Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-01-13


Thirteen applicants took the exam
ination for rural free delivery carrier.
on Saturday. The examination was
held under the supervision of Post
master H. D. Blanchard at the school,
house.
Walter Maloney. who has been laid
up with lame wrist which he dis
located recently, by falling on the
icy steps at the Boston & Maine
freight Office. is able to be at work
again.
A. G. Goodwin has moved from the
Gaines house on Third street into the
Bogue house recently purchased. This
house has been thoroughly repaired
and will make Mr.. Goodwiu's people
very pleasant home.
Business at the Boston & Maine has
taken Boom owing to an extra
amount of freight from points south
going west over the C. P. r. From
100 to $50 cars per day are being
handled here at present.
At the mems meeting in the Good
rich library hall Sunday the speaker
was Louis Heb. state secretary of the
Vermont Y. nj. C.. A. His remarks
were of general nature and not con-
fined to his special line of work.
WI. Nolan. who for some time past
has had charge of the business of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co in this
section, goes this week to st. Johns
bury, where he will continue in the
same line. His successor here is Car
roll Hitchcock of ST. Johnsbury.
Engineer Rickaby, who was so
severely injured last week, seems to be
doing as we'll as could be expected and
will probably get out of his injuries
with fairly good arm. though it was
feared for time that amputation
would be necessary.
Capt Carroll A. Davis. Jst Lieut..
r. L. Corey and 81 Lieut.. VA Moulton
of Co. l., VT. NATL Guard. this We'd
nesday evening to Hartford to attic I'd
the annual officers school which is to
be held on Thursday and Friday at the
White River Tavern in that village.
Water in the lake has been so low
that the steamer Lady of the Lake has
rested on the bottom at her dock, but
the recent rains have raised the wa
ter so that she now sits nearly level
again. Many springs in this vicinity
that went dry have again comm ,nced
to flow. We still need rain or more
thaws but the situation among farmers
with cattle to draw water for has
been alleviated to some extent.
The collection of the ladies' annual
thank offerings for home missions was
conducted this year in different man.
ner than usual. It has been their Gus
tom to have supper and invite their
gentlemen friends and others, at which
time the offering was received. This
year the town was divided into districts
and the offering solicited direct, with
the result that the amount given was
materially increased, being about
$4,000.
Mabel Human, wife of John Riches.
died at her home in West Derby Tues
day, Jan. S. Mrs. Riches has suffered
for long time with tuberculosis and
had been to the Proctor sanatorium,
| not be arrested. She leaves besides
her husband three young children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Riches have until re-
Gently lived in Newport. The funeral
was held Thursday, Jan. Z, at the Bap.
fist church in West Derby, Rev. j. T.
Buzzell officiating.
Memorial exercises were held We'd
nesday evening, Jan. 6, by Baxter
Post, G. A. R., and the Woman's Re.
lief corps. The exercises were con-
Quoted by Maj. Josiah Grout, comman.
der Of the Post. Comrade A. NJ Asel-
tine was eulogized by Col. z. NJ Man
sur, Com. Lane by A. c. Sleeper and
| Com. Asa Hancock by B. F. Hamilton.
| Associate Member o. c. Miller also
| spoke very pleasantly in memory OF
Mr.. Aseltlne, who was long one of his
employees. The ministers of the seve,
raj churches also spoke. Music was
furnished by male quartette compos-
ed of Messrs. Tom Lynch. Hamilton
Lathe, Eugene Bryant and Bernard
Wheeler. Miss Alice Anderson ac-
companist.
Following the regular mid-week
prayer meeting the annual meeting OF
the Congregational church was hello
Thursday evening and the following
officers were elected: Moderator, D.
NJ. Camp; clerk, H. B. Cushman
treasurer, R. w. Spear: member OF
business committee for three years,
j. R. Akin. reelection; Deacon. W.
Fl. Clement, reelected. There was q
net gain in membership of two-noi
counting those received on January l,
All departments of the church are in
a flourishing condition. The expense:
of the church materially increased
during the year owing to much extra
work. The arrearages on the amoun
pledged for the year for support O.
church expenses is about $500.
The Dickens party in connection
with the Order Eastern Star on Mon
day evening of last week was yer,
enjoyable affair. The characters o
any of Dickens works were we'll rep
resented. many very tasteful costumes
, being worn. The guests were re
ceived by Geo. F. Root and Mrs. E. J
J Hill in the characters of Mr.. and Mrs
Boffin. Later the roll was called. tn
different impersonators respondin,
. with quotations appropriate to thei
costume. Geo. B. Young gave YER
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