Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-01-15

Thompson and wife are visiting friends in
Lowell, Mass, and vicinity.-Mrs. Chap
man has been spending some time with her
brother in Barton.
The executive meeting of the County w.
c. T.U. will open Wednesday evening, Jan.
-24th, with lecture by Rev. w. G. Johnson
in the Methodist church. The work of
the committee will be carried out the fol-
lowing day.
Lowell.
l.. B. Wellman and Theda visited friends
in Hyde Park the last of the week.
School in the Irasburg Mountain district
began Jan. s, with Mark r. Warren as
teacher. Those who know Mark predict
for him success in his new calling.
Amasa Sweet has filed petition in bank
ruptcy. His many friends hope he may be
able to come to satisfactory settlement
of his affairs with his creditors and be able
to continue In business.
The snow storm Thursday night was
hailed with delight by the various lumber
men, who were beginning to fear that
some of their logs would have to be left in
the woods this season.
was in town Jan. s, on business connected
with the settlement of the Paine estate
o. B. Landon was up from Johnson last
week looking after his icel business for
next year at the creamery.
The week of prayer was observed at the
Cong. church; meetings being held every
night except Saturday.-The Ladies' Aid
Society of the M. E. church met with Mrs.
L. o. Sanborn on Wednesday afternoon
and the Cong. Society with Miss Susie
Stebbins on Friday afternoon.
Mrs. A. f. Eldridge has been i'll the past
week and does not improve very fast.-Mrs.
Kelley is very ill with pneumonia at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Osmer Farman.
AS she is seventy years old and weak
from a recent fall and fracture of the
shoulder, her recovery seems doubtful.
Morgan.
One of Geo. Sykes workmen was badly
injured by a falling tree while in the
woods last week.
Miss Ina Rood, former resident of this
place, was married Jan. 10th at Newport
Center to Mr.. Ernest Fifield of Ryegate.
Congratulations.
days with his sister, Mrs. Annette Bartlett.
Mrs. George Bartlett has gone to Barton
Landing to visit friends and relatives
Arthur Rood and wife went to Newport
Center last week to attend the wedding of
his sister, Ina.
Newport.
The ice crop is being harvested by the
Newport Ice Co. and the SWifts Co. 1t is
of good quality.
The University Extension Club holds
its first general meeting in the assembly
room of the library Wednesday, Jan. II.
The American Express Co. are having
an addition built on to their room at the
station to accommodate their increased |
business.
Miss Lou Hamilton has closed her
labors as bookkeeper for G. w. Burbank, |
and Mrs. Harry Dickens has the position
now.
Miss Addie Pickle and Mrs. Frank
Guyer have dissolved partnership, and |
Miss Pickle will conduct the dressmaking |
business alone in the same room as before, |
in Lanes block.
The Peoples Telephone Co. are doing a
pretty good business here, having put in |
eight new instruments in town the past
two weeks. In all they have put in since
starting this line, only one instrument has
been taken out for any fault. pretty
good record.
Last Wednesday morning while e. A.
Stewart was at the post-office he was
stricken with a shock of apopIexy. He
was taken to his home and physicians
summoned. They found one lung in bad
condition from pneumonia. He is very
low and his recovery is doubtful.
The 10th annual festival of the Orleans
County Musical Association will be held
in Lanes opera hall Jan. 29th to Feb. Sd.
Those wishing prospectus can secure one
by applying at once to G. T. Ranney.
Prof. Jordan of Providence is conductor,
and Miss Anna b. Green of this place is
pianist.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Parker celebrated
their fifty-second marriage anniversary
Jan. 8, by entertaining a party of old
friends and acquaintance at their home on
Coventry street. A pleasant evening was
spent and many good wishes were ex-
pressed with the hope that they might
live to see many more anniversary days in
the future.
Mr.. Arthur Simard is visiting his sister,
Mrs. w. Boivin.-Mr. and Mrs. Carrick
are visiting in st. Johnsbury,-Dea L. r
Pratt has gone to Boston to visit his son,
G. d. Pratt.-Mr. Murphy of New Ipswich,
n. H, is stopping with his daughter. Mrs.
E. F. SpauIding.-Mr. and Mrs. G. N
Brady and Maud Fields have returned
from Montreal.