Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-05-07

their son, p. w. Dawson, they will leave
for Barton, their future home. Sorry to
lose them.
Mr. Walter Aston has moved from the
w. P. Kaiser place to the factory house.
w. p. Kaiser has moved from his farm to
his village residence.-Mr. Smith has moved
his household goods from the factory
house to DR.. Dustair's farmhouse on the
Common.
Mrs. Seraph Hovey, aged 81 years and
ten months, widow of Andrew Hovey, who
died some twenty years ago, died at the
residence OF N. H. Kinney April Goth after
| five days illness. Mrs. Hovey was BON
and spent most of her life in this town
She had been member Jfthe NJ. Z. church
for many years. The funeral was held last
Thursday at the house Rev. ID. l.. Evans
officiating. The remains were placed In
the village cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. viii Cass of Lyndonville
are visiting in town.-Mr. Ora Hoyt and
Mrs. Nelson Hoyt from Morrisville were in
town Wednesday to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Hovey.-Mrs. Mary Stevens of Wal
den is in town, called here by the serious
illness of her father, Edmund Weber,
Mrs. E. n. Nelson's millinery rooms as
trimmer. Mrs. Clara Hill of Hardwiclk,
was in town last week and arranged for
quite a large class in instrumental music.
North Craftsbury.
Most of the district schools began Mon
| day.
A new baby boy arrived at Walter
| Wheeler's last week Sunday.
Fred Smith has moved from Cfaftsbury
into DR.. Dustan's tenement.
Ed. Jackson and wife have hired out to
James McEwen at East Craftsbury Tor a
year.
! II. n. Stevens and wife and Mrs Chat
attended the entertainment at Hardwick
Friday evening.
| The baccalaureate sermon was delivered
! by Rev. Mr.. Fisk of Greens boro to the class
of 1900 last Sunday evening.
II. n. Stevens was in St. Johnsbury last
week on husiness.-Miss Anna Sheehan
spent last week at Johnson.
Derby. d
Rev. G.. H. Wright preached at Stan
stead Plain yesterday for Rev. J. e. Starr,
who is away.
William Hopkinson's family are rejoic-
ing over the advent of % pound boy.
| Congratulations.
! Mr.. Cur, Aseltne had the misfortune
to break his leg while chopping down a
tree one day last week.
| Stephen Nicholas, who went to Montreal,
has returned. 1t was thought unnecessary
to amputate his finger.
| Mr.. Buchanan and man were in town
Thursday putting in new telephones on
the popular Peoples line.
| The Ladies' Aid of the NJ. Z. church will
hold a social with Mrs. Stephen Davis next
Wednesday afternoon; supper served at
usual time.
The commencement Exercises at Derby
academy take place Friday evening. Blair's
orchestra will be present to furnish music.
A good time assured.
The w. G. T. U. met at Mrs. A. T.
Dailey's last Tuesday afternoon for month
ly business meeting and to appoint dele
gates to the annual convention at Coventry.
Lawyer Erwin is a little better at present
writiug.-It seems very good to see Mr..
| VIM. Spec who has been confined to the
house for so long, able to be on the street
| again.
| Mr.. Asa Moral has traded his farm east
of Salem pond for the Hiram Todd farm
near Derby Line and has taken possession;
Mrs. Winnie Bates has moved on to Mr..
| Moran's farm.
NIessrs. Albert and Edgar Silver of Bos-
ton and New York are in town visiting
their parents.-Misses Bernice and Nancy
Merrill of Smiths Mills. p. O., visited
their aunt, Mrs. H. n. Rickard, recently.
Capt. Holbrook and John Taylor had
quite unpleasant experience few nights
| ago; they undertook to take the captains
| new barge with goods and tools from New
port to Ike Park. The water was so high
that the boat filled and some of the goods
washed ashore and were lost. They were
out all night but reached their destination
in safety.
The Congregational church, which IS
just completed after extensive repairs and
alterations, was crowded yesterday morn
ing, when the baccaIaureate sermon to the
class of 1863 was delivered by Rev. Hussey
of st. Job usbury. Taking as his text the
words found in Matt. 26 as, ''Rise, let us
be going" be gave a sermon which was
both very interesting and instructive.
The church was prettily decorated with
palms and potted plants. Excellent music
was furnished by a double mixed quartet
and male quartet. Rev. Hussey spoke in
the Baptist church in the evening.
Miss Jennie Heath is visiting her cousin,
Leslie Heath.-Miss Maggie Wark, who has
been stopping with her sister, Mrs. H. o.
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