Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-01-28


auspices of the Ladies' Aid society.
John Mcclure has taken his fathers
farm in Charleston. = Mr.. Hadley has
moved from River street to Newport.
Extra meetings were held in the Advent
church last week. Rev. Mr.. Potter of st.
Jehnsbury preached Monday evening.
A large number of our people are enter
tanning hard colds and grip so prevalent
this winter. Some have been seriously i'll.
Freeman Blake has brought suit against
the insurance company in which his build
ings were insured, hoping to recover dam
age.
The wardens chosen for the Free Baptist
church the coming year are o. Shattuck,
w. Mitson, and T. Doneghy; secretary and
treasurer, Bertha Glib.
Rev. f. E. Phillips exchanged pulpits
the 10th with Rev. Joseph Hamilton of
Newport. The congregation was small,
owing to the extreme cold and prevailing
illness.
The evening of January 20 was celebrated
as the 9th marriage anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Holland Cousins. A crowded house
friendIiness felt toward them.
Mrs. J. s. Stiles has returned from Bur-
Iington much improved in health.-Mrs.
Myrtle MCGOWAN visited at II. L. Dailey's
recently, going to Island Pond last Sun
day.-John Shannon has returned from
Manchester, n. H.-George Longeway and
family are visiting a brother in Magog,
Quebec.
The graduating exercises of the Pine
Hill school were held Friday, Jan. IS, in
the prettily decorated school house filled
with the parents and friends of the pupils.
A fine progam was given, in which all did
well. The graduates were Jennie CorIiss,
Nellie Lippens, Myrtle Palmer and Fred
Before. Four prizes were given and the
teacher also received gifts from her pupils.
Miss Ina Hopkins has taught several very
successful terms in this school.
Derby Line.
Miss Josephine Clark, eldest daughter of
Albert Clark of Stanstead Plain, died of
consumption recently.
S. B. Goodhue is out, after an attack of
cold and asthma. Mrs. Goodhue is yet
quite iII.-Lysander Hopkins has been i'll
with lumbago, but is better at present.
John w. Dixie and wife mabel Leitch)
of Addison county recently visited friends
in this town, Bloomington and Albany.
Mrs. Dixie formerly lived in Albany and
Barton.
Mrs. A. T. Foster has gone to Somer-
vile, Mass, to spend some time with her
daughter, Mrs. Hawse. - Mrs. Ellen E.
Baxter has gone South, as is her custom
in the winter.
The mother of Customs Collector Car
penter is recovering from her recent illness.
She has been very active for a lady "a
years old and recently gave Stanstead col
.Iege nicely pieced quilt.
Beebe Plain.
Congratulations are extended to Mr.. and
Mrs. George House in consequence of their
new daughter.
Many will learn with sorrow of the apo
plectic shock of Rev. Mr.. Hadley.-George
n. Wilkinson of Stanstead Junction has
had paraIytic shock recently. 1t was
slight and he is recovering.
Miss Arid, who has been with her aunt,
Mrs. Hearle, for some time, has returned
to her home in Toronto.-Will House,
after spending few days with his father,
Luther House, and other friends, has
returned to New York;. 0. Blake of New
York city has been visiting his mother. =
Miss Johnson of Magog has been spend
ing some time with Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Clintock.
West Glover.
Nelson Stevens has the Brown lot now.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Wright are visiting
friends at Groton and st. Johnsbury.
Will Holmes has regalned his health suf-
ficiently to go to Newport Center to teach
school.
Miss Catherine Barry spent three days
last week at Mr.. Carter's in Albany.-E. o.
Randall was in town for a few days last
week.-Mrs.. E. P. Allen and Stella Allen
are visiting relatives here.
Glover.
Rev. Mr.. Alexander was in St. Johnsbury
last Thursday.
Miss Julia Sherburne begins work at the
Barton Laundry today.
Those who attended the dance Saturday
evening, report good time.
George Drew of Great Falls, Montana,
is in town visiting friends.
The weekly prayer meeting will be held
on Tuesday evening at NJ. L. Gilman's.
w. n. Aldrich was unlucky enough to
freeze both hands one day last week while
getting out ice on Little Pond.
The next meeting of the Home Mission
airy society will be held on Wednesday
Tt n n
Kings.
a friend received a letter from the super
intendent of the Eye and Ear Ingrmary of