Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-12-11
WEST CHARLESTON.
rs. Horace Wilder is very sick.


Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Lyon.
Merrick Bowen is home from Sault st
Marie, Mich, where he has spent the sum-
mer.
Tracey Pratt, who is in poor health, is
new Stopping with his daughter, Mrs.
John Cook.
Miss Grace Knight has had to give up
teaching on &C count of poor health. Mrs.
Emma Barrup will take her place.
Mr.. and Mrs A. w. Lyon received the
news of the death OF their son, Fred, in the
Montreal hospital Saturday evening.
Much sympathy is extended from this
com munity.
There was very pleasant gathering ct
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Temple last
Friday night, when thirty five OF Miss sa--
die Temples school mates from Derby and
Charleston called to remind her OF her
eighteenth birthday. Refreshments were
served. She was the recipient of nice
watch and chain, two emerald rings and
several OF her nice presents. The evening
was spent in games until the small hours
of the morning when ali dispersed, wishing
Miss Sadie many returns Of the day.
COVENTRY.
Miss Ann Kidder is quite Ill.
George Livingston has been sick.
VIM. Porter has gone TO California.
Mrs. Lucy Strong has gone to Littleton,
N. H.
Mr.. Noyes' SON is vsry sick with the
measles.
Raymond Guild is at work II the bobbin
factory.
George Aiken has taken his fathes,s farm
and moved on to 1t.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. h. Pearson ere hpme
from Massachusetts.
Ira Sessions and Ralph Ware are beth
sick with the measles.
The village schools are in session 81
with the same board of teachers.
Dr.Williard of West Topsham has locate
here He will move into VIM. Books
house. 4.
Damon Ware slaughtered two pigs nine
months old that dressed 800 lbs. and SS85 &
lbs. apiece.
Charles Fushey and family of Littleton,
Ne have come here to reside. Mr.. Fushey
is foreman at the bobbin factory. s.
Twenty. five of the young people went to
Dana Alger's last Friday evening for
social visit and report good time.
Miss Charlena Herbert has gone to So.
Troy to resume her school. Her mother
has gone to spend the winter with her.
Eureka Grange will elect officers Dec. 16.
The W. Master would ask the ladies' to
kindly bring cake. Coffee will be served.
Mrs. James LABEL and Myra Douglass
are home from Montreal hospital. Miss
Douglass had a tumor removed from her
eye oall.
The c. E. will hold a social December
18TH AnTare cordially invited to come
and help make it a success. A baked bean
supper will be served from six to eight.
Over twenty members and friends of the
w. e. T. u. gathered at the home OF Mrs.
| p. s. Hitchcock on Tuesday last for the
December meeting. First in order was the
/ dinner which proved very satisfactory to
the inner man. After the opening exer-
cises short program was given consisting
of selections from a paper called "The
Casket.n which was edited here over forty
years ago in the Lyceum at the time II. z.
Dewey was principal of the Academy. This
proved very interesting and called out
quite discussion, and "reminiscences OF
those DAYS were given by many Of the
| eomnanv. Dea. Hitchcock gave selec-
tion In his usual pleasing way, bringing
out the folly of doing unnecessary work
on the Sabbath day.
EAST COVENTRY
| Mrs. Andrus has been very SICK ne pas
week.
i Ira sessions and Miss Blanche Gray have
4 been having the measles.
i Miss Minnie Boden is visiting her
brother, John at Barton Landing.
s Miss Laura Stiles OF West Derby visited
Gladystine Standish recently.
i Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Dwinell of Mont
i oerssr visited at Lucius Nye's recently.
MIR. and Mrs. David Carter of Barton
Landing visited at w. w. Dow's one day
last week.
Mrs Noyes.and son Carl and two grand
sons, who have been very sick with the
measles, are better.
Raymond Wright returned to Vermont
University last Monday, after spending
Thanksgiving at home.
Maurice Fairbrother and two sisters,
Mary and Lillian, of West Burke, spent
{ Thanksgiving with their uncle, Walter
Fairbrother.
s.. cRAFTSBURY.
t Mrs. Fred Corliss|is i'll.
g Theyoung ladies are drifting the children
, for Christmas exercises.
q Rev RI. Chrystie spent last Wednesday
l., AfovrieviIIe an IepaI business.