Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-01-22

numerous requests, the play viii be given
at the town hall i'm Craftsbury village next
Wednesday evening, Jan. 2lth.
Derby.
Miss Helen Hunt gave a whist party to
few friends Saturday evening.
Mrs. Henry Crandall has returned from
a three weeks visit to Boston and vicinity.
Mr.. III. o. Wooley has rented his farm TO
his son George and contemplates moving
to the village.
The social at the M. r.. church was not
as well attended as was hoped yet all had
very pleasant time.
Little Ruth Wilder and Mrs. VIM. wnsey
have bronchitis.-Mrs. Chas. Clark has
been quite i'll the past week.
Miss Grace Willard has been unable TO
return to school the past week owing TO
the severe illness of her little brother.
Truman Fairchild has returned from
Bath, n. H., where he has been superln-
tending some work for several weeks past.
Miss Grace Wilson who returned from
Worcester, Mass, for the holidays has de-
cided not to return there but has gone 10
the ST. Johnsbury hospital instead.
Mrs. George Severens died Wednesday
morning after a very painful illness. The
funeral was held at her late home on Fri
day afternoon, Rev. q. III. Wright con-
Quoting the services.
Mrs. Dudley Davis passed away a little
after noon Wednesday. Services were
conducted at the house Friday at 10 o'clock,
by Rev. Oh. Wright. A quartet furnished
music Gnterment was at Holland.
The lecture by Porter Dale Esq. of Island
Pond delivered at academy hall Friday
evening was very interesting and instruct
i've to both old and young. The young
people enjoyed the promenade very much.
Mrs. A. j. Smalps mother has arrived TO
keep house for her during the school year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Black OF Coventry,
were guests of Mrs. A. Il. Daley one day
last Vocabulary Black, ID. A. 90, OF Cow
entry was in town for the mid-t term social.
Misses Bernice and Beatrice Merrill OF
Smiths Mills, p. O., have been spending a
few days in town.
West Derby.
The Ladies' Aid will meet Thursday at
2 p. IN. with Mrs. T.. w. Smith.
Rev. e. L. Phillips and family Will at.
tend the "Wheelocl Association at Shelf
field this week.
Elmer Arnold has gone to Santa Anna,
CAL, to remain during the winter.
Mrs. John Mcclure was called to North
Troy last week by the serious illness of her
mother, Mrs. Gregory.
Adventist services are now held i'm the
forenoon, as they also have a service at
Batesville in the afternoon.
Arthur Moulton cut his knee quite badly
last week. Chas. Taylor is taking his place
as janitor at the f. b. church.
Chas. Williams has been granted a PEN
sion of $3.50 a month for disabilities con
tracted in the Spanish American war.
The topic of the sermon at +. b. ch urch
the eve of Jan.21st, "Jesus' Coming" Next
Sabbath at ii a. M, the sermon will be on
''The General Judgment ....
Amasa Hauver's only daughter Ia very
seriously ill.-Mrs. Laura Stiles is III with
bilious fever.-Elmer Noyes is recovering
from typhoid fever.-Gladys and Claude
Daley are improving.
Glover.
Leo Christie is working for Harley Drew
c. A. Davis of Newport was home over
Sunday.
Mrs. Nettie Miller is visiting at II. III.
Percival's. ....
The children of Albert Abbott are sick
with canker-rash.
Mrs. Norton Mcclellan has been quite
sick with the grip.
DIR. w. F. Templeton of Manchester was
called here as council recently.
A little child OF Henry Skinner was
placed in the tomb here last week. arc
Job Drown has moved back to Sheffield
N. III. Drew moves into the house re
Gently occupied by Ezra Clark.
There was a genuine surprise at Doa
VIM. Wylie's. About forty of the friendl
Of Miss Nina Wylie were ia attendance
There were music, recitations, and sketch
es by John Clark, former resident o
Scotland.
Thursday morning about o o'clock, Oar
Gray discovered that his barns were OF
ire. BY the heroic efforts of himself am
the house and one barn wer
Iaved, but the barn in which the fire start
ID, with several tons of has, seventeen hogs
,welve sheep and some farm tools were %
ally consumed. The building was In
'ured for a small amount. Much sympa
ny is felt for Mr.. Gray in his loss.
The following officers of Glover Grang
we're installed by Dept'y Dow OF Hardwic
It its last meeting: Master, IL. N. Davii
'verseer, III. III. Cook; steward, A.P. Bear
Asst. steward, j. IL. Hoyt; lady Asst.stev
'rd, Maud Mason; lecturer, Annie Graz
Chap, f. Phillips; Flora, Belle Davi