Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-30

The death of Henry A. Jameson, son o.
the late VIM. Jameson, formerly of thi:
town, occurred at Boulder Creek, Cal, Dec
18th. His age was 10 years.
Christmas exercises were largely attend
ed at both churches. The children were at
their best and arose to the responsibilities
OF the occasion, making the entertainments
pleasant success.
At the Congregational parsonage, Christ
mas day, Mr.. Addison Smith and Miss
Carrie Temple were united in marriage by
Rev. E. p. Treat. Mr.. aud Mrs. Smith ex-
pect to live this winter at Mr.. Temples.
/ The seIectmen of this town have receiv-
| ed letter from Mayor Brown of Mont
| pelier in regard to the proposed rail road
| from Montpelier to Newport, and the air
/ is ast1r with the anticipated sound of the
| whistle and moving train.
Ed Lanou takes the cake on coon hunt
! ing. One day last week he went out and
killed two coons. The next day he tracked
another into hollow tree; from this tree
he killed two old ones and six young ones,
making ten raccoons in two days. Who
can equal this?
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthews from Morrisville
spent Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Clough.-F. d. Thompson and wife of st.
Johnsbury, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry House
of Newport and Mrs. Margaret Sylvester of
Nashua, n. H., spent Christmas with their
mother, Mrs. Helen c. Thompson.
The annual meeting of the Congregation
al Church will be held Saturday, Jan. 4, at
before the annual meeting and the lI-call,
the committee appointed to see to the rec
ords of the Church will report and the re-
port be acted upon. The committee will
also propose a new constitution and by
laws and Creed and Covenant. A large
attendance is desired.
Lowell.
Lewis Shufelt has so far recovered from
his recent illness as to be out again.
Miss Bertha Stickney, of Newport Cen
ter, spent Christmas day with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. l.. Wetherby, of Bur-
Iington, spent Christmas with Mrs. E. B.
WeIIman.
Miss Florence Sullivan of this town and
Chas. Ostrout of Westfield were married
| Tuesday, Dec. "A.
Carl Winchester and Harrie Wellman,
who were at home for the Christmas holt
day, have returned to school.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Harding, of Barton,
and Miss Ellen Paddleford, of Monroe, N.
H., visited friends in town last week.
Mrs Charles Messer has gone to her
home in Canada, called there by the sud-
den death of her mother, which occurred
Dec. %.
Samuel Cello has returned from Canada,
where he went to work in a tub shop.
Sam did not like making tubs in SO cold
climate. aEc5 ~ eT2r
George Chamb berlin has gone to Maine
for few weeks to do harness repairing for
Skinner q French at their lumber
camps there.
The marriage of Arthur Bonneau of
Grovetou, n. H., to Miss AIvine Deschamps
of this place occurred Dec. 81. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Fir. Pecotte.
Rev. FIR. 2. E. Pecotte finished his labors
here Wednesday night and has gone to
new charge somewhere in Cana Ia. His
successor here has not been appointed at
last reports.
Mrs. V. M. Parker has returned from
her visit. She was absent several weeks
visiting her daughter, Mrs. H. A. Convey,
at Lyman, N. H., and other friends at in
termediate points.
Edwin Parker, who works for George
Stinehour, cut his foot while chopping re-
Gently. Mr.. Stinehour is just beginning
to travel about without his crutches, re-
suit of like injury.
Walter Pope was hit in the eye by fly
ing chip while chopping recently and is
confined to his home. IL is thought that
he will not lose the sight of his eye, but it
is very painful injury.
Arthur Cello and Miss Nellie Newtown,
eldest daughter of Fred Newton, were
married at the Cong. parsonage Christmas
day, by Rev. s. F. Goodheart. The young
couple will reside in Aver, Mass, where
Mr.. Cello has employment.
The Christmas exercises at the Baptist
church Tuesday evening were well at
tended. The program was well rendered,
especially the parts assign to the chill
dren. The trees were prettily decorated
and loaded with gifts for both young and
old.
Clarence Dodge, who was reported very
i'll last week, died Wednesday night. He
was confined to the house only week.
Mr.. Dodge was the son of the late A. j.
Dodge of this town. He spent sixteen
years in California, returning shortly be-
fore the death of his father, which
occurred five years ago. Since then he
has resided here on the farm owned by his
father He UaS married in California aud
leaves a wife and three small children,
twin girls and a boy. The family thus
left widowed and fatherless, thousands of