Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-01-08

roll-call last Thursday at IL a. m. Dinner
was served.
The village schools commenced Tuesday,
Jan. 2. The teachers are Miss Fannie
Hastings in the higher department, and
Miss Edith Hudson i'm the primary.
Rev. J. p. Marvin has accepted a call
from East Hardwick, and goes there by
the first of March, il not sooner. His many
friends will be sorry to have him go.
Henry, the little son OF Matthew
Hastings, died last Tuesday morning of
bronchitis. He was sick only a day and
half. The funeral was held at the Cong.
church Thursday, Rev. j. p. Marvin
officiating. The bereaved parents have the
sympathy OF ALL
There has been considerable sickness
here of late. Veda Cook, a little girl OF
John Cooks, is very low with infiamma-
tion of the bowels.-Bernice Wheeler, who
has been having pneumonia, is much bet
ter.-Mr. Geo. Parlin and Mrs. Hannah
Nye are very sick.-C. b. Hildreth and
VIM. Nelson have been sick with the grip.
Coventry.
John Brooks is confined to the house by
poor health.
Mr.. Cameron of Bellows Falls has been
visiting Bert Chamberlin.
Harry Wells has purchased the Thomas
Wells farm of the estate.
o. f. Aiken has returned to the Drew
Theological school at Madison, N. Y.
Roll-call at the Cong1 church has been
postponed until after the week OF prayer.
Lillian Virgins is in town from Nashua.
N. II. She goes to work in the Peerless
at Barton soon.
The week of prayer will be observed by
union services at the Congregational and
Methodist churches.
A. ID. Thurber has had the inside OF his
store painted, making a decided change i'm
the appearance
Charles Litchfeld has moved back 20 his
farm, and 4. Gardner has moved 90 the
place Mr.. Litchfield vacated.
The officers chosen for the c. Il. society
for the next quarter are: president, Mrs.
InaEston; vice president, Wallace Shippee;
Cor. Sec., Mrs. Lucy Ware; Sec.snd Treas,
Mrs. Mary Cleveland.
The friends and neighbors of Ira
Wheelock gave him a housewarming last
present. An oyster supper was provided
and the occasion was made an enjoyable
one.
The annual meeting OF the Black River
Creamery Assn will be held I'm the vestry
OF the Congl church Thursday, Jan. 10,
at ten o'clock a. M, to elect officers OF
the Assn and transact any business that
may properly come before that meeting.
AS matters of special interest will come up
at this meeting every stakeholder and pa
tron is strongly urged TO be present. Din
ner will be provided, and the ladies are
requested TO bring contribution for this
purpose. ~ , ....
CraftsburY,
Mrs. Lydia Williams Brown from New
bury is in town for a short visit.
Robert Patterson has finished cutting
the lumber on the Ben Cate lot In Green's
boro.
Mrs. Will Ladd OF Whitman, Mass, is
here on a visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. A. Patterson.
Mrs. Louis LaForrest's mother, an aged
lady, is quite low but alive at this writing.
Mrs. Levi Glidden is improving slowly
from her recent injuries.
Several couples from here attended the
New Years ball at Wolcott last Monday
evening.-James Gallagher and VIM. Kiser
are attending court at Hyde PARK.
The M. K. Sunday school was recognized
last Sunday. Most OF the old officers were
retained. ii. N. Stevens president, II. IL.
Allen superintendent, Cora Allen assistant
Supt. and Clarence Peel secretary and
treasurer.
North Craftsbury.
The academy school opened again Tues
day.
Prof Colburn and wife have returned 10
Newport.
III. N. Stevens was i'm st. Johnsbury last
week on business.
The Earnest Workers met In the church
vestry last Saturday.
Mrs. Allen Shedd OF Irasburgh visited at
r. M. Cowles' last week.
Mr.. Gilbert and daughter Helen have
returned from New Hampshire.
The neighbors and friends OF Mr.. and
Mrs. II. A. Patterson gave them genuine
surprise at their home New Years eve, il
being their 18th wedding anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson and their daugh-
tiers know how TO entertain, and with
music, vocal and instrumental, games and
social intercourse, the evening was made
an enjoyable one. The ladies furnished
and 1t was pronounced by ali
a very pleasant occasion. ....t
Derby.
John Blake, one of our young farmers Ia
town, was married recently. Congratula-