Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-09-22
ew of Mrs. Daniel Skinner.

Mr.. and Mrs. Sawyer, who for a
number of years have been living
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Brennan, have moved from High
street to E. c.. SINNERS tenement on
Maple street formerly occupied by Ar
chic Grant.
Nearly twenty from Barton are to
come to this place this week Friday
evening to be in attendance at the
prayer meeting at the Methodist
church. Therefore, there ought to
be very large attendance from this
place. Let every seat be filled.
Local doctors, assisted by DR.. Allen
of St. Johnsbury, in the operation for
appendicitis on the Is year old daugh-
ter of w. o. Turner of Irasburg,
Thursday. The little girl was too sick
to be taken to the hospital so the op-
Grafton was performed at home, which
proved very successful and the patient
is doing very we'll.
Mrs. Laura A. Metcalf, for " num-
Der of years a helpless invalid and
great sufferer, died Friday at the home
of Joseph Clough, aged 70 years. The
funeral services were held on Sunday
afternoon at l o'clock by the Rev. G.
L. Shaeffer and interment in the Iras-
burg cemetery, Further notice Of
Mrs. Metcalf will be given in next
weeks issue.
E. E. Doe purchased the G. E. Dean
property Tuesday afternoon at public
auction for the consideration of $26S5.
Mr. Dean and family leave this
week for California. There was a
large attendance at the auction on
Tuesday evening. All the household
goods were sold. Mr.. Dean says that
on the whole every thing went at
about half price.
Next Sunday will be Rally Day"
in the Methodist Sunday school. The
attendance at the ''Rally Day" at the
Methodist church at Irasburg last
Sunday was 176, Ought not there to
be as large an attendance here? Let
everyone who has attended the school
be present next Sunday, and very many
new ones, as we'll. The greatest men
of the age are studying the Bible as
never before.
The following additions have been
made to the Congregational orchestra !:
violinists, Clifton Webster and Charles
Taplin; clarinet, n. S. Webster. The
chorus gave its first concert Sunday
good chorus was present and it is
hoped that others will still come for.
ward and take up the work for the
season. There is still room for more.
There will be new music on hand with.
lin short time.
Earl Twombly, who has for the past
three years so successfully served as
clerk in A. o. Austin's drug store,
leaves next week to take up two
years course in the Massachusetts
College of Pharmacy in Boston. Mr..
Twombly was always kind, courteous
and obliging and We shall miss him.
He also played first violin in the or
chestra in the Congregational church
He carries with him the best of wishes
of his host of friends, who hope thai
he may have abundant success.
Skinner & Brown have signed paper;
for the remodelling of the storeroon
in their block now occupied by 0. w
Locke. The improvements are extern
sive and will include the extending o.
the present room 16 feet, the building
up of the court in the rear one stor!
: 1924 feet, the addition of 16 feet tt
the ell part running up the full heigh
l of the building, double windows il
] the front, new shelving and counter
: new elevator, new furnace and genera
/ repairs, which when finished will max
a one Of the best business rooms in tn
e village.
Karl Webster leaves the latter par
: of this week to attend Tufts denta
n college in Boston. Mass. He was on
e of the graduates of the high schoo
Y last year. During the past few year
l. he assisted his father in the post ofic