Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-02

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Boston this week to buy new goods to
replenish the stock.
Jack Bean. George Whitney and wife,
Hayden Whitney and Miss Patrick of Con-
cord Junction, Mass, spent Thanksgiving
at Chaplin Leonard's.
J.. L. DwinelI was at home from Is n
donvilIe Friday. He reports that Mrs.
Mcdowell is better, and that Freddie
seems to be slowly improving.
The Epworth League viii hold an in
formal social at the NJ. E. church next
Thursday evening. \ short entertainment
will be provided. Admission five cents.
All cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Scott spent Thanks
giving day with their daughter, Mrs. j. A.
Pearson, at Barton.-R. F. Mason and
family went 10 Hardwick to spend Thanks
giving with Mrs. Mason's sister, Mrs.
Hopkins.
There is considerable talk in the sur
rounding towns about the diphtheria
cases in Glover. and the reports are grea t
Iy exaggerated; so far as we can ascertain
a Jerome child and the family of s. c..
Lewis are the only afflicted ones.
The party or parties who are circulating
the report that we visit or allow our child
rem to visit with Mr.. Lewis family who are
sick with diphtheria, had b .ter investi-
gate the matter a little more thoroughly
next time, as we have not seen any Of the
circumstances would permit we would
gladly help them.
Mr.. AND MRS. JOHN ARTHUR.
c. S. Parker and family went to St.
Johnsbury for Thanksgiving.-R. E.
French and family were at John Beans in
Barton.-NIr. and Mrs. w. c. Leonard and
daughter, of WhitefieId, y. H, and w. S.
Mason and family were at Chaplin Leon
ard's.-Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Taylor and
Miss Jennie French were at F. 4. Scott's,
St. Johnsbury.-Roy Bean was at home
Dean Mcclellan spent several days last
week with his grandparents in West
Burke.
West Glover.
Carl DwineI went to Coventry last week
to attend a family gathering at his aunt's.
Joseph Burnham who has been visiting
at Mrs. Abbott's for several weeks, returned
to Boston Thursday.
Family gatherings were in order on
Thanksgiving day. Among those who had
a large number at their homes we would
mention Geo. Young, Ora Miles, VIII
Cameron and John Borland.
c. w. Cook, who recently went to Brad
ford to visit Comrade E. H. Nye, reports
him as somewhat better than he expected
Comrades of Mason Post and the many
friends of both Mr.. and Mrs. Nye hope for
a speedy recovery.
The ladies of the w. r. 9. are preparing
an Xmas box for the Soldiers Home at
Bennington. Anything that would make
suitable and practical presents for the
inmates: canned fruit, jeIIies or money
would be thankfully received from anyone
whether members or not; gifts to be left
with Mrs. Sarah Stebbins, Mrs. Francis
Abbott or Mrs. Cynthia Clark, before Dec.
10.
Rev. w. P. Clark, of Bulgaria, who is a
co-worker with Mr.. Thompson and is now
on a furlough in this country, will give an
address in the Cong'I church here, illus
trated with s~tereopticon views, Thursday
evening, Dec. 9Th. Mr.. Clark is from the
same station as Miss Stone, who is now in
the hands of brigands, and among the
pictures he exhibits will be one of Miss
Stone. Admission free.
Leon Cook OF Yarmouth, Me-, who came
here to spend the week with his brothers
and sisters, was at the gathering at Mr..
Borland's and in the evening entertained
over forty of his friends by giving fine
-stereopticon views of various things, all
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night" was especially interesting as the
recitation was nicely ndered at the same
time by Mrs. Leon Cook. Other exercises,
games, ETC., caused the evening to pass
altogether too quickly.
Greensboro.
Sumner Leavitt and wife are stopping at
B. f. BOWS.
Frank Melvin is suffering from a painful
boil on his eye.
Rev. Elias Hatch supplied the pulpit at
the Cong. church yesterday.
Forester Dunn has moved into his
mothers house in the village.
d. G. Melvin is getting out the timbsr
for the new dock at the village landing.
Donald Findlay, whose sickness was
mentioned last week, continues to fail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Mayo of Stowe are
soon to take charge of E. a. Baker farm.
d. Z. Melvin entertained his daughters
from Stove and a brother Thanksgiving
day.
Mrs. Harriet King is entertaining her
sister, Mrs. Myra WisweII of HaverhilI,
Mass.
The many friends of Rev. and Mrs. j.
w. Harris will regret to learn that Mr..
Harris health has obliged him to resign
his pastorate at Jamaica. They have gone
South for the winter.