Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-03-09

pecuniary aid, and in otherwise adding
much to the pleasure of the occasion.
GREENSBORO.
John Bush lost his only horse by death,
Tuesd2y, the Sd inst. A post mortem
examination showed a cancerous appear
ance in the stomach.
The Library Association give another
and final entertainment of the season
next Thursday eve the 18th. They
hope to give better one than either of
the previous ones.
Martin J. Miller has decided his farm
to his brother and Allen Spier. Poor
health necessitates the change.
HARD WICK.
Town meeting passed off very quietly |
for this town, and a good board of Off
GERS was chosen.
Mr.. NJ. B. Parmenter has rented his
farm on Alder Brook, to Mr. j. Stanford
of Woodbury., and moved to the village.
The village school, taught by Mr..
Irish of Morrisville, closed its term with
an exhibition on Saturday evening, the
Dist inst
Another one of the oldest inhabitants
of the town has fallen. The funeral of
Mr. Walter Perrin was attended on Sab
bath day, the 10Th inst. MIR. Perrin was
about 81 years of age.
At the business meeting of the quar-
terly board on Monday, two ladies, Mrs.
Benjamin Chandler and Mrs Warren
Williams. we're elected members of the
board of stewards for the ensuing year.
Several cases of cerebro spinal menin-
gets have recently appeared in town,
one of which proved fatal. Mrs. DR., Adj
gate of East Hardwick was taken with
the disease on Monday and died the fol-
lowing Wednesday.
The Ladies' Aid Society enjoyed
very pleasant social gathering at the
house of Mr.. c. Goss, a short time since.
Among the enjoyable incidents of the
occasion was the ride which eighteen of
the party enjoyed, from the village to
the house of Mr.. Goss with an OK team.
The last Quarterly meeting of the
year was held in the n. E. church on
Saturday and Sunday, the 2lst and 22d
inst Rev. Mr.. Berrent of Morrisville,
preached an excellent discourse on Sat
urday. P. NJ, and on the Sabbath Rev.
l. McAnn was listened to by large
audience.
The water and ice freshet on Wednes-
day, came near doing great damage at
the South village. The ice refused for
some time to 90 out of the lower mill
pond, and the water rose so that it flow
ed into the streets and into some of the
groceries and cellars. The jam finally
gave away and did no serious harm un.
til it struck the railroad bridge, which
/ was moved from the abutments but for.
: tunately not far enough to fall into the
river The meadows and roads were IL
many places covered with huge cakes o
5 ice. The railroad sustained other inju
: ries, but will be put IN condition fo
0 trains in "a few days.
n IRASBURGH.
o S. W. Allen has returned from hi
Y Virginia tour.
Mr.. Kent has leased the old ALE
:, farm now owned by S. w. Beauclerk
e for another year.
: The receipts for the supper given b
II the Congregational Ladies Aid Society
) at the vestry of the Congregation;
e Church the evening of Feb. 26, WEI
P about S3+.
l. The Congregational Sabbath Scho'
T. has voted 70 continue the use Of Il
IL Amerioan Sunday School Worker al
T. Lesson Paper, published at St. Loui
Vi another year, being convinced that The
u are as good as any published.
A series of union meetings have bee
. held alternately at the Methodist al
Congregational Churches. during Il
week ending with March 9TH. Rev.
H. Bicknell, of Albany, delivered t
discourse Monday evening. A good d
gree of interest has been manifest
Is throughout the meetings, and it is hop
that they will be productive of mu
he and lasting good.
rs Fred Fields picked up memoranda
book containing some money and pape
ost the 9TH inst. The name of Nye, Co
nd cord, n. H, was printed on the Gov
-e- The book is at G. II. Wheeler's ste
no. awaiting the call of its owner.
Another open temperance meeting v
held at the vestry of the Congregation
'0 Church on the evening of the 9TH in
~ The meeting was well attended and
y good deal of interest was manifested
- the discussion of the question, ''Wl
= are the best methods of suppressing
' ' sale of Intoxicating liquors in our o
'oo community ?" Many of the most I'M
INV entail men in town have connected the
" selves with the society, and it is ho]
that these meetings will be product
of works as well as words, and that s,
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