Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-09-13

Jesse SuTrleE mas SOU his 1dIIO,
stock and tools, to Mr.. Rowell of
Derby for So, 500. Mr.. RowelI takes
possession next month.
Miss May Bean was invited to the
home of her cousin, Mrs. Katie Han
cock. last Thursday evening. and
what was her surprise to find her lady
friends assembled, who gave her
linen shower. Refreshments we're
served and a pleasant evening spent
IRASBURC
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond Wells Sept. 4th
: Mrs. M. A. Wells spent Saturday
with her sister in Glover.
Mrs. Herbert Wheeler has been on
the sick list the past week.
Mrs. Della LaClair of Lowell visit
ed friends in town over Sunday.
Katie Miller of South Albany is
working at Rev. c. A. Adams.
Tom Riley and I. S. Drew attend
ed the Sherbrooke fair last week.
Carlton Adams of Derby was the
guest of Il. B. Chamberlain over Sun
day.
Mrs. Cornelius McGof is spending
the week with her son Walter in Mont
pelier.
Noel Collins and bride of Greenfield,
Mass, are visiting his father, C. T.
Collins.
Robert Bogue of West Medford,
iSE1 Il;
E. Templeton.
VIII Bailey and Roy C. Phillips are
In Newport this week attending court
as jurymen.
Carroll Sylvester of Orleans is
spending the week with his uncle,
Charles Sylvester.
An interesting meeting of the w.
c. T.U. was held at the home of Mrs.
j. S. Wiley this afternoon.
G w. Phillips and daughter Mrs.
Grace Boright spent Sunday and Mon.
day at Willoughby.
Dist. Supt. Lowe of St. Johnsbury
gave an excellent talk in the M. E.
church last Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs |. S. Drew spent the
past week with their daughter, Mrs.
Fred Lothrop. in West Derby.
. Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Adams are en-
pertaining her father and mother and
two sisters of st. Johnsbury.
G. N. Howe will sell at auction on
the Horace Story" farm Saturday.
Sept. %. at o'clock, choice lot Of
Holstein cows and other personal
property.
The M. E. ladies' aid society will
meet at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. AL
ex Annis in East Albany tomorrow.
Dinner from o'clock until all are
served
The many friends of Mrs. E. A.
Pike will be glad to know that she
passed a successful operation at the
New England deaconess hospital in
Boston Friday and is doing nicely.
The union social held in the old Bap-
fist church at East Albany last Friday
evening, for the benefit of the Iras-
burg band, was we'll patronized. about
120 people being present. An excel
lent program of dialogues. music and
readings was rendered. Ice cream
and cake were served. Proceeds, S11.
Saturday, Sept. 2. party of 20 rela
tives and friends met at the pleasant
home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Hannant
for family reunion in honor of Mrs.
Hannant's brother, Bradley Sanborn,
and wife and son of New York city,
and her aunt, Mrs. John Cummings,
and two daughters of Roslindale,
Mass. Asbountiful dinner was served
A picture was taken of the group,
and most enjoyable time spent by
all.
Mrs. Almira Colton received news
last week Of the death of Geo. A. Lit
tie, which occurred at his home in
Mellette, South Dakota, Aug. Is, agec
seventy-eight years. He was the old
est son of William and Betsey Little
He received his education in the pub
lie schools of lrasburg and in the D nj
versity of Vermont. After leaving
school, for 20 years he was engaged ir
the milling business. In early man
hood he emigrated to Dana county
Wisconsin, where he worked at hi
trade for several years. In 1861 hi
removed to the western part Of tn
state where, in come ction with Henri,
Chase, he founded the town of Chase
burg. Wis. erecting a gristmill, saw
mill and wagon factory. Chaseburi
today is one Of the enterprising town
of that section of the state. In 1856
he was united in marriage to Netti
|. Warner at Newton, Wis, and t
this union five children were borr
: Clara, BERTHA, Dana, Arthur and Alice
all but one of whom survive the fs
Their. In 1882, Mr.. Little went t
South Dakota and took up the farm Q
which he lived at the time of h