Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-30

a fine manner. Some OF he parts. such as
the ladies' trio, were extremely difficult.
The orchestra, consisting OF eight pieces
did excellent work, and all the vocal parts
were well sustained. The speaking and
singing oy the children was, as usual, very
good. The children here never disappoint
an audience but meet every expectation.
The trees were well loaded with presents,
mostly for the children, and all, both old
and young, appeared to have an enjoyable
time. One pleasant thing about it was ne
fact that the whole musical and literary
program lasted only forty five minutes,
which gave ample time to distribute the
presents without making late hours,
though the exercises did not begin until
eight O'Clock. Occasionally it is well to
have union exercises, bringing different
Sunday schools together, and especially,
for all the singers of community to take
up some grand chorus which needs many
singers. Besides the simple matterof en-
tertainment, the social advantage of sach
gatherings and associations are exceedingly
/ beneficial.
SartOn Landing.
| Dick johnson is at work at Newport
OiateHcS hdNSS EeceItIy iOSl nurse
! valued al $50.
! Lee Winget has gone to Sherbrooke for
/ short vacation.
N c. Dane is visiting friends in Coven-
| try for a few days.
/ Miss Artimisia Rogers is very low with
| tuberculosis of the bowels.
Vanessa Buchanan of West Lebanon
| n. N, is visiting friends here.
| Carl French and family spent Christmas
at Kendrick Richmond's at Newport.
| o. A Lyon moves this week into one of
! E. e. Stafford tenements in his block.
| Ga account of lack of dry lumber the
! lower mill did not run for a few days last
week.
Rev. S. G.. Lewis was presented with a
wolfskin robe by his Pensioners at
! Christmas.
| Miss Glen Stafford, daughter of E. D.
Stafford, is home from Massachusetts, for
holiday visit
John Chamberlain is still confined to the
house with rheumatism.-Wi William Wells
| has aeumatic fever.
G. w. Parker has his new tenement
pIastered and will have it ready for occu-
pancy in a short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Cooper and their son
ely de of Barton spent Christmas day Wis
iting at Thomas Buzzo's.
Kate Hennesy is home for a short visit
from West Lebanon, n. H., where she has
been employed for the last ten years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Haselton, of Bos-
ton, are visiting their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Haselton, for a few days.
J. G. TurnbulI has arranged to pump the
water from reservoir which he is build
ing near the river to supply his engine at
the creamery. '7-
Rufus Trip is home from the hospital
at Montreal. His hand is doing well.
The many friends of Mrs. Trip made her
present of a purse of money for a Christ
mas gift.
Taplin & RowelI weighed their two year
old hog recently and it weighed 800
pounds. This winter will bring it up
to 1000 pounds. 1t is sight to see him,
and m any avail themselves of the opportu-
nifty. - soutifsf~4 go
At the meeting of the Good Templars
next Thursday evening eleven new mem
bers are to be initiated. Three were ad-
mitted into the grange, and five more sent
in apple alton for admission, at their last
meeting.
Ezra Taylor's two horses attempted to
run away recently but train standing
across he track headed them off in that
direction and they turned in toward the
feed store, but were stopped by Engineer
William Berwick, who happened to be off
his engine.
The E. L. Chandler Co. donated Gig hty-
eight turkeys to the married men whom
they employ in their mills, for a Christmas
dinner. The young men without families
were left out, but they say next year they
will be in it, and get the turkey. Now is
your time girls.
Mrs. z. D. Goodnow has ten splendid
boys in her Sunday school class at the
Methodist church. She decided to make
each of them Christmas present, and knit
ten pairs of nice wooden mittens, one pair
for each boy. The boys ought to appre-
ciate the gifts which cost so much labor.
The Christmas exercises at both the
Congregational and Methodist churches
last Tuesday evening were very pleasant.
The children performed their parts credit
ably, both in singing and speaking, and
the trees were loaded with beautiful and
useful presents, to say nothing OF the
many toys which made the children glad.
The Boston & Maine r. r. Co. are doing
a large job at the Chandler curve just
little north of the village. 1t has always
been a very hard place to draw up heavy
train on account of the grade and curve.
The bank is nearly thirty feet down to the