Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-03-10


are visiting their aunt, Mrs. c. E. Blood.
Mrs. Chas. Davis, from New York, was
called here on account of the illness of her
mother.
MIR. Greenwood from Warren. who has
hired out to the Clyde River Creamery, has
returned home after his family
Mr.. c. E. Blood has been quite ill and
his blacksmith shop has been closed for
week past. Others on the sick list are B.
G. Royce, Mrs B. F. Davis and son Floyd,
and Charles Walker.
The Mite Society will have a sugar party
and promenade in the vestry next Thurs
day evening, Mar. 3D. The members are
requested to bring plain dougnnuts.
cordial invitation is given to all.
DR.. Parlin, who has been attending a
medical school in Boston, called on friends
here last week. He expects to go to Chi
| cago, where he will finish his course
Mrs. Parlin will remain with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Sweeney, at Island Pond.
Rev. Mr.. Maben's sermon next Sunday
afternoon will be "The PhiIippian Jailer,'
| and in the evening Mr.. Maben will lecture
upon the subject Things to be accounted
for" These historical and Biblical lectures
are very interesting. All are welcome.
The graduating exercises held here last
Wednesday were very interesting and
showed the results of good training and
| hard study, also showed what the graded
system is doing for pupils The essays
were well written and delivered in cred
liable manner. Prayer was offered by Rev.
| Mr.. Maben, and remarks were made by
the superintendent, Mr.. G. w. D. Reed.
The church was beautifully decorated by
the superintendent and wife, assisted by
the school board. The new man on the
board was an excellent teacher, and we
trust will be of much assistance as a school
director. The following are the names of
the graduates and titles of their essays:
Sadie Temple, Salutation; Madge Parl1n,
Education of Books; Geo. Getchell, Our
New Possession Esther Kidder, Books;
Hattie Cushman, Find Way or Make 1t;
Harry Dane, Rise and Growth of the U. S.;
Florence Bruce, Labor and Life; Bertha
Kline, Glass Prophecy; liza Stevens, Win
ming Ones Way; Laura WhitehiIl, Com
munications of the Century; Harley
SHETLAND, Recitation; Howard Hinman,
American Influence in the East, Vale
dictory. Those absent on account of sick
ness were Erema Copp and Elmo Hudson.
West Charleston.
Miss Annie Ryder spent Sunday in town.
The scarlet fever patients are all out of
quarantine.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Twombly have re-
turned to their home in Derby.
Mr.. Henry Wooley of Derby called on
friends in town one day last week.
Through the freshet of last week Mr..
Nelson had several thousand feet of logs
carried over the dam.
Mr.. Samuel Cushman is seriously Sick
Mrs. John Eley is gaining sIowly.-Mrs.
Henry DWyre is in poor health.
John Eley is making the room formerly
occupied by the 6. A. r. into a tenement
Henry Lafoe is doing the work.
Mr.. Bowen's house caught fire around
the chimney recently, but was discovered
in time to be controlled without serious
| damage.
DR.. Parlin, who has been in Boston the
past winter, made his parents flying visit
last week. He was accompanied by DR..
I Brad ford.
Miss Mae Parlin, who is in the city hos
pital at Laconia, N. H., is reported to be
gaining, with fair prospects of satisfac-
tory recovery.
In the course of sermons upon s'The ex-
banding church as found in the Acts of the
Apostles" Rev. Mr.. Maben next Sunday
morning will take for his subject, ''The
Philippian JaiIer.'
The Olympia Dramatic Club will present
the drama entitled, "From Sumter to APP
pomattox" Friday evening, March 18th at
academy hall. The entertainment will
commence at s O'Clock sharp, followed by
a promenade. Music, Cotas orchestra.
Admission % cts, children Is cts. This is
a romance of the war of '63 and the vet
Grams should all see it.
Island Pond.
Alva Morse is suffering from typhoid
fever.
Miss Shirley White has been visiting
relative in Montreal.
Mrs. J. E. Tracy, of Lancaster, ". H.,
visited Mrs. Jas. Farrell last week.
Jas. Kane, who has been in a hospital in
Montreal for some weeks having his eyes
treated has returned home.
Willie Harmon, aged eighteen years, died
Wednesday afternoon from consumption.
The deceased was a most estimable young
man who had many friends and his death
is great blow to his parents.
Coventry.
Mrs. II. McMurray is quite sick.
Mrs. Lora Wheelock is able to ride out.
Myra Douglass is spending her vacation
at James LabeIl's.