Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-12-29
Henry Pinney has last April heifer
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calf which weighs ESQ pounds.
The Christmas exercises at the Gen.
ter were very interesting. The church
was very prettily trimmed and decorated
and the presents were numerous. Rev
A. B. Blake received $1,000 cash.
Mrs. Perley Goddard. who has been
sick at her fathers in Morgan since
Thanksgiving. died on the 22d inst. Mr.
Goddard was unable to attend the funer-
al on account of sickness The mother
| left an infant and another child. Flu
neral services were held at Morgan
Center, Rev. A. B. Blake officiating.
IRASBURGH.
Austin Page recently cut his foot
badly.
B. G. Pike has fitted up his hall in
fine shape.
Charley Wilkie has sold his grocery
business to George Brown.
Singing schools every Tuesday even
ing. James Whitney teacher.
We are having excellent schools, I'M
der the tuition of'Willie Buchanan and
Miss Mary Corley.
LOWELL.
James Edison has sold his farm to the
Mitchels Bros. for 5000.
H. n. Hovey's donation was we'll at
tended and liberal sum was contribu-
ted.
+ Christmas was duly observed at the
Congregational church, two trees being
well filled with presents. There were
exercises suited to the occasion.
DIR. Stevens, dentist, makes visit to
this section next week. He will be here
on Tuesday, at Westfeld, Wednesday
and at South Troy, Thursday and Fri
day.
NEWPORT
There will be exercises at the M. E.
church on New Years eve, suitable for
the occasion.
1t is reported that DR.. Hamilton den
fist is to move to Fields new block, also
that the customs office is going into the
Newport House.
Anchorice in the Clyde river has SO
filled the stream as to make it overflow the
banks about West Derby and backed up
the water to the injury Of the grist mill.
The Christmas exercises at the Con-
gregational church on Thursday, were
we'll attended and very interesting The
house was nicely decorated for further
uses of the Sunday school.
NEWPORT CENTER.
John Stowell has the contract to buy
wood for the Railroad Co., at this station.
T. B. Alexander is building an addi-
ton to his steam mill on the county
road.
Donation at Quimby's Hall the 3Oth
for the benefit of Rev. Mr.. Cowell Oys
tiers will be served.
We understand that Howard Magoor
has bought a house and barn of Ed
Bickford near Willard Walkers.
Nertnan Durham had his sleigh Bad
ly smashed, by a runaway horse, on,
day last week in the village of Newport
G. P. Stevens of Troy, has made ar
rangements with VIM. Wiley to buy al
the saw logs he can, which is a goot
thing for this place. Cash will be paid
W. H. Wiley, has taken a job t.
saw, five hundred thousand feet of log
for Buck & Stevens of Troy, at his steam
mill. Buck g. Stevens furnish the logs
Christmas at the NJ. E. church passes
off very pleasantly; the trees were heav.
, laden and there were several valuabl
/. presents, Geo. L. Sleeper and family wer
remembered by their sons in Boston
, The speaking and music were good, an
the band, for its first public performance
did well. Little George Sleeper di
himself much credit in the part he pei
" formed, and the little folks got goo
view of old Santa.
SALEM
t Timothy Mitchell raised so bushel
Y of lost nation wheat from 2 acres Q
d ground.
NORTH TROY.
Rev. G. S. Butler has received a cal
: from the Congregational society at Derby
! which he will accept.
A letter from G. J. Rowell, ESQ.,, VIII
recently started for Colorado, report
his arrival in Kansas.
. WESIMORE.
:, Rufus Clifford of Newark, has com
into possession of the Aldrich saw-mil
S. j. Morse and family 60 to Mas
= Jan. l.. They are good people and th
town regrets to lose them.
Ambrose Allard has sold his farm
Geo. Drew of West Concord. Drew il
tends to build a blacksmlth's shop i
: the spring.
! Miss Quint, teacher in the Sunda
school, received valuable present fro