Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-04-09

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noon. Owing to the bad travelling the
company was smaller than usual.
! Mr.. Hosea Livingston who has worked
at the Highland Stock farm for some time,
accompanies Fred Pickle to Hartford and
other cities with horses this spring.
Quite an interesting and exciting village
meeting was held at the town hall last
Tuesday evening. The old board of officers
were reelected for the coming year.
Quite a good number, mostly young
people, attended the lecture by Rev. q. W.
Morrow, state superintendent OF the Anti
Saloon League, given i'm the Academy hall
on Wednesday.
Rev. q. III. Wrightaud wife start to-mor-
row morning Tuesday for conference at
Bellows Falls. From there Mrs. Wright
will go to Boston, Mass, 10 visit her
mother who is in feeble health.
Harry Black of Newport visited at Mr..
Will Dailey's last Week.-Mrs. Halle
| Chandler, who has been stopping with
her aunt, Mrs. Truman Farchild, has re-
turned to her home 4 Troy.-Mr and Mrs.
George Burton have been entertaining
company from Troy.
Miss Carrie McVety was called home TO
Canada about a week ago by the serious
illness of her sister Lizzie, who, few years
ago, lived here in the family of Mr.. g. X.
Carpenter. Her sister died soon after her
arrival and she returned Friday.
Derby Line.
Farnk O'Rouke and wife, who have board
ed at the Derby Line Hotel, have begun
housekeeping over the Caswell g. O'Rouke
store.
Mr.. A. Il Foster, one of our most highly
respected citizens, died at his home in this
village the evening of March 31st He had
been out during the day but was taken
suddenly ill in the evening and died In "a
short time. Mr.. Foster had been president
of the National bank here and vice-presi-
dent of the Massawippi Valley railroad and
was very prominent man. He leaves
wife and four children who have the SYM
pathy of large circle OF friends. The
funeral was held in the Universalist church
of which the deceased was member and
was attended by a large number OF friends.
The floral display was very beautiful.
West Derby.
Helen Hastings remains very IN with but
little hope of her recovery.
Miss Maud Porter is working I'm Mrs.
May Flint's millinery rooms at Newport.
Charles Frye has moved his blacksmith
business from the Hammond shop toNew-
port.
The Ladies' Aid will meet on Thursday
afternoon and evening with Mrs. Clinton
j. Tucker.
The sugar social OF the G. Il. intended for
tonight, April 9th, has been postponed to
April 10th on account of Mrs. Reeds death.
The funeral services OF Mrs. Catherine
Reed will be held on Tuesday April 10th, at
l 80 p. IN. at the house, p. m. at the II. b.
church
Mrs. NJ. w. Arnold died Tuesday Of
pneumonia. Funeral services at her late
home Thursday afternoon, Rev. f.. T.. Phil
lips officiating.
VIM. Sleeper of Boston is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Sleeper
Miss Lucia Holson goes to-day to visit rel
atives in South birmingham, Mass.
Beebe Plain.
The seven months old baby Of VIII
Murray died recently.
The community is much saddened by
the sudden death OF VIII Kilburn at Line
boro.
Russell Rexford went to Magog recently
to attend the funeral OF his brother, Rice
Rexford.
Sheaff Haskell while home on his vaca-
tion took a snow shoe tramp 20 Lake Park
in company with Willie Pike.l
Henry Tomkins, our new mayor is home
from Nova Scota.-Mr. and Mrs. Austin
Bodwell have returned from two months
visit in Lowell, Mass.-Mrs. George Smith
has returned to her home in South Troy.
The Junction House has been leased TO
Mr.. Banfill of Mansonville, and Mr.. Wilson
of the Junction House has rented the Nc
Gaffey house.-Ed Browning has moved
from Lenoxville and is making repairs on
the building he bought OF Mrs. Johnson
Taplin. One of the large front rooms is Go
be finished for barber's shop which Mr.
Browning will occupy. Mrs. Browning
will do millinery work.
Glover.
Mrs. Dana Seaver has gone back to Z. A.
Kelton's to live.
Miss Maud Paddleford is working at
Chaplin Leonard's.
Rev. and Mrs. Mcdonald are here and
occupying their new home.
M. r. l.. Stark goes today TO Topsham
to attend the funeral of her brother, Mr.,
]. Il. Tabor.
Miss Lila Kimball has finished work at
Andrew Walcott's and Mrs. Frank Darling
takes her place.
A. c. Phillips, who has been TO Manches-