Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-26

society should conduct its own young
mems meeting rather than have the
assembly interdenominstional.
A trio OF our popular young legal lights
went to the schoolhouse In District No. 2
last Tuesday evening to give an address in
three chapters on the burning temperance
issue Of the day-but when they got there
the schoolroom was bare and so the poor
boys gave none. The subject had been
thoroughly studied, the arguments well
fortified, and provision made to relieve
the possible monotony by securing the
services OF professional photographer to
render selections between acts-and then,
to be greeted by the jsnitor and rows of
empty seats for an audience was migrate
full recognition OF worthy effort to say the
least. Thus the tenderly nourished hopes
dropped with dull thud.
NEWPORT CENTER.
Carrie Willis is very sick.
John Wright has moved to Derby.
Chsuncey Bowen is suffering from a
broken collar bone caused by scuffiing at
school.
morning to take a course in the dairy
school.
Rev. 3. p. Parker attended the WheeIock
Association of f. B. churches at Hard wick
last week.
The temperance meeting which was to
be held last Friday evening has been post
poned till Tuesday evening, Jan. q.
ba ri de 80
who has recently been operated upon, will
be pleased to learn that she is doing very
nicely.
The following officers have been chosen
to serve the M. E. Sunday the COM
ing year: Supt., f. d. Taylor; assistant
superintendent, e. w. Morse; secretary,
Wendell Morse, treasurer, Mrs. A. G.
Clark; librarian, Ralph Buck; organist,
Laura Stickney; assistant organist, Carrie
Titus.
Last Monday Mr.. and Mrs. U. A. Harris,
accompanied by DR.. Erwin, started for
Burlington on the early Montreal express;
Mrs. Harris to enter the hospital for an
operation. When the train reached
Clarenceville the three cars left the track,
due either to broken rail or the spreading
of the rails. When the train came to a
standstill the baggage car was lying on its
side with the other two in the ditch.
Owing to the alertness of DR.. Erwin, Mrs.
Harris escaped injury, by his Selling her
chair and keeping it from tipping over.
Although thoroughly shaken, none OF the
party were injured
The following officers have been elected
by the Y. s. g. +. to serve during the
next six months: Pres, F. d. Taylor
vice-president, Miss Hattie Parker; secre-
tary, Mrs. A. c. Clark; corresponding sec
rotary, Mrs. Charles Marsh treasurer, John
Kilby; organist, Carrie Titus; prayer
meeting committee, Mrs. A. c. Clark, Ber-
nice Jenkins, John Kilby; lookout M
mittee, A. c. Clark, Wendell Morse, Car
RE Kilby; social committee, Mrs. Buck,
Miss Mabel Rogers and Mrs. Earl Pettin-
gill; flower committee, Minnie Combs,
Carrie Willis, Maude Smith, Carrie Titus,
Matte Trow bridge and Ralph Buck.
This little village was che scene OF very
pretty home wedding last Wednesday
afternoon at 80 o'clock, when Berths
Erma, eldest daughter of Mr.. aud Mrs.
G.. Stickney, was united in marriage tt
George Ernest Curtis of Lowell. To tn,
strains OF the wedding march played by
Miss Laura Stickney, the bridal party en-
tered the parlor; Harold Stannard, cousin
of the groom, acting as best man and Mis-
Lizzie Stickney as maid OF honor, Will
little Evelyn Wright was charming as rim.
bearer. The ceremony, which was simpl
but impressive, was performed by Rev.
p. Chase. After congratulating the happ,
pair and wishing them happy life TO
gether, the guests were served with ice
cream and cake and some time was spen
} in admiring the beautiful presents of W hicl
there was a large number. Mr.. and Mrs
Curtis left on the 5:52 train for Montreal
being escorted into the car by a number O
friends who gave them the customary ric
shower, and being very thoughtful of thei
, pleasure took the trouble to arrange wit
the passengers for their entertainment o
the way. Mrs. Curtis has taught tn
, primary department Of the village schoC
for the past three years, with marked sue
, cess, and will be missed not only there bu
in home, church and social circles as wei
where she has always been ready to con
tribute to the pleasure OF others. hos
of friends unite in wishing them a pros
porous and happy life together.
wESTFIELD.
Winfred Hendrix has been i'll.
I Harold Farmsn visited in Derby recent.
PliDy Miller lost another horse recent.
= Mr.. PEBBLES who has been ill is improy
ing.
Fred Taylor of Hardwick was at w.
Farman's last week.