Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-12-24

! Harry Bickford and family, Alliston
! Marshall and family, I. A. Randall and
/ family Alfred Trip and family have visit
! ed their parents homes the past week.
/ H. Moulton is working for Ii. Prescott
! in the lumber woods. Marshall and
Willard Trip have the job of drawing
! Drown and Marhalps lumber.
/ Watch night services will be held in the
| NJ. E. church. Preaching by Mr.. {. ID.
Lance of Cabot and twentieth century
thank offering service concluding. \ COR
| dial invitation to all.
II. I. Smith, while fixing a stovepipe at
| the stone factory, fell and was quite seri-
ously injured but is SO he can ride out
| Mrs. L. r. Woodward has been quite sick
again.-Mrs. E. Foster is i'll with rheu-
matism and under the care of Dr.. Ranney.
East Charleston.
L. w. Stetson and family have moved to
Island Pond.
Alfred Pierce, who has been sick several
weeks, is failing rapidly.
Norman Cloud and George Piper are
away TO work through the winter.
Geo. Pease who has been at work at
Island Pond has moved his family there
Miss Nora Morse has finished work at
Island Pond where she has been for some
time.
The farmers meeting was not as well at
tended as It should have been, but those
who did attend were well paid. More of
these meetings would be benefit TO every
community.
The Reading Club have made arrange
ments with Rev 4. 5. Sidelinger to deliver
his Evening with Artemas Ward" at the
union church next Friday evening. This
Will be Mr.. Sidelinger's third appearance
here this season and no doubt those who
heard him before viii be pleased 90 know
/ of this engagement. Come prepared TO
enjoy laugh, as ARENAS Ward was the
prince Of humorists and Mr.. SideIinger
understands him.
West Charleston
Z. E. Goodwin has recently put a gaso-
line engine into his machine shop.
Mr.. Calvin Brown received notice last
week of the death of his son-in-law, Mr..
Foss.
y. II. Piper has returned from St.
JohDsbury where he found mis- mother
quite low.-Mrs. Curtis Norton is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Bracket.
Dr. Human is able to be out again He
has recently sold out to DIR. Kendrick and
gives possession the first of February. His
many friends regret his departure but
gladly welcome DR.. Kendrick to town
again.
The Isaac Blake Post No. 1O4 held its
| annual election of officers Dec. 18th. The
following officers were elected: L r. Fos-
ter, commander; {. F. Worthen, 5. V. c.;
j. o. Bailey, J. V. c.; y. II. Piper, adjt.;
c. 2. Church, @. NJ; Henry Campbell,
chaplain; A. w. Lyon, o. D.; c. y. War
boy, o. G.; f. c. Burroughs, surgeon.
COVenrrv.
Asa B. Hancock is running saving ma
chine.
Union Christmas ire. at Cong. church
this, Monday, evening.
Mrs. Huldah McMurray has been sick
and confined to the house the past week.
Lillian Hancock and Bertha Goodnough
are home from the Peerless for the holt
days.
Mary Wheelock has been obliged TO give
up her school at Derby on account of poor
health.
John 1. Parker has gone to Colorado to
spend the winter with his uncle, Ambrose
Ripley.
Emma Pearson is home from Fitchburg,
Mass, and Raymond Wright from Man
chester, y. Ii.
There Will be preaching services in the
Methodist church commencing Wednesday
evening. Neighboring pastors will be pres
ent to assist III the meetings.
CraftsburN.
Arthur Smith is away for few days on
business.
The village school has a few days vaca-
ton for Christmas.
Ida Dustan, Florence Peel and Rose
Smith are home from the Johnson normal
school to spend the Christmas vacation.
Rose B. Smith has lately had a furnace
but into her store, and moved her goods
from j. Smiths rooms 10 her store on
Water street.
n Orth Craftsbury.
Walter Lyon has recovered so as to be
out again.
Christmas exercises were held in the
church Tuesday evening.
Will Dustan cut one of his legs quite
badly while working in the woods recently.
The "Rideout pictures" which caused SO
much trouble some time ago have arrived
and will soon be delivered.
The prize speaking last Friday evening
was excellent; all spoke well. To the girls
the first nriZe WAS awarded to Grace Shoe