Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-01-01

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made up a purse of about $12 as a Christ
| mas present. Thanks are due Clayton
! Burrows for his energy in passing the
paper. Sammie is gaining slowly.
A reception was held at Thomas Gran
dalIs last Thursday evening for Miss Gale
a very pleasant time was enjoyed by all.
Miss Gale delivered her farewell sermon
yesterday and will soon go to Wisconsin.
The fifth entertainment of the Lecture
| Course will be given at the church here
+ next Thursday evening by Judge Thomp-
son of Irsa burgh, who will speak on ''Some
| ideals and characteristics of men and
nations" The Judge is most interesting
an instructive speaker, and the lecture
should be well attended.
Christmas exercises were held at the
Cong. church Monday evening and pleas
ant time was enjoyed by all. Among the
| presents was nice liable and lamp present.
ed to the Y P S. c. E. by Mr.. and Mrs. j.
M. Wyman, in memory of Miss Mamie
Wyman who was member of that society.
Miss Jennie Gale, assistant pastor, was
presented with nice typewriter.
East Bloomington.
Charles Hillard is suffering with rheu-
matism.
number from this place attended the
| Christmas exercises at Westmore.
Mrs. Macdonald is recovering from her
injuries received from being thrown from
wagon recently.
Blanche Bickford of this place and AL
bert Williams of Derby, Conn.,, were mar
ried on the evening of Dec. 18th. Their
friends wish them happiness and success
in their life.
Evansville.
Mrs. j. G. Gray is in poor health.
Thomas Marshall has bought Geo. Bick-
ford's land paying $4,000.
Mrs. Frank Magoon has returned home
Mrs. Charles Folsom of Montpelier is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. I'll. La
pierre.
The pastor and his family were generous
| ly remembered here and at Bloomington
Ctr. Christmas, receiving cash and presents
/ to the amount of $500.
At the M. e. parsonage, Dec. % Rev.Sey-
mour G. Vail united in marriage, Albert
Williams of Shelton Can. and Blanche L.
Bickford of East Bloomington. Congrat-
uJations.
| The Christmas tree here was grand sue
cess. The decorating was done by Charles
Foster, Chester Heath, Mrs. Myron Alex
ander, Lula Smith and Harry Bickford and
wife and was the finest we ever had here.
The tree was heavily loaded with nice and
costly presents. The exercises were fine.
East Charleston.
Some one asks the question, 'sWhy not
have farmers meeting here and get each
others thoughts and ideas about farming?"
/ Why not.
s Harry Piper has sold his place near Echo
pond to his father, A. d. Piper, and has
bought of B. F. Davis the place which he
formerly owned near the village.
Ira Gray and wife have moved on to the
farm which they recently traded for, and
John Piper and family have moved into
their house in the village vacated by Mr..
Gray.
The Reading Circle will have a Leap |
Year party in the vestry next Thursday |!
evening. Gentlemen please bring two |
bows, one in an envelope. Ladies please |
bring cake.
About twenty-five of the friends and
relatives of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Wilson
gathered by invitation at their home on
Christmas day to help them eat their
Christmas dinner. A fine time was re-
ported.
/ Mrs. G. 0. Goodwin, who has been in
Cambridge, Mass, for several months, re-
turn ed to her home here last week.-Mrs..
Mary Cate of st. Johnsbury has been
4; e., - 4
who is at work in Bates & Mays Office in
st. Johnsbury, spent Christmas with his
parents here.
At meeting of the Creamery Co. last
Thursday the following officers were
chosen for the ensuing year: Pres, G.. F.
Worthen; vice-pres., l.. w. Stevens; Sec.
and Treas, G. N. Moulton; directors,C. F.
Worthen, L. w. Stevens, Ed. Bly,, Wilson
Buck, VIM. Wilson, 1. G. Carg ill and
Henry Allbee. The report of the president
showed that the amount of money re-
ceived from butter sold in the u months
that the creamery has been running was
about 12,5OO.O0 after paying freight and
commission. The cost of the plant as it
now stands is about $1,000.
West Charleston.
The stone sheds are about to start up.
Geo. Griffin has moved into his new
house.
Bernice Wheeler is very sick with pneu-
monia.
Mr.. Abbott has some men at work chop
ping in Morgan.
Irwin Wiley is canvassing for book
entitled, ''The Blue and the Gray"
Bernice Wheeler has been very sick with