Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-01-10

! Homer Curtis has moved into the
Watson house and is working for Z.
C. Phillips.
Miss Glenn Fuller was unable to re-
on account of illness.
Delbert Macia. who has been very
i'll with pneumonia ana complications,
is now able to sit up one half hour
each day.
Mrs. Roy Cheney. who has been
caring for Mrs. Chamberlain and little
daughter, left for her home in Hard
wick yesterday.
Mrs. F. A. Lemos has been quite i'll
the past week. Her daughter Helen
gave up her school a part of the week
to care for her mother.
Bernard Lee, who has been playing
ball IN Riverside, Cal, this winter
has been obliged to return home oD
account of severe injury to his an
kle.
A large number attended the meet
ing OF the Ladies Aid society held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H.-Lanou
Thursday and all report very
pleasant time.
The M. E. Sunday school was re-
Gently reorganized by Rev. G. L.
Wells. The following officers were
elected: Supt., E. N. Knapp; asst
supt.. A. M. Annis; sec. an treas, E.
Preston Webster; organist, Verna
Sears; librarian, Clyde Potter.
About seven O'Clock Sunday eve
ming the Congregational church was
discovered to be on fire by ]. B. Tink-
err, when he went in to get the church
ready for the evening service. Mr.
Tinker gave the alarm and the fire
was soon brought under control.
l which had been confined to the vestry
around the furnace. Aside from
! burning hole in the floor the audience
room was quite badly damaged by
= smoke.
The report of the NJ E. Sunday
+ school for the year ending Dec 81
f showed that the school has held 80
: sessions with an average attendance
! of IS and a fraction. The largest
= ! number present on any one Sunday
y was 127 on June Is. The smallest
: number was Al on Nov. 19. The total
. money received was S135 So; total paid
/ out. $111.38. This leaves a balance
in the treasury of S2414. Of lttss
amount SI4.76 is due as Misz11onsrTs
money, leaving 1888 for tbs SUNDAY
r school.
The annual meeting of the Congre-
y gational. church society was held ia the
Il church vestry, Friday, Jan. 5th, at II
a: m. The following officers were
n elected for the year 1912. Modera-
g tor, W. j. Heath clerk, J. C.. Carpen-
ter; treasurer. D. A. Brahana; II. c.
Goss to serve years on the pruden-
/ tlal committee. Dinner was served at
= noon. after which the annual meeting
of the church members was called
q with Rev. G.. A. Adams as moderator.
|. Mrs. D. A. Brahana was elected clerk
and treasurer of the church while
Miss Florence Winget and Mrs. J. c.
e Carpenter and c. H. Hannant were
> appointed committee on benevolences-
= very strong and helpful address By
R*v L. A. Edwards of Newport on
% 1.-The Church in Modern Life'' was
q enjoyed by all. A very prosperous
q year was reported by all committees
LOWELL.
g Mr.. Wedge still remains quite III
:. Charles Wieland has returned to his
home in Dakota.
a Mr.. Washer of Derby Center was
It in town recently.
J. Gene Gonyeau has been quite sick
for the past week.
le Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Durusha spent last
'. week in Charleston.
IS Mr.. Taurealt cut his foot badly
t. while chopping wood.
Mr.. Cover has gone to visit his
daughter in Morrisville.
I'd Mr. and Mrs F. Sanborn and family
spent last week at Irasburg.
e Mr.. and Mrs. II. jerks are the
parents of baby born Dec. 2S
4. Miss Louise Stephenson has closed
her school in Westfeld and is at
ID home.
Mr. and Mrs W. B. Stewart of
v Hardwick visited relatives in town
last week.
# Mrs. Myrtle Sanborn and Mrs.
Louis Watson went to Montreal Tues
day visiting.
h. James Murphy has rented the Yaw
place of MIR. Blake and taken posses
sion for one year.
ID Mr.. and Mrs. II. Hodges ofsEden
visited at Mr.. and Mrs F. Blancb-
ards over Sunday.
st Miss Chloe Kelley and John Mur-
ply attended the Dickson Farman
wedding at Westfeld Thursday
:. Harry Burton returned to his home
in New York the first of the week.
having spent the holidays in town.
Dr.
he c. C. Stannard and family have
moved back to town from Orleans in
to the Powers tenement in the village.
er Mrs. H. FL. Crawford, son and
~ daughter of Irasburg. spentSunday as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Stinehoar-
&c The town clerk, A. P. Sweet. re-
,n | ports that during the past wear there.