Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-07-09
crop light, while in other places it is


has moved to the building recently &C.
,upied by NJ. W. Thomas, as grocery. |
Lawyer Erwin has moved his Office
over Thomas & Davis store.-John Ell
der has moved large building on to
Main street, which he will open as a
store.
We have to record the death of one
of our enterprising citizens, Mr.. Lucius
Colby. which occurred last Wednesday
evening, July 4. Mr.. Colby has been
suffering with cancer, for the past few
months, from the effects of which he
died. In him our town loses an esteem
ed citizen. At the funeral, which took
place last Friday, appropriate remarks
were made by the Rev. Messrs. Wild,
Blake, Frazier and Norcross.
Quite number of Derby people went
to Beebe Plain, on Saturday, to attend
the services of dedication of new Meth
odist church of that place. The M. E.
society of that place is in Aourishing
condition. One year ago the society
numbered So it now numbers 100. A
suitable church has been erected and
nearly all paid for. Rev. Mr.. Hardy of
Coaticook, preached the dedication SER
mon. Rev. MIR. Galbraith, for two years
a most acceptable pastor of this church,
preached his farewell sermon on Sunday,
and goes to Kingston, Ontario.
GLOVER.
Rev. Mr.. Copeland has moved with
his family to Gaysville, Vt.
Dwight Dwinnell has been appointed
Supt. of schools in place of Mr.. Cope
land resigned.
Farmers are commencing their hay
ing. A smaller crop than usual will
be secured.
Master Eddie Bickferd received quite
an injury to one of his hands few
days since, by playing with a patent
spinning wheel.
The following item, which is having
run in the State press, sis not far from
out the way" Chapman Smith has been
appointed postmaster at Glover, in place
of J. B. Smith, resigned. The item
should read; Chaplin Leonard in place
of /. B. Smith.
LOWELL.
Sam Metcalf has ripe potatoes.
A little girl living at Harley Stewards
broke her leg on Wednesday last DIR
Dutton was called to set the limb.
Some of the base bell boys and wrest
lers will not do much haying until thei
sprained ankles mend up a little.
If you want to see an excellent ar
rangement for setting milk, 60 to Gilei
Reynolds and see his pans, ice closet
&c. You can learn something by tn
visit.
There was exodus from this town Of
the 4th. The Sunday schools went t
Troy, several persons went to the Coven
try celebration, and others struck GU
for that most populous of the Unite
States-Matrimony. Joseph McAlliste
and Rose Kelly started out on this mis-
sion toward Newport, and Eddy Elem
ming with Mary Freeman was last see
headed for St. Adams, with his maj
riage license in his pocket.
NEWPORT CENTER.
A. J. Crawford cut five tons of exec
lent hay from 2 IA acres of land la
week.
Simon Whipple found one of his tv
year old colts dead in the pasture Il
other morning.
Sidney Perkins has let his farm ar
is going into the picture business wit
Kelley of Troy.
W. H. Wiley has sawed 10000
shingles at his mill since last May
they are all sold.
! David Rollins found large Briti
army kettle balm blowing up an old pa
ture a few days since. David thinks
is pretty near the hidden gold of Sl2
TROY.
Butter is selling at from 16 to
cents.
, A small tornado passed ever the sou
part of this town and Newport on t
e morning of the LIST inst. doing conside
! able damage to woodland and farms.
felled tree on James Conant Jr's. sug
sugar house and blew down about fl
! large naples in Nelson MagoOn's sug
place.
Fourth of July passed off in the usl
n manner by the firing of guns and rir
of bells, also a picnic at Jesse Bucl
grove, where gathered the Saba
. Schools from Lowell, Westfeld and &
place under the leadership of Rev.
Evans as marshal. An grafton app
pirate to the occasion was delivered
% Homer E. Powell Esq, also remarks
II the Revs Phelps, Hovey and Evans.
l. NORTH TROY.
; Hay crop light.
: No celebration on the 4th.