Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-12-08
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OER b L.
R. G. Jenne plowed about four acres
last week. breaking up and stubble.
How is that for December?
Prof. G. L. White is to form sing
ing class this week, for the benefit Of
the students and citizens.
Mr.. E. o. Silver of this place, who is
in Colby University, has been engaged
to teach the Grammar School at Clare
mont, N. H. for the winter.
The body of Mr.. Ira Camp, an old
resident of this town, who died very sud-
denly at Newport few days since, was
brought here on Friday for burial.
There will be donation visit for the
benefit Of Rev. w. J. Johnson, at the
M. E. church on Thursday evening Dec
18th. All are cordially invited to at
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CLOVER.
John Salmon's new house is about
done.
James Calderwood has cleared ii
acres of land for Ed. Bodwell at SIS per
acre.
There was fine skating on Parker
Pond on Saturday and the boys were
there.
Charles Lawrence will draw hard
wood the present winter to the Barton
chair factory, with his long team; he
has made sled that he thinks will
STAND the racket.
The Methodist Quarterly Meeting will
occur on Saturday and Sunday next.
Rev. H. T. Jones will preach on Satur-
day at 2 o'clock, afternoon on Sunday
Rev. N. M. Scott will preach in the
forenoon, after which the sacrament will
be administered.
VEST GLOVER.
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Major King, who has been sick for
over year, is now recovering.
Preston Skinner goes to Greensboro to
teach school in the same district where
he taught last winter-a good recon-
mend.
In the Wright and King item last
week we should have stated that the
parties raised 81 bushels of wheat and
1873 bushels of oats, instead of what we
did say; mistake will happen.
GREENSBORO.
A singing school is in prospect with
W. F. Baker as teacher.
The school in Dist. No. l. is broken
up by the measles, the teacher and some
of her scholars being sick with it,.
VIM. B. Sawyer has finished off more
room In the old "red building" and is
evidently getting up hotel "boom' fol
the spring campaign.
Another of our young men has gone
West; this time it is John Baker; We
hope some of the best of them will gel
sick of it and return, as we don't want
to lose all the good stock.
HOLLAND.
In our issue of Nov. "a, the statement
that Henry Bates had purchased eight
acres of woodland of N. Elliott of Nor
gan, should have read eighty acres.
The exercises at the west church or
Thursday evening were very interesting
the closing exercises especially so, fol
the palate. Not to mention the many
pleasing literary parts, we will speak o.
the excellent reading of Miss Lii Fer
rim of the Wesleyan College of Stanstead
who did herself great credit. The going
was decidedly bad, but the cash receipts
were good, Notwithstanding.
IRASBURGH.
B. G. Pike has put new roof on the
Irasburgh House.
The measles, mumps and whooping
cough prevail in the village.
Dana Clark died in this place OF
Wednesday last, after suffering terribly
from disease of the liver for more thar
three years. He was walking skeleton
for long time.
DR.. Chas. +. Branch of Coventry viii
deliver lecture before the Reform Clul
on Saturday eve, Dec. Is subject, "Wh,
Richmond was chosen capital of the Con
federacy, and why it fell" The docto
was an army officer and was present a
siege and capture of the rebel capita
and his lecture is highly complimented.
JAY.
William Ryan had the misfortune t.
lose a young son by diphtheria las
week.
James Rice has nearly completed
new house on the lot he recently pur
} chased.-B. H. Percy is making repair
on his house.
B. F. Paine is building road to hi
mountain lumber tract, nearly thre
miles long. The road will open up
f large tract of land which is fit to settl
upon.
The measles still prevail and man
: are sick with this disease. In one fan
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