Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-05-20

were the contestants: DeImar Miles, Har
vey Allen, Vaughn Wheeler, Ray Allen,
Renfrew Gallagher, Harold Kinney. All
the speakers did excellently. While the
judges were celebrating, the cantata,
''Fairy Voices,'' given the week before by
the academy students, was repeated. The
prizes were then awarded as follows: first
prize, Renfrew Gallagher; second prize,
Ray Allen.
East Craftsbury.
Mr.. Keller has taken possession of Mr..
Jas. McEwen's farm; thereby bringing
three new scholars to our school.
There will be social at the parsonage
for the Junior G. E. society next Friday
evening, May oath. The children are in
vited.
Mr.. John Anderson, who has been very
i'll, is able to ride out again.-Mildred
Dutton, who has been suffering from cry
sipelas, is back in school again.
The presbytery Of the R. P. church met
here last Tuesday; Rev. D. G. Faris of Bar
net was present. He also spent few days
at Rev. J. G. Taylor's with his two daugh
tiers.
Mr. Nolan and his daughter Winifred
of Barnet, visited Mr.. Alex Shields last
week.-Mrs.. G. w. Simpson visited her sis
ter, Mrs. McLoud of Hardwick, last week.
Archie Macomber, Mr.. A. o. Berry and
Miss Maud Macomber were at Mr.. Macon
ber's to attend the graduating exercises at
North Craftsbury.-Mr. Stevens of South
Barton is visiting at Mr.. Macomber's.
Derby Line ana vicinity.
Exercises are to be held at Derby Line
Decoration Day. and will be in charge Of
SpaIding Post.
Mrs. G. E. Bennett and Miss Katherine
Bennett from Rockford, Ill, guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Carpenter.
Rev. G. E. Reads congregation has de-
cided to give him vacation of sufficient
length to admit of his visiting his former
home in England.
Mr.. F. D. ButterfieId arrived home from
his trip through the south last week.
While on the way home he visited the Pan
American exposition.
Beebe Plain.
Miss Mary Reynolds, who was struck by
lightning last week and badly injured is
reported to be gaining.
Derby.
Rufus Blake and family have returned
to their farm in Salem.
Miss Anna Colby Of West Burke was he
guest of Miss Mae Wright recently.
Workmen are engaged to begin painting
the new school building this week.
Mrs. Will Holbrook and Miss Colby
have gone to Lake Park for the summer.
Roy Moulton, who was called home by
the death OF his mother, returns to Water
bury, Conn.,, today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Holt of Boston
Mass, were called here last week by the
death of Mr.. Hollis mother.
Charles Young has moved into the tene-
ment at the Highland stock farm, where
he is engaged to work the coming sum-
mer.
The Ladies' Aid Of the Methodist church
held very pleasant gathering with Mrs.
Stephen Davis Wednesday afternoon,
when the following officers were elected:
President. Mrs. Gary KilbOurn; vice pres
ident, Mrs. Charles Clark; secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. A. T. Daley.
Mrs. Samuel Holt passed peacefully
away Wednesday morning. Had she lived
thirteen days more she would have reached
the age of eighty-three years. Mrs. Holt
had always resided in this town. She was
a true Christian woman, beloved by all
who knew her and will long be missed
and remembered by large circle of rela-
tives and friends.
West Derby.
A Mr.. Mcdonald has rented the McLeI-
Ian place on Northern avenue.
Amasa Hauver is building a barn, E. W.
Smith and son doing the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Magoon of Man
chester, n. H., are in town visiting par
ents and friends. Mr.. Magoon is suffering
with rheumatism.
A chicken pie supper and social was
given by N. F. and F. A. Ball last Friday
afternoon and evening for the benefit of
the UniversaIist society.
Samuel Stanford, who has boarded for
several years with the family of G. II.
Chappeu, has now gone to Dennison
Webster's on Railroad avenue.
j. E. Martin, who so severely injured
his spine by fall early in the winter, is
now able to ride a short distance.-Mrs.
Kimpton is not as week.-Mrs.. Louise
Grandy remains about the same.
Louis Pelkey, an old resident of this
place, died at his home Wednesday. The
funeral was held at st. Marks church
Friday morning, Rev. A. P. CIermont Of
fciating. Burial lin R. G. cemetery at
Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Stoddard of East
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