Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-01-19
t OF North Troy was in town

last week.
samuel Meacham spent several days last
week at Derby. III ~ i
Geo. Aiken's ehilden are sick with
whooping- cough.
Mrs. /. p. Chase visited relatives at Bar
ton Landing last week.
olin T. Kilby finished filling the cream
cry ice house last Saturday.
Mrs. Sargent OF Nashua, n. H., visited
her father, Albert Garland, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond OF North Troy
were guests OF Charles Litchheld Thurs
day.
mary school two days last week, the teacher
being III.
Mrs. Robert Lowry and children OF
Beecher Falls, p. O., are visiting at Sprsgue
jenkins.
Mrs. Electa Percy OF this place was mar
ried In Concord, n. H., Jan. II to Chas. w.
Hill OF that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Buck have gone to
New York to spend the winter and posi-
bly, TO remain permanently.
Andrew wheeler's house in Dist. No. u,
occupied by Sidney Andrews, was burned
last Saturday morning between / and 2
O'Clock. Cause OF fire unknown.
Word received from the Royal Victoria
hospital, Montreal, states that Mrs. w. c.
Coburn has been very successfully operated
upon and that she is doing we'll.
notwithstanding the unpleasant weather
there was good attendance at the Free
Baptist donation last Thursday evening.
The net proceeds exceeded thirty. five dol
lars.
About eighteen OF the relatives and
friends OF Miss Myrtle Lar ibee went from
here to her home in South Troy last We'd
nesday evening" to help her celebrate her
eighteenth birthday.
Invitations to the marriage Of Miss
Bertha Erma Stickney to Mr.. George
Ernest Curtis of Lowell, are out. The
marriage will occur Jan. Dist at the home
OF J. q. Stickney, father OF the bride.
There was a very heavy freight traffic
through here last Wednesday, owing to
the tie-up caused by derailed engine at
Abercorn, Que, Tuesday night, twenty
two trains being recorded through the
day.
Telephones connecting with the Peoples
Line have recently been placed in the
following houses: U. A. Harris, E. E.
Larabee's, ID. l.. Hildre.h's, S. T. Sweets
Herm Sheldon's, Geo. Percy's and the
station, also J. b. Doane's.
There will be a temperance rally at the
at the +. B. church next Friday evening,
Jan. %, to which everyone is cordially in
vited. 1t is expected that Hon. John
Young and Col. u. NJ. Mansur OF Newport
VIII be present and address the meeting.
Another railroad tragedy threatened us
last Wednesday when the crew OF the way
freight overturned a heavy car upon the
main line in the e. p. X. X. yard. Two
fast trains we're momentarily expected
from North Troy. Fortunately both were
tagged In time to prevent further trouble
and upon the arrival of the wreck train
the obstruction was quickly removed.
TROY.
Miss Emma Woodcock Is seriously i'll.
Mrs. Sharney visited in Albany recently
G.. w. Day has returned from his bust
ness trip.
Frank sisco's little daughter has beer
quite i'll.
w. NJ. Hodsden has been having an at
tack OF influenza.
Mr.. Sweet of Newport Center is visiting
his daughter, Mrs. Larabee.
Mrs. Berenice Harrington has returned
20 her home in Brockton, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert wiswell OF North
ampton, Mass, visited In town recently.
T.. b. Sharney was called to Burk,
Thursdy by the sudden death OF brother
Miss Bertha Bean, who has been in poo
health for long time is now i'll in bed.
Despite the cold and the almost impas
sable roads Tuesday about forty gathered
for the social.
A large company from Newport Cente
helped Miss Myrtle Lsrabee celebrate he
eighteenth birthday the evening OF Jan
18th.
Mrs. Chamberlin, who died In Lowell
recently was formerly well-known here
as the vile OF Silss n. Anger. Her brother
John Conant, who resides here, is the onl
one Of his family left.
wESTFELD.
j, Percy is on duty, threatened wit
sciatica.
Ernest Gilpin was sick all of last wee
with tonsilitis.
Thomas Gilbert has returned from Barr
where he went to visit sick relative.
Mrs. Hattie Lurette has returned fror
Barton where she went to attend til
funeral OF Mr.. Morrill,.
On Monday, Jan. 9Th, the CongI fociet
recognized electing the following officer,
Moderator, II. B. Hitchcock; clerk, NJ.
Hitchcock; collector and treasurer, w. I
GilPin; prudential committee, H. B. HitcE
cock, A. p. Ryder, w. B. Gilpin.
Rev. and Mrs. j. II. Wallace have r,