Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-03-11

Walden Priest, who has been very i'll the
past week, is some better.
Mr.. Fred Grant has rented his farm to
Jasper Smith and will move into Mr..
Smiths house at the village.
The friends of DR.. Buchanan of Cam
bridge will be pleased to learn that he is
recovering from his long and severe illness.
Rev. ]. E. Knapp will deliver temper
ance address at the Cong'I church Sunday
evening, March II. under the auspices of
the w. @. T. U.
The many friends of Rev. Leonard Dodd,
a former pastor, will be sorry to learn that
he is very ill with nervous prostration and
is in a hospital for treatment.
Rev. Mr.. Knapp went to West Concord
last week to attend the funeral of a former
parishioner. He also attended the Preach
ers' meeting at st. Johnsbury.
Those who attended town meeting re-
sponded generously to the invitation to
dinner at the Cong. vestry. Thanks are
due the gentlemen for the nice little sum
added to the treasury of the Ladies' Aid.
H. Fl. Somers invites the mem bers OF the
Central Lodge Masonic order and their
families to meet at his home tomorrow,
Tuesday, evening. Refreshments will be
served and a pleasant evening is promised.
Miss Mamie OIena Cushing of Island
Pond has been spending the week with her
cousin, Miss Emma Prance.-Charles
Fisher has returned home from his winters
work in Montgomery Gertrude
Leonard visited friends in Albany last
week.-Mrs.. Briggs of st. Johnsbury has
been spending few weeks at W. L.Locke's.
The social at the NJ. E. parsonage last
Friday evening was a very pleasant Occa-
sion, about fifty being present. Refresh
ments were served by the gentlemen and
consisted of warm sugar on snow, plain
doughnuts, popcorn balls, apples, and cake
of new design and quality which will dis
tinguish the gentlemen as experts in the
culinary department. ''The good things
of life are not to be had singly, but come
to US with MIXTURE
Marie Baker is staying with her grand
mother, Mrs. Jameson.-Mrs. Margaret
Sylvester of Nashua, n. H., has been
spending a few days with her mother, Mrs.
and Mrs. Charles Brush
and little daughter returned TO their home
in Hopkinton, N. Y, last Thursday
Misses loyal from Canada have been
spending the past week with Mrs. Charles
n. P. Sawyer visited at Chas.
Sylvester's last week He will go to Nashua,
n. H, soon, to spend SO me weeks with Mr..
and Mrs. Flanders.
Lowell.
Ben Kinsley has been having an attack
of grip.
Mrs. Walter Wyman is iil.--Mrs. Frank
Bellows is not recovering as fast as could
be wished. ,asA.
Fred Generess expects soon to go to
Bradford N. H., where his brother Charles
has been at work for some time.
L. Stephenson has put the new Welsbach
gasoIene lamps into his store. They are
a fine light and great improvement.
Basket ball is taking the attention of the
young men here of late and a match game
was played Friday evening between teams
chosen from the club.
George Phipps of Newpor visited his
relatives here the last of t he week, return
ing Monday. George Curtis was in Barton
Landing last Friday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Sweet gave a party
last Saturday evening in honor of Misses
Helen Stephenson and Lula O'Brien, who
are here on their vacation from Bakersfield
academy.
Town meeting passed off in a compare
lively quiet manner, resulting however in
nearly complete change in the list of
.own officers. Don B. Curtis, who was
succeeded by Irwin Stephenson as town
clerk was rendered a vote Of thanks by the
own for faithful and efficient service of
over thirty years. E. B. Stannard was ex-
,used from service as petit juror for the
March term Of court on account of the ILL
ness of his wife, which makes it necessary
or him to be at home.
Morgan.
Arthur Rood who has been in Canada on
business has returned home.
Fred Litchfield has engaged to work
or Charles Worthen of Charleston.
Mr.. Steadiford is able to be out again
fter being quarantined since January
With scarlet fever.
Herbert Rood of Newport Ctr. has been
pending a few weeks in town.-Roy
cheney of West Derb by was in to wn recently.
Henry Rye has taken Mrs Litchfield's
arm for one year and will move there soon.
lis family is suffering from the grip at
resent.
IOrgan Center.
Terry Page has bought the Robbins
lace and taken possession.
A girl baby at Win. Delary's. Mrs.
)elary is very dangerously sick.
The Kings Daughters will meet with
IRIS. A. J. Calkins next Wednesday after