Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-03-17
WESTFTELD.

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John Buck has gone west to look after
his landed property.
Geo. Hoyt has gone to Boston-Alice
Hitchcock has gone to johnson to attend
the Normal school.
Mrs. Albert Miller, who is now stopping
with her friends in Derby, is very sick
and is not expected to recover.
IVES TMORE.
The town debt is S2,945.
Alanson Cheney had a horse badly
cut by an ak recently.
The Ladies' Aid Society meets at R.
Averill's on Thursday afternoon and ev-
ening.
By mistake the name of school
Superintendent was omitted last week.
| s. A. Hunt was chosen.
The milestone shop will soon close
business, until it starts up again in the
ouuiucf lOr ueAt year WOih.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Seventy-four car loads of freight
passed by the Lyndonville depot last
Monday, one of the heaviest freight days
the road ever had.
Frank Varnum of Peacham has the
heartfelt sympathy Of his townsmen in
his great aff1iction having lost two
daughters with diphtheria, the first IL
years old. dying on Monday and the
second, Is years old, the following
Wednesday night.
Danville voted at the last March
: meeting not to have any roads laid out
or built, without submitting the ques-
? ton to the voters of the town in a meet
ing warned for that purpose. But their
, intelligent selectmen can decide any
matter more wisely than the usual rabble
Q that attends town meeting.
/ Receivers Jewett and Hastings of the
s P. & O. R. r. have succeeded in selling
: quite large amount of Receivers Ger
1 tiicates, which they were authorized to
i do by Chancellor Ross. This will give
them funds for the equipment and repair
of the road, and be an advantage to all
!. parties interested in the road.
: ST. JoHNsBURY.
Geo. B. Walker of the St. Johnsbury
house came near being suffocated by
! gasoline few days since.
h The Passumpsic Savings Bank is in &
hourishing condition. The assets arr
:, 1898. $40. Emerson Hall was recently
= chosen president, E. D. Blodgett, vice
!, president.
H. E. Fletcher and wife leave Thu
= week for Kansas, where they will stop ;
few weeks, then 90 to Nebraska, Colora
- do and other western states. spending ;
few weeks and return home sometime il
July. During the trip Fletcher will de
" termine where to locate after windin!
- up his wholesale business here.
- Gospel meetings commenced at tn
- Free Baptist church by Evangelist Holli
- Jordan, yesterday, and will continu
afternoon and evenings until Frida
evening. 1t is expected also that the
, will continue through the next week
which will depend of course upon tn
interest manifested. The meetings ar
', divided into prayer, service. bible read
" ing, praise meeting and sermon.
cordial invitation is extended to all.
~ BURKE,
,g Rev. H. P Cushing, who recent
married Montpelier lady, will 60
90 the capital to reside.
II WEST BURKE.
- l.. A. Whitney the successful plan
81 teacher, formerly of Craftsbury, has star
ed a music class here.
DR.. c. B. Davis has bought the F.
lis Cobleigh residence, paying 81, 800 there
il for. 1t is a good trade and DIR. Dav
is will be welcomed by many friends. II
Low has had large ride in this section ft
ell several years.
ire M. W. Stoddard has bought the girls
mill in this place of H. E. Fletcher
al St. Johnsbury, paying $1,000. The mi
III cost Fletcher $500. Stoddard is
bo good reliable man and will run his mi
=. to the satisfaction of the public.
,ro SHEFFIELD.
:. Asa Garland slipped down one Wet
.. ago Sunday morning and put his hip o.
of place.
Sylvester Hall has bought Is acres
Il pasture and sugar place of Chas. Switse
Fiy Price, $500.
- Speaking of lamp chimneys, MI
John Pearl has one that has been in u
- for the last ten years, and she is nc
,;e using one of the very first kerose
g lamps sold in Orleans county.
SUTTON.
3 Miss. Rosina Campbell goes to Mi
lay nesota with Harveys excursion on TUT
cps day the 18th. She intends to teach
'er- high school in Spring Valley.
ned d,
:. The labors of the Evangelist Jord
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