Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-06-03

" ill with heart trouble.
Mrs. d. Stern starts for Germany this
week, where she will spend some time
with her parents.
The 1. P. II. S. alumni association will
have a banquet at the Stewart House We'd
nesday evening, June 10Th.
Invitations are out for the marriage of
Nellie NJ. Hall to Charles E. Johnson on
Wednesday evening, June 9Th.
CraftsburY.
Mrs. Lewis Cass is visiting her uncle
in New York.
Rosa Smith is home from johnson for
few days vacation.
Many from this town attended Decora
ton services at Albany last Thursday.
Quarterly meeting services were held in
the NJ. E. church last Sunday the presiding
elder being present.
The schools observed Decoration day by
recitations, ETC., at the schoolhouse, and
then marched to the cemetery to decorate
the graves.
II. c. L1bbey has moved into the hotel,
and James Libbey into the house vacated
by II. c. Libbey. The hotel is being reno
waited and repaired.
Several couples from here went to Albany
Decoration Day and evening. They report
the play to be very good and a general
good time enjoyed by all.
Craftsbury grange will meet next Fri
day evening, when program will
be rendered and ice-cream and cake
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number out.
II. F. Graham spent part of last week
in Lowell, Mass. His brother, Robert
Graham of New York, who is in poor
health, accompanied him home and will
remain with his friends here for a time.
The Pre- Memorial day exercises in the
school in district No. 9, taught by Miss
Kate Sheehan, were very good, showing
great amount of work on the part of both
teacher and pupils. Many of the people of
the district and some others were present.
The Pre- Memorial exercises by the school
children Wednesday were very interesting,
consisting of singing and speaking pieces
appropriate for the occasion. At the close
teachers and scholars formed in line
and marching to the cemetery decorated
the graves of soldiers and friends with
flowers.
Miss Caroline Scott is in town. - Mr..
Chapman was in town last Week.-Mrs.
Floss Hatch is home from Hardwick,
where she has been at work for a time
George Flinton, who has been at work
at @. t. Towards for some time, has
returned to his home at Cambridge. NJ. z.
EaI-o Ii
Mr.. Towards.
East Craftsbury.
Mr.. James Gebbie was called to Ryegate
last week on account OF his brother George
getting badly hurt at a raising.
The exercises held here by the school the
afternoon before Memorial day were of
credit to both teacher and pupils. After
the exercises the school marched in body
to the cemetery to decorate the soldiers
graves.
Miss Minnie F. Seaver has returned from
New Haven, Conn.,, where she was called
March 18th by the illness of her sister, Miss
Alice Seaver, who is now somewhat better;
Master Norman Seaver came with Miss
Minnie.
North CraftSDury.
Orville Wheeler of Burlington spent part
of last week at A. Paddock's.
A large number from here attended the
play at Albany Decoration evening.
Mrs. Witt has sold her paint shop to Fred
Chandler. He will take possession soon.
Children's Day exercises will be held in
the Cong1 church next Sunday morning.
The pastor and number of others are
attending the county conference of Cong1
churches which meets at Coventry this
week.
Rev. G. H. Morse entertained his sister,
Miss Flora Morse from st. Johnsbury sew
eraI days last Week.-Mrs. Florence Hadley
from Biddeford, Me-, is spending several
weeks at the home of her brother, Will
Hadley.-Mrs. Chaffee was in the village
few days last week to see about the removal
of her household effects from Mr.. Chassee's
place.
Mrs. ]. o. Douglass visited her daughter,
Mrs. Felix, at Hardwick last week.-Prof. |
CoIburn of Newport spent Sunday among
his many friends.-Miss MarUi K. Wilson
of Portland, Maine, former teacher in the |
academy, is visiting at DR.. G. w. Dustan's. |
Mrs. Sheehan has returned from Cam !
bridge where she has been for the past |
month.
Our village was quite fully represented |
at the recent W. G. T. U. convention at |
West Charleston. Those attending were |
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Paddock, Mary
Paddock, Mrs. Witt and Bernard Young.
Mary Paddock rendered two solos, Mrs.
Witt read q memorial of Mary Scott, writ
ten by Mrs. Noble Kinney, and Bernard
Young was one of the speakers in the prize
medal contest.