Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-03-02

The w. Q. I. u. VIII meet with Mrs.
Knapp Wednesday p. m. at 2:3o.
Dinner will be served in the vestry OF
the Cong1 church town meeting day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wiley are moving
into their house purchased OF Mr.. Meron.
Miss Lucy Wheeler is at home from Bar
ton academy for a vacation OF two weeks.
Mrs. Charles Hannant has been quite i'll
at the home of her parents in Lowell the
past few weeks.
The Howard grist mill is doing quite an
extensive business and q large amount OF
grain Is being sold.
John II. Woodland Post will meet We'd
nesday, March 18th, at the usual time and
place. Every member bear in mind that
the time OF meeting Is changed from the
second Tuesday to the second Wednesday
in each month.
LOWELL.
Mrs. v. NJ. Parker has been quite sick
with grip for the past week.
Miss Nora Wakefield spent Saturday and
Sunday last, with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Eddy Of No. Troy
visited at G. ii. Mix's last Sunday.
r. 8. Coolbeth recently drew in q load Of
logs that measured 1910 feet. Who beatsf
The Lowell students at Bakersfield
academy are spending their spring
vacation at home.
Harry Crafts has been on q visit to
friends in Fairfax and vicinity. He was
away about two week.
Owing to the thaw and hard rain of
Saturday, M. l.. Tillotson shut his mill
down until after March meeting.
III. III. Newton, as clerk of the school
board, has just completed the school
census. He finds the number of scholars
between the age OF and IS years to be 20,
boys 40, girls 100.
There will be an entertainment at the
town hall, Wednesday evening. March 10.
A good literary and musical program will
be rendered and supper is to be served
at six o'clock. The admission is 10 cents,
Children 10 cents. The entertainment is
under the management of Mrs. N. Z. Win
get, and the proceeds are to be used in
furnishing the new Cong'l parsonage.
MORGAN.
The young peoble are starting a G. E.
Society.
Charlie Bennett is getting out lumber
for a sugar house.
l.. ID. Farr will build an addition to his
barn the coming summer.
w. Il. Bartlett has more orders for sugar
arches to go to New Hampshire.
Ernest Cox has hired to w. p. Leavens to
work on the farm for the season.
Samuel Lord, who died Feb. oath, had
ived in this town nearly all of the time
since he was sixteen years old. He was
always a hard worker and had one of the
best farms in town, which he sold after
the death of his wife several years ago. he
took great interest in public affairs, repre-
sented the town in the legislature aud al
ways had the best interests of the town al
heart. In his home life he was one of the
kindest of men. Many there are to-day
who remember when they we're working
at different places they made their home
with Mr.. and Mrs. Lord. For some time
he had been 'only waiting" for the sum.
mons. All his living children, three SOM
and one daughter were with him in hi
last sickness. Rev. Marggraf attended tn,
funeral on Thursday in the Union church
which was filed with mourning relative
and sympathizing friends. Believing il
the goodness and mercy Of God he passed
TO the beyond with firm faith and trust.
NEWPORT.
George Hayes little girl is very sick.
Horace Fairbanks is quite low with con
sumption.
Miss Manson of Mansonville Is visitin
Mrs. f. p. Davis.
A. g. Sleeper has bought the F. P. Davi
land at Coventry.
DIR. Rsnney of Barton Landing was Il
town on Thursday.
Mrs. NJ. p. Barnard has gone to Burling
ton to remain for time.
Roy Skinner is sick again and has gon
TO his home at West Glover.
Harry Black moved into his new lay
Office In Roots block Thursday.
Stephen Keith is getting out on crutche
after a long seige with rheumatism.
Joe Lougtaug has moved on to tn
Jerome Brooks farm in the Lane district
Mrs. Truman Fairchild of Derby visite
her sister, Mrs. II. G. Blanchard, last week
Ihe ladies' OF the congregational churc
will conduct a fair and sale March II an
is.
q. II. Prouty has returned from Boston
Mrs. Prouty remains for a more extende
visit.
Edward ID. Collins of Montreal spen
Sunday, the 22nd, with friends at thi
place.
Miss Jennie Bishop, OF Marbleton, Que
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Percy Nun
kittrick.
Rood Cuttings team ran away Thurs
day and created a good deal of excitemen
about our streets.
Mrs. Elkins goes to Boston this week 70
a visit, and before returning home wi
visit New York city.
George Sherburne is suffering a relaps
from an abscess. He has not been able I
work for two months.