Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-11-04
North Craftsbury.

Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce Davis of Portsmouth,
Y. H.. have been visiting at DR.. G.. ".
Dustan's a few days.-FoIIowing the return
of DR.. Dustan from Buffalo his son Will
Joined friends on a trip to Buffalo.
The North CrBftsbury item on page two
stating that "the daughter OF Rev. john
ChamberIin of New York were expected as
guests at the hotel" should have read:
Mrs. John Chamberlin, son and two daugh-
tiers from New York arrived last week and
will remain some days.
Halo we'en was duly observed by the
students of the academy and other young
people who held a party al academy hail
in the early evening Thursday and later in
groups ~serenaded some of the people of
the village and did other things supposed
to be appropriate for the occasion.
Derby.
Mrs. Stephen Davis is in quite poor
health.
Mr.. Henry Colby and wife expect to go
soon to Oregon.
Mr.. Arnold Edmunds Is in a hospital IN
Boston for treatment.
VS.. Robbins was IN st. Adams part of
last week on business.
Edgar silver's family have returned to
New York for the winter.
Frank Blay is building a small tenement
house for his help TO reside in.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Twombly have re-
turned from their wedding trip.
E. Fl. Grow is repairing his house, clap
boarding, putting on new jets, etc.
Miss Alice Gibson has been entertaining
Miss Robinson OF Barnet the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Daley, Mrs. Josiah
Grout and Mr.. Aaron Grout returned from
Buffalo Tuesday.
The Baptist church has extended a call
to Rev. F. D. L%uddiugton of New Haven,
Conn, which has been accepted.
Mr.. Joe Majors people lost their
youngest boy last week from scarletina
and another child is now i'll with the dis
ease.
The preachers meeting held at the NJ. E.
church last week was we'll attended and
every session was interesting and profit
able.
Remember the annual fall exhibition at
the academy hall Friday evening Nov. Sth.
The usual interesting and good time is as
sured.
Henry BIay has been building an addi-
ton to his barn. II is 18X52 feet and has
a basement. The upper part will be used
for a stable.
The Halloween pranks cut up about
the village this year attest the fact that
Darbry c+ilJ hos coma vO11np mon who GRO
willing to work hard for a little fun.
B. F. Sawyer has a White Chester hog,
which we think is the largest ever seen in
the county, weighing nearly 700 lbs. 1t
took the premium at the Newport fair.
Plan to attend the honey supper given
by the CongregationalIadies to be followed
by reading by Prof. Adams at the
Richard parIors Tuesday evening, Nov. 9TH.
Geo. c. KimbaIl has a large collection of
old coins of various denomination, many
ofthem representing the money used in
foreign countries. One of the latter dates
back to 1863; the oldest United States
piece dates back to 1895. The whole col
lection amounts to about $50.
A week ago Saturday night the men of
the village and vicinity had quite a lively
fight with fire which was discovered about
nine O'Clock making its way through the
dry grass in the direction of c.. K. Carpen-
ter's sugar house. After some vigorous
stamping and whipping with evergreen
branches it was extinguished except in an
old hollow tree which had to be chopped
down.
Mr.. Daggett who has carried on the town
farm the past year takes possession of his
property recently purchased of n. I.
Blake this week. He is succeeded by An
tome Busky On the farm.-Mr. David
Moody has sold his farm to Mr.. Labounty
of Norton and has bought the Luther
Armstrong place on the Charleston road
Mr.. Jason Wilson has sold his farm to a
party from Ayers Flats, Canada, and he
has hired the Wiley place of Henry Colby.
Charles Young of Salem Derby has sold
his farm and moved into the village, hav-
ing rented Mrs. Arthur Sawyer's place.
West Derby.
Mrs. James Richardson is visiting in
Troy.
Mrs. Mary Bickford of Barton is visiting
at E. a. Richardson's.
u. c. Blake has lately sold to H. A. Per-
kins & Co. of White River Junction, beef
hides to the amount of S3250. 90
Mrs. Bailey has moved to Newark to the
MaeQueen farm.
Miss Addie Blake and Mr.. John Rildreth
were married at the F.. B. parsonage, We'd
nesday, Oct. Both by Rev. E. E. Phillips.
Miss Viola Cobb is in very poor health.
She has let her place to Alvah Merrill and
is now stopping with Mrs. Hadley on Riv-
er st.