Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-01-14

| Wallace Sawyer has closed his labOrs
! with the Percival Furniture Co., and has
| gone to Barton Landing to work for the
E. L. Chandler Co.
Mrs. Nancy Springer of Portland, Maine,
is the guest Of her sister, Mrs. j. w.
Murlland. Mrs. Springer will remain
here for few weeks.
A letter from Arthur Drew who is stop
ping at Southern Pines, North Carolina
this winter states that he is enjoying him
self and is in comfortable health.
Mrs. o. H. Mossman will entertain the
Odd Girls at her home Thursday p. M,
Jan. 18th. 1t is the annual meeting and
all mem bers are requested to be present.
W. W. Miles, administrator of the l.. FL.
Thompson estate, moved a large number
Of law books to his place recently, from
the library owned by the late L. FL. Thomp-
son.
G. B. Frazier and Charles Baldwin
have started out on their first trip for the
season, taking orders for the sale OF furni-
ture manufactured by the Percival Furni-
ture Co.
Richard P. Heating who has been in
ness has returned to settle down on the
old home farm which belongs to his
father, John Heating.
The meeting at the Cong. vestry this
evening viii be a union meeting Of the
Christian Endeavor and EpWorth League
societies. Mrs. G. W. Tenney will give
report of the recent convention in Bur-
Iington.
A musical festival will be held at New
port February to s next by the Newport
Musical Association, Prof. H. G. BIaisdell,
conductor. This is not the Orleans Co.
Association as this will not hold conven
ton this year.
Rev. Mr.. Sheaff has announced as the
subject for his sermon next Sunday morn
ing: sEThe stone which the builders re-
jected the same is made the head Of the
corner" In the evening a talk will be
given on the subject OF general reading.
The town OF Charleston has brought suit
against this village to collect the taxes
which it is claimed is due that town on
the electric light plant owned by this vii
Iage and situated in Charleston. The case
will be contested and is likely to go to the
supreme court for a final settlement.
Dr. j. NJ. Blake accompanied w. S.
Mason, who recently met with a serious
accident to his eye, TO Boston Monday
night. They went to the Massachusetts,
Eye and Ear Infirmary. This is cele
brated institution where everything which !
can be done for the comfort and relief OF
patients is assured. When DR.. Blake came
away Wednesday Mr.. Mason was as COM I
Portable as could be expected.
At the meeting of Olympic Encampment
Friday evening the following officers were /
by c. Q. W. Heath, district |
deputy: c. P, E. B. Robinson; S. W., !
J. w. McFarIane; J. W., E. S. WEIGH; /
I'll. P, q. F. Jewell; S., A. a. Larabee; T., i
H. D. Phillips; I. S., F. G. Burdick; o. S.,
E. E. Flanders; P. e. P. William Berwick. |
The delegates to the grand encampment !
were William Berwick and H. D. Phillips.
Engine No. 387 attached to train No. IA
which is due here at 4 :36 p. N. was barely
able to draw the train here Thursday
night. Some OF the boiler flues bursting
he fire was deluged with water but tie
train got as far as opposite the passenger
depot where it remained about an hour till
5he Boston and Montreal express arrived.
After some delay the disabled train was
Drawn to a side track, leaving the line
clear.
In our last issue we failed to mention
some repairs in our write up, and will
speak of a few which have come to
Douglass Lester has added
village water and electric
lights and generally improved his dwell
ng. S. A. Smith has set Of buildings
lnder way on lot which he bought OF
Aaron Skinner, and Il. c. Gay finished off
small building which was formerly a
hoemaker'5 shop into a tenement, and
made other repairs.
Mr.. Ct. A. Drew returned last week
rom Hanover, n. H., where he had been
n the hospital for few days. He went
here to have skin tumor removed from
lis eyeIid. The operation was performed
~ DR.. Smith and was very successful. Mr..
Drew speaks in very high terms of the
plendid care which he had while in the
hospital, every attention being shown him
nd everything possible done to make his
tay as comfortable and pleasant as it
ould be under the circumstances.
Austin Robe of Concord, n. H, secre-
airy Of the Y. NJ. G. a. of New Hampshire
nd Vermont, gave some very interesting
alks on the work of the organization
which he represents at both the Cong.
nd III. E. churches yesterday. He held
onsecration meeting in the morning at
80, occupied Mr.. Sheaff's pulpit in the
orenoon, conducted a meeting at 8 pm in
he Methodist church and spoke to large
udience in the same church in the eve
ing. MIR. Robbie is an earnest Christian
Gentleman. an eloquent spea ker and holds