Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-02-22

the coming season.
Geo. E. Smith is making extensive
preparations for building his new house
in the spring.
Mrs. Moses Seavey is very low from
a long sickness. and is not expected 10
recove.
o. n. Moulton. the picture man. is
home on furloueh the deep snow has
made travelling so bad that he surrenders
until the snow disappears.
The second car of white winter wheat
has just been unloaded by the Grange.
and it proves very good If you desire
to know the cost of it you can ascertain
by joining the grange.
Remember the donation visit for the
benefit of Mr.. Culver. at Evansville next
Wednesday evening. and also at this
place Thursday evening.
If that young chap who stole the
sleigh seat last Wednesday night. will
return the same in good condition, moth
ing more will be said about it. otherwise
look for his name in the county papers.
The next County Council. grange meet
ing will be held at Brownlngton on the
first Saturday of March. commencing at
l0A.M Members will appear in full
regalia,-the women wearing print
dresses, and the men cotton frocks aud
over-alls.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for Rev. Mr..
Culver. next Wednesday evening. at the
residence of J. II. Evans. An oyster
supper will be furnished, and a good
time is expected.
VEST CHARLESTON
]. II. Holton has bought Charles Hill
dreths house in this village, paying
$500 for it.
The Changers of Bloomington have
brought car load of wheat to the mill
in this village to lie ground, into -four.
EAST CHARLESTON.
W. G.. Morse has lost two nice colts
this winter
Since the week of prayer. a succession
Of social meetings have been held. re-
sulting thus far. in the hopeful CONVEX.
sion of about 80 souls, and good de-
gree of interest is still manifested
COTENTRT.
DEATH OF LOREN SoPER.-The people
of Coventry and surrounding towns
we're startled last Wednesday. to hear of
the death of Loren Soper. who died at
his late residenc in Coventry village. on
tuesday night. last. of typhoid pneumo-
ia. Mr.. Soper. We believe. was born IN
Coventry. At any rate he has lived
there for many years. working for a
while after he became of age at the car
penter and joiner's trade. For number
of years he was clerk in the store Of d.
/ =. Walworth He afterwards went into
the mercantile business. occupying the
old Cleveland store. where he continued
for nineteen years. working up large
trade. and commanding the universal
respect of large number of customers.
not only in Coventry. but in all the
towns surrounding. He was taken with
pleurisy in the side Friday night, Feb.
u. and went for the doctor himself, his
family being in Glover at the time. lie
had partially recovered, and it was the
opinion of his physician on Monday that
he would fully recover, although he
seemed impressed all the while with the
fact that this would be his last sickness.
lie had just closed up his business here,
and was intending to move to Lowell.
Mass. last week. where he had 4 new
house finished and all ready to move in
to. BY honest industry. patient perse
verance and a close attention to business
be had amassed quite fortune For a
number of years he has been one of the
directors of the Irasburgh National
Bank. He was fifty-four years of age
He leaves a wife and one little girl
also a very large circle of friends and
acquaintance throughout the county.
who mourn his death. and sympathize
with the wife and daughter in their af-
Fiction.
GLOFER
Captain A. W. Davis has sold his
farm to Martin Goodwin. including three
cows. for $500. Possession given i'm
mediately.
Week before last We stated that or
account of the scarcity Of water the
grist mill could not do all the custom
grinding necessary. We understand thai
this was q mistake; that one stone ha:
been and is now being run all the time
and that all orders for grinding have
been filed So bring in your grists.
Week before last cross bull shool
his horns in Jim Walkers face. TO whicl
warming Jim did not take proper heed
when the bull undertook to give him {
goring. After giving the matter sec
ond thought. jim concluded to get owe
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