Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-12-17

tributed in prizes. An admission fee of
fifteen cents will be charged. After the
contest an oyster supper will be given in
the vestry at twenty-five cents a plate.
Proceeds for the benefit of the academy.
Derby.
FL. FL. Wilder had very narrow escape
from drowning recently. In company
with B. III. Richie he went to Salem Pond
duck hunting and in order to follow the
bird down the river they took a boat and
were floating rapidly down the river when
the boat ran into tree fallen across the
stream. Mr.. Richie being on the side of
the boat next the tree was BILE to jump on
to the tree but Mr.. Wilder was thrown into
the water. The current was so strong that
it drew him under SO that he was barely
able to catch on to part of the tree. After
some pretty hard struggling on his part
and the assistance of Mr.. Richie he was
able to get on the tree nearly exhausted.
The boat and one gun have since been re-
covered. Aside from lameness Mr.. Wilder
feels none the worse for the experience.
Derby Line.
Miss Ara belle Parker of Coventry teaches
the senior department of the Derby Line
school. Miss Florence Pike continues in
the Junior department.-We learn that Ted
Veit who at one time lived at Rector w. f.
FOrsythe's and was a student at Stanstead
College, was purser on the steamer, st. Olaf
which was wrecked recently with all on
board.-Hicks Sails has sold his farm on
Nelson hill with the most of the personal
property on the farm to Mr.. Whitcher.-
w. F. Clark of Springfield, Mass, was re-
Gently a guest of his sister ln-law, Mrs.
Andrew T. Chaplin.
Glover.
Mrs. Persis Drew is almost entirely help
less at the home of her daughter Mrs. La
ban Darling. She is obliged to sit in her
chair night and day, her disease making it
impossible for her to lie down at all.-Mr.
Darius Hawkings of Calais is visiting
friends in town.-The fair at the Univer-
salist church was we'll attended and a great
success in every way.-Our stores are well
filled with Xmas goods and make a very
attractive showlng.-The pupils of the pri-
mary room of the village school will have
a Christmas tree with a few exercises at
their room Friday, Dec. 81, at 2:45 p. m.
Parents and friends are cordially invited.
West Glover.
James N. Abbott, who died Dec. 6, had
been an invalid for the past six years. The
funeral service was held in the South
church, Rev. Mr.. Vincent officiating. Mr..
Abbott was born in Glover May 81, 1928,
and with the exception of nineteen years
spent in Sheffield had always lived in this
town. He was a veteran of the late Civil
War, having enlisted in Nov, 1868, in the
18th Vermont Regiment Co. L. Heavy Ar
tillery and served to the close in 1866, when
he was honorably discharged. Mr.. Abbott
will be remembered as all honest, indus
trious man and a kind neighbor. He
leaves wife and one daughter, Mrs. Lii
liam Mcqueen, who lives in Townsville,
Ga. They have the sympathy of all their
friends in their great loss.
A pleasant social gathering at S. n.
Clark's just before the return of his son,
Vernon, to Montpelier where he is attend
ing school.-Mrs. Mary Buckley Cook, who
Will be remem bered here as an estimable
Christian young lady, died at Coventry re-
Gently of consumption. She married MIR.
Milton Cook of Bakersfield some fourteen
years ago. After his death she resided in
Coventry. She was the last of the Buckley
family but leaves relatives and friends of
this and surrounding towns to mourn her
Tichurst is at home for short
time; his brother Amos is attending the
business college at st. Johnsbury.-Mrs.
Herman Prescott is visiting relatives at St. !,
Johns bury.-Mrs. Bradley of Lyndon Cen
lie came here to attend Mr.. Abbott's funer-
al and remained till last Tuesday.-Lyman
P. Cook has finished his work at Hardwick.
Henry Skinner is in Boston.
The Peoples Telephone extended line
recently from East Craftsbury to Horace
in this town, putting in five or
more instruments on that line.--Walter
simpson will return to the Moody Semi
nary at Northfield, Mass, the last of this
month.
Irasburgh.
Miss Mckenzie has been visiting her sis
er, Mrs. Conway.-Dr. Ward of ST. Johns
Jury recently tested the cows on the
1oughton and Harlow place. Out of herd
# 81 five were found 10 have tuberculosis
nd were killed.-Quite favorable reports
re heard from Mrs. Charles Fisher who is
n Montreal hospital Her disease is not
onsidered to be of so serious a character
8 was feared.-John Austin has hired the
.ajenesse blacksmith shop and is ready
o do work for old friends and new.-Mrs.
Ioldrege returned home last Friday after
three weeks visit with friends in Massa-
A. Buchanan and G. w. Rus {