Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-12-08

house.
Ernest Chaplin is teaching in the Dolloff
district.
Roy c. Cheney spent Sunday with his
parents.
G. B. Stoddard was here Saturday on
business trip.
Harley Moody is at Island Pond work
ing for Fred Stevens.
Mrs. SWEET OF Barton visited her daugh-
ter, Mrs. T. Page, recently.
John Moore has finished making cedar
oil for this season and has come home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pierce entertained
their sister, Miss Bessie, the past week.
| Norman Amy had the misfortune to fell
recently and hurt his back quite badly.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice z. Buck returned
| Mrs. Kate Richardson and daughter,
Mildred, of West Derby, are spending the
week here.
Little AItha, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
! A. 7. Wilson, does not improve as fast as
was hoped for and is still very ILL.
Amos Batchelder has taken job Of A.
c. Fellows to cut his lumber and already
sugar orchard.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Marsh of Holland
were here the first of the week and looked
at several farms in this vicinity with the
intention of purchasing home here.
A meeting of the Modern Woodmen of
America was held in their hall, Tuesday
evening, Dec. End, when quite a delega
ton from the camp at West Charlesto
were present.
E. Ell. and F. W. Buck, who have sold
out their stock in Billings, Montana, and
recently visitei here, have gone to Cuba,
intending, if they are suited with the eli
mate, to make that country their home
West Charleston.
Miss Nora Parker was in to wn last week.
A girl baby arrived at Clarence Bowen's
last week.
town recently.
Merrick Bowen is expected home soon
to spend the winter.
Rev. Mr.. Blake of West Derby was in
this place last week and assisted in the
meetings.
Harlan Nye, who has been sick for some
months, has gone to Boston for medica
treatment.
Several from this place attended the
the Thanksgiving ball at Cops and report
a very fine time.
Rev. Mr.. Newell and two daughters OF
Lyndon have been here holding meeting
the past week with very good success.
Porter Lyon has sold his interest in the
'Island" to his father, A. w. Lyon, taking
in payment cottage at Willoughby LAX e
Mrs. G.. S. Kilgore of Auburn, Me-, i:
stopping with her husband who is in
charge of the work on the penstock. They
board with Mrs. James Rooney.
Coventry.
Mrs. Cornelia Hancock is very sick.
. Theda Metcalf is very sick with appen-
dicitis.
Rev. Mr.. Treat and Mr.. George Parker
were in town last Wednesday evening tc
, attend the revival meetings.
A council Of physicians has again beer
. called on the case of little Ruth Cleveland
i She is more comforta ole at present.
The union revival meetings held her
I the past week have been we'll attended
, Revs. Lyman and Lewis have rendered
| a ole service.
, The MONITOR Agent will be at the pcs
Y office here on Saturday, Dec. 20sh, from
f 10 a. M. to 3 p. m. See him and arrang
g for club papers.
!. The ". G. I. U. went in body to tn
, home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Ware on Tues
g day evening and gave them a complet
q surprise. Mr.. and Mrs. Ware were jus
n about to sit down to a dinner of sou
when these women came in and took pos
q session, laid out the table and began {
q prepare for big spread which they ha
: brought with them. They brought thei
nus bands along too to help eat the goo
things. The dinner was a grand success
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ware had the privileg
of eating oysters and other good thing
, instead of the soup they had prepared
:, After dinner meeting of the w. c. t. I
was called to order by the president. Til
opening exercises consisted of scriptul
reading and prayer, report of secretar
IL and roll call to which a large number
So the members responded. A letter we
80 read from Mrs. Read, state president, writ
ten to Mrs. Keys for her birthday ann
versary. A beautiful poem sent to Mr.
s. Keys from Chicago and written by an oil
lady ninety four years old was also req
ir and greatly appreciated. A new membe
was received and given the white ribbon
s. after subscribing to the pledge tt
meeting closed with the w. U. I. U. ber
ct ediction. Mrs. Picket from Montreal,
he sister of Mrs. Keys, was present. M
and Mrs. Ware wish TO thank the organ
as cation for so pleasantly remem boring the
a. on this occasion and giving them anoth
be pleasant milestone along the pathway
life Long live the w. G. T. U.
CraftSDurS
Mrs. John Martin is in very poor healt
Mis-. Ellen Stratton has gone to Morri
IL. vile.
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