Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-12-03

went to East Charleston to the Thanks
giving ball and report fine time.
c. d. Lance preached an excellent sermon
last Sunday in the NJ. z. church. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lance left for their home last Friday.
Thanksgiving services were held in the
NJ. E. Church last Thursday evening. Mr..
: Z. d. Lance preached an appropriate sermon
to an appreciative audience.
Sadie Smith and a friend were at Miss
/ Smiths parents home Thanksgiving day.
Edith Gray who has been visiting her
sister in Sheffield returned to spend
Thanksgiving with her parents has.
Foster from Woodsville, n. H., was home
Thanksgiving day.-Mrs. Harvey Perkins
/ is home from PIainfieId. Her son Alva
came with her.
East Charleston.
j A little baby has come to gladden. the
! home of VIII Finley and wife.
Mrs. Abbie Haley has gone to Craftsbu bury
! to spend few weeks with relatives.
! John Shedd has moved from the Tripp
! farm to G. 1. Morse's house at Echo Pond.
! Sixty-two couples were in attendance at
the Thanksgiving ball given by Mr.. Copp,
cur genial landlord. A pleasant time was
! enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Austin Hail. who lives in the north
part of this town, is very low at this writ
! ing with but little chance for recovery
Mrs. Geo. Morse, who has been quite sick
| for the past few weeks, is better
Miss Grace Stokes commenced her sec
! ond term of school in the Blake Dist. Nov
26th. The other schools in this part of the
town commence today. Miss Mary Thayer
teaches in the Buck Dist, Charlie Stevens
at Echo Pond and Miss Scott in the village.
Miss Matte Stevens, who has a position
in a store in st. Johnsbury, spent part of
/ last week at her home here.-We are glad
to see L. w. Stevens here again after an
absence of several weeks in Montpelier
j. c. Stoddard, who is in the office of Bates,
May & Simonds at st. Johnsbury, has
been in town a few days on business for
the firm, and also to spend Thanksgiving
with his parents Charles Shedricll and
wife were here to spend Thanksgiving
with Mrs. Shedrick's parents.
West Charleston
Dec Il is the date of the sale at the Cong.
vestry. Fancy and useful articles will be
on sale afternoon and evening. supper
from o'clock until all are served.
Coventry.
Mrs. Stella Wiggin has hired Leslie
Phelps house at Newport and taken pos
session.
Remember the c. f. sale at the Cong1
vestry Dec. 18th. An oyster supper will be
served by the young men of the society
from6 to o'clock. Price of supper zoe.
Mrs. Hollis Thrasher gave a party for
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Porter last Friday even
ing. Twenty of our young people attend
ed and report very nice time.-A party
of young people went to Irasburgh last
Saturday evening TO visit Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Wheelock.
The village schools commence today
Effie Smith and Mary Wheelock go back to
Derby academy ay.-Raymond and
Warner Guild will attend Derby academy
this winter.-Mary Brooks is keeping
house for George MISREPRESENTATION
Coburn, teacher at the academy, will
board with Mrs. Tower.
Mrs Mary Cook, who has been sick with
consumption several months at Charles
Bergoyne's, passed away Tuesday. She
came to this town to board at Mr.. Dow's !
and went to Mr.. Bergoyne's to make a visit |
but was unable to return to Mr.. Dows. /
The remains were taken to Mr.. Dow's for |
a short service, then taken to her former
home She was a member of the Metho-
dist church.
CraftsburN.
Geo. Howard and wife have gone to New \
York and Connecticut to be absent a short 4
time.
The village school commences next Mon
day with Nellie Sheehan in the higher
department and Annie Macomber in the .
primary. r". y7H" aa
DR.. Grinnell from Burlington was called
to town last Thursday as counsel in the
case of Mary Scott who does not seem to
be improving.
Walter Scott was in town for few days
last week.-WilIard Allen from ST. Adams
and Guy Rogers from Johnson spent Sun
day in town.
The MONITOR agent will be at the post
office here Wednesday, Dec. 18th, from p.
m. till noon of Thursday, Dec. 18th. Do
not fail to see him and get your club
papers.
The Old Maids Convention will be given
in the town hall next Friday evening.
Come and see the wonderful transforma-
tion of making old maids into blooming
young maidens. Proceeds for the church.
A fine program is being prepared and
good time is promised all.
North CraftSbury.
John Gallagher has sold his farm, stock
and tools to Robert Young of Glover for