Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-12-15
party. Refreshments were served and a

silver pieces grew quite exciting at the
last; Mrs. Frank Rich received the largest
number OF votes, SO received the silver.
DEFERRED LOCALS.
Miss Kate Spear has gone to Boston.
Mrs. G. w. Comings is visiting in North
Troy.
Mr.. Harry Black of Newport spent Sun
day with his sister, Mrs. Will Daley.
Mr.. Cephas Dupont is back from New
York and will work in Mr.. Hin man Is shop.
West Derby.
g. FL. Chappell has returned from Essex
county.
Gertrude Darling has gone to California
| for the winter.
Ray Lovelace has gone to Pawtucket, r.
| l., for the winter.
Mrs. Luman Jenness has returned from
| New Hampshire.
Mrs. John Nelson has gone to Boston to
spend the holidays.
Scott's orchestra will give dance in
Magoon's Hall Friday, Dec. 19.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Hancock have re-
turned to their home in Boston.
| Will Dodge and family of Concord are
|
Mrs. T. g. LaFrance has returned from
the Mary Fletcher hospital much improved
| in health.
Fire broke out in Mr.. Conoskrs house
Monday night but was put out before any
serious damage was done.
The sociable given by Mrs. r. s. Robin
son was great success. There were sew
enty- three present. Proceeds 1925.
The MONITOR agent will be at the post
Office here Monday, Dec. 22nd, afternoon
and evening. See him and arrange for
club papers.
Glover.
Mrs. Henry Davis is better.
r. E. French and family visited in town
last week.
Charles Chesley was in town last week
on business.
e. A. Kelton is butchering for the people
in the village and vicinity.
Mrs. E. T. Mcclellan is staying with Mrs.
Dorcas Mcclellan for time.
Collins French of Barton Landing has
purchased the Osgood place.
Mazzini Phillips is home from Maine,
bringing two deer with him.
Frank Dunn has purchased the brick
house owned by Joel Chrystie.
Mrs. Ellen Bean fell last Thursday
and was badly famed and bruised.
The Ladies' Literary Club will meet with
Mrs. S. F. Leonard Wednesday afternoon.
The dynamo for the electric light plant
has arrived, SO we may expect, to- be
Illuminated soon. -:,..-~-
Mrs L. B. Wiley is at the home Of her
brother, DR.. G. L. French, of Clinton,
Mass, and is somewhat improved in
health.
, Mrs. Emery, a lady SO years old, fell the
length of a flight of stair, recently, in
juring her severely, but no bones were
broken and she is recovering.
The Mite Society fair was great success
J and much enjoyed by the people present.
T ne many beautiful articles met with a
ready sale and the last of them were sold
| at auction in heevening by our inimitable
auctioneer, e. A. Norton. The proceeds
from the fair were $45 90.
Aunt Betsey Clark-as she is familiarity
3 called-celebrated her Goth birthday Tues
day, the 9th inst, at her home in the village
sumptuous dinner was prepared to which
the eleven ladies present did ample justice.
They were not all young, as the com oined
ages of seven of them was 575. As three Of
the other four are widows the writer will
not jeopardize their chances by publishing
their ages. A large birthday cake graeed
the center of the table with Mrs. Clark's
initials and the dates 1872 and 1902 neatly
printed on the white frosting. Mrs. Clark,
whose maiden name was Fox, was born In
| | Stanstead and after the death of her father
1 came to Glover with her mother at the age
of Is and has lived here since. In 1882 she
s married Caleb A. Clark and six children
Q were born to them two of whom are now
| living, Mrs. Sarah King, with whom Mrs.
Clark now lives, and Mrs Abbie Flood Of
Kansas, whose husband, VIM. Flood, died
last September. Mrs. Clark is hale and
: hearty, retaining her faculties in remark
able degree, is interested in the current
events of to-day, is lively company ready
to give or take joke and is apparently
good for ten years more. She was the re-
cipient of several birthday presents from
: her callers.
West Glover.
4 VIM. Stiles moved back here last We'd
y nesday.
G. P. Fisher has engaged to work for e.
t r. Cook for year.
r Allen Tichurst has hired to E. G. Baker
and commenced his work.
J., Miss Mae Lyman, who has taught ever
!. since she graduated at Barton, is stopping
at home this winter.
v Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Lapham and son
:. Nathan from South Chelmsford, Mass,
were guests at Alison Clark's two days last
e week.
It George l.. Young is having furnace put
into his house. Doubtless he would have