Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-12-17
Y. Grout, delegate; John

Heating, alternate.
The Geo. w. Quimby Relief Corps elect
ed the following officers at theE-last
meeting Wednesday evening: President,
i Nettie NJ Preston; senior vice, Emel1ne
Dwyer; junior vice, Annie Traverse; sec
rotary Mahala Ran"all; treasurer, Luclna
Drumming; chaplain, Emeline Webster;
4 conductor. sarah Jarvis; assistant con-
ductor, Fannie M. Clark; guard, Ellen
Bailey; assistant guard, Mary Trip; dele
gate, Ellen Bailey; alternate, Emellne
Webster.
! The merchants of this village have al
] WAYS made very large showing of Christ
! mas goods and this year they have certainly
/ equalIed if not excelled anything they have
! ever done before. They are nearly all rep
resented in this paper and by reading their
advertisements the patrons will be able to
| select whatever they wish to purchase
/ before leaving their homes. We will not
| enumerate the various articles to be seen
| in each store as the advertisers have given
a good idea of their goods by their Ads.
| Barton Landing.
Rev. J. A. Dixon is giving a series OF
very interesting Sunday evening lectures
on the Bible. He has given six lectures on
science and the Bible and is now taking
up the books of the Ole Testament.
| Fred Skinner is at home from Maine for
the holidays.-H. Z. Dudley has moved
| from his farm into the village.-Au the
| departments of the school open today for
an eleven weeks term.
! South Albany.
A. A. Church of Berlin was here on bus
mess last week.-E. }. Douglass has put IN
new machinery and is making butter boxes
| in his shop-Miss Viola Cobb of Derby is
visiting at D. r. Cobb's.-Meetings will be
held this week at the M. E. church. Rev.
Mr.. Ross of Greensboro Bend is expected
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and Rev.
Mr. Howe of HardwicE Thursday and Fri
day evenings
BrOwningtOn.
Attend the agricultural meeting at Cow
entry Thursday and Friday of this week.
East Charleston.
There will be Christmas tree at the
church Tuesday evening, Dec. 18th,
The Reading Circle has made arrange
ments with the Rev. R. S. Sidelinger to
lecture here next Wednesday evening"
Subject, "An Evening with Artemus
Ward" Lecture followed By promenade.
Admission 15c.
The state board of agriculture will hold
meeting at Union church, East Charles
! ton begir ming Tuesday, Dec. 18th at p. M,
! continuing through the evening and three
sessions Wednesday. Meetings will be
! addressed by Ernest Hitchcock of Pittsford
and George Aitkin of Woodstock, memb ers
of the state board of agriculture, George h.
! ,TerrilI of Morrisville, D. Ell. Morse of Ran
| dolph, Cassius M. Peck of Burlington,
mem Der of the board of control of Yer
/ mont Agricultural College. All are invited.
! Mrs. Betsey w. Stoddard died Dec. 8th
at the advanced age of ninety-two years,
| seven months and six days. She was i'll
! only few days, although she had been
very feeble for several years. She was
/ born ia bingham, Mass, where she lived
until about 10 of age when she married the
Late j L. Stoddard and they then moved to
! Sutton, Vt, afterwards to Burke, and about
u 4S years ago moved to this town. She was
the mother of large family of children,
! five1of whomare now living. She had l1v-
/ ed With her son, g. B. Stoddard for the
last 81 years. She lived to be just six days
I older than her husband, who died eight
years ago. Funeral services were held at
the house Monday afternoon, Rev. Mr..
| Bell officiating. The family wish TO thank
the friends, who SO kindly assisted at the
burial services, those who furnished the
floral designs and also the singers.
1 West Charleston
| Mrs. lothian Cummings was called to
Portland, Maine, last week by the illness
of her son, lothian, whom she found very
low with pneumonia. His death occurred
Saturday morning, The remains were
| brought here for interment. Mr.. Cum
mings was young man of promise and
was loved by old and young. The family
have the sympathy of the community.
Coventry.
w. IL. Tibbetts is showing nice line OF
dolls and toys for the children.
The state board of agriculture will hold
a meeting at Coventry next Thursday and
Friday, beginning Thursday at o. M.
continuing through the evening and three
sessions Friday The meetings will be
addressed by Ernest Hitchcock of Pittsford
and George Aitkin of Woodstock, mem
bers of the state board of agriculture
George FL. Terrill of Morrisville, d. FL
Morse of Randolph, Cassius M. Peck OF
Burlington, member of the board of contro
of Vermont Agricultural College. All are
invited.
Craftsburv.
The village school commenced last Mon
day. Mrs. Myra Chase of Greensboro takes
the place of Miss Anna Macomber in thu