Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-02-11

Stephen Pearson.
Mrs. Sarah Church, who has been sick
for long time, is improving.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of DIR. Amos T.. Parlin to Iva b. Sweeney of
Island Pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Sawyer were called
to Derby last week to attend the funeral of
Charles Streeter.
A large audience listened to a euIogy on
Queen Victoria Sunday evening at the F.
B. church by Rev. j. Ellington.
Miss Edith Hudson closed a very success
full term of school last Friday. This is her
fifth term in the primary school.
Miss Ruth Calkins, who has been attend
ing the winter term of school here, has re-
turned to her home in Westmore.
Nh. Piper received the sad news of the
death of his mother, Mrs. Lyford, Feb. 9TH
at st. Johnsbury. She was a great sufferer
from a cancer.
Much sympathy is felt for Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcneil who lost their little daughter
Beatrice at the home of Mrs. McNeiPs
father, Mr.. Burbick, in Holland.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hamilton got home
last Thursday from their visit to their
daughter, Mrs. c. o. Holton at Newbury
and also at w. A. Hines at Newport. Mr.
Hamilton has lived on the farm where he
now is for the last forty-one years.
Primary school closed Friday, February,
Sth. Pupils having no marks throughout
the term were: Eddie Bixby, Willie Parker,
Carroll Wheeler, Carlyle Nye, Harold
Dr.
Parker had been perfect in attendance
throughout the entire year.
Miss Lydia Human of Iowa came here to
assist in caring for her brother, DIR. Hin
man.-Herbert Mcneil is stopping at Mr.
Hildreth's.-Iva Sweeney of Island Pond
was in town recently.-Mrs. r.. j. Knowles
of Waterbury has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. j. b. Gray.-Miss Julia Clark of
Island Pond is stopping with her sister,
Mrs. A. w. Lyon.-L. p. Brooks of West
Derby has been here the past week caring
for DIR. Hinman.-Dr Amos Parlin of Nor.
ton visited his parents last week.
Coventry.
Arthur White has engaged to work for
the Scott Brothers.
Charles Chapman has purchased the
George Lafrance place in the village and
has sold his farm to Ernest Perry.
The village schools closed last Friday.
Appropriate exercises were given by the
children who performed their parts in a
creditable manner.
The meetings will continue at the Meth
odist church the coming week under the
charge of Miss Mile Martin, who is a
very pleasant speaker. All are cordially
invited to attend.
At the annual election of officers for the
Dorcas society the following were elected:
President, Mrs. John Fuller; Vice Pres,
Mrs. d. Ware; Sec, Hattie Tnurber; Treas,
Mrs. II. Q. Nichols chairman Of literary
committee, Hattie Thurber.
DR.. Ward of st. Johnsbury was in town
last week testing cattle.-Andrew Corrow's
aunt, Mrs. Cheney, is visiting him.-Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Fuschey of Littleton, n. I
H., are in town on account of the serious
illness of their daughter.-Mrs. Bedell of
Derby is here caring for her daughter, Mrs.
Herbert Chamberlain, who is sick with
the grip. ...-5-
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. d. Thurber have the
grip.-Mrs. Nathaniel Sawyer suffered a
shock last Tuesday afternoon and for a
time was in critical condition, but is
more comfortable at present. Little Melia
Fuschey, who has been staying with her
grandmother, Mrs. l. Treaudo, has been
dangerously i'll the past week. Eliza Par
ker has been caring for her.-Neson Shep- |
ard and Mrs. Eunice Gray are ill.
The executive committee of the Orleans !
county w. 9. T. u. met at the Baptist par
sonage in Newport Jan. 30th at 10 o'clock. /
Mrs. Paddock, county president, of North .
Craftsbury, Mrs. Hopkinson of Derby,
Mrs. Nye of Charleston, and Mrs. Cum
mings of Newport were in attendance, also
Mrs. Pearson and Mrs. Ware of Coventry.
An interesting program was mapped out
for a county convention to be held at West
Charleston in May.
The supper gotten up by the gentlemen
of the Cong. society last Thursday evening
was decided success. They proved they
could not only set tables and wash dishes
but were expert cooks as well. Such
dougknuts were never before produced,
and the cake by one of the gentlemen,
whose name we will not mention for fear
of causing envious feeling, was pronounced
first class. The oysters were cooked to a
charm by the skillful hand of one used to
the business. The program ofthe evening
consisted of songs nicely rendered by Miss
Martin, the evangelist, and a lecture by
Rev. P. B. Fisk on "The Cost of Boy"
which was very interesting. Minister'S
and other professional mems sons may cost
as much as represented, but farmers boys
usually have to help pay for their "bring-
ing up" However the lecturer showed
the Importance of an educated boy, and
one trained in the right direction to be