Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-04-14

Cora Batchelder visited her parents re-
cently.-Miss Beach visited her sister, Mrs.
Copp last week.
Frank Wolcott started last week with
horse and carriage on his journey from
here to Lowell, Mass.
Rev. G. Ell. Merrill of st. Johnsbury will
speak at the church Sunday, Apr. Goth, at
2 p. m. All are welcome. We hope there
will be good mum Der present.
The Junior League will give an enter
tainment in the vestry Friday evening,
April 18th, consisting of speaking, singing,
tableaux, dialogues and a cake walk The
proceeds are to be used for singing books
for the children. The entertainment will
be followed by promenade. Admission,
adults, 10 cents; children under twelve
years of age will be admitted free.
West Charleston.
The sick people are i'm proving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Foster visited rela-
tives in town last week.
The friends of Mrs. Geo. K1mball were
panied to learn of her death.
Richard Steadiford of Morgan has moved
lnGO the mary H1nman mouse.
Mrs. Minis from West Derby has moved
into the Mary Hinman house.
Kimble Clifford of Derby Line was in
town last week calling on friends.
Rev. 9. FL. Merrill will speak at the
union meeting Sunday evening, A pril 10Th.
Mrs. VIM. Eley is home from Newport
where she has been for the past few weeks.
News has been received that Miss Mae
Parlin is not gaining as fast as was hoped
Reginald Eley is home from Skinner,
Maine, where he has been at work for the
past three years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles HiIdreth spent a
day last week with their daughter, Mrs. E.
Wiley, of Barton Landing.
The McDuffee Sisters will give an enter
tainment consisting of recitations and read
ings at the Cong'l church Thursday even
ing, Apr. 18th. Admission 2Oc., children,
15c.RTE
There was a good attendance at the
meeting of the I. o. G. T. last week and all
were glad to welcome a visitor, Mr.. Ernest
Cox, from Morgan. Our lodge is con-
stantIy growing.
The schools will resume work April 21st
with Miss Ada Niles in the village, Mrs.
Emma Reed at Plunkett, Miss Bernice
Wheeler at Cole hill, and Miss Annie Dwire
in the Gay district.
Mrs. Nancy Goodwin died Tuesday night
at the home of her daughter, Mrs Hennesy,
where she has been tenderly cared for in
her declining years. She was lady who
made friends, by her very genial way, in
every location where she lived, and had an
encouraging word for the discouraged
She will be greatly missed in her family.
Island Pond.
L. A. Cobb has returned from Savannah,
Ga.
Mrs. Falls of Michigan is visiting her
brother, S. d. Hobson.
Rev E. j. Gale was in st. Adams last
week attending conference.
Herbert Hardy had his left hand badly
injured on an emery wheel at Fitzgerald Is
mill last week.
Miss Mabelle LIE Borveau and Miss Maud
Danforth have gone to Barre where they
will be employed as teachers during tn e
spring.
Rev. Z. D. Trottier, who has been priest
OF st. James church for nearly eighteen
years has been transferred to Bennington
and will be succeeded by Rev FIR. La
Chance.
| A special town meeting is called for
April 18th to see what action the town will
take regarding water supply, and to ap-
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place of Alvin Smith, who has resigned.
Coventry.
Miss Myrtle Gray of Holland is visiting
Effie Smith.
A. D. Thurber went to st. !Albans Sat
urday to conference.
! Miss Gertrude Pike visited friends in
town last Thursday.
The village schools commence today, M r
Callahan and Grace Bean teachers.
Seymour Lane was in town last Thurs
day buying maple sugar, price &c.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. Nichols of Belvidere, Apr. Sth.
Sarah Porter ishome from st. ohm sbury
her cousin, Christine Tucker, accompanied
her.
Mrs. o. E. Aiken and daughter, Helen
of Cabot are visiting Mrs. Aiken's father
G.. s. Livingstone.
FL. F. Blacks sister law, Mrs. Madi-
son Black, of Hartford, Conn.,, dice
recently after long sickness.
Moses Rowland of Providence, r. l., i
visiting his sister, Mrs. VIM. Stevens. Mr.
Rowland was formerly hotel keeper here
Miss Dorothy Richards gave talk il
the Cong'l church Sunday evening, Apr.
before the G. E. society. Miss Richards i
a very pleasant speaker. A collection wa
taken at the close to help on her work a
Conception, Chilli.
We are panied to learn of the death O
Geo. Park Bowles. His death occurred q
Newport at the home of his sister, Mrs
Camp. Mr.. Bowles was brother of Mrs
Samuel Burbank of this place and ha
made his home with her for several years