Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-01-13

The Caswell Lumber Co. have bought of
the Fitzgerald Land and Lumber Co. about
$500 acres of timber land in Norton which
will supply their mill for several years.
Success to their enterprise.
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage in Morrisville of Grace Tabor,
only daughter of Elder George Tabor, to
Mr.. Huntley of Waterbury. Mr.. Tabor's
people are we'll and favorably known here
and all extend congratulations and best
wishes for happy and prosperous life.
Irasburgh.
John Provoncha and family have gone to
Boston.
Arthur Clough is numbering on the
mountain.
Mr.. F. g. Hannant, who has been ill, is
improving.
Mrs. Thompson was in st. Johnsbury
last Friday.
Thos. Simino and Miss Eva Mason were
married recently.
The meetings during the week of prayer
were very well attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper Smith have moved
into Mrs. Chapman's house.
| F. J. Grant is doing large lumber job
| for the Chandler Lumber Co.
Mr.. Faxon Kidder is very seriously sick
with pleurisy and heart trouble.
Miss Sarah Allen is visiting at S. w.
Beauclerk's and w. o. Stetson's.
A new and up-to- date corn shelter is q
recent addition to the Irasburg grist mill.
Mrs. Jessie Brush, of Hopkinton, N. Y,
Walter Harlow has gone to the Moody
Institute at Northfeld, Mass, to pursue
his studies.
F. A. Buchanan. F. J. Grant and Dennis
Brahana each had a telephone installed
last Saturday.
The friends of Mr.. Samuel Stanford,
who is in West Derby, regret to learn OF
his serious illness.
Mrs. Horace Story has been spending a
few weeks with her daughter, Mrs. n. l..
Foster, in Barton.
Roy Phillips has returned to Montpelier
seminary and Phillip Thompson to St
Johnsbury academy.
Miss Marion Mckenzie came up from
Lyndon to spend New Years with hel
sister, Mrs. Conway.
Miss Myra Taplin, who works at the
Mary Fletcher hospital, has been quite il
with grip and bronchitis.
&c
ing for her father in West Derby, recent,
visited friends in town.
George Lee, teacher of mathematics il
Poultney Academy, and his brother Frank
of Hardwick, were at home for the holidays
Mr.. Shepherd and Mr.. G. B. Brewste
are getting out granite and making prep
arations for building a large barn tn
, coming spring.
Benjamin Mason and Miss Jennie COME
were married recently. Mr.. Mason, wit
Tom Simino, has rented F. j. Grants farm
for the coming year.
The toWnspeople are glad to welcom
Mr.. N. P. Sawyer as a resident once more
He will board with MIR. and Mrs. Arthu
Webster for the present.
Ed. Stafford and Mr.. Smith of Barto
;, Landing have been doing some nice paint
:. ing and polishing on the Stetson house
:, which is now about completed.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid society wi
+ meet with Mrs. Lucy Brown on THURSDAY
, Dinner at l 80 o'clock. Mrs. Brown an
son extend cordial invitation to ALL
2. At the business meeting of the Cong
church society it was shown that the col
tribut1ons the past year, in that churc
y have been considerably larger than at ar
-, time for more than quarter of a centur.
George Howard of Lowell, Mass, form
erly of this town has been sadly bereave
~ in the death of his wife which occurre
about three weeks ago, followed by tt
lie death of his son which occurred lit
later.
y Miss Nina Lanou gave a poverty par
Jan. 4th. A large company of her your
n friends were present and enjoyed the o
70 casion very much. 1t is needless to 81
that the refreshments did not in the lea
" partake of the name of the party.
l. The Christian Endeavor society will gil
a District School sociable in the vestry
le the church Friday evening, Jan. II. Oh
n fashioned games and spelling match w
" be the order of the evening. Ladies W
please bring their dinner pals, with lunt
~ for two.
of Mary H. Bowen, wife of Elbrid
ly Howard, died at her home, Chelmsfo
Centre, near Lowell, Mass, last Sunda
~ Both Mr.. and Mrs. Howard formerly livt
:, in this town and were highly esteeme
\ Mrs. Howard leaves a husband, one 81
and one daughter.
There was large attendance at the RAJ
m road meeting last Wednesday evenin
c. w. Wheeler, F. III. Holdridge and E.
80 Cotton were the delegates chosen to repr
sent the interests of the town at Mon