Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-12-03


now ready for work.-Ida Dustan was
home from johnson 10 spend Thanksgiv-
ing.-C. II. Root and family visited az Bar
ton last week.
East Craftsbury.
The MONITOR agent will be at the post
Office in this village Wednesday. Dec. 18th,
from 10 a. m. to u m. This will be the
time to arrange for club papers.
Branch.
The MONITOR agent will be at the post
office here Friday, Dec. IA, from p. m. 10
p. m. See him and get your club papers.
Derby.
The graded school opens today for a ten
weeks term.
Harry Mcneil has gone to work for
Rufus Kelley.
Mrs. Leslie Heath has been suffering
with quinsy sore in her throat.
Miss Bessie Davis has gone TO Bradford
TO stop for a time with her brother Daniel
and wife.
The new chimney at the rear OF the NJ.
f. church has been completed az cost OF
about fifty dollars.
The new teacher at the academy N Bur-
leigh Y. Mathews of Auburndale, Mass,
graduate of Boston University.
Owing to sickness In his family az Beebe
Plain our barber, Mr.. Hebert, has been
unable to be i'm his shop here lately.
A pleasant event of the week was the
wedding at Will Robbins Of his niece.
Miss Alice Nichols, TO Mr.. Calkins OF
Charleston.
James Mcneil has rented his blacksmith
shop to McVety Brothers OF Barton
Ezra Gibson has moved into the mill
house, the one where he lived having been
sold recently.
Rev. Mr.. Small has returned from his
vacation i'm Maine Garvin Magoon and
family from North Stratford, y. H., spent
Thanksgiving in town at w. b. Holbrook's.
e. A. Albee's children recently visited
their grandfather, Mr.. Chaffee OF Troy
w. NJ. Taylor and family spent Thanks
giving with relatives IN Newport.
West Derby.
Mrs. Addie Bradley Is making extensive
improvements inside her house.
Mrs. Levi Gotta has been at c. X. Carpen-
ter's, Derby Center, OF lete, Mrs. Carpenter
being i'll.
A,union thanksgiving prayer service was
held in f. b. church Thursday evening
and a cottage prayer meeting Friday even
ing at {. f. Green's.
Carl A. Whites field OF work for Sara
toga drug firm is the state of Alabama
Leslie Wright OF this place Is In the en-
ploy of the same firm, travelling In Ohio.
The Ladies' Aid will meet at Thomas
Doneghy's Thursday afternoon and even
ing, Dec. 6. All cordially invited. The
young people especially invited for the
evening.
Our graded school commences today
James Bedell has returned from New
York.-Mrs. Lovelace has returned from
a long visit i'm Connecticut &. j..
Tucker and daughter returned from Boston
last Wednesday.
Mr.. Hildreth is out on the war-path
again. His delinquent subscribers certain
ly get the benefit % OF "a goodly amount
of gratuitous advertising. However un-
pleasant this may be, it Is certainly no
more than right that an editor should be
paid for "value received" as much as law
y
is i'm each ones hands, or pockets. Pay up.
George Story and wife have resumed
on School street.. Joubett
has moved from Newport into the n. Blake
tenement. - Isaac Longeway has moved
into the Laurett house on school street,
Mr.. Laurett having moved back 20 West
feld.-Mrs. Tyler and brother have moved
to Young street.-Mrs. Kimpton and sis
ter, Mrs. Wiley, have moved into Tuck's
block and Elder Drown into the Hunt
house. f Ii.
Derby Line. 1.lur
Emerson Hall Smith, nephew OF John
Hall late of Barton and OF Emerson Hail
ate of st. Johnsbury, has been elected
states attorney of Cass Co. n. d. Mr..
smith is known by many in this county.
He went TO Dakota late in the SOS with an
enthusiastic belief in its future, which
ne has realized i'm It's becoming two strong
tates in which many sons OF Vermont
ire holding influential positions. Mr..
smith for several years held the Office OF
superintendent of the Fargo schools i'm
which office he was very popular, but re-
igned to give more time to the study OF
aw; later was mayor OF the city. Mr.. Smith
5 a member of the law firm OF Newton a.
smith, Fargo, n. ID.
Beebe Plain.
The case OF Charles O'Rouke IL seeming
little more hopeful. DIR. Armstrong OF
Montreal was called as counsel with Dr.
'religh.
Mrs. +. @. Butteriield and daughter, Miss
charlotte Butterfeld, and Miss Mansur
ave been spending the week In Boston