Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-06-25

dams.
Rev. S. R. Hall, L. L. D., died at his
home, yesterday. The funeral services
will be attended on Tuesday afternoon,
at 2'o'clock.
COVENTRY.
Whipple Morse died last Monday of
apoplexy.
The Beedle & Soule concert was ex-
cellent.
The Sunday school children had
basket picnic last Saturday.
The Sewing Society will meet at H.
Thrasher's Tuesday, June 26.
A "rag muffin" company will parade
for the amusement of the crowd at the
picnic celebra ton on the 4th.
A. Mcfarland has commenced haying
but the weather is not propitious for
low meadow haying.
Bring back those plants you stole out
of that front yard, and nothing more
will be said about it.
Mr.. E. Lothrop was severely kicked
by horse last Tuesday. He was hit
in the chin, his jaw was fractured and
several teeth were kicked out.
The Reform Club celebration is ex-
pected to be an affair worthy the county,
and we expect to see several thousand
temperance people here on the 4th.
The Drama, ''Down by the Sea" will
be enacted at the village hall on the
evening of July 4th, after which the
company will be invited to strawberry
festival and supper in the vestry. Pro-
ceeds will be used to reduce the church
debt. A good string band will be in
attendance.
ORAFTSBURT.
A hedgehog made his appearance at
the Common, last Sunday, just as the
people were coming out of church. He
ran up tree, but was shaken off and
Gagged in barrel.
Jackson Hidden is fitting up a two
story building at South Craftsbury,
which will be used as a store.-Mrs.
Marcy has repaired her house with new
shingles and new clapboards.
Paddock has repaired and improved his
store. and has finished rooms for mil
liner.-Dr. Dustin has repaired his
farm house and moved into the same.
DERBY.
Forty cases of measles in Derby Gen.
ter.
Charles Magoon hao moved here to
take charge of the Lane store.
Eight or ten couples spent week or
more at Morgan Beach. on camping
out and fishing tour.
H. Beebe took in $50 tubs of butter
at the Gallup store, on Thursday, pay
ing Is cents a pound. He buys to ship
to England.
EVANSVILLE.
John L. Marshall, of whose injury
at the milestone ledge mention was
made some weeks since, proved to have
been much more seriously injured than
at first supposed. The bones of one
limb were badly crushed, and one or
more bones of the other were fractured
For the first ten days he suffered severe.
ly, but is now in more comfortable
condition.
GLOVER.
Z. Norton has received the appoint
ment of deputy sheriff.
The frost and hail of last week, in
jured the crops considerably in this vi
cinity.
Beedle & Soules' entertainment, las
Thursday evening, was one of the bes
ever given here. The evening was very
rainy, yet the house was crowded.
Isaac Smith, having resigned the of
fee of postmaster, efforts are bein,
made to secure the appointment of Cha
pin Leonard to the Office.
There was large attendance at tn
Universalist Convention, held here dur
ing two days of last week. Some o
their best speakers in the State wer
present.
IRASBURGH.
The Ezekiel base ball club of West6el
played the Mystics of the Landing
matched game on the 18th which re
, suited in a victory for the Westfel
boys, "a to 5. On Saturday last tn
Resolutes played the Black River clu
of West Albany, and beat them by
score of A to %. On the 4th of Jul
two games will be played on the Con
5 mon; one between the Irasburgh clu
1 and Wolcott club, the other between til
: Ezekiels and Derby Line club.
5 WE'LL.
D H. Cox lost his best COW, last weel
D with milk fever.
F. D. Harding has bought Carlos Fa
, mans village farm, paying $4,000 for i
Jack Frost was around last Wedne
day morning, and bit the vines an