Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-02-15
audience, but we warrant she will gain
friends and admirers on sight.

audience, but we warrant she Will gain
friends and admirers on sight.
E. W. Merrill received word that Mrs.
l. P. Chase of Newport Center died very
suddenly Thursday. But a few minutes
previous to receiving the message of her
death Mr.. Merrill had been informec that
she was better. She had been sick several
weeks with pneumonia. Mr.. Chase has
also been sick with the same disease.
The stereopticon lecture in the Cougl
church Sunday evening, "Around the
World with Christian Endeavor." was full
of illustrations of the power OF Z. e. in
building up the church among all nations.
The lecture was much enjoyed by full
house. vote OF thanks was given Mr..
Stannard for his kindness In loaning and
operating his lantern.
There will be meeting in the band hall
Thursday evening to consider the forming
} OF baseball team. All interested are
urged to be present. Those who have
played ball in the past are so earnest IN
forming club that they would be at the
expense of getting some suits providing
the citizens of the villsgs would furnish
grounds near the village suitable for
diamond. The boys would also aid in
getting the grounds in condition.
DR.. Stiles of st. Johnsbury was here last
week to see Walter Haywood, who had
been quarantined at his boarding place,
Henry Dudley's, on suspicion OF having
9 smallpox. DR.. Stiles was of the opinion
that it was case of smallpox; but there
, is doubt about it among local physicians.
Nevertheless all proper precaution has been
taken to prevent a spread OF the disease
. should it be of an infectious character.
Mr.. Haywood feels perfectly we'll and eats
heartily, expressing wish that he might
. 60 to his work In the mill. His physician,
DIR. Parlin, says that his pulse and tenn
perature are normal.
Albert Webster, clerk for Twombly &
Cotton, was taken suddenly i'll Friday
morning. The firm had loaded car of
g potatoes and Albert was staying In the car
e and running fire. He slept in hammock
and on awakening early in the morning
is got up suddenly and started to see how
d the thermometer registered, but was
stricken with tainting spell and fell to
r the floor unconscious. Upon regaining
g consciousness he found one of his hands
had been lying against the stove and had
been badly burned. He managed to get
. to bis home, when a doctor was summoned.
Although quite i'll, he is not considered
dangerously so.
Ala village meeting held last Friday
, evening it was voted to build an opera hall
at an expense not to exceed $4,000. The
/ land will be given the village by the syn
dicate composed of G. H. Jones, c. s. Skin
i ner, c. D. French, j. G. Turnbull, M. M.
70 Taplin and the Musical Association. A
"a paper has been circulated and in twenty
four hours $500 was subscribed. This
d money will be given the village, leaving
20 only $500 for the village to pay. The
rt building will be 45x9O feet and work will
be started upon 1t early in the spring. We
"a doubt if there is another village in YER
,o mont the size OF this where the money
m could have been raised for such project
more readily than here.
Mrs. Maria Buchanan died last Monday
IN night after protracted illness ending IN
Id pneumonia. She was born in Derby Oct.
- 13, 1920, and was therefore in her S4th
year. She married Daniel Buchanan
March 16, 1912. She has been resident oil
- this village for forty years, and has been
~ greatly respected and loved. She was
- firm believer in Spiritualism and Kew.
W John KimbalI of Lyndon Vile oficiated at
the funeral held Thursday; assisted by
en- Reys, s. G. Lewis and J. B. Lyman OF this
'rt village. Mr.. and Mrs. Buchanan had
ts. seven children; the three surviving are
n | o1& Tnh
and H. W. and Daniel Buchanan of this
n, place. Daniel Buchanan, Sr., died Sept
g. 1, 1892.
rs. The Book and Thimble Club met with
raj M g. Gallup on Thursday. Roll call wai
responded to with current events as usual
ay Mrs. Lyman reading as her current event
d's most interesting letter from Mrs. Gay
rn who is now in California, in which sh'
no mentions strawberries, roses and greer
". peas as an every day occurrence. Mis-
Gallup gave review of the third ant
pie fourth chapters of the history of Vermont
ast pointing out on the map the diferen
ior places and routes. Mrs. Webster reat
nes "From the War of 1912 to the Civil War
ne in the history and Mrs. French read from
Stoddard's lecture on China. The mex
,re meeting will be with Mrs. Marston ol
lge Friday, Feb. l9ta. Cnange OF cate o.
Wv account of the musical convention. :
est ALBANY. -.
'nu Mrs. Sarah Abbott has been quite il
ers
WA. Sargent was in New York recent
ly.
her Mrs. d. L. Mcclure, who has been Ill,
his impr owing.
the Clayton George arrived home from Tro
ne last Tuesday.
giles ;,;o5 bic too+ :, -
ing ~
Agnes Chaffee was in st. Johnsbury
III few days last week.
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