Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-01-02

Harry Orcutt lost valuable horse last
week. 1t slipped and fell, breaking leg.
The week of prayer will be observed at
the M. E. church with meetings each eve
ing.
Rev.A.G. Austin of East Burke prea ched
at the M. E. church Sunday and Rev. +. V.
Stevens at the UniversaIist church.
Mrs. Ida Powers has sold her stock of
millinery goods to Miss Dearborn of
Newport. Possession will be given the
first OF February. =
George E.P. Smith spent Christmas with
his grand parents. Lucy Hartwell
has returned from Plymouth Misses F.
Locke and Celia Spencer return to college
Wednesday.-Mis Hattie Tyler is with
her brother, John Tyler, for short time.
Mrs. White of Stanstead, P. O., is visit
ing her father, Austin Thayer.-Leroy Cur
tbs and wife are visiting in town.-Alice
Townsend of Providence, R. l., spent
Christmas with her parents.-Florence
Locke from Holyoke Seminary is spending
a two weeks vacation with her uncle
Simon Bartlett.
HardWick.
Diptheria is raging in this town to some
extent.
vile soon.
O.C. Wakefield of Missoula, Mon, has
been visiting his mother and friends the
past week.
Edward Aiken has gone to- Kellogg's
Landing, La, to spend the winter with his
brother, Daniel.
Clarence P. Sawyer takes possession of
the Gazette office Monday, Jan. End. All
of the present force will be retained. Mr..
Sawyer is a bright, young man with prac-
teal experience in the business and we
expect a good paper under his ma mage
ment.
East HardWick.
Jas. George was in St. Johnsbury last
week.
The Christmas exercises were largely at
tended.
Martha Byington is at home during the
holidays.
There is good deal of sickness III the
at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Lane of Barre were
in town over Christmas.
Mr.. Cargill and family spent Christmas
with friends in Glover.
John Sherburn and wife are living in a !
part of S. P. Fuller's house.
w. l.. Dow has been serving as postmas- |
ter while Mr.. Warner was running the |
station.
Mrs. Chas. Willis and Mrs. w. L. Dow |
are on the sick list.-C. G. Montgomery is
quite i'll.
Mrs. Addie Hull has moved into the ten
ement in her fathers house lately vacated |
by B. M. Sweet.
The Blake family held a reunion at |
Nathan Fields Saturday, Dec. oath. A |
pleasant time was enjoyed.
Mrs. Emeline Folsom received a barreI |
Of flour for Christmas present, and the |
ladies' gave her her a lot of household ne |
the week before Christmas.
James George met with a serious accident
Tuesday while carting wood for G. L.
Johnson. The wood rolled from the load
md fell upon him breaking his right leg
below the knee.
Mr.. A. r. Montgomery of st. Johnsbury
spent Sunday with his family here.-Miss
1ottie Calderwood of Craftsbury academy
spent Christmas with friends here.-Mrs.
4. G. Aliston of Danville spent Sunday
With her mother.
Caledonia Grange elected the following
,ficers for the ensuing year: w. L. Dow,
Master; w. w. Sutton, Overseer; j. A.
kidder, Lecturer; w. D. Bronson, Chap
ain; E. B. Fay, Secretary; w. I'll. Weeks,
treasurer. Installation of officers and the
nnual dinner Jan. II.
Mrs. E. G. Smith has had a hard time
With the diptheria recently and the house
as been quarantined for the past ten days.
arl Warner has had the care of the rail-
Dad station since Mr.. Smith has been alb
emit. A young man who was at work for
!. J. Bell has the diptheria, and the Bell
ouse is quarantined. The school at East
[ardwick is closed on account of the dis