Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-04-02

office and his goods from the old Cate
store into his own store across the road.
Those who have not already moved are
getting ready to do so as soon as posi-
BILE.
DERBY.
Mr.. Bonette, our new tinman. is having
all the business he can do.
The religious interest awakened by
the Gospel Workers holds good. Union
meetings are held every Wednesday
evening in the Congregational church.
The teachers in the Derby academy
have arranged for series of sociables,
for the benefit and pleasure of those
students who have come in as strangers.
The dog collar business has been good
for the last three weeks. Our canine
friends, since they have become tax-pay-
ers and wear necklaces. are strutting
about like aldermen.
CLOVER.
The ladies of the NJ. E. society will
hold Sugar Festival at the Town hall,
Wednesday evening, April 4. Sugar,
biscuit. saucers and spoons furnished by
the Society. Good vocal and instru-
mental music by Mrs. Beedle and others.
Everybody cordially invited. Admission
20 cents children under II years, 10
cents.
IRASBURGH.
Union services were held Fast Day, at
the Methodist church. Sermon by Rev.
]. A. Haley.
Rev. Messrs. Currier and Haley have
visited Boston to attend the Moody and
Sankey meetings.
David France has moved from East
Albany into the Massey house-C. NJ.
Badger moves on to the farm near Solo
mon Dodge's.
The Congregational s. S. has voted to
continue the use of the American Sum-
day School Worker and Lesson papers
published Herewith. The school has
used this series of S. S. help for the past
five years, and has found them entirely
satisfactory.
The interest in the meetings of the
Irasburgh Temperance Club continues
to increase. Notwithstanding the bad
roads. there was e good audience in at
tendance at the regular weekly meeting.
last Saturday evening. The question
discussed was Resolved, That Newspa-
pers and Magazine Literature have been
more productive of harm than good to
the human race"
Henry Davenport has gone to Aosafts-
bury to take case u stephen Healey. his
Wiz and her sister. The spirits have
Informed Mr.. Healey that he is expect
ed in the ''other world" soon, and he is
making preparations to leave this region.
These spirits hold a nightly carnival in
Healey's garnet. A slate is left where
they can write their communications,
and not unfrequently they request that
a good square meal be left where it can
be used to brace up their materialized
natures. Davenport has not taken the
contract to furnish the hungry paupers
of Healey's spirit realms.
LOWELL.
1t is rumored that Edison Kinney will
go through bankruptcy.
Edward Coolidge leaves the hotel and
moves to his farm. H. G. Brown will
run the hotel until he has opportunity
to let it to other parties.
d. E. Works will run the grist mill.
1t is expected that he will pull back the
custom that has slipped away during the
few years past.
G. Perkins has moved on to the Ed
Stephenson farm.-Henry Richardson
goes West, and the town loses a gooc
citizen and good harness-maker.
NEWPORT CENTRE.
The widow Junkins has let her farm
E to Harmon Butler for FIVE years. Butle
will take possession in few days.
J. G. Dorman of North Troy gave
e lecture on temperance at the Reform
9 Club meeting last Friday evening.
: The following districts in this vicinit,
voted to sustain six months school th
ensuing year, viz; No. 3, s, IL, 10 AM
: z.
Alfred Bulls has eloped to Canad
with the wife Of Albert Brill. Bril-
e thinks that Bulls will be sick of hi
d bargain in less than year. She too
!. two children and left one.
d Preparations are being made in dii
r trict No. II for baby show which wi
is take place in few weeks. They ca
J. turn out twelve number one, good look
/ ing babies under year old. What wi
v happen before the show, is not safe t
s. predict.
NORTH TROY.
The Missisquoi and smaller stream
Is are swollen to an unusual height in TIL
Of vicinity, owing to the late rains. Fes
\. is felt that large number of bridge
may be carried away.
Z A town meeting has been warned f