Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-04-11

Mr.. Sherwin OF Newport was In town
last week.
DR.. Jenkins was in South Barton on
business last week.
Miss Cora Curtis is working at d. r.
Densmore's for few days.
A. b. Hickie was in Lyndonville last
week doing job of plumbing.
81. c. Colby and wife were at Derby Line
with Mrs. CoIby's mother last Sunday.
Miss Leonora Roundy, who has been in
poor health for some time, is improving.
Miss Elsie Skinner of Evansville is keep
| ing house for her uncle, E. E. Alexander,
for short time.
Miss Lillian Fairbrother of st. Johns
bury was the guest of her sister, Miss Mary
Fsirbrother, last week.
Rev. John Kimball of Lyndonville will
| preach his farewell sermon in the Uniger
| salist church next Sunday.
Fred Kennison, who has been working
at Bellows Falls for the Vermont Machine
Company, was visiting in town last week.
. D. r. Densmore, who had a shock last
| Monday morning, is improving and 1t is
hoped that he will soon be able to be out
again.
The village schools will commence next
| Monday. Mrs. Harris Colby will teach
the primary department and Miss Wing
DR.. w. r. Noyes has moved into the
house which he recently bought of e. L.
| Gaskill, and Lincoln Pratt will move into
the tenement vacated by Mr.. Noyes.
The community at large, as well as the
NJ. e. church, are very sorry to lose our
popular pastor, Rev. 9. g. Gorse. 1t was
expected that he would return, but at the
last minute the conference decided other
wise. Mr.. Gorse and family will be great
ly missed by their many friends, who wish
them success and large measure of hap
piness in their new field of labor.
The Freshman class at Yale this year
numbers 425, and out of that number only
rs have ranked high enough to he classed
in what is called the first division. Ebert
E. Orcutt of West Burke is among the
, fortunate ones. This denotes an unusually
high grade of scholarship, and Mr.. Or
cults many friends are very glad OF his
success, Vermont boys never take back
seat.
, DEFERRED LOCALS.
At the regular meeting of Caledonia
, Lodge F. & A. M. held at their lodge room
March 30th, the following officers were
elected: &C. Cheney, w. M; A. 81. Silsby
8. W.; A. e. Burns, j. W.; A. L. Aldrich
Sec F. T. Porter, Treas; A. B. Hickie, s
9 D.; Alvah Moulton, j. D.; ALA Hall, S. s..
G. M. Bruce, J. s.; j. B. Watchie, Marshal
q M. z. Colby, Tyler. There will be pri
vate installation of the officers April 9th
All Masons invited.
SUTTON.
:, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rice are visiting rel
atives in Barton and Newport.
Q Mrs. O.. II Curtis has been suffering from
a severe attack of the grip the past week.
y Mrs. Geo. Fogg received news Monda,
is of the death of her father, Mr.. L. A. Chap
man of Boston. In just twenty minute
q Mr.. and Mrs. Fogg were hurrying over tn
Is | four miles of nearly impossible roads be
tween their home and W. Burke, to cate
the through express which officials k1ndl
a tagged for Mrs. Fogg that she might at
tend the funeral services which were he'll
:. nearly eighty years old. One week ago b
u had shock from which he never rallied
He was quite we'll known here, havin
8. spent several summers at his daug hter's.
y HARDWICK.
" William Kibber is very sick.
~ Mrs. Marion slayton has returned fro1
n | Fairfax.
Miss Emma Hallett of st. Johnsbury
ar visiting friends here.
of Arthur Rich from St. Johnsbury visite
er o. D. Gray over Sunday.
d, Nathan Batchelder who has been sic
De for some time is gaining.
FIT. Russell has the first story of
or block on Wolcott street erected.
Il Several from here went to MorrlsV1l
n Thursday to the K. of P. meeting.
ee Harry Conant is away on a vacation. '
MT s. Mason is In his shop during his absenc
A Rev. J. A. Dixon will return to Hardwit
Is, for another year. The people are muc
On pleased to have him come back.
u 1t is reported that Will Harrington WI
u is IN the Mary Fletcher Hospital for trea
ment is sick with scarlet feaver.
One of the pleasant events of the wee
was the marriage of George A. Dixon, sc
of Rev. J. A. Dixon, and Miss Susie Smit
both of this place.
e,s The academy has organized ball tea
Darling; captain, Frank Worth1ng. Th'
n40 will have strong team.
= The carpenters are busy these days. II
prospects are that there will be near
seventy five new buildings erected
he HardWick the coming season.
Mrs. Arthur Titus has received word
1r- the death of her sister, Miss Lena Irish,
Indian Territory. Her remains will
lge brought to Morrisville for interment.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Holden are visitil
sly G. Fl. Bickford's. Mrs. Bickford who W
injured in the Cambridge railroad acc1de
n q has nearly recovered from her injuries.
H. DIR. E. P. Fairman died at his home
ID this place, Wednesday morning, April 6t
rod aged rs years. He had lived in Hardwi
about Is years. During the Civil war
served as surgeon, having first enlisted
20. on private in Company Z, 18th VT. Vol. In
Al He leaves a widow to mourn his loss. L
funeral was held Friday at 1 o'clock.
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