Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-04-16
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Mrs. X. .. Howard has Deen Ill the pas
week.
Mrs. Nc Sweeney md son of st. Johns
bury are visiting at Mr.. Chappers.
Matthew Wells has recently purchased
of Taplin and KimbaIl large pair of gray
horses, weighing about $500 pounds. He
will soon commence drawing lumber to
Barton Landing.
Miss Kinsley will return to teach the
school in the Kidder district, DIN Web
ster the Brighton school, Helen Somers the
Morrill, hill school, Lillian Keith will teach
the Burton hill school. Miss Jennie Nc
Neil will teach the primary department of
the village school and May Wheeler the
intermediate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Gilbert of Enosburg
are visiting their daughter, Mrs: Henry
Macy.-Joe Tetrault went to Cowansville,
P. to spend Easter.-Mary Corley was
home from Newport last week to see her
mother, who remains quite iH.-Emily
Brewster is spending the week in Newport
with her aunt, Mrs. Foster.
Rev. Mr.. Treat of Hartford, Conn.,,
preached an Easter sermon in the Cong'l
church yesterday morning and the choir
furnished Easter music. In the evening,
there was an Easter praise service with a
sermon by Rev. Mr.. Treat.-As Rev. P
n. Granger was in Bellows Falls attending
the M. E. Conference, there was no service
in the NJ. E. church yesterday.
A pleasant home wedding occurred at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Shepard on
Wednesday evening April 18th, when their
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Brewster were united in marriage. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. F. M.
Dickey in the presence of about forty
guests. After the wedding supper was
served, Mr.. and Mrs. Brewster started for
a short wedding trip and will return to
make their home in town. Congratula-
lions and best wishes are extended.
Charles Fisher has returned home from
Montgomery, where he has been at work.
Mrs. Lamos has returned from Barton
Landing, where she has been spending the.
winter with Mrs. Louise Stafford.-Mr.
and Mrs. Ira Drew have returned home
from Lawrence, Mass, where they have
been spending the winter.-Mrs. G. Jane
son has returned home from Norwood,
N. Y, where she has been since last Sep
TENDER, and also Mrs. Cotton from Hop
kinton, N. Y, where she has been several
months with her daughter, Mrs. Jessie
Brush.
Mr. and Mrs. Moses Burbank extended
generous invitation to the village people to
eat new sugar with them last Wednesday.
Mat. Wells took up large load with his
new grays Forty or more gathered at the
neat and commodious sugar camp where
they found Mr.. Burbank at the helm ready
to supply the wants of all with a specimen
of maple sugar not to be excelled. Mr..
Burbank is noted for the large quantity
and fine quality of maple sugar, which is
of the best. Many thanks were extended
to Mr.. and Mrs. Burbank for their kindly
remem brance of their friends and the
choice treat at the sugar camp.
Lowell.
Harrie wellman has been on the sick lis
for few days.
Easter exercises were held at the Congre-
gational church yesterday.
James Murphy purchased about dozen
cows of Elmer Courser of Westfeld last
week.
Horace Hall went to Malone, N. Y. Tues
day, to be present at a lawsuit in that
place in the interest of parties from Fair
fax.
Mrs Blanche (Watson) Holloway re-
turned to her home in New Haven, Conn.,,
Friday after fortnight's visit to her aunt,
Mrs. Ella Curtis.
Some very fine sugar was served at the
sociable Friday evening, by the social COM
mittee of the c. E. society here. The
weather was too inclement for large at
tendance. Net receipts, about two dollars.
The main shaft at Silsby's mill was. brok-
en- last Thursday morning, necessitating
shutdown of a few days for repairs. The
shaft was repaired in Mr.. SiIsby's black
smith shop here, R.. F. Winchester, Allen
Grant and John Rounsaville doing the
work. 49,.
Rev. Fl. j. Maillet has closed his pastor
ate here and has gone to his charge in
Waterbury. Father Maillet was well liked
by most of the townspeople, both Catholic
and Protestant. Heis bright young man.
May success attend him in his new field of
labor. His successor here is Rev. Father
Pecotte. /.
Rev. AIonzo Scott of Tennessee did not
materialize to give his lecture as adver-
tised. Bad reports concerning him reached
Jus from Morrisville, which many who liked
him while he was here some weeks ago,
are very Ioath to believe. Whatever of
truth there may be in the reports regard
ing him is certainly not known, but his
downfall is to be deplored, for he is
bright man and an interesting speaker.
THE pastors of the churches here who took
an interest in him and his cause, must be