Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-02-11

session.
George Crawford has bought 10. En-
wins blacksmith shop. tools and stock,
for which he pays $500, and Erwin
moves to Franklin county.
NORTH TROY.
Mr.. Forsaith, of Barton. will open
new furniture store here shortly. We
wish him success.
Oscar Abbott was severely injured
while at work in the woods a few days
since by being knocked down by roll
ing log and the same rolling over him.
Ithamer Hadlock while absent from
home last Thursday, was robbed of
$4,000, in notes. There is no clue to
the thief. Payment has been stopped
on all the notes.
SOUTH TROY.
Rev. r. D. Metcalf of Lowell, will
preach at the Cong. church on the fore.
noon of Sunday, Feb. 18th.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The Musical Convention to be held at
st. Johnsbury, next week, commencing
Tuesday and ending Friday night, prom
Uses to be one of the best Conventions
held in this section of the State. Mr.
Geo. W. Dudley. formerly of Montpelier,
leader, will be assisted by Miss Whin-
ney, Mr.. Clark, and Mr.. Cheney of
Boston and several other noted musicians.
Blaisdell's Orchestra will also be present
at the Concerts on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings. All the railroads
will carry for half fare, and everything
will be done te make the convention
profitable and excellent.
SHEFF1ELD.-Albert Gregory has
moved to Glover.-R. Mcdowell has
moved into the house vacated by Greg
DRY.
The following is list of the pupils
in Dis. No. 3, Samuel A. Jones, teacher
who have no absent or tardy marks
Jennie E. King, Matte M. Magoon
Geo. H. Gray having no absent marks
Gertie Willard and Willie Thompson.
Resolutions on the death of sister
Isabel Ann Chesley, who died at Shelf
field Jan. %:
Whereas, 1t has pleased our Heaven
ly Father. to remove by death sistel
Isabel Ann Chesley, worthy membe
of our order.
Therefore, Resolved, That we tn,
members of Independent Grange, No
%, of Sheffield, tender our heartfelt
sympathy to brother Stephen G. Chesle,
and his family in this sad hour of be
reavement, in the loss of a kind ant
-affectionate companion, and a lovin,
and sympathizing mother, and trust tina
in the members of this grange they ma,
ever find true and lasting friends.
ResolUed That these resolutions b
copied at length in the records of th
grange, a copy signed by the master am
secretary of the grange, and be present
ed to the family of the deceased, and
copy sent to the MONITOR for publica
ton.
SUTToN.-J. P. Otis will open selec
school at the village to-day, t
continue eight weeks.
Alfred Burnham and Geo. Abbot
have purchased cedar lot of Lore
Hall, and are getting out cedar to stoc
Burnham's single mill.
Mrs. L. J. Campbell who has bee
sick for the past six months. and who's
mind has been clouded, has so far r,
covered as to go out and attend to he
daily work; and all were glad to st
her at her place at church last Sabbath
She attributes her recovery to the pra,
ers of Christians in her behalf.
The census for district No. 7, IL
village district, just taken by the clerl
is as follows: Number of inhabitants
the district, 1874; number of famili,
49, number of scholars from FIVE
twenty years of age, SO. There we
six deaths in the village district an
two births during the year 1877. I'll
deaths were Mrs. L. d. Hall, George
Ball, Mrs. Thomas True. Mrs. Barke
G. A. Pierce, Mrs. Geo. o. Eastman
CaLedonaasa.
The following preamble and resol
tons were lately adopted by the Suite
Sunday School:
Whereas; 1t has pleased our HEAVIER
: ly Father to remove from our midst, |
the hand of death, our beloved frier
and brother, Zeno W. Campbell, and,
we trust. to admit him to that hon
which God has prepared for His childre
Therefore resolved: lst, That
) much as we need his help in the Sund;
school, as teacher, in the church as ;
earnest worker; and as greatly as '
8 miss his genial countenance and swe
voice in our prayer circle and soci
gatherings, we will not murmur n
9 complain, but say, "Thy will. o Lor
, be done p
I'd, That as a community, church al
Sunday school, we deeply sympathi
s with the bereaved family of the depal
, ed one, and we will give them the q
J surance that they have our prayers
= this, their great sorrow.
I Sd, AS an expression of our appreci
e ton of his arduous labors, benevole