Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-12-29


Alden Willis and family spent Christmas
at Albany.
Nathan Dane went to Barton last We'd
nesday for a short visit.
Mrs. Ellen Gray Of Richford visited at
Fred P. Riley's last Friday.
Rev. o. w. Heyer went to Holland last
Monday to attend funeral.
Frances Garland has recovered from her
illness and is teaching again.
Alma Lawson has come home for a few
days because OF her mothers illness.
Marjorie Erwin is at home, the seminary
at Montpelier having closed for the present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Smith of Newport
spent Christmas with his father, Henry L.
Smith.
Master Charlie Erwin has retired from
business, having sold the balance of his
goods to his father for twenty five cents.
The children of Hazen Meacham spent
December 25th with their parents. All
were present except Mrs. Myrtle Wright of
Enosburg Falls.
George Olin has butchered one hundred
one hogs and eight beeves since cold
weather set in. Sixty seven of the hogs he
dressed at home the others at the homes of
the owners.
The union Christmas tree at the Free
Baptist church Wednesday evening was
very pleasant affair. The house was
| crowded, the exercises were appropriate,
the presents numerous, some being very
valuable. The pastors and their families
were not forgotten in the distribution of
the gifts.
DEFERRED LOCALS.
The creamery paid 27 cents for Novem-
Der butter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Estell visited friends
at Ayers Flat recently.
Master Maurice Kendall spent several
days recently with his grandmother, Mrs.
Lydia Bailey.
Miss Eda Bailey has returned from New :
port, where she has been sewing for Mrs
Charles Ramsdell.
j. q. Turnbull has let Olin Kilby the
job of filling the ice house for the use OF
the creamery here.
TROY.
Mrs. Elvira Wheeler is Ill.
Rev. W. s. JENNIE is much improved.
Mrs. V. s. Larabee has been quite ill.
Fred Albee is clerking at Hammond's.
Miss Helen I. Lauren spent Christmas at
home.
Hester Coburne is spending the holiday
vacation at home.
Warren Whitehouse has moved into W
M. Hodsden's tenement.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith spent Christ
mas with Mrs. Smiths parents at Beeb,
Plain.
The Christmas tree, with exercises, wa,
an enjoyable affair, and brought together
large company.
Clayton Hitchcock, who has completed
his second term as principal of Newport
Center school, is engaged for the winte
term.
Mrs. Nettie L. Miller and Lucius D
Mute of Marshfield, were united in mar
riage Thursday evening, Dec. 18th, by Rev
J. w. Buzzell, and the follwing morning
they left for Marshfield, their future home
Mrs. Mute will be much missed, and sh
takes with her the kind wishes of her man,
!, friends. ned
WESTFIELD.- ,s
Mrs Foster Kinney of Hardwick is visit
; ing her parents.
DR.. w. A. Young has been in Canad
attending sick relative.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Farman attends
dinner at Newport on Christmas day.
Mrs. Fred Taylor (Winnie Farman), Q
6 her fathers.
Miss Ethel Kimball of Portsmouth, Va
: has come here to reside with her uncle
Frank Chapman.
Wallace 81. Gilpin of the MONITOR offic,
Barton, was home over Christmas. Lesli
M. Wood worth returned with him to Bar
. ton for q visit.
The Christmas exercises held in til
Congr church on Christmas eve passed o
very pleasantly. The church was we
filed with people who were made glad b
u the fruit of the Christmas tree.
The Rev. M. w. Farman arrived home o
3 Christmas eve. He preached in Chelsea o
: the 14th and in Waitsfield on the:21st. E
q delivered his Sheridan lecture In WaitsfieI
8 on the 10th and in Walden on the 23d.
WESTMORE.
Mrs. Lasher leaves for q short vacatio
next Wednesday.
M. Mack has gone to East Haven
;. work in the woods.
"A Dennis Drohan of Shelburne, N. H.,
a visiting at John Hinton's.
q There was Christmas tree at the chure
n Wednesday, Dec. "a. A pleasant time vi
1t enjoyed by those present.
u WEST BURKE.
Miss Agnes Rsttery is sick with pne,