Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-24

Wallace Watson of Bloomington has
bought and taken possession of the place
formerly occupied by Oscar Collins.
R. P. Blake and wife have returned
from New York where they have been
engaged in the ice business during this
season.
NORTH TROK
John W. Currier has purchased sew
eral hundred thousand feet of logs near
Sorel. P O., and has already received
several carloads over the S. E. R. R.
Geo. P. Hardy started for Boston last
Friday night with five tons of dressed
turkeys. At the present quotations Geo.
will make good thing.
The horse, harness and wagon seized
by customs officers here recently, were
sold at the customs office last Saturday
at auction, to Moses Bannister the for
mer owner for SOS.
IVES IINORE.
Geo. A. Lyon is in town.
Virgins & Aldrich are repairing
their house.
Mr.. Spencer breaches at Mill Brook
next Sunday, at l 80 a. m.
Devereux & Bowley have thrashed
600 h,,shnls of orain for Philemon Kim
ball.
Mr.. Stokes of Barton moves into the
Walter Bickford house, to do lumber
ing job.
The Westmore Lumber Co. have pur-
chased considerable land of the Geo. B.
Chandler estate.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
ST. JoHNsBURY.
Jerry Drew has sued Geo. Walker
for damages, on account of his closing
up the st. Johnsbury House.
The pay roll at the Fairbanks scale
works was $4,000 greater than usual
during October, owing to extra help and
extra time.
Work on the outside of the North
church is suspended for the season, but
the inside work will be carried forward
during the winter.
A fire broke out in the basement of
RandalPs block, by the ignition of a
gallon of benzine "a few days since, but
a stream Of water from the Flanders
pump hydrant put it out instantly.
There is little liability of serious fire
anywhere III range of the Flanders
pump water-works.
president Hayes and Governor Proc
tor banker for gobbler at the same time,
and Thursday, Nov. 81, is the day ap-
pointed for the feast" Bro. Chase of the
Union seems to forget that he is not
only member of church, but is often
called upon to oficiate in the capacity
of pastor, when he thus profanely and
vulgarly alluded to the day of National
Thanksgiving.
HARDWICK.
The Joslyn's are receiving orders for
rooms for their Thanksgiving ball al
ready, and there is prospect of large
attendance.
Religious meetings have been held,
day and evening, by both churches in
this place and good interest and large
attendance have been the result.
There are five dry goods stores IL
active operation in this small city. Geo
Kent has lately gone into Stone store, but
expects to go into Shattuck's block wher
it is completed.
The school exhibition drew very
large attendance, and was success
The cornet band was present and fur
nished excellent music. The band boy
have been very liberal in giving thei
time and furnishing music on variou
public occasions, and they deserve, no
only thanks, but some more substantial
remuneration.
SHEFFIELD.
Hiram Newell has sold his place t
Mr.. Thomas of Nheelock.
The next meeting of Independent
, Grange will meet at their hall Dec. 9th
at 10 o'clock. All members are request
ed to be present.
A three days meeting is to be holde
with the Free Baptist church at Vince
| lock village, commencing Sunday, Nov
3Oth, led by Rev's. W. L. Noyes an
H. Lockhart, and assisted by others.
is hoped that the people in the vicinit
will be largely represented in the NEE
ings
BURKE.
; Asahel Burlington, for so many yeal
town clerk of Burke, who is SO years {
age, has just returned from spendin
o some time with his son in Michigan
$ Mr.. B. says he wishes to have b
d bones repose in the old town where
J. has done his labor.
). SUTTON.
Il The Grange hold literary exercises
their hall once in two weeks.
v Reuben Ellis has sold to VIM. Ruggl
n one of his famous Jerseys for $50. all
E, Jersey calf for Sl7.