Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-01-21

ing and no business was transacted. The
next meeting will be held at Mrs. VIM.
Palen's on Jan. "a. The members are all
requested to be present as there is large
amount of business to be transacted. Ev-
erybody invited.
Irasburgh.
Mrs. Charles Sylvester has been sick the
past two weeks.
Several from town attended the concert
at Barton last Tuesday evening.
1t was Fletcher Kidder and family who
had moved to Troy not Wilder as appeared
last week.
Mrs. Cheney of Albany was with her
daughter, Mrs. George Locke, several days
last week.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Locke died Sunday, Jan. 13, and
was buried the Tuesday following.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Gilmour served
chicken pie dinner for the Ladies' Aid So
ciety last Thursday. A large number were
present.
concert exercise, ''The Story of China's
Need" took he place of the regular Sun
day-school lessons at the Cong1 church
yesterday.
Mrs. S. w. Beauclerk is visiting her
daughter Marie in Concord, n. H., and
also her son, DR.. Preston Beauclerk, in
Contoocook.
Charles Kenyon has finished work for F.
a. Buchanan and returned to his home in
Bradford. Arthur Brown takes his place
as clerk in the store.
Rev. Mr.. Dixon of Barton Landing
preached in the Methodist church yester-
day morning and evening in exchange
with Rev. Mr.. Knapp.
Mr.. Mckenzie, who served his appren-
ticeship in Lyndon, is working for Mr..
Winget in his blacksmith shop and boards
with his sister, Mrs. Conway.
Charles Fisher was at home from Mont
gomery last week.-Rev. Mr.. Knapp was
in Bloomington last Thursday and Friday
to assist in services held there.
Mrs. Ann Stevens, sister of Elijah Wiley,
died at her home in Holyoke, Mass, last
week, and was brought to the Irasburgh
cemetery for burial last Wednesday. Her
age was about so years.
Mr.. j. NJ. Foss and son will give ali
entertainment at the court house hall Fri
day evening consisting of the "Wonderful
Life Moving Pictures" Part second will
be devoted to the world renowned ''Passion
Play" This entertainment is highly en-
dorsed by the press and pulpit and is wor-
thy the patronage of the public.
Lowell.
Sherman Gage of Craftsbury was in town
Thursday stopping at Osmer Farman's.
The union meetings were continued
through last week in addition to those of
the week of prayer.
George Curtis was sick several days last
week with an attack of the grip. There
are several cases in town. s1s
Chas. Generess has finished work for
Lewis Cross and has gone to Piermont, n.
H., where he has work the coming season
on farm.
Mrs. E. B. Wellman has gone to Hano-
yer, n. H., accompanying her sister, Mrs.
II. D. Stannard of Barton Landing, who
has gone there for an operation.
Mrs. Edison Kinney is reported seriously
i'll at Foster, P. @. Her daughter, Mrs.
Harvey Stewart, is with her. Mrs. Kinney's
many friends here will hopefor her speedy
recovery.
Leonard Sylvester has returned from
Connecticut where he has been at work in
the telephone business. He expects to re-
main for a time and may possibly purchase
a small farm and remain with us.
Reports reach US of the death of Austin
Lockwood who left here in the fall for
some place in Michigan. Mr.. Lockwood
carried on the old Lockwood farm in the
west part of the town for year recently.
Dennis Hines will go to Johnson to work
for Fred Jones as soon as his lease of Milo
Hines farm runs out. His late misfortune
renders him unable to carry on the farm
on his own account. We are sorry to lose
Dennis who is a quiet, but upright towns
man.
LAUNDERING interests here are not as brisk
as last year owing to the deep snow which
came too early for the choppers. Silsby &
Co. will have fair stock, having cut con-
siderable timber on their own lots. W. FL.
Pope, who has probably the largest cut of
logs lis putting them on the river bank for
parties below. Quite quantity of pulp
wood is also being drawn to the river. 1t
now appears that wood will be rather
scarce as maple and birch logs do not han
die with ease in three feet of snow.
Morgan.
Mr.. o. r. Wilcox has a Peoples tele-
phone put into his residence at the corner.
There will be a social at ]. B. Cox's We'd |
nesday evening, Jan. %. Everyone invited. |
Mrs. Arthur Rood was called to Magog
to attend the funeral of her father, Mr..
Parker.
Mrs. Benton is visiting her brother, A.