Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-04-07

There will be no service at the Me.
church next Sunday, as the pastor will be
at conference at st. Adams.
At the meeting of the board of school
directors Ernest Batchelder was chosen
chairman, S. Il. Pearson, clerk, and Dr. F.
d. Badger, superintendent
The village schools comm ence next Mon
day, Mr.. Callahan and Grace Bean teachers,
Mr.. Hastings teaches in North neigh bor-
hood, Miss Cummings on West Hill, Effie
Smith at the Center and Carrie Fisher in
the river district.
East Coventry.
Miss Ara bella Parker is on the sick list.
David Anderson has hired to S. E.
Standsh for the season.
Mr.. Walker has been having a short
vacation visiting friends in Troy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Knapp spent Sunday
at their sons in West Derby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wright and Mrs.
Helen Bickford visited at Il. F. Blacks
Tuesday.
John Wells entertained about a dozen of
his Newport friends at sugar party last
week. Some Of them were little late for
the sugaring off at the camp SO John found
way out of it by sugaring off at the house
Craftsburv.
Mrs. Clara Gallagher is improving.
Mrs. Geo. Howard left last Friday for
Hazardville, Conn.
H. A. Scott & Son moved into their new
building last Monday.
| Mrs. Sherman Simonds and baby daugh-
ter are visiting at G. c. Cheney's.
Carrie Weimnann of Jacksonville is
visiting in town for few days.
Fred Templeton who returned from the
hospital few weeks ago does not seem to
| improve.
Mrs. Anna Cass from LyndonvilIe is
visiting her parents and other friends in
this town.
T. ]. Wallace and son of Albany are at
work for G. L. Howard putting in new
| bathroom.
Rev. Z. NJ. Stebbins will leave for con-
ference Tuesday and expects to return
Inursday evening.
Mrs. Josephine Laid of Whitman, Mass.
with her friend Mrs. Edwards is visiting
at r. A. Patterson's for time.
The Grange held its regular meeting Fri
day evening. A class of three were in
| structed in the LIST and I'd degrees. Maple
sugar was served and all seemed to have a
pleasant time. The next meeting, Apr. IS,
will be ladies' night.
Edward Shatney of Eden, who was ar
rested last week by Sheriff Libbey for hav-
ing in his possession the money stolen
from Homer Seavey of lrasburg, was bound
over to appear before the grand jury and
is now out on $500 bail.
M. A. Barter of West Swanzey is in town
getting out lumber for new store which
he is to build at his home in New Hamp
shire. Mr.. Barter is intending to put up a
block 36x100 feet, two stories high, for
general store. The store which he is now
using will be used for special departments.
Mr.. Barter will be remembered as the pro-
prietor of the store at the Brauch some
years ago.
North Craftsbury.
George Lamphier and wife are working
at C. H. Roots during the spring season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Cowles of Stowe,
are spending their vacation with friends
in town.
Andrew Rogers of Albany, is taking
special lessons in shorthand of Miss Nina
Hudson, of the academy.
Fred Richardson and son, who have been
staying at the hotel through the winter,
have gone to reside in Montreal.
George Chase and his man, Fred Witt,
recently made 1900 syrnp cans in six days
This is pretty rapid work manship.
Eighteen persons took the teachers ex-
aminations conducted by Mr.. Edward
Baldwin at the academy last Wednesday
and Thursday.
FL. Burnham has begun building the ex-
tension to his barn, for which he has been
drawing lumber this winter. The work,
when complete, will greatly improve his
barn facilities.
Mrs. John Kilgalan, aged 50, died on the
End inst, after a brief illness. The funeral
Father Bontbrinde, of LyndonviIle officia-
ting. The remains were taken to East
Albany for interment.
Alex Freehart of Irasburg, who began
work recently at Collins mills, met with q
painful, though not very serious accident
5 last Friday, when he had his little finger
mangled on circular saw. DIR. @. I'll
, Dustan dressed the wound.
S Carl Batchelder, who has been driving
the Greensboro stage since last summer
has given up his position and gone to ST.
Johnsbury, where he has obtained work in
the Republican office. Rodney Corse, Of
Stowe, is driving the stage for the present
He is a veteran in the business having been