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

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Raymond Wright has returned to his
school at Manchester.
The union meetings have been in
teresting and profitable.
Homer L. Wheelock has gone to Buffalo,
N. Y, to enter the mercantile business.
We are to have a singing school COM
mencing next Wednesday with Mr.. Mon
tague teacher.
Craftsbury.
Mrs. NJ. E. Williams is in poor health.
c. HI. Hanson is pressing a large quantity
of hay.
Miss Martha Poor is home from New
York for her annual vacation.
G.. H. Hanson has sold the James Nc
Even farm to A. G. Keller of Irasburgh.
The Sunday school at the NJ. E. church
was reorganized last Sunday. The old
board of officers was reelected.
James McEwen has gone to Martha's
Vineyard to visit Rev. r. Moody and fam
lily and will go from there to Iowa.
Miss Elsie Patterson, who has just COM
pleted two years course in training at
the Mary Fletcher hospital, is home spend
ing the holidays.
The social at H. H. Aliens last Thursday
night was a very pleasant affair. Many
thanks are due Mr.. and Mrs. Allen for
the cordial invitation given to all.
Do not fail to attend Albert Armstrong;
illustrated lecture, ''The Little Minister"
Na1n
This is the first entertainment Of the lee
ture course.
Mrs. Cora SIicer, who has been sick with
consumption for long time, died at her
home Dec. %. We extend our heartfelt
sympathy to the husband and little girl
who are left to mourn her loss.
The funeral of Mary Scott will be held at
her late home Wednesday at one O'Clock p.
m. Miss Scott died Saturday evening, aged
42 years. She was an active worker in the
w. G. T. .. and Will be greatly missed in
that organization.
Marriage bells are ringing merrily in our
town. Among the pleasant events of the
week was the marriage of P. w. Dawson
and Miss Lizzie Burton of Albany; also
of Edgar Farr and Miss Matte Hogan of
Glover. Congratulations.
North Craftsbury.
E. L. Hastings is confined to the house
with the grip.
The academy school opened to-day with
the same teachers as last term.
The w. c. T. U. held a sociabIe at Mrs.
Paddock's last Tuesday evening which was
we'll attended.
H. n. Stevens was in ST. Johnsbury last
week.-Clarence Cowles, who has been
spending his vacation at home, has return
ed to his school at Stowe.
East Craftsbury.
Mrs. Harriet Friday has sold the lum-
Der on her farm to r. A. Patterson for $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Uric celebrated
the 10th anniversary of their marriage Jan.
LIST.
Officers elected for the Sabbath-sckool in
1901 are as follows: Superintendent, John
A. Kendrick; treasurer, Agnes Bailey;
secretary, Margaret Morse.
Rev. J. c. Taylor was absent from his
pulpit Dec. 23rd on account of sickness.
years. Elder James Anderson read a SER
mon on the twenty-third Psalm entitled,
'sThe Nigntingale's Song
Derby.
The students with their friends enjoyed
promenade and social Monday evening
to usher in the new century.
Mr.. George Twombly Sr. bought E. A.
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The farm was sold in sections.
Owing to the severe storm the recital by
the Misses McDuffee was postponed from
Wednesday to Saturday evening.
The college students returned to their
work Thursday c. R. Bates, Misses
York Friday night.
w. S. Robbins went to Lowell and West
field on business last week.--Rev. and Mrs.
Wright went to Barton Landing last Mon
day to attend the semi centennial and
watch night service of the M. E. church.
The union service at,the Congregational
church was made especially interesting by
the Oldest persons present; Mrs. John
Daley, Deacon Curtis Wiley and Deacon
Andrew Albee related many things con-
corning the time and village in the early
part of the last century.
West Derby.
John Tucker has gone to Walden to Wis
it relatives.
The week of prayer will be observed each
evening of this week at the F. B. CHI urch.
z. e. and Bert Blake have electric lights,
80 in number put into their houses and
barn this week.
Deacon Samuel s. Lunt died Sunday,
Jan 9th after long and distressing illness.
A more extended notice will be given later.
Mrs. c. F. Davis of West Burke is visit