Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-01-29

Chester Harvey was elected to I'LL the
Office of Constable and Collector the re-
mainder of the year. He is the Sd
elected to that Office for this year. Jay
has poor luck with her collectors.
S. Randall has sold his farm to Ed
ward Bickford- George BLAIR is teaching
singing school at North Jay with marked
success.
LOWELL.
The Congregational parsonage in Low
ell was taken possession of, on the after
noon and evening of Tuesday the 10th,
by a very pleasant company, who after
serving a bountiful repast to all corners,
and spending the time in a pleasant So
cial manner, departed leaving with the
pastor, Rev. F. B. Phelps, donation
of between $50 and 500.
NEWPORT.
Probate Courts will be held at New
port on Monday eff each week, and at
Irasburgh on Thursday as heretofore.
The Judge Of Probate can be consulted
on business at the office of the Express
& Standard
There will be a donation Tuesday,
Feb. 6, at the M. E. Church Newport,
on which occasion the clergymen of the
village will give short addresses Dr.
Hansford of Stanstead, and Rev. J. w.
Malcolm of Barton, are also expected to
be present Refreshments will be serv-
ed, vocal and instrumental music will
also be freely dispensed. A very pleas
ant time is anticipated, both to old and
young.
Post Baily, G. A. R. of North Troy,
will play 1.-The Drummer Boy or 'The
Spy Of the Rappahannock" at Newport,
next Thursday and Friday evenings.
Judging from the success they have had
wherever they have been, we don't see
how they are going to get along without
perfect jam. Everybody wants to see
it, and after they have seen it once they
want to see it again. We understand
this company have had urgent invita-
lions to 60 to st. Johnsbury, and that
they intend to go there soon. The fol-
lowing is taken from the Montpelier
Journal, speaking of their late exhibition
at Irasburgh,
On the evening of Jan. 18th, Post
Bailey, from Troy, played the War ORA
ma entitled The Drummer Boy of Fred
ericksburgh, or the Spy of the Kappa
hanock, in the new church, to a large
and appreciative audience. The scenery
in different acts represented a New Eng
land Home, Fairfax Court House and
vicinity, night with the moon shining a.
mong the clouds, and Andersonville Pris.
on, all painted for this play and added
much to the presentations, Pantomimt
and Tableaux. The gaudy trappings O.
the theatrical stage have never been 81
fully presented il Orleans county as il
this play. The entertainment was under
the auspeceis of the Good Tcmplers o
Irasburgh, and the receipts were satisfac
tory, the room being packed, and man,
turned away.
TROY
There will be an oyster supper at tn
town hall in South Troy, on Wednesda,
eve. Jan. 3lst, for the benefit of Rev. A
W. Robinson. All are cordially invites
to attend and good time is expected
Bill 81 per couple, children half price
A Frenchman named Ed. Bodwine
was chopping down a tree in the wood
near North Troy, last Saturday, when
limb fell from a tree in which it wa
lodged, striking Bodwine on the heaC
He remained insensible for some time
but IS expected to recover.-ErpreSS.
WHEELOCK.
, HURT BY FALL.-Mrs. Alexande
Carr, of Wheelock, was severely, if ne
fatally, hurt week before last, by fallin
4 on some ice
A horse owned by Widow Wheeler,
Wheelock, valued at 500, had l.
4 broken recently, while drawing WOO
necessitating its being killed.
House BURNED.-The house and bal
P owned by J. G. Finnell, of South Whe
L lock, were consumed by fire last Tuesd;
night, with their contents, nothing beil
e saved but the stock.