Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-04-30

ScuOnS1U DIS lGacn6r.
Alden Drown has hired Valley Weeks to
work for him this season.
Mrs. Abbie Drown is going to house
keeping in Ira Bickford's house.
Mrs. Thomas Lowry has gone to Canada
to care for Mr.. Lowry's mother, who is ill.
Ira Bickford has bought the Edwin
Wright place. He has let the house to
Mrs. ingalls,.
| Madge Mckay was called to Westmore
on Tuesday to attend the funeral of her
uncle, James McKay.-Bertha Stickney,
who has been visiting at W. Aldrich's has
returned to her home
George Sheldon has returned from Can
ada.-Don Switzer has returned from East
Barnet where he has been at work.-C. w.
Skinner attended the meeting of the road
commissioners at Newport last week.
Bloomington Center.
j. G. Orne is repairing his house.
Henry Leland sheared forty sheep
in eight hours for w. w. Foster last Satur-
day. Who beats?
We are very glad that Rev. S. G. Vail has
returned for another year, as he is an earn
est, faithful worker.
Van Hunt, son of Frank Hunt, who has
been working for Ed. Aldrich, cut bad
cash in one of his feet, last Wednesday.
Miss Alice Chase of Charleston teaches
in Dist. No. Z, Miss Annie Wilson of Der
by at Evansville and Burr Schofield in the
East district.
Charles Ellis little son, who was so sick
few days ago, is better.-Mrs. Frank
Wells, who has been critically ill the past
two weeks, seems more comforta BILE and
hopes are entertained of her recovery.
Mrs. Will Hall recently spent few days
with her father in Barton.-Mrs. Homer
Seavey of Irasburg is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Lora Fuller.-Mr. and Mrs. Stott of
Island Pond came last Wednesday to visit
their daughter, Mrs. Jemima Wells.
Evansville.
Van Hunt cut his foot badly last week.
Death has again visited our community
and taken Nora, only child of George
King. Great sympathy is felt for Mr..
King, as he has lost his wife and four
children during the past five years.
Rev. Royal c. Vail received news last
Wednesday of the death of his wife in
Waterbury. Two sons and one daughter
survive her. ''Blessed are the dead who
die in the Lord" May great grace sustain
the bereaved husband and children.
Windsor Co. and st. Johnsbury papers
please copy.
The Sunday-school of the NJ. E. church
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: superintendent, Mrs. s. G.
Vail; assistant superintendent, Mrs. John
MARSHALL; secretary, Miss Lula Smith;
librarian, Mr.. Alton Baird. The Sunday
school Missionary Auxiliary Society has
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: President, Geo. King; vice
president, Lula Drown; secretary and
treasurer, Edith Gray.
East Charleston.
Fred Cushman sold his stock and farm
ing tools at auction last Thursday.
G. B. Stoddard went to ST. Johnsbury
last Saturday to see his son, j. G. Stoddard,
who is in the hospital there sick with ty-
phoid fever.
G. o. Goodwin has rented his hotel to
Charles Capp from Enosburgh Falls, who |
has taken possession.-C. o. Goodwin has |
moved into the parsonage. 1t will be quite |
4 change for Charles from hotel to an M. /
E. parsonage.
Ora Cargill met with an accident last |
Thursday,while helping to take rack from /
4 wagon, the horses became frightened and |
ran; Ora caught them by the head and |
was thrown down and the wagon run over
him, breaking two of his ribs and other
wise bruising him.
West Charleston.
w. P. Holton is to move in with his ia
5her and board his parents.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs w.
FL. Calkins next Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Daniel Skinner of Barton Landing
is in town again as referee in the case of
Nelson and Abbott.
Miss Mamie Bracket commences her
school in the Lang district to-day.-The
village school will commence May 9TH
with Miss Parker of Coventry and Miss
Hudson of Charleston, teachers.
Mrs. Ellington, who has been very sick,
IS now convalescent.-Ed.G Goodwin, who
mas been sick at Newport, was brought
nome last week and is doing well at pres
Bracket has had a severe
lttack of tonsiIitis.
Mrs. Lulu Mcneil was in town last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Campbell were re-
GENTLY called to Bloomington to attend the
funeral of Sarah Campbell.-Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Hildreth, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Nell
son and Ransom Hall were called to Island
Pond last week, to attend the funeral of
heir brother, Austin Hall.-Mr. o. Bailey
If West Derby was in town last week.
sumner Foss, former resident of this
own, called on friends here last week.