Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-04-01


auction last Wednesday. The sale OF the
personal property was good.
Miss Maude Maxwell is stopping with
Mrs. Mary Dudley for a time.-George
Campbell of Newport Center visited his
sister, Mrs Willie Fuller, last week.
The friends of Mrs. Almira Nichols will
be glad to learn that she is convalescent.
Mrs. Nichols was taken sick in Derby
| but was moved to the home of her daugh-
ter in Sutton, where she was very sick
with pneumonia.
Mrs. Susan Seavey who spent several
weeks in Albany with her daughter, Mrs.
VIII Heath, has returned home.-Willie
Fuller was called to Irasburgh last week
on account of the serious illness of his
little daughter Glenn, who is with his sis
ter, Mrs. Homer Seavey.
Evansville.
George Roberts has gone to Burlington.
Wesley Moore visited in Island Pond
last week.
Rev. Mr.. Sidelinger delivered his lecture
"Reminiscences ofithe West" here Thursday
evening.
j. NV. Browns store, which has been
closed the past week on account of u. w
Browns illness, will be opened this week.
West Charleston
Alice AlIbee will teach in Morgan.
Lillian Griffin has returned to her work
at Newport.
Mr.. w. II. Calkins has bought a piece of
land of the town. Price 1925.
/. Miss a AIlbee is home from Barton Land
ing where she has been visiting.
Our school is progressing finely under.
the management of Miss Ferrin.
Rev. S. Bell has moved to West Derby,
having closed his labors here yesterday.
We iare sorry to lose him from our.place
as he has endeared himself to nearly every
one.
The ladies of West Charleston have plan
ned q masquerade promenade at the
academy hall April 8, at which time re-
freshments will be served. All come and
mask and have good time. Masks can be
procured at the post office.
Mrs John Parlin received news last week
of the death of her brother, Rev. Moses
Bixby, and Mrs. Bixby, in Providence,
LIE l. " hSA a JOhL5 man NIL A1A@ADy ~
tended school in Derby and will be re.
membered by many of the people in this
vicinity. Mr.. Bixby died March goth, from
a complication of diseases and five days
later he was followed by his wife, who had
been in poor health for several years. DIR.
Bixby had been in Providence for over
thirty years and was one of the best known
of the local clergymen. He entered the
Boston University at the age of sixteen
years, the youngest student ever entered
there. He went to Burmah at two differ
ent times as a missionary but his health
failing he returned home. DIR. BiXby's
labors have not been confined to the church
as he has been prominently identified with
many things which have helped to build
up the city in which he was located.
East Charleston.
Geo. Piper has returned home from his
work.
a new girl baby at Alfred Wilson's,
born March Goth.
Martha Davis, who has been sick several
weeks is gaining slowly.
Win Hinton, Joe Moody and Blon
Stevens started last Saturday for New
,
business.
Mrs G. b. Stoddard recently received a
letter from her brother, w. b. Chsffee,
who has been working on a steam shovel
for some time. He is now located in Will
more, Pa, where he expects to be about
year on one job. He writes that there are
two million cubic yards of dirt and rock
to be moved on this job.
Island Pond.
The Old Folks bail will be held April 9th.
DIR. Howes has been transferred from this
place to Pittsburg, Pa.
Harry Hunter, freight clerk here, has
been transferred to Quebec.
A moose was seen on the pond last week,
and deer was seen near Mr.. Dale's prem
ises.
Miss Courchesne has gone to st. Hya-
cinthe, Quebec, where she will enter a
convent.
Mrs. H. +. Titus died last Monday from
the effects of pneumonia. She leaves a
husband and two daughters who have the
sympathy of many friends.
Coventry.
Mrs. Asa Hancock remains very i'll.
Grace Bean is visiting friends at Newport
Center.
Arthur White has gone to Lowell, Mass,
to work.
Mrs. E. Newton is home from Burke
Miss E. Parker is home from Barton.
Robert Tice is in very poor healLh.-Mrs.
Alice Hancock and Mrs. Mary Ware, both /
aged ladies, are slowly failing.
Amos Tower and PIiny Webster of Bar
ton were in town last Thursday to attend
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