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

James Labelle, the stage-driver, has
purchased a good team and will carry
passengers and express.
A little son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
G. e. Gorham June "a. Mrs. AFRO Bryant
is caring for the mother and child.
The schools in the North Neighborhood
and River districts held a picnic in Mrs.
Alvah Brooks sugar orchard last Friday.
Mrs. George Stevens is confined to the
bed with sickness.-Miss Lucretia Gorham
who has been i'll for several M onths IN
able to be out of doors.
Mrs. Leslie Phelps and daughter Vera
and Mrs. Charles Oben and son have been
visiting at Alvah Brooks the past week.
Mrs. Stella Wiggin has been visiting in
town.
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage OF Rev. c. A. Livingstone 70
Miss Alice Corbin Of Grovenor, New York.
The wedding took place at the residence
of the brides father. Mr.. and Mrs. Llv-
ingstone will soon visit this place.
Mrs. Martha Banta, widow OF the late
David Banta, of New York city, died at
the residence Of her son-in-law, Elijah y.
Cowles, on Wednesday, June 9Th. The
deceased was well-known I'm this section,
and her friends viii regret to learn OF her
death.
Two men from this place went TO Iras-
burgh and bought two pigs, put each I'm
a separate bag and started home with them
recently. When they arrived the pigs were
conspicuous by their absence. Bags and
pigs were gone. The men wore wry faces
and said little, but started on a backward
trip. Just now it is "the better part OF
valor" not to say "pigs" in the presence OF
Moody Kimball or Will Brooks.
Craftsbury.
1t is reported that j. Patterson has traded
his farm with c. II. Hanson for the j. ID.
Leavitt residence.
Mrs. II. A. Patterson returned from New
bury, where she had been visiting her
mother, last Thursday.
Mrs. K. Weber is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Stevens, in Walden.--Maria Norris of
Albany is visiting at John Poor's.-Mrs
Josephine Laid from Whitman, Mass, has
come to spend several weeks with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Patterson. George
Poor from New York is visiting his father,
John Poor.-Two brothers and sister OF
w. p. Kaiser visited him last week.
The young ladies of the town gave tho
cantata, "The Flower Queen" az the town
hall last Thursday and Friday evenings.
The work was nicely carried out and was
enjoyed by all. The singing by the fairy
voices assisted by two bluebells and
brownies was very interesting. The solo
by Miss Paddock was given in her usual
pleasing manner while the solos given by
the other young ladies showed careful
preparation on their part.
East Craftsbury.
Several from here attended the cantata
1.-THE Flower Queen" last Thursday evening
at South Craftsbury, which they pro-
nounced very fine.
Pike & Boynton OF Worthwhile have re-
Gently placed two monuments In be GEM
etery, one for James Anderson and the
other for David Uric.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Dutton entertained
a large number Of visitors last week. Mr..
Henry Dutton with his wife and two boys
from Portsmouth, y. H., Mrs. Mason Dut-
ton and son Julius from Newport and
L "a
last Thursday.
Miss Euna Anderson who teaches our
school was taken suddenly IN with tonsi-
litis last Monday evening and was unable
to finish the school.-The school IN district
No. taught by Mary r.. Taylor, closed
June 22nd, with pleasant picnic
in the woods. The following pupils were
not absent during the term: Fay Gilbert,
Gladys Gilbert, Ray Gilbert, Gertrude
Mason, Ray Sleeper; Ella Reynolds and
Henry Baldwin were not absent a day dur
ing the time that they were members OF
the school.
North Craftsbury.
Rev. c. II. Morse has had a telephone
put in at the parsonage.
Rev. w. c. Clark OF Hardwick occupied
he pulpit Sunday in exchange with Rev.
Mr.. Morse, the pastor. Mr.. Clark also
the meeting at Mill village la
he afternoon.
The school at Mill village closed last
Friday with a picnic II. NJ. Gallangher's
sugar place. The scholars having no absent
marks during the term were; Maude, Mabel
md Harold Burnham, Renfrew Gallangher,
Addie, Grace and la Gilbert, Howard Lyon,
Oelmer, Archie and Glen Miles, Laura and
Hazel Silver, and Gladys Wilson. Titus
Wheeler and Leon Wilson were absent one
half day, and Dora Gallag acr one day.
Abbie Pike teacher.
Mr.. Henry Dutton and son, from Ports
mouth, n. H., were visitors last week az
he home of +. A. Dutton.-Mrs. r. A.
hastings has been spending a couple OF
weeks with friends In Montpeier.-Th
BARN belonging TO Bert Hodgdon was
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