Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-01-29

emily for the election of officers vand
transaction of other business connected
with the work OF the society. The secre-
tary and treasurer gave admirable reports
of what had been accomplished during the
past year. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
Mrs. Anna Lawrence; vice presidents,
Mesdames Warren Seaver, Dana Mcclure,
Searles and Eldridge; treasurer, Mrs. D.
L. Honey; secretary, Mrs. Arthur Cheney.
The annual business meeting and roll
call of the Congregational church was
held on Saturday, although the weather
was most unfavorable, there were present
a large mum Der of members who re-
sponded to their names, while all who
were absent were represented by letters
and verbal mess ges. The reports of the
various officers, showed healthy and har-
monious condition of affairs, and the out
look for the coming year is bright and
most encouraging. The Rev. James Bill
lingtop, pastor, presided; the secretary
treasurer, Mrs. A. h. Nc ClelIan, was re-
elected. Votes of thanks were unanimous
ly passed to Mrs. cdr. Goddard and Mrs.
D. L. Mcclure, for their kindly help, rem
dered to the church as erganists during
the past year, also to Mrs. Rev Lansing
for her generous financial Assistance to the
church from time to time. At the close of
the meeting, the friends adjourned to the
church vestry, where supper had been
provided by the ladies.
SOUTH ALBANY.
w. F. Ames will begin to Saw shingles
Monday.
The Misses Miller are at home for
vacation. A
Laurence Uric, who went to ConEecticut
for treatment, is doing well.
James Nairn is getting out lumber for a
horse barn to be built In the spring.
The w. M. donation was a success. A
very pleasant time was enjoyed by aH.
E. M. Gallagher is building an eli to a
house on the site where his buildings we're
burned.
Will and Harold Graham are attending
school at Barton. Grace Vance and jessie
Kendrick have also returnedS q
Miss Annie Graham, who has had q lafaaz
class in music, goes to Boston today to
sumo her studies at the New England Cons;
servatory OF Music.
The school taught by Miss Lima GiImouf
| closed Friday, Jan. 49, The average
attendance of the twenty. four pupils was
twenty-three and a fraction. Herbert
Graham, Alvah Miller, Mildred Shepard.
Leo Williams, Walter, Arthur and Leslie
Uric have had no marks during the wear.
Robert Anderson, Gladys and Alfreda
Coapland and Walter Gilmour were NOT
absent during the term. Vernon and
Marjorie Hardy were absent only one day.
The thaw we had last week did quite a
little damage here. The water damned
up on the hill back of the village, then
broke away and came down through the
field back of III. d. Rowell's and struck
| w. y. Harvey's barn, broke in the doors.
knocked down partition and a part of
the underpinning, and buried his three
horses in snow and water, so they had to
be shoveled out. 1t filled the house cellar
and the church cellar with snow. Another
stream came down in G. Copeland's field
| and went both sides of the house, then
into the road. 1t filled W. F. Ames' and
E. J. Douglass shops with snow, and the
highway with mill logs.
BROWNINCToN.
Kate Hitchins is working at o. W.
Locke's at Barton Landing.
Paul Smith from Boston visited at
l Charles and William Smiths last week.
/. will Morey has sold his slabs for the en-
suing year to Ahira Joslyn of Barton Land
ing.
Charles Percival and family from Bar
ton spent last Friday with Mr.. and Mrs.
| o. A. Grow.
o. a. Boden, former resident of this
place, who went to California last fall, is in
very poor health.
The friends and neighbors of Fl. II. Day
gave him surprise party last Monday
evening. Refreshments were served con-
sisting of oysters, cake and coffee. 1t is
needless to mention that the occasion was
an enjoyable one.
During the recent warm days the water
was the hig hest here for many years. The
water, and jam of ice together took out
one of the abutments of the iron bridge at
the foot of what is known as the Horace
Smith hill. 1t is being repaired for safety
in crossing but permanent work can not
be done until spring.
! BROWNINCTON CENTER.
Frank AIdrich is in Springfield, Mass,
on business.
Cldye Potter from Albany visited at o.
A. Crows recently.
Roy Cheney is working at Barton Land
ing for the Chandler Co.
George Briggs from Manchester, n. lis
) visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Buskey of Barton Landing recently
spent few days with her daughter, Mrs.