Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-01-22
LOCAL NEWS.
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visiting relatives here.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs. L.
D. Blake, Wednesday, Jan. "a.
Mrs. John Latham is home after being
away on a visit for several weeks.
Rev. Mr.. Burgin attended Baptist
meeting at Lyndonville last week.
MIR. and Mrs. d. w. Scribner have moved
from Mrs. j. Ellis farm to w. j. Scribner's.
Maurice Pickel has rented the building
known as the old post Office and will do
painting.
Mrs. Lunderville received news that her
sister, Mrs. Ramsdale, was seriously i'll as
Island Pond.
William Waterman, who has been In
DOOR health for some tins, lis now IN crit
ical condition.
Special meetings were held here several
evenings last week, pastors from churches
out of town assisting.
Several from here attended the school
exercises at Derby last Friday night and
report them very good.
Mrs. Horace Wilder, who has been very
sick, is now able to be out, much to the
qualification of her many friends.
Mrs. Jane Fowler from Massachusetts,
has been in town for soma days visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E..G. Calkins.
There will be an entertainment, iuclud
| ing play entitled 1.-THE Scientific Country
School," given by the pupils of district No.
at Cole Hill sehoolhouse,. Wednesday
evening, Jan. "a Admission, ten. cents.
Proceeds to be used for the purchase OF a
dictionary for the school.
The pupils OF the village and Plankett
schools will give en entertainment at scad-
envy hall Jan 26. There viii be recisations,
songs, a drill by eight little children, Ola
logues and a Representations in pantomime
of tn song "Jesas, Lover of My Soul"
The exercises will be followed By 8 prom
enade. Admission 15c. Proceeds Tor the
benefit of the ninth grade.
COVENTRY.
Miss lena Gorham has been i'll The past
week.
WI. Scott has not been as we'll she past
week.
Walter Stevens has returned from Skin
ner, Maine.
Geo. buck, ST., has moved into Mrs.
MiIIer's house.
Miss Nellie Ware still remains IN a criti-
cal condition.
Mrs. Chas. Greenwood of Lowell is visit
ing at II. g. Claveland's.
Geo. Crowley has hired 20 worh- for e. ]
Brooks and is running the meat cart.
There will be donation at the Metho-
dist church Wednesday evening, Jan. 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Currie of Woodsville
}. N. H., have been visiting at Eben Stevens
Ernest Pesry,. who has been quite IL
since having the measles, is new improve
/ ing.
Rev. and Mrs. M. A. Turner spent q few
| DAYS in Marshfield and Montpelier las
: week.
a DIR. and Mrs. Badger of Newport at
S tended the roll-eau at the Cong. chnrcl
s last Wednesday.
& Asa B. Hancock recently injured one o
G his fingers badly and it Is fsared that bloc
poison will set in.
! Eureka Grange will hola the next regu
+ lar meeting Friday evening Jan. 26, whe
a they will install officers. After the in
- stallation supper will be served. Member
elected to office: Master, John Well
overseer, e. l.. Batchelder; lecturer, Mr.
Mabel Brooks; steward, Chas. Metcal
IL assistant steward, Sam Standish; ehaplai
:! A. B. Hancock; treasurer, e. z. Gray; Sc
0. rotary. G.. M. Ednaunds; gatekeeper, WI
= Currie; Pomona, Lou Hancock; Flor
Mrs. Sam Standish; Ceres, Edith Bate
elder; lady assistant steward, Kate Steven
All members requested to oe present.
ot The annual roll call at the Congreg
a. tionaI church last Wednesday passed {
successfully, On account Of the prevaIen
of the measles, it was expected that the g
III tendance would be smaller than usual, b
0o notwithstanding this drawback, more tn
1g hundred people sat down to the boun
IS fuilv spread tables. DIR. Flagg's adore
ne on ire stNeW England Home" was t
ed feature of the occasion. 1t was splend
he address and was immensely enjoyed by 9
The pastor gave his seventh annual repc
IL showing the church to be in good cone
r. ton, having closed the year without de
L. and all bills paid. For missions, 1896
70, has been raised during the year and f
LEI added to the roll, four of these by lett
a He spoke also feelingly of those who b
been removed from the church circle d.
vas ing the year. Miss Mabel Ware san
AN | solo, sCrossing the Barr very beautiful
and the choir rendered an anthem VIII
was well received. The roll call was
sponded to by large. proportion of
mem bership and letters were read from
vio following absent members: Rev. w.
NC Bacon, Mrs. Rowell, Mrs. j. K. Herb,
Miss Charlena Herbert, Mrs. Esther l
Inc ingston and Miss Emma Bean. The r
the calls of the Cong. church are usually '
the attended and thoroughly enjoyed and I
the | ono Uas certainly not whit behind til