Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-01-16


chorister.
A little son of E. F. Wells was quite Sc
riously scalded about the face and hands
recently. He is doing as we'll as could be
expected.-Jessie Morehouse is very sick
at Island Pond.-Emma Smalley, who has
been improving, is much worse at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hunter areHquite ill
with the grip, and their son Victor is at
home caring for them.
Bloomington.
Geo. Litchfield, who has been home for
short visit, has returned to Burlington.
o. A. Loveland has rented the S. S. Tink
ham house and taken possession.
The farm known as the Townsend place
has been sold to a Mr.. Lewis from New
Hampshire.
Fred Hunt was injured quite badly last
week while moving his hay press to Gov
entry.
Miss Myrtle Campbell is working at A
E. Denison's, and Miss Lennie Maxwell at
at S. j. Robinson's.
The meeting held by Miss J. A. Gale at
the Center last Tuesday evening was very
helpful and encouraging.
G. S. Gross's mother is in very poor
health.-E. buttons little boy who has
been very i'll is improving.
Mrs. Ola Lund returned from Island
Pond last Friday, bringing her sister, Miss
Jessie Morehouse, with her.
John Maxwell thinks that he beats
the list on trapping foxes, having caught
thirty during the past fall.-AIlen Grant
got his thumb badly jammed at the mill
one day last week.
E. M. Buchanan of West Lebanon, NH.
visited friends in toWn!recently.-Ad
Denison of Boston, who has been visiting
his brother, Avery Denison, returned to
is home last MOnday.-Mrs. Eva Dodge
Hall of Lyndon visited her sister, Mrs.
Jonas Flint, last week.-Mrs.. E. A. Rob-
inson received a visit recently from her
brother, F. o. Gray, and family of Sutton.
East Bloomington.
Miss Annie Grey has returned to Kcene,
n. H.
Arthur Miles is making preparations to
build a new house in the spring.
Harvey Perkins found large swarm of
bees in a birch tree while chopping a few
days ago.
Mrs. Ola Lund returned from Island
Pond last Friday bringing her sister, Miss
Jennie Morehouse with her.
Mrs. John Humphrey, who has been
quite sick, is better.-WilliamL owery, who
has been very i'll with pneumonia, is bet
ter.
Evansville.
Mr.. Covey from Lowell is to move here
to take charge of the new creamery. He
comes very highly recommended and we
believe will make good man for the posi-
ton.
Mr.. Harris Alexander died Jan. 9TH, aged
81 years. Mr.. Alexander was the oldest
member of this family and started the first
business here. He was highly esteemed
and the family have the sympathy of the
community. Ernest Alexander of st. Al
bans, Eugene Alexander from Newport
and Mrs. Grace Grandy were all here to at
tend the funeral.
West Charleston.
Have you seen the new telephone? Ask
Lyon about it.
Mr.. Wilcox, of whom mention was made
last week, was buried Friday.
James Dudley, an old resident, died
Thursday night. The funeral was held on
Sunday.
Thursday night about $50 the fire bell
sounded but it proved to be only CHM
ney burning out.
Henry Lefoe has moved from E. w. Par
Inns tenement to the house formerly oc-
cupied by J. o. Shedd.
We understand that VIM. Nelson is i'm
proving but not out of danger YETI. A.
WilIey's family are all sick.
Prof. A. E. Parlin has returned to his
business in New Hampshire. He did q
good deal of work while at home.
Lem Allbee has gone to Newport to work
in the telegraph office.-Miss Genevieve
Bennett has gone to Hardwick to spend
the winter.
Mrs. George Hamilton is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. G. o. Holton, in West
Stewartson, N. H., while Mr.. Holton is at
the hospital.
Geo. Bracket has been absent from the
post-office the greater part of the week on
account of sickness.-Henry Campbell was
out Thursday. Glad to see that his health
is improving.-J. B. Holton is wrestling
with the grip.-Several of the young peo-
pie are sick with the mock measles.
Coventry.
John Emo has returned to Boston.
M. w. Farnham supplied the Cong. pull
pit last Sunday.
The Pearl Gatherers will give corn and
crayon social next Friday evening. All
are invited.
The remains of Charles Ide, a former
tn1uncrnan uere inferred in n1r Cemetery