improving.
Edith Gowing of st. Johnsbury is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. E. Alexander.-Thos.
Fleming has gone to Sherbrooke to visit
his sister, Mrs. Burns.
Elmer Drown of Evansville has purchas-
ed the Frank Hunt farm and will move
there soon.-Daniel Magoon has moved to
Barton.-Mr. Young will move on to the
Wells place.
Evansville.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs. A.
P. Alexander Thursday, March 23d. All
cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. e. McKiver of Kingsbury, P. c.,
has been visiting at Mrs. III. Lapiere's and
Mrs. j. w. Browns the past week.
Henry Durham has taken e. Fosters
farm for year, and has the job of draw
ing his lumber to Barton Landing.
Last Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs. HI.
j. Lapierre called at Rev. o. e. Newton's
for an evening visit. Soon after merry
shouts were heard and proved to be about
40 of the friends of Rev. and Mrs. Newton
come to remind them of the 18th ami
versary af their marriage. A pleasant
evening was enjoyed by all; ice cream was
served. A very handsome study chair was
presented to Mr.. Newton, and some nice
table linen to Mrs. Newton ana many
other useful articles were presented by
Mrs. H. /. Smith, president of the Ladies'
Aid. Brief speeches were made by Mr..
and Mrs. Newton. Mr.. Newton has been
here almost five years and during>his stay
has made many friends nearly forty hav-
ing united with the church. AS they go
to their new field of labor may the spirit
of God attend them so when life lis ended
here7below they may enter the new Jerusa-
lem where pain, sorrow nor death entereth
not.
East Charleston.
The creamery ice-house is nearly COM
pleted and is being filled with ice taken
from Echo pond.
Mrs. G. o. Goodwin has gone to Cam
bridge, Mass, where she will visit her
mother and other relatives.
G. w. Lang has rented his place to Ed.
Batchelder of Island Pond. He will take
possession the first of April.
West Charleston.
Lost.-What?-as Geo. Griffin.
Mrs. Jason Human and her son are Wis
iting DIR. c. S. Hinman.
John Hildreth will open a meat market
in the basement of Mrs. Mary Humans
house.
Lumbermen are pleased to see this last
snow and are finishing up their work this
week.
Maurice Burbank and wife of Morgan
have been hired to run the town farm the
coming year.
The lecture by Rev. q. w. Morrow last
Tuesday evening was pronounced very
fine by all who heard it.
A little child of Mr.. Bucks broke its leg
recently while coasting.-Mrs. Pratt, who
has been i'll for many weeks, is slowly fail
ing.
The ladies of the G.. A. r. are to have an
old maids party and promenade at the G.
A. R. hall Tuesday evening, March Fl.
Everybody invited.
Friday evening, March 10th, about thirty
of the friends and neighbOrs of DR.. G. S..
Human and wife went in to remind them
that it was the thirtieth anniversary of
their marriage and gave them little sur
prise which they did most completely.
The evening was spent socially and very
pleasant time was enjoyed. Two hand
some bouquets of pinks and roses from
Farrant's, the gift of friends, shed beauty
and fragrance through the rooms. The
guests departed leaving behind them as
tokens of their love and esteem several
pieces of silverware and many good wishes.
The many friends OF Eli Elliott will re-
greet to learn of his death, which took place
on the 9th of March at the residence of his
daughter, Mrs. G.. G. Brown, of this place
Mr.. Elliott was taken sick on the 9Th OF
January at Greensboro, but returned here
and was cared for by his youngest daugh-
ter, Mrs. Thomas Cairns, during his last
illness. He leaves to mourn his loss one
son, John, of Waterbury, and four daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Joseph Walker of Coventry,
Mrs. p. J. Rowen of Passumpsic, Mrs. G.
c. Brown of this place, and Mrs. Thomas
w. Cairns of Ryegate. Mr.. Elliott was
kind husband and loving father, and a
good neighbor. He was born at Magog,
P. O., Feb. a, 1926.
Coventry.
There will be a social at the M. K. church
vestry next Friday evening. All are cor
daily invited.
Percy Templeton was in town the past
week. 1t is expected that he will teach
here this spring.
A large number of the citizens went to
Newport last Friday to attend the Heer-
man and Brown case.