Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-09-10

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pleasing. The readings by Miss Annie
Day of Barton Landing were received with
applause and added much to the evening"
enjoyment. At the conclusion of the pro-
gram, "boxes" were sold, the proceeds
going for the parsonage fund.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
West Burke.
Joseph Otis has gone to Bartlett, n. H.,
to teach the coming fall and winter.
Mrs. Lucy Hartwen is visiting her son,
w. w. Hartwen of Plymouth, N. FL.
Misses Celia Spencer and Florence Locke
return to Mt. Holyoke college this week.
Mrs. Dickerman and little daughter
Matte, visited friends in Littleton, n. H.,
recently.
Miss Maud Gaskill has commenced to
attend school at Barton academy. Ellery
Orcutt has returned to ST. Johnsbury acad-
envy.
Mrs. Charles Rhodes from Hubbardton
is visiting her brother, n. S. Colby.-Cyrus
Varney from Nashua, N. H., visited his
sister, Mrs. w. ]. Stafford, last week.
Mrs. George Dean and Mrs. Fred Roundy
are quite i'll. Miss Carrie Roundy, who has
been in Evansville for few weeks, was
called home by the illness of her mother.
Mrs. Anna Graves and son Walter, Mrs.
Alice Meacham and son, Mrs. Eliza Muzzey
and son and Miss Bertha Smith, who have
been visiting here, have returned to their
homes.
The village schools opened on Monday
with the following board of teachers: pri-
mary, Miss Aimee Hazen of Alburgh;
intermediate, Miss Ida Farmer of East
Burke; grammar, Mr.. Arnold Edmunds of
Westfeld.
The ladies who furnished dinner for the
voters at Burke Hollow on Tuesday did
we'll considering the short time they had
to advertise. After expenses are paid they
will have, thanks to kind contribution,
between nine and ten dollars to help the
famine stricken of India.
Carl Gilfllan and wife, Fred Lindsay and
family and Nelson Burt's family have re-
turned to town.-Mrs. Remington has been
the guest of Mrs. Porter for few weeks
DIR. George Richardson and family of New
York are spending few weeks at their
farm on North Ridge.-Mrs. Hester Bug
bee of Lyndon Center has been visiting at
j. M. Smith's.-Henry Beckwith and sister
Miss Mamie of Newbury were the guests
of Mrs. N. S. Colby recently .L.Aldrich
and wife spent Sunday with friends in
Sheffield Several from Passumps1c Lodge
F. & A. M. were guests of Caledonia Lodge
on Wednesday evening and pleasant eve
woS Snant Mr. Saruant is VII
iting his brother, John Sargent.
East HardWick.
Freeman's meeting passed off quietly.
The board of civil authority instituted a
voting place at the village hall here, and
eighty-one votes were cast here. Every
thing was nicely arranged, with a tele
phone in the hall, also telephone in the
town hall at Hardwick and the results of
ballot at each place was communicated to |
the other.
Several attended the fair at Sherbrooke |
asst week.
Miss Nellie Ash is working in Barton for
Mrs. Liddell.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Giffin were in Bar
on last Thursday.
Mrs. Chester Simpson and children visit
d in Burke last week.
Clara Drown is having trouble with her
yes and is not able to attend school.
Rev. L. Fl. Elliott has been canvassing
his town in the interests of the American
Bible Society.
George Phillips and family have return
ID to Springfield, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Bickford going with them.
Walter Batchelder has gone to Wheelock
where he will board with Mrs. III. P. King
nd attend Lyndon Institute.
Miss Shelby Smith, missionary elect to
ndia, will give an address in the Free
Baptist church next Wednesday evening.
Among the pleasant events of last week
vas the wedding at the residence of Ernest
jurrier, when his sister Eta was married
o Samuel Drake in the presence of about
orty relatives and friends. Refreshments
we're served. The happy couple have the
'est wishes of all.