Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-11-18

The potato buyers begin to complain
that potatoes are getting scarce.
The Congregationalist are at the
Pr1Seut time out Of a pastor.
&c. Bartlett has a nice stream of
water running to his house and barn
taken from McDonald's well.
AS E. B. Gilfllan was returning from
Barton last week the forward axle broke.
letting the whifletree onto the horse
which run and damaged the wagon con-
siderably.
o. N. Moulton, who refused to live
with his wife some three or four months
ago, has been known to visit her fire.
quently of late on the sly, and it ap-
pears they have made up. He bought a
farm in Morgan, and moved there last
week. Hope they will be happy.
EVANSVILLE.
Albert Wells has lost favorite horse
Ed. Holtham is digging deep we'll.
Harvey Foster doing the job.
Mrs. Mary Spencer recently found
q genuine gold dollar in cake of 'gold'
soap.
The funeral services of Mrs. Homer
Bradley were held ON Tuesday last,
Rev. E. Folsom officiating. A large
number of friends attended.
COVENTRY.
Harrison Bean who died in Newport,
was buried here yesterday.
The Ladies' Aid Society meets with
Mrs. Solomon Nye on Tuesday Nov. 10.
The Ladies' Mite Society meets with
Mrs. W. W. Frost next Friday evening.
The teachers Examination will be
held at the school house on Saturday,
Nov. 23d. All invited.
There will be social hop and oyster
supper, at the hotel on Thursday even
ing next. Mr.. Cole says that he shall
have a good time.
The winter schools will be taught BY
Mr.. Adams of Williamstown. and by
Miss G. Day. of this place.-Benjamir
Thrasher teaches in Lisbon, N. A. Ben
is good pedagogue.
VEST CHARLESTON.
A. J. Morrill, lost two colts recently
from lung fever.
A tree recently fell on G. W. Hamil
tons sugar house, doing serious damage
to the utensils.
A series of gospel meetings commenc
ed here Tuesday evening to continue
through the week.
Joshua Dearbon has bought the A
W. Lyon place on the river road ant
takes immediate possession.
M. H. Gilbert has bought, and move'
into the Marcia Crandall place, in tn
village.-Wllliam Parker has move,
into Alden Crows house.
John Bradford miraculously escape,
death from a falling tree that crushe'
him to the ground; but he escaped b,
the tree being held up by stump.
Miss Kate Carpenter has gone fror
home to take lessons in vocal music
Miss Carpenter has fine voice and wit
practice will make superior singer.
NEWPORT CENTER.
E. P. Adams have taken a job t
erect new set of buildings for Dl
Erwin.
Albert Jones and J. Clendening hav
snapped their village residences on Maj
Street. Jones pays s24S boot money.
Large qualities of hardwood LOG
are being shipped from this station fc
the veneer mill at West Derby.
J. H. Whipple has sold his store an
village residence to Ira Quimby I
Colbrook N. H. for $500. Quimh
has already moved in with his family.
The series of meetings which ha,
been held during the last two weel
at the Methodist Church, closed la
Friday night.
The dwelling house and barns (
Gideon Olin with nearly all their col
tents, were completely destroyed |
fire a few days since. Insured Fl
$4,000 in the Vermont Mutual.
ORAFTSBURY.
F. W. Silsby is selling goods at au
ton at Rand's block.
Mrs. Henry Stearns hiss gone to Ron
for treatment, having rose cancer.
The fall school closed at the Acad
my on the 18th. Monday and Tue
day were devoted to examinations of DO
. departments, and Tuesday eve to essa
and orations by the ladies and gent
men connected with the school. t
o closing exercises did credit to both sch'
e airs and teachers.
A shocking tradegy took place at
II house of Horace Rawson, on the mig
k of the 10th. A son, William, came ho
at midnight, and his father arose a