Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-12-08
LOCAL NEWS.
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Banner bearers, Ida and Lila Ward,
Della Huse and Gertie Darling.
The work was performed in very
creditable manner. The attendance was
very large, one hundred and one being
present. The lodges at Burke, Lyndon
vile, st. Johnsbury and Newport were
well represented and a pleasant time was
enjoyed.
Barton Landing.
There will be donation at the Meth
odist church Tuesday evening, Dec. Is.
Thirteen were received into the CongI
church and eight baptized at the M. E.
church yesterday.
Albany.
James Simon is very sick.
Mr.. Riley is in very poor health.
The Misses Cochran are home at the
present time.
Eber Bashaw and wife spent last Thurs
day in Barton.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Dingman visited in
Barton last Thursday.
| George Walker and Herbert George
have finished threshing for the season.
Samuel Norris accompanied his mother
to Burlington for further treatment OF her
eyes.
Leon Hyde and Gerry Mills remain at
Lyndonville to continue work until all is
completed.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson of Craftsbury
were here last Tuesday to attend Mr.. But
ler's funeral.
Mrs. Burt has returned from New
Hampshire where she went for Thanks
giving holidays.
W. K. Annis and Charles Duckless have
returned to their homes from Lyndonville
where they have been at work.
Jay and Stewart Butler from Lyndon
Vile were in town last week to attend the
funeral of their father, John P. Butler.
The musical entertainment at the Con-
gregational church given by Mrs. Jennie
Bill was enjoyed by all who listened.
Many thanks are due Mrs. Bill for her
kindness.
Mr.. E. A. Slack teaches the higher de.
partment of the village school and Miss
Grace McGoff the lower. Grace Sheehan
| teaches in the Cheney district and Ethel
Slack at East Albany. Most OF the schools
are supplied by the same teachers as
taught the fall term.
John P. Butler, an aged citizen of nine
ty-three years, died suddenly last Sunday,
Nov. 30th. Mr.. Butler will be remem-
bered as an honest and Conscientious man,
an ooliging neighbor, always adhering
firmly to right principles and was held in
high esteem by all who knew him. The
interment was at Irasburg.
I ~4,%. East Albany.
Lula Daniels has returned to her work
at Barton Landing.
Mrs. Mary Willis has gone to M. l.
Chaffee's tor the winter.
Leo Cook has returned to teach the win
ter term in Dist. No.. 9.
Guy Courser is at home from Barton
Landing and is on the sick list. It
Rev. Mr.. Morrill, will preach only onci
in two weeks at the North and South
churches during the winter.
The Social and Ladies' Aid society viii
meet at VIM. Courser's next Thursday
evening, Dec. 18th. Cake and coffee viii
be served, and molasses candy will be OF
the program, all for 10 cents. Veal know
Mr.. Ccurser's is good place to go and
is hoped the house will be filed. Their
] will be cordial welcome for all Who come
| There will be a sale of useful and fancy
articles at the North F. B. church on tn
evening of Dec. 18th, with an old-tim
supper consisting of baked beans, brow
bread, pan-dowdy, etc. supper, Is cts
each, children under ten years of age, /
! cts. Proceeds of the sale and supper to g
toward repairing the church. All are cor
daily invited and il is hoped the attend
ance will be large.
South Albany.
There will be donation at the Metho
- dist church on the evening of Dec. 16tl
y also lecture by Rev. W. G. Newell. A
i are cordially invited.
}, Bloomington.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Sanborn speI
Thanksgiving with Mr.. I. R. Aiken. Mi
Liza Bryant and Miss Sarah Bryant ais
Q spent Thanksgiving at Mr.. Aiken's.
Bloomington Center.
- Jessie Morehouse from Island Pond VII
tied her sister, Ola Lund, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Berry visited the
sister, Mrs. Ellis Robinson, recently.
Charles o. Brewer from Manchester vi
tied his uncle, Oliver Dryer, recently.
, In the baby contest for a prize OF s
of silver ware, Forrest Grapes was ii
winner, getting over 1900 votes.
- Homer Seavey's little daughter, who b
been very sick with pneumonia at her III
Gle, Willie Fuller's, is little better at Il
present writing.
Evansville.
Roy Bickford is quite sick.
Forrest Osgood was ia town recently.
10 VIM. Monteith is repairing the saw mi
Mrs. T. F. Marshall has been ill for t
I. past two weeks.
Miss Lila Maxwell has finished wol