Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-01-07

Will Cameron is getting out lumber for
a new house which he intends to erect
on the site where the old one now stands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Phillips, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Humphrey and son Harry
attended the wedding anniversary at Geo.
Fisk's in Barton New Years.
At the reorganization of the Sabbath
school Dec. 31st c. F. Cutler was elected
supt.; e. r. Cook assistant supt.; Carl
Dwinell, Sec. Clark Borland, treas. Earl
Barber, librarian; and Miss Mae Lyman
organist.
Charles Woodland is saving lumber for
Merton Lewis. The outlook is favora BILE
for good winters WOrk.-Geo. Humphrey
has commenced drawing a quantity of soft
wood and the Chase Brothers are cutting
and will soon draw a large lot into the
mill for Allen Gilmour.-Chas. Hubbard,
Ed. Tichurst and others are busy drawing
logs.
Greensboro.
Mr.. and Mrs, Bert NJ. Wiley are home
from their visit to friends.
Mar tin McCue has engaged to work for
Geo. Y. Speirs next season.
w. S. Ingalls, is absent on pleasure trip
to New York and Washington.
Ice on the lake is II inches thick and of
fine quality. The dairymen are putting in
their years's supply.
Charles Morse and Dean Mitchell have
started their saving machine and are doing
most OF the work here.
The school il No. that was discontinue
ed on account Of scarlet fever, commenced
again Jan. I'd, Myra Chase, teacher.
Remember Albert Armstrong; illustra-
ted lecture, 1.-THE Little Minister at the
NJ. E. church Craftsbury next Wednesday
evening.
The pleasant event of last week was tn
marriage OF Miss Jennie A. Crane, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Crane on New
Years day to Frank w. Manville of Boise
City, Idaho. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. P. 3. Fisk at the residence of the
brides parents. The happy couple took
the 1882 train Tuesday morning for Bos-
ton and will visit New York stopping also
at Denver, Colorado, expecting to reach
home about Jan. 18th. 1t speaks we'll for
Vermont girls when enterprising young
men will go 5000 miles to select their life
partner.
Irasburgii.
Masonic meeting tomorrow afternoon
and evening.
There will be an auction sale of personal
property at the John Wiley place next
Saturday.
Mrs. G. w. Wheeler is recovering from
her long IlIness.-Mrs. Charles Fisher, who
is still in Montreal hospital is improving.
Union services were held in the Congl
church last evening. This being the week
of prayer there will be sermon services
every evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Thompson of st.
Johnsbury spent a few days in town last
Week.-Mrs. Matte HoIdridge has gone
to Montreal for a few weeks visit.-Mrs.
Chapman has gone to South Barton for a
feC- days.
The Christian Endeavor social and watch
meeting at the Cong'l parsonage last Mon
day evening was very pleasant occasion.
About thirty remained to note the passing
of the old century and to welcome the new.
1t has long been thought by many peo-
pie that the herd of cows owned by Taplin
and RowelI on their farm here was infected
with tuberculosis, but being thoroughly
tested it was found they were free from the
disease; but several herds around them
were badly affected. Henry Somers had
quite number condemned, and two were
killed while there is more to follow. Clark
Bailey had one killed and Henry Howe had
two condemned. Other herds will be test
ed and 1t is hoped the disease may be
stamped out of Iras burgh.
Lowell.
Quite number of our townspeople visit
ed Newport last week, being called there
on the town road case which was on for
arbitration.
William Kelley mas rented his farm for a
year to Scott Stannard who has taken pos
session. Mr.. Kelley has moved to the
village and expects to do team work.
Clarence Parker has rented the grist mill
of his father, V. NJ. Parker, for one year,
and took possession Jan. 1st. He has
moved his personal effects here. from Bar ton
Landing making his home for the present
with his parents.
The hand of death has again been laid on
our community almost without moments
warming. Mrs. Ellen Kinsley, wife of VIM.
L. KinsIey died of heart failure Saturday
afternoon, being ill only a few minutes.
Her death was terrible shock to her fam
lily as we'll as the community. Mrs. Kinsley
was woman of very quiet and unassuming
disposition, moving in and out among Us
in quiet and unpretending manner, but
her friends were many. Her funeral was
held from the Cong. church of which she
was MEMBER, Tuesday, Jan. 1st, at one
O'Clock Rev. j. H. Cone officiated and