Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28

Miss Anna J. Gould has opened a
millinery shop here.
We are having an excellent school in
the village this fall, under the teaching
of Miss Morse.
The club is in a prosperous condition.
A new board of officers were chosen on
Saturday evening.
William L. Jameson having sold his
farm, being bound for California, will
sell at auction on Wednesday Oct. 30th,
pair of nice oxen, good mare, z extra
COWS, 20 tons of hay, lot of oats and
| barley, all of his farming tools and
household furniture. Attend the auc-
ton.
JAY.
Chas. r. Bartlett has rented his home
farm, and will moove on to the Merrill
Chase place.
S. S. Huntley has nearly recovered
from the injuries received from getting
caught in planning machine.
MORGAN.
The Marson Leaven's place has re-
Gently been sold to Mr.. Beebe from
Beebe Plain.
The William Mansur place has been
sold to Horace Mathews who has taken
possession.
The steam saw mill at the Beach was
burned during tbs gale on Wednesday
night. The rain probably prevented
| the destruction of another building.
The mill was not insured and the loss
will be heavy to the owners, and an in
convenience to the town.
NEWPORT.
J. G. Moulton has opened an eating
saloon house and grocery IN the new
building he has lately erected.
frankie, son of E. B. Holt was struck
by the wheel of a wagon recently and
received severe cut in the head.
| NEWPORT CENTER.
Martin Carter has bought fifteen
acres of land of E. II. Williams for
which he pays $500.
| A certain theft, entered w. H. Will
ley's dwelling house, on recent night
and stole therefrom about $22 in cash.
Our old townsman 7. J. Shaw has
returned to this village and is buying
a large quantities of ash lumler for the
manufacture of oars.
Rev. NJ. Nichols of Boston will hold
a series of meetings, during the week, at
the Methodist Church commencing on
Sunday 9th inst.
Those fellows who are in the habit
of taking your correspondents MoN1ToB
from the P. o. Ito ready every week,
would do well to subcribe, pay the $l.5C
and have MONITOR of their own.
NORTH TROY.
Eddie Porter, while at work in Curtis
Elkins' barn, fell from the scaffold tc
the floor, distance of "a feet, one day
last week, and happily escaped uninjur
ed.
Messrs. W. R. Rowell and Z. A
Chase have been in Montpelier the pas
week. Mr.. Rowell is attending Supreme
Court, where he has charge of the Hay
den case for the state.
The political sentiment is growing
rapidly in favor of Gen. Grout Hi
, letter shows his political principles tt
be the right principles. Count on +;
majority for Grout here Nov. 9Th.
SOUTH TROY.
Geo. Aiken is visiting friends in Mas
sachusetts.
W. o. Coburn and wife of this vii
lage have removed to North Troy.
Apples sell at $3.50 per barrel an,
cider at $3.50. Potatoes so and 5!
cents.
M. Hunt and o. S. Hammond hav
the job of building the new piece of roa,
near d. T. Johnson's.
S. B. Hammond has sold his farm
recently purchased of Carnot Braley t
James HI. Kenison for 5000.
q Thaddeus Powers raises the champio
8 beet. 1t is 81 inches in length, Is in
ches in circumference, and weighs 10 l.
o pounds. Who beets?
: Constable Hammond has named th
meeting Nov, 9Th for the election of
: Congressman. The meeting will /
G held at North Troy.
y Volney Sisco has moved into th
d house lately vacated by Mrs. Dwyel
J. and Mrs. Hartwell has moved into th
upper part of the A. G.. Davis house.
: WES7,MORE.
. Remember the young ladies fair an
y festival at R. Averill's Hall on Wedne
;, day night (Oct. 30) There will b
; speeches. tableaux,, music and goo
time. All invited. Admission l O cent
Children under 10 years free.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.