Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-11-04
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ahe prevailing lrHuenzs aud has done cry
ditto. work for SOM time, except Office
practice.
Mrs. Fred p. Knox sud the Misses
Eleanor, Dorothy, Marjorie and Katherine
Knox, Of Epping. y h., are visiting Mas.
Knox's mother, Mrs. Emily ~eiImsn.
There was q chicken pie supper at toe
hall Tuesday evening, Oct. p. in behalf Of
the Epworth League. 1t was very <eil at
tended and the pie part was extra fac.
A unique Corn Social will be held st the
town hall, Tuesday evening, Nov. II, by
the Epworth League. Admission 10 cents.
Supper free. A pleasant time IS expected.
Lei everyone come.
James Murphy, for many years a resident
OF this town, died Friday, Oct. is. The
funeral was held from the r. Z. church
Oct. %. The funeral of Mr.. Mitchell,
father of Eleazer Mitchell, was also held
the same day.
Ed. Skinner OF Barton Landing. Ira
Parker of Newport and Maurice Parker OF
Coventry are stopping at '. NJ. Parker's
for the hunting season. Deer have been
very scarce in this neighborhood however,
since they arrived.
S. B. Cello returned from Aver, Mass,
Wednesday night. He has been absent
seven weeks working at carpenter work.
Sam is a past master at his profession and
had no trouble in holding his own with
other workmen there.
Mrs. B. j. Austin was present at the
Harvest Festival last Tuesday evening. 1t
being the first time she has attended any
thing of the kind for three years. She
now has an invaIid's wheel chair, which
Will enable her to get about with greater
ease than formerly.
Joseph Generess has rented @. c. Skin
ner's farm for a year and takes possession
soon.-HarloW Patten has rented his farm
to Bert Wilcox OF Troy and has bought
the Hutchins place on the plain. He ex-
poets TO move to the village soon.-Ed=on
Kinney has sold his farm TO w. Fl. Blai--
dell OF Barton Landing, and it is reported
that j. HI. SiIsby has bought the place of
Mr.. Blaisdell.
The ladies of the Cong. society held a
Harvest Festival and Sale at the town halt
last Tuesd day and Wednesday, both after
noon and evening. 1t was a success beyond
their expectations. The entertainment
and sale was we'll attended Tuesday even-
ing, but Wednesday evening there was q
crush. There was plenty of provision for
all however, and a tidy sum was realized by
selling at auction those articles which had
not previously been disposed OF, V. NJ.
Parker acting as a~uctioneer. Much credit
Is due those who put in their time and
best endeavor to make the affair a success
and thanks are extended to ali who con-
tributed articles for the sale. The net
proceeds were nearly $50.
The village primary school taught by II.
Violet Tucker, closed Oct. IS. There were
35 scholars registered; total attendance,
1885,; average daily attendance, q 5S-79.
The names of scholars who had no a osent
or tardy marks are Mildred Greenwood,
Betsey Kimball, Sadie kimbalI, Alice
Stephenson and Alice Austin; Dora Mar
tin had no absent marks; Frank Shufelt
and Marion Stephenson had only one
absent mark each; those having had no
tardy marks are Albert Brousseau, Charlie
Brousseau, Rena Revoir and Clara Rouse.
Those in the A class deserving mention for
having made marked Improvement in
their studies are Mildred Greenwood, Bet
sey Kimball, Alice Stephenson, Alice Aus
tin and George Cross. In the 3 class, Sadie
KimbaIl, Harry Sargent, Walter Paronto
and Alfred Revoir.
Morgan Center.
A girl baby at George Ewens'.
Mrs. ]. II. Gilmore is confined to the
house with a severe cold.
j. H. Gilmore has sold his farm to Myron
Lurvey OF Bloomfield who will take pos
session about March 1st.
Dennis E. May OF st. Johnsbury was in
town last week on business.-Clarence
Elliott is home from his work in the
lumber woods on account of illness.
The selectmen have made a great i'm
provement in the looks of tue cemetery
here by cutting bushes and Strengthening
up the stones and by replacing the old
board fence with a new wire fence.
Miss Carrie Gadupee, teacher of the Cen
ter school, gave her scholars q ride last
Saturday afternoon which was much en-
ioyed by all. ;
Newport. @.
Mrs. C.. n. Brady gave a whist party last
Friday night.
w. c. Lindsay was admitted to the bar
in Montpelier last week.
The Maloney family have broken up
housekeeping and will board.
Eugene Clifford, of this place was mar
ried to Miss Lyford of Stanstead Wednes-
day evening.
Mr.. John Hildreth was married TO Miss
Addie Blake OF West Derby last Wednes-
day evening.
Miss Helen FolIett has entered the
Express and Standard office as an appren-
tice at typesetting.