Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-04-12


and six inches each, and have not been
Stalled.
Mrs. Parham, who is eighty-four years
old and nearly blind, has knit during
the past year, over one hundred pairs of
feeting.
EAST CHARLESTON
George W. Rand has moved to Fitch
Bay. P. Q.
Perley B. Rand has hired the hotel of
NJ. c. Davis.
GREENSBORO.
Wiseacres predict a short sugar sea-
son and an early spring.
Heman Bates lately sprained his an
kle badly, by Jumping from the scafOld
to the barn floor.
The village school district at their
annual meeting, voted to have eight
months school. and tax of so cents on
the dollar OF the grand list.
Luke Eastman has commenced saving
at his mill in this village in good ear
nest. He has been unable to saw before
on account of the severe cold and the
lowness of the water
B. H. CuthbertsOn has commenced on
his house at the Bend, and as soon as it
is completed. will commence on the store
to be occupied by himself as one of the
firm of Tolman & Simpson.
]. ]. Lumsden met with serious loss
in the breaking down of his sugar house,
caused by the accumulation of snow on
the roof and the destruction of his evap-
orator in consequence.
As three boys were playing on the
pond above Mr.. Cutters shop. the ice
broke and one of them, Warren Knowles,
fell into the water. He sank twice, when
the other boys succeeded in getting him
out.
At meeting of the choir of the Con-
gregational church, last Monday eve
ming, Mr. c. L. Baker. who has so long
and faithfully served as chorister, re-
! signed, and Mr.. W. W. GOss was chosen
as his successor.
Caspian Lake Lodge, No. 81 F. & A.
NJ. have had their hall papered and
frescOed and some other important i'm
prOvements, to which they have added a
cabinet organ. Visiting brethren will
hardly know the hall under Its new
aspect.
Miss Lucy Stanley, lady of nearly
eighty years, who lives alone. one eve
ming of week before last, lighted her
lamp and turned around to get the Chin
ney. when she was surprised by an unu-
sual light, and found her lamp envelOp-
ed in flames. With admirable presence
of mind she took up the lamp by the
handle, went to the door, took down a
blanket which hung Overit. unlocked it,
and set the lamp on chair outside the
door, and went for neighbor to help
put it out. When they returned, the
neighbOr, not recognizing the necessity
of saving the lamp, deluged it with
snow, and soon put an end to the fire
and the lamp.
HARDWICK.
Mr.. Otis Ford is very sick with the
gastric fever.
W. o. Clement has leased his grist
mill for two years to German.
Levi Goodrich has sold his farm known
as the Goodwin Place." in the west
part of the town, to his son, Chas Good
rich. for $1,000.
We were misinfOrmed in regard to
Mr.. Leonard Warren's being able to sit
up and be dressed few hours previous
to his death. The facts were, he was
only able to sit up in bed. This is to
correct statement in the last issue.
At the school meeting, last Tuesday
evening, the following officers were cho-
sen: D. w. Aiken, moderator NJ. v
B. Hathaway, clerk; A. W. Dawson
collector Butler Shipman, committee
Henry Perley, treasurer voted to have
three terms of school.
LRASBURGH.
E. C. Needham has rented and moved
on to the Cassidy farm. recently bOugh
by W. G. Taplin.
The Congregational Ladies Aid Soci
ETY. took $50, net, at their sugar part
the evening of the 9TH inst, at the YES
try Of the Congregational Church
Solomon ClOugh has moved back OF
to his old farm which he has increase,
! by the purchase of the Needham farm
so called.
Nearly enough has been promised t
{ make up the capital stock of the ne'
1 bank to be started in this place. to max
good the loss of the bank which Iras
2 burgh's Barton friends are now liquida
e ting. No doubt the hquidatlng process
will inaugurate an era of good feelin
e and brOtherly love between Irasburg
9 and her Barton bank friends, who hay
so happily illustrated their golden rul
! s.Nivht u,aEas riCht :"