Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-03-23
.emains were taken to Bloomington for

wager case. The stakeholder was sued and
the money secured and placed in the hands
OF the deserving widow. Score one for
Colby.
The Epworth League social held Wed
nesday evening was very successful, some
thing over 81 90 being realized from the
sale of refreshments. The talks by Mr..
TurnbuIl on ssThe Modern Creamery"
and Mr. Cotton on ssThe Piano Factory"
proved very instructive and entertaining.
The Y. P. s. c. E. have arranged series
of programs for seven of their special meet
ings TO be held during the year, to be
printed in booklet form. The following |
program will be rendered the evening of |
March 9th: Opening exercises, singing, |
scripture and prayer. Subject: On judg
ing others, Rev j. B. Lyman. An evening |
with LongfelIow: A sketch of his life, Miss |
Eva Martin; song, Excelsior" }" male quar- |
tstte; recitations: "Footsteps of Angels" |
Ruth Skinner; ''The Brook and the Wave,"
Ella Stafford; THE Day is Done," Hope |
Rash; selection by Gertrude Bennett; song, |
"The Bridge" Eva Grow; voluntary con-
tributions of favoriate poems, quotations,
etc., with a closing hymn.
At the annual corporation meeting Tues
day evening B. F. d. Carpenter was chosen
moderator, Fl. S. Webster, clerk; F. Fl.
Churchill was elected trustee for three
years, in place of Jerre Marston, retired;
F. G. Brown and G. N. Leonard, collectors;
f. G. Brown, water commissioner for three
years. chief engineer, B. A. Scott; first
asst engineer, W. D. Twombly; second
asst engineer, Geo. Martin; auditorr,
Daniel Skinner, B. F. D. Carpenter, G. D.
French; park committee, Mr.. Carpenter,
Ell. M. Whipple, F. E. Wheeler; committee
on formulating rules and regulations for
governing electric light system, .. W.
Locke, ]. g. Turnb bull, M. M. Taplin; COM
miEtee on bylaws, Mr.. Carpenter, DIR.
Rowell, Judge Mathews. 5000 was sp-
propriated for the park and $4,000 for the
| band. The trustees were instructed to pay
| $4,000 to the town as the villages ap-
| portionment inpayment of the new Will
| loughby river bridge. The officials made
an exceptional good showing of the corpo-
ration's finances, cash in treasurer's hands,
1886 9S; excess in resources, $6S3 81. The
street department is out of debt. The
water department is bonded for $500,
with sinking fund of nearly 100000 to
Offset this debt. The electric light plant
| cost SO, 800 90, which is only $4,000 more
than the special electric committee esti-
mated the cost would be- but the increased
capacity of the plant from what was in
tended at time of estimate accouts for this
extra cost. There is also about 81 10000
worth of electrical material On hand. This
investment will undoubtedly prove
profitable to the village. Harmony pre-
vailed at the meeting and the citizens were
pleased with the faithful services rendered
| by the officers during the year.
ALBANY.
A. Davis is improving rapidly and is able
to be out.
Mr.. Charles Dingman is in critical
condition.
Mrs. w. A. Shepard is very sick with
pneumonia.
Warren Seaver is recovering rapidly
from his illness.
Mrs. Emma Sartwell is visiting her son
at South Albany.
Clayton Butler is suffering from an attack
VI InuaIH IHudtOry rnouIHdCiSLu.
James Martin has been in Boston the
past two weeks on business.
Mrs. Amanda Saunders has gone to visit
her daughter in Lowell, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Mallany are the parents
of twin children born last week.
Samuel Norris has purchased the hill
pasture from the Tenney estate.
EIwyn Brooks has engaged to work for
T. J. Wallace through the seuson.
Charles Willis of Albany was in town
last week to see his sister who was sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Keniston welcomed
a little baby to their home few days since.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Day from Brown
ington were in town few days last week.
Clarence Fletcher and Lola Robbins were
united in marriage on the fifteenth inst.
Mr.. Jonathan Bryant of Holland was in
town last week after load of house hold
goods.
DR.. Wells of Bloomington and Mrs.
Charles Perkins were guests of FL. e. Carter
last week.
Rolf Hyde came home from Lyndon
Vile to see his mother, Mrs. Flanders,
while she was I'LL.
Andrew Rogers went to New York last
week, his father and mother having been
there several weeks.
Mr.. Dyer of New York has purchased
the home farm Of the Tenney estate and
will move there soon.
Clarence DuckIess has finished work on
the Tenney farm and will leave as soon as
the roads admit of travelling.
VIM. SartweIl has bought Mr.. Miller's
l place on New Street. Mr.. Miller will
move his family to New York.
r. Thayer has engaged to work for Ed
Gallagher for the season. Mrs. Thayer is
recovering from serious illness.
A large number accepted W. A. Sar-