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


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Helen Allen is visiting in Hardwick and
Stowe.
Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Slicer visited in
Hardwick last Wednesday.
Quarterly meeting exercises were held in
the M. E. church last Sunday.
Mary Poor was absent from school last |
week, kept in by sprained knee.
Eliza Root has left George Merrill's and |
gone to her home on account of illness.
Mr.. Eastman has given up gathering
cream and will work for r. A. Patterson.
j. D. Leavitt expects to leave Monday for
Boston where he will attend an embalming
school.
Mrs. Maud Cushing was in town few
days last week, called here by the serious
illness of her father.
Chas. s. Hamilton has closed his labors
at D. Sargent's lumber camp and moved on
to his place on West Hill.
The Bishop brothers have rented the
Homer Bartlett place and taken possession.
Mrs. Lizzie Eastman will keep house for
them.
Rosa Smith returned to her school in
Lyndonville last Monday after vacation
OF four weeks on account of the sickness of
the pupils.
We give below an article copied from
another paper, but as the sender failed to
give the name of the paper, we are I'M
able to state where the marriage occurred.
SHIELDs-GRAvEs.-I the presence OF
numerous friends and amid profusion of
floral decorations, Miss Dora Graves, and
/ Mr. Willard Shields, both of this city, were
united in the holy bonds of matrimony, at
the residence of the brides parents. The
nuptial ceremonies were performed in the
left corner of the parlor which was beauti-
| fully decorated with maiden hair ferns,
white pinks, and violets. The young
couple stood under an arch OF ferns. The
bride wore white silk over white taffeta,
with chiffon trimmings, and carried br lde'5
roses. She was attended by her sister, Miss
Lillian Graves, who wore handsome
gown of blue nuns yelling, over white
silk. The groom was attended by Mr..
George Pierce, an intimate friend. AS the
happy couple entered the room, Miss Stella
Marshall played Lohengrin's wedding
march. At the conclusion of the nuptial
ceremonies, the guests repaired to the re-
ception room, which was appropriately
decorated with roses, where the happy
couple were showered with congratulations
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sumptuous wedding repast in the dining
room, which was decorated with roses. Al
nine O'Clock the happy couple left the
house amid 6 shower of rice, and gooc
wishes, and departed on the nine-twenty-
five train for Boston, from where the!
will leave for the south TO spend theI
honeymoon. After March first they viii
= be at home to their friends.
NORTH CRAFTSBURY.
Sidney Lyon was called to Waterbur.
last Friday by the illness of his son Walter
who is employed there.
Mrs. Ware, of Windsor, Conn, is'visft
ing her brother, Will Miller, who has bee
i'll with pneumonia, but is now conva
lescent.
The annual oyster supper and donatio
r for the benefit OF the Congl Society c
i North Craftsbury will be held Wednesda
evening, March 4th, at the Cong'l church
9 Thomas Turner died Monday, Feb. q
!. at his home in this place. He had been i
but three days. The funeral service we
d held at the Congregational church Wed
C nesday, the Rev. Mr.. Hamilton Officiating
The remains were buried at the Branc
: cemetery. The deceased was born in Dul
ham, N. H., in 1929. At the age of thirt
he moved to Craftsbury, where he has r.
sided the remainder of his life. He hi
:, been we'll known and respected citizel
He was "a years of age. He leaves wi
and three sons.
The closing exercises OF the academy la
!, Friday evening were eminently successft
The speakers did themselves much cred
, and showed the benefits of the careful DIR
they had received. There were Gig
. speakers as follows: Alden Twiss, Flo
. Dutton, Blanche Cole, Roy Udall, Annab
= Young, Mary Poor, Edward Corne
. Charles Bailey. Excellent music W
furnished by a male quartet,
:. dies quartet, a mixed quartet, al
chorus, all composed of students. The
- is to be weeks vacation before the ope
- ing of the spring term.
DERBY.
le DR.. Hardwick is reported i'll.
lie Allen Niles has been visiting his s.
y. Frank in Maine.
Ia Rev. and Mrs. j. Ell. Cone spent Sund
b, with friends out of town.
h Miss Sarah Morrill, died Friday nigl
,g She had been ill with dropsy.
III Remember the town meeting dinner
It. be served in the vestry tomorrow.
at Miss Martin, our popular music teach
be is spending her vacation out OF town.
d. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Estey of Covent
n called on acquaintance in town Thursds
Miss Nellie E. Flannery has gone to ia
care of Thomas Ward, who is seriously
-, Mrs. Ernest Albee, formerly of this pla
now OF Springfield, Mass, is reported We
a. i'll.
Amos Sawyer, who has been living
is. the Carpenter farm, will move to the v
.e- lage.
Mrs. Heman Clark has sold her farm
-, the north end of the village to Artt