Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-12-11

The village schools began Tuesla of
this week.
James Martin and family were in
Barton Friday.
Effie Miles was unable. on account
of sickness, to be in school this week.
i Miss Ruby Wallace, who has been
quite sick the past two weeks, is
better.
| Misses Peabody and Reynolds re-
turned Monday to resume their school
work here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heber Winget returned
last week from Canada where they
spent Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Ornand Shepard of Iarsburg
and Mrs. Wright from St. Adams
visited their father, Charles Day, the
past week.
D. H. Hackett has sold his place on
New St. to Mr.. Turnbull and will
move into the house purchased of the
Chafey estate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Leach, Madame
Leach and Mrs. Charlotte Chamberlin
left this week for Florida where they
expect to spend the winter.
Mrs. Jennie Chafey has sold her
house and store to D. H. Hackett and
will leave soon for St. Johnsbury
where she will spend the winter.
A. R. Miles house caught fire Satur-
day from chimney burning out and
an alarm was given but the fire was
extinguished without outside help.
The Congregational society organized
G. E. society Wednesday evening
and elected the following officers !:
President, O. M. George vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Arthur Cheney secretary,
Mrs. Alice Clifford; treasurer. J. A
Brown.
One of the pleasant events of the
past week was reception given MI
and Mrs. Covers Friday evening at
their home on Water St. Their friends,
In number about sixty, gathered there
and good time was enjoyed. Miss
Lewis presented them with purse of
money In behalf of the company.
SOUTH ALBANY
The village school began last Mon
day morning.
Mr. and Mrs. E. w. Keith visited at
A. A. Webster's one day last week.
Miss Jessie Kendrick visited Mrs.
Amos Macomber of East Craftsbury
one day last week.
Miss Mary Cutler, who has been
spending several weeks with relatives
at Albany, returned home Saturday.
William Harvey has purchased a
farm in St. Johnsbury and his father,
w. 0. Harvey, is with him for a time.
O. M. Rowell. who has been sick for
some time, was in st. Johnsbury last
week to consult specialist DR.. God
dard of Albany went with him.
Mrs. Arthur Coapland wishes to
thank the friends and neighbors who
so kindly remembered her with a post
t card shower during her recent illness.
LOWELL
Austin Blake is visiting friends in
the vicinity of White River.
Mrs. Adelbert Austin has been i'll
for several days, but is better now.
Charles Kelley has been i'll for few
days, being in danger of pneumonia
but is reported better.
| Miss Halle Coolbeth, who spent
the summer in Massachusetts, has re-
! turned home for the winter.
Mrs. Weed is keeping house for Mrs
Ora SlscO, who is continuing her work
as teacher of the South school,
Ernest Hines, who has worked a
| Mr.. Barre'S during the summer. i!
. now employed at John Stephenson's.
Burt Doane and granddaughter Mil
dred of Newport Center visited a
Frank Sisco S two days last week
Silsby & Co. have changed thei1
dynamo, which has been driven b,
steam power, to run by water power
l H. A, Piper, eyesight specialist
5 will be at The Watson House, Lowell
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec
Is, II, Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Winget O
Ascot, Que, were guests of his broth
), er. N. E. Winget, and family Frida
and Saturday.
l The goods coming by freight for H
d A. Parker'S store are to be drawn
k from North Troy instead of Orlean
and Johnson as formerly.
l. The friends of Miss Florence Duriv
|, age, lately employed as a teacher i
Concord. N. H, are pleased to hear O.
y her marriage to Clyde Wheelock O
e Bakersfield, Dec. 4.
q David Burgess drove to Troy an
: Westfield for Mr.. Hurd, who preache
r there Sunday. Very gratifying i'm
r. provement is noted in attendance an
u interest in the Troy Sunday school.
! John Stephenson had the misfortun
- to break both bones of his leg below
}, the knee, while working in the wood
u last Thursday. The log on which h
o was working swung around suddenl
against him.
Clarence Parker has arrived frol
Somerville, Mass, and commence