Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-03-07

Anna Goodwin Is sick.
Mrs. E. Kenerson is Ill.
Miss Helen /. Laurin Is at home.
The creamery reopened Monday.
Mrs. b. B. Laurin is in very poor health.
| The ladies served dinners in the vestry
Tuesday.
Floyd Miller is boarding at Bradley
| Houston's.
| E. K. Cramer and family visited in New
port the last of the week.
Mrs. Alfred Greggs who has been Ill a
long time, seems rather better.
Guy Cooks baby, who has been very Ill
with brain fever, Is recovering.
Mrs. Gail Chaffee is sick and her sister,
Mrs. Luna Wiley, is caring for her.
Miss Hester Coburn, who has been home
for two weeks, has returned to Derby.
II. L. Brock and his aged mother, who
have been seriously i'll, are both improving.
Mrs. French of Sutton, P. O., has been
spending week with her daughter, Mrs.
Carroll Smith.
Charles Lathe has finished work for w.
D. Miller and moved to a house on Har-
rison Wright's farm.
Principal Stannard of Barton was in
town Wednesday and Thursday for the
teachers examination.
March meeting passed off we'll despite
the storm, the town redeeming itself by
voting no. license 1O0-41
The leap year ball Feb. 20 was pleasant
affair with dainty refreshments, and
select company of 40 couples.
WEsTFIELD.
81. o. Miller was in Newport last Thurs
day.
FL. d. Miller was in sherbrooAe last
week.
Winifred Hendrix is home from Derby
Academy.
Mrs. Martin D. Gilman has gone to Bid
deford, Me, on visit.
Misses Winifred and Theo Hendrixvisited
in Newport Center recently.
Mrs. Murray Dodge is expected home
from Lunenburgh this week.
Miss Theo Hendrix has returned from
Bloomington, having finished her school
there.
The Misses Wake field are home from the
West Derby school for the vacation. Miss
Maud is quite ill.
A number from this town attended the
teachers examination held in Troy last
!; Wednesday and Thursday.
Miss May Goddard was awarded the
prize for the greatest improvement in pen
manship during the last term of the VII
lage school.
Wallace 81. Gilpin, accompanied by his
friend, Mr.. Howard, arrived home from
Montpelier seminary Thursday night, re-
naming over Sunday.
It is expected that Mrs. e. s. Miller will
teach the primary department of the vii
lage school the coming term. Miss Mary
Coburn is to teach the Lapierre school. and
Miss Della Benware the Watkins school
She will board with Mrs. John Watkins.
At the town meeting last Tuesday
Homer B. Hitchcock was elected clerk by
a large sjority. 81. D. Miller the retiring
clerk, who has been very obliging officer
would have retained he position only that
he is to leave town. Mr.. Hitchcock is g
thorough and successful business man
who will undoubtedly give good satisfac-
ton as clerk.
Notwithstanding the terrible weather
last Thursday evening, an audience Of
about thirty persons were present in the
, town hall to hear the reading given by
Miss Myrtle A. Aldrich of West Burke
. under the auspices of the c. E. society
Miss AIdrich so captivated her auditors
that they almost forgot ''the shrieking Of
; the mindless wind" and the beating Of
the storm outside, as they sighed in sym
4 pathy or shook with laug liter in response
to the pathos or humor of her productions
L The Messrs. Gilpin and Howard of Mont.
pelier seminary gave declarations which
Q displayed much talent and careful train.
ing; and Miss Bessie Shilito gave recita.
alse in the presence of Miss Grace Watson
of Lowell, who sang several solos. Follow
L ing the entertainment sandwiches anC
coffee were served and social hour enjoy
ed. We hope that Miss Aldrich may visi
this town again.
WESTMORE.
Mr.. Donahue's house and contents wer,
q burned to the ground Feb. 81, while thu
family were absent.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.