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

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son at VIM. B~erwick's. The ~absentees in
part were as follows: at Newport, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Fisk, E. F. Humphrey, Katie
Ruiter, Wright kendall. Mr.. and Mrs. W.
NJ. wrig ht. At West Burke, L. NJ. Hubbard
and wife and daughter Abb1e, and N. NJ.
Hubbard. At ~Lyndonville, Geo. Davis and
w. w. HartwelI and Mr.. II. Walter. At
North Troy, Mrs. Geo. Goodro. At Barton
Landing, Fred Guild, Mr.. and Mrs. L. j.
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rand and their
two daughters Nettie and Ethel, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Hartman, Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin
Trip, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hall, Mr.. and
Mrs. Archie Wilkie, Mrs. Austin and two
daughters, Lids and Irvie. At Westfield,
Wallace h. Gilpin and May HartwelI. At
Derby, Rev. w. C.. Johnson and family.
At Albany, j. B. Freeman and family. At
Lancaster, \. H., Clyde Rines.
Last Monday evening a party of about
sixty made an unexpected attack on the
home Of A. s. Wilson, and demanded an
unconditional surrender. A. first MIS-.
Wilson met them at the door with a broom,
which she hourished with the air of a
woman at the same time using very forcibIe
words. Mr.. Wilson, who was at the barn,
came to the scene at once and saw that
they were ~overpowered, and
without resistance. Every person entered
the house and began at once to search the
premises for something to eat. Cake and
hot coffee were found In abundance, so
fortunately the pork barrel and potato bin
were not disturbed. As everyone spoke
his or her own language it would require
a Hottentot to catch on to all that was
said. Rev. c. J. Brown, who is a firm be-
lever in the consolidation of forces, in
formed Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson that they
had been married ten years and thought it
no harm to touch up the nuptial pledge a
little, arranged the worthy couple, also
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Alexander, who were
present and married at the same time and
place, and then proceeded with the cere-
mOny much to the amusement of all
present. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson com
piled with the terms and received
a nice extension table, a beautiful
dinner set of decorated dishes, a coffee-pot
and some linen. Mr.. Wilson thanked the
people for their gifts and also for their
kind remembrance and good wishes to
make bright the tenth milestone of their
married life. During the ceremony Mr..
Alexander appeared to be greatly agitated,
and stoutIy refused to comply with the
terms of the clergy and went to his own
place empty-handed. At a late hour the
party departed to the tune of the merry
sleigh bells.
t5arton landing.
Miss Sessions of Coventry is working for
Geo. Ford.
Carl Gay has the Albee house ready for
the masons.
Mason KimbalI has gone to Boston to
work for an electric light company.
Richard Johnson goes to Henderson,
Mass, soon, to work in the railroad shops.
The village schools closed last Wednes-
day night and did not open till this morn
ing.
The next meeting of the G.. A. R. viii be
held on Tuesday afternoon. A large at
tendance Is desired.
Charles Parlin has bought a building lot
of E. D. Stafford and expects to erect a set
of buildings next summer.
The Rathbone Sisters are making prep
a~rations for a masquerade promenade to
be held the evening of Dec. 18th.
The repairs on the schoolhouse have been
completed, adding greatly sto the conven-
fence and comfort of the scholars.
The order of Good emplars is fourishing
here and next Thursday evening several
new members will be initiated.
Ed. Skinner, w. Parker and Fred Skin
ner came back from their deer hunt in
Maine last week with six fine bucks.
Rufus Trip has been obliged to go back
to the hospital at Montreal for further
treatment of his hand which fails to heal.
Thirty-nine members of Willoughby
Grange visited the Bloomington Grange
last Tuesday evening and had a very
pleasant time.
Union Thanksgiving services were held
at the Congregational church last Thurs
day evening. Rev. J. B. Lyman preached
an excellent sermon.
Hamilton Collins, who recently sold his
farm, stock and household goods at auction,
expects to spend the winter with his son,
Ellery Collins, in California.
The young men who procured some Of
the ardent and perambulated the streets
vociferating vigorously Thursday night,
will have to go slow in the future.
Fl. S. Webster has put in a new hot soda
fountain, which is proving very popular.
Henry is now prepared to keep you COM
Portable at any season of the year.
There was quite a large attendance at
the Thanksgiving ball held at the Valley
House last Thursday evening. The Rath-
bone Sisters provided the refreshments.
Misc ZaJdo Willow hos boon onnorod 70
teach the winter term of school at East
Lyndon. Miss Wiley has had consider
able experience and is a most excellent