Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-03-04


e. q. Chase who has been confined TO
the house for long time on account Of ill
ness, has recovered sufficiently to be able
to go about the village
l.. w. Stevens has been appointed depu-
ty sheriff in place OF NJ. q. Davis who Is
labout to resign. Mr.. Davis has also sold
his harness business Co Mr.. Stevens.
The March term of Essex County court
will open on the 26th inst. As there are
arge number of cases TO come before the
court for trial and some Of them are for
grave offences, it is thought that States
Attorney Hale will convene a special grand
jury to consider these charges.
CraftsDurV.
Elmer Stratton is improving
Mrs. ID. f. Hoyt is ON the sick list.
Fred Goodwin was kicked on his shout
der and neck and injured recently.
Mr.. Charles Parker shas gone to reside
with his daughter, Mrs. Il. 5. stratton.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wheeler returned
last Tuesday from a few days visit in st.
Johnsbury.
l.. j. Kingdom has finished his work as
apprentice at Mr.. Keir's shop. Carlton
Cass will work for Mr.. Keir for the pres
ent.
c. c. Stratton is moving on to his farm
recently vacated by 5. A. Gage who is
moving into the Parker house in the viii
lage.
The donation at the Methodist church
last Wednesday evening was very pleas
ant occasion. Net proceeds one hundred
dollars.
Among the pleasant events of the week
was the marriage OF Mr.. Fred Eastman
and Miss Lizzie McCaffrey. Also OF Mr..
E. s. Stratton and Mrs. Frances Childs
Congratulations.
Presiding Elder sherburne held a meet
ing of the quarterly board last Monday
evening in he Methodist church. Three
new members were chosen To fiji places
made vacant by death.
Mr.. Fred L. Webster Of Adams, n. Y,
recently visited at j. II. Poor's.-Mrs.
Kate Wilson is visiting friends here.-Lil-
la and Florence Merrill and Alice Chase
are home from school at Morrisviile 10
spend their vacation.
Craftsbury Grange held it's regular
meeting Mar. 1st with a fair attendance.
A special meeting will be held Mar. sth at
which time the third and fourth degrees
will be worked. Refreshments will be
served and we hope we shall see a large at
tendance.
East Craftsbury.
Remember the donation for Rev. j. 9.
Taylor Wednesday evening at Mr.. s. II.
Morse's.
Miss Margaret Morse closed her hfth
year as teacher in the school here Wednes-
day A number of the parents and friends
were present and were pleased with the
closing exercises. Miss Morse has proved
herself to be an efficient teacher.
North Craftsbury.
There was no school at the academy on
Friday.
The Earnest Workers met last Saturday
afternoon with Mrs. Williams.
Twenty-Five teachers took the examina-
tion which was held here last Friday and
II. NJ. Lyon has returned home from
South Carolina where he has been visiting
for the past two months.-Mrs Nelson OF
West Albany is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Morse.
Some OF the young people went up TO
Charlie Robbins last Thursday evening
and gave Della, their daughter, a pleasant
surprise party. Refreshments were served
and a very pleasant evening was spent.
Derby.
The spring term of the academy opens
next Tuesday.
Miss Lua Richard has been visiting Miss
Laura Holbrook at Newport the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kimban have re-
turned from quite an extended visit i'm
Boston.
Mrs. Griffin, who was injured by a fall
nbout.a year ago, has gone TO Burlington
for treatment.
Clayton Waterman, a young man who
lived in the south part Of the town, was
buried Friday.
Remember that the ladies of the Meth
odist church will serve the usual good hot
meeting day.
The remains of Mrs. Elizabeth (Turner)
Currier, a former resident OF this place,
were brought here from Lunenburg, Mon
day for burial.
Mrs. Al. Albee has been threatened with
pneumonia the past week. Her daughter,
Mrs. Aiken OF Newport, is with her
George Dupont is very IN with typhoid
pneumonia.
Derby Line.
Miss Esther Butterheld is visiting friends
in Washington, ID. c.
Editor Holland of the Journal Is suffer-
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