Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-03

largement of pictures of late. and has
made profitable business of it.
DR.. Branch is welcome and all hope
he will have success as a practitioner.
He is graduate of one of the first col
leges in the land, and is worthy of pat
ronage.
The young people held a rosette party
at the hall on Friday eve, and good
time was enjoyed. The Newport band
was present and contributed much to
pleasure of the occasion. What did it
mean, that we were ordered to withhold
a notice of this party last Monday. after
we had put it in type? Editor.
EAST CHARLESTON.
East Charleston has some good farm
ers and farms. Mr.. Albert Lawrence,
although an elderly man, is always on
time with his work and ahead of num-
Der of his neighbors in the first ripe
productions from vegetable garden and
field. Mrs. Lawrence cultivates a pro-
fusion of flowers, and from April until
November choice bouquets are handed
to friends and acquaintance, and sick
rooms are made sunny during the whole
winter with immotelles and clippings
from ever blooming plants.
VEST CHARLESTON.
J. T. Howard is clapboarding and
painting his house at the upper end of
main street.
J. b. Flint has purchased the farm
belonging to the estate of the late Sam
uel Worthen.
Mr.. Brown has taken into the starch
factory between 10000 and $4,000 BUSH
els of potatoes.
An effort is being made to have the
mail route changed. and instead of run
ming to Derby Line have it run to New
port after the evening mail and reaching
this place at about 500 or 900 o'clock
p. M, then on to Island Pond, the ter
minus of the route, returning the next
morning, and reaching Newport IN sea-
son to connect with the noon train south.
In this way we should have daily mail
from Boston and also direct communi-
cation with Newport, our nearest railroad
station.
DERBY.
Quarterly meeting service at the NJ.
E. church next Sabbath.
Benz. Human starts for Chicago this
; week, where he proposes to spend the
winter.
The students of Derby Academy are
in good demand for teachers the coming
winter.
The business "boom" is felt in matri
t monial matters. Rev. W. J. johnson
has married twenty-five couples durin!
. the last FIVE months.
. The ladies of the Congregational so
ciety will give an oyster supper at th
town hall on Thursday evening. al
are invited to attend.
, The musical concert given on Wednes
: day evening by the students of the Acad
envy. under the direction of G. l.. White
4 was we'll attended and was pronounce
i success.
Orren Newcomb has been engaged a
e clerk in Elisha Lanes store for anothe
d year. Sterling integrity and pleasin
address have rendered him a popula
n clerk among the numerous patrons {
: this store.
e Anniversary weddings are now quit
e frequent. On Saturday evening til
many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn;
s. JENNIE paid them a visit, it being tt
re 30th anniversary of their marriage. The
% brought many presents with them, and
lie pleasant time was enjoyed by all.
VEST DERBY.
10 G. G. Goodrich is erecting a very fiji
w granite monument in the cemetery her
r. which it is said will be the incest o.
as in the yard.
as A course of singing schools for 4
BY winter have been commenced by Asah
Cowles of Barton Landing. The sehe
is to be kept on the ticket plan
or A subscription paper is in circulate
to raise money to repair the church.
sl- is to be hoped all will sign literally
the church very much needs repair.
ge GLOVER.
Remember the auction sale of sto.
III hay and articles at E. +. Hinkley's
= Thursday.
Mrs. Charles A. Clark, widow of |
Of late Charles A., died in Danville, at
in residence of her daughter, Ida. last we
and the remains were brought here
nj burial yesterday.
me There was rather notable surpI
party at Jos. Dwinnell's on TuesC
ma evening, in which a large number
,ro friends participated. Among the G
presented were set of silver kni,
butter knife, &c. There were the us
w ceremonies and congratulations.
0y JAY.