Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-16


Frank Goes of St. Johnsbury visited his
parents here recently.
Oscar Phillips OF Barton visited friends
and relatives In town last week.
Hubbard Smith, Of Lancaster, n. H., was
in town last week on business.
The Ladies Aid society will meet this
week with Mrs. Steven Thurber.
Emery Smith and daughter Edith visit.
ed friends at East Concord last week.
The Ladies' Foreign Missionary Society
meets this week with Mrs. Lizzie Harvey.
Miss Bessie Amidon has commenced
work as book-keeper for II. ID. Webster In
his store.
The heavy rain OF last Tuesday gave US
plenty of water and raised the river so as
to carry out the ice, but did no damage.
The bear that was killed here in the VIII
lage last spring has been mounted and IL
on exhibition in the south window at
Webster's store.
Miss Clara Powers OF Bakersfield, for
mer teacher here, is visiting at II. ID. Web
ster's.-Mrs. Cole of Newark is visiting
Eber Eggleston and wife return TO Cali
fornia this week. Mr.. Eggleston IN in the
fruit business in LBS Angeles, Cal, and
was called east on account OF the sickness
and death of his father.
Preparations are being made for
Christmas concert at the NJ. Il. church
Sunday, Dec. 22nd, and the following
mas tree at ne Cong. church, Iboth socie-
ties joining ia the exercises both Sunday
and Wednesday.
Arthur James broke his leg in three
places below the knee while skating on
the pond last Saturday. Doctors Root
and Harvey OF this place and DIR. Me-
Dowell of Lyndonville were called and re-
duced the fracture and he is doing as well
as could be expected.
Sutton.
William Cove, a young man who isIvlsit-
ing at w. NJ. MarshalPs, is laid up with a
broken arm. He fell while getting of a
moving train and fractured his arm.
H. A. Blake, town clerk, and one OF the
oldest residents, has been on the sick list
with grip which came near resulting in
pneumonia. He is now better and able 10
be on the street again.
Your correspondent recently chilled ON
his old friend, o. f. Bundy, who is nicely
situated at Sutton station. Mr.. andi Mrs.
Bundy run a little store which contains a
good stock of goods, Christmas groceries
ETC., and many things both useful and or
and ora dofny a v,rnHfa kIa
ness.
John Moore, son OF II. A. Moore, who
came home from Boston on account OF IN
health is much better. John is a first class
engraver, and was earning forty dollars a
week at the time his health failed. lie
was ambitious and greatly overworked and
was attached with catalepsy, remaining In
coma state for sixty days before heawoke.
He will rest a year before resuming his
work.
Miss Merle Jesseman, daughter OF Mr..
md Mrs. Ora Jesseman celebrated her 18th
birthday anniversary by Inviting her
,oung friends to party on Saturday even
ng the 7th. Children with their parents
,ame to the number of thirty-two persons.
With games and music and a chicken pie
supper the evening was pleasantly passed.
Among the presents left were a jewel case,
everal fine books, purse of money and
many other presents useful ana pretty.
w. M. Marshall is greatly improving his
arm. Before Mr.. Marshall bought IL, II
,nly cut six tons of hay, now he is winter
ng fourteen head of cattle and three
lorses. Mr.. Marshall likes his location
cry much with the exception OF the mail
ABILITIES. He and many others would be
lad to have a post-ofice established at
tuition station. At present all the North
Ridge and the Barton valley people have
o go to West Burke for their mail, but a
,ost- office at the station would accommo-
ate them finely.
east Hardwick.
Mrs. j. p. Marvin is convalescent.
Charles Wilson is at work through the
rinter for Mrs. Blake.-David Farrand
working for George Bridgman.
Henry EIdridge bought pair of horfes
q Boston and sent them home last week.
Ir. Eldridge will remain fora longer visit.
A reception was given Mrs. Louisa Doe
ironson last Monday at the. home OF her
aughter, Mrs. AIonzo Crandall, II being
er Tooth birthday. About two hund red
yere present. She is a wonderfully pre-
erved woman, with a good memory, al
,ays ready with stories OF the past. Mrs.
ronson is person it does one good TO
leet. .-t.