Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-11-12

pending on election.
The village school closes the present
term this week. This has been the most
successful term ever taught here and we
understand the teacher has been engaged
| for the winter.
The chicken pie supper under the aus
pices of the Ladies' Aid was held in the M .
E. church last Thursday evening. Not
withstanding the unfavorable weather it
proved success. Proceeds, $10.74.
East Bloomington.
Mrs. Moses Foss still continues in very
feeble health.-Elwin Wright's little son
| is very ill.
Garfield Mckay has gone to work at
West Charleston.-Madge Mckay is work
| ing for Mrs. Samuel Maxwell, who is very
i'll.
Gaylord Fox has moved to the farm he
purchased of Arthur Miles. Mr.. Miles
will occupy a part of the house.-Mrs.
Macdonald will move to her place at
Bloomington Centre for the winter.
East Charleston,
The Creamery Co. have built large
woodshed near the creamery building.
The Ladies' Aid will meet at the vestry
next Wednesday, Nov. 18th; everybody in
| vited.
Geo. Andrews is building an ell to his
house.-C. II. Chase is repairing the VIM.
Blodgett house at Echo Pond.
The village school closed last Friday.
Those having neither absent or tardy
| marks were Winnie Fellows and Ora Piper.
Mrs. S. Moore who has been living for
several months in A. J. Lang's mill house
died on Friday, Nov. 2, after long sickness.
Funeral services were held at the house on
Sunday, Rev. S. Bell officiating.
A. j. Lang and son advertised their per-
sonaI property for sale at auction, last
Wednesday, but on account of the small
crowd and low prices but little was sold.
Mrs. Martha Davis sold a quantity of
| personal property at auction last Saturday
| Nov. 10th. - -
| l. G. Lowell of Holland has moved into
the mill house at Echo Pond. We under
stand he will work for d. K. Hopkins for
year.-H. Chamberlin and family have
moved from Mrs. Rachel Dolloff's house
into one of B. F. Davis tenements in the
village. Mrs. DolIoff has moved from G.
w. Lang's house back into her own house.
Clark Royce has been visiting relatives
in Caledonia Coo. B. Stoddard and wife
of Lowell, Mass, are spending a week at
his old home here, visiting relatives and
friends. They were married Nov. Tho.
@. Leary, wife and child recently visited
his father, G. w. Leary.-Roy Cheney of
Newport recently visited his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. Cheney.-Miss Ina Hopkins,
who has been teaching in Derby, is at
home for a few days.-Mrs. Emma Royce's
mother, Mrs. Blake from Fitch Bay, p. @.
has been visiting here for several weeks.
The people in this community were very
much surprised last Monday afternoon to
learn of the sudden death of Mrs. Will
Hand. She had had heart trouble for
several years but was able to do consider
able work and help to care for her family
and had been working as usual the day she
died. She leaves to mourn her death an
aged mother, husband and several chill
dren who have the sympathy of the
community in this their sudden and sad
bereavement. Funeral services were held
at the house Wednesday, Rev. Mr.. Bell
officiating.
Coventry.
Russell Richardson is in town.
Homer L. w heelock has gone to Montreal. |
The village school will close this week |
Friday.
Social in M. E. vestry Friday evening.
All cordially invited.
Mrs. Damon Ware has an oleander with |
over ninety buds and blossoms. ttExz-
Grace Bean is home from Derby Line
where she has been teaching school.
There will be a social at the NJ. E. vestry
next Friday evening. All are cordially
invited. = H..T
Mrs. Mary Cleveland gave party at her
home Saturday evening in honor of Miss
Ada Brown.
Rev. Andrew Bole was called to Maine,
Monday, to preach the funeral sermon of
a former parishioner. -rt.s.. =.
At the election last Tuesday 1O8 republi-
can, fourteen democratic, two prohibitory
and two peoples party votes were cast.
The Experience Social in Cong'l vestry
Wednesday evening was a success. The
experiences were both amusing and inter
esting. Proceeds, $38 90.
The friends and neighbors of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. S. Sh1ppee gave them a surprise
visit Thursday evening to remind them
that it was their fortieth marriage anniver-
sary. Refreshments were served and a
purse of money was left as a token of
good will and esteem.
CraftSbury.
John Allen and wife have returned from
a six weeks trip in the west.