Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-07

this evening. The Library meeting at
Rowell's Office. the District Fire meeting
at the school house. and the Firemen's
meeting at the engine house.
The semi-annual meeting of the Or
leans County Medical Society will be
held at Browns hotel. Barton Landing.
Wednesday. Jan. Is. at 10 o'clock, a. IN.
The programme will consist of papers,
reports of cases and general discussions
upon medical subjects. A full attend
ance of the physicians of the county is
desired. j. +. WRIGHT. Sec'y.
COVENTRT.
Mrs. Doutney Of Boston. will address
the Reform Club. on Friday evening.
The Ladies' Society meet with Mrs.
Solomon Nye. on Tuesday. Jan. 18th.
Read P. B. Hancock's advertisement.
He offers large amount of valuable
property for sale awfu! cheap.
Good horses still command high pri-
ces: George Bean recently sold one for
$500; Mr.. Drew one for $3.50.
The week of prayer will be observed
at the Congregational vestry. tits hop
ed that the friends will attend the meet
ings.
Jonas Kidder has moved into the new
house ON his farm, and George Mellon
has moved into the house formerly oc-
cupied by Mr.. Kidder.
The donation visit for Rev. O. d.
Clapp will be on Wednesday eve Jan.
10Th, instead of the 18th as before
announced.
The larger school has closed. on ac-
count of INSTRUMENTATION on the part of
the boys and girls. and the application
of proper remedies by the teacher.
EAST CHARLESTON.
An oyster supper was held at the
vestry on Thursday evening. Jan. Sd, in
connection with the singing school, the
proceeds to go to pay for care Of the
the church. Owing to the insufficient
notice and the severity of the evening.
but few were present.
The celebration of wedding anniver-
saries seems to be the principle amuse-
ment just now; On Monday eve. Dec
81, about eighty of the friends and
acquaintance of Lewis Goodwin and
wife met at their home to congratulate
them on their fifth anniversary, and
to watch the old year out and the new
year in. On the following evening.
over one hundred net at the home of
George F. Davis, it being also their fifth
anniversary. Some choice presents were
made by their relatives and friends
which were presented by S. C. Streeter
in their behalf, and responded to by G.
S. Human in behalf of Mr.. Davis and
wife.
WEST CHARLESTON
The Congregational Society have hired
the Rev. Mr.. Herrick for another year.
George Dow will run peddler's cart
for our enterprising tinsmith, Horace
Tibbetts.
VIM. Simons. our aged miller. had a
rib broken and sustained other injurle:
from revolving crank. few days since
Will Fort recently removed. sharpen
ed and reset the four shoes on a horse
in eighteen minutes Who can beat him
CRAFTSBURY.
People living in the vicinity of NORTH
Craftsbury will do we'll to patronize H
N. Stevens if they want good photo
graph, or any thing kept in his rooms.
DERBY.
The week of prayer will be observed
by the three churches here, and uniol
services will be held.
The oyster supper given by the ladie
of the M E society was success, ant
earned the society $50.
The dwelling house and shed belong
ing to Lewis Blake. with the content
they contained, were burned last Friday
The funeral service of Miss Betse
Jenney, were attended at the Baptis
church, Sunday. Miss Jenney wen
West in the autumn to visit friends
and for the improvement of health, bu
continued to fail and died with con
sumption, Dec Goth. Rev. Mr.. Lori
mer officiating at the funeral.
VEST DERBY.
George Dane has purchased OF Fran
Wheelock, his interest in the Newpor
bakery.
B. B. Fields has thoroughly repaire
the old saw mill. moved his machiner
t in and is about opening sash and doc
shop.
George Kelly lost his only horse
few days since. and it is but short tim
ago that he lost his only COW. and b
; begins to think it rather hard times.
, The people in the Lake road distrit
took the liberty few nights since {
surprising their sabbath school superb
6 tendent, Mr.. Fred Chat6eld. with
8 pound party. The pounds were as nj
merous and varied in kind as possible