Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-03-29

pastorate at the Vile and has gone to |
Minnesota.
The R. R. machine shop and the box
factory have been running nights for the
past two weeks.
An effort is being made to organize
library at the Vile. Shares are to be
held at $500 each, the money to he
paid when at least fifty shares are taken.
Nine cars of dressed lumber, boxes
and chair stock were sent from the
Dressing Mill last week, and more would
have been sent if they could have got
cars.
The engagement of Rev. W. L. Noyes
with the Free Baptist church at the
Centre expires May. l. MIR. Noyes de-
clines to stay longer, and an effort is
being made to secure the services of Rev.
D. H. Adams of Newmarket, N. H., a
former pastor here. The church is in
debt about $1,000 nearly all of which is
pledged on condition that the whole be
raised on or before Apr. l.
A very sad case, indeed, is the death
of Mr.. F. 7. Lothrop, of St. Johnsbury,
last Thursday, with that of his two
children, by canker-rash and diphtheria.
all within ten days time, leaving Mrs.
Lothrop the only surviving member of
the family. They came here from Coati-
cooke, P O., about three years ago, and
Mr.. Lothrop had won many friends who
now mourn his untimely death.
Rev. F. V. Randall died in Bulwer,
P. O., on Monday last, at the age of
so years, aud his funeral was attended
in the Baptist church in Lyndon on
Wednesday of last week. Mr.. Randall
| was born in this town and learned the
carpenters trade of his father, Charles
Randall, who was one of the best house
carpenters of his day. At the time of
| the rebellion Mr.. Randall enlisted, was
promoted to the captaincy of company
and was for a long while in service in
Louisiana and that part of the country.
On his return he resumed work at his
trade and devoted his spare time to
studying theology aud soon became an
exhorter in the F. Baptist church. He
was for some time in charge of the Lyn.
don Mill company's lumber at Folsom's
Crossing and afterwards merchant and
post master at South Barton, and dur
ing the time would frequently supply
the pulpit here and there. Some two
or three years ago he moved to Bulwer
P. O., where he has since had charge O
church and has been doing most ex
cellent work in his parish. His deatE
Is supposed to have resulted from hear
disease.-Cnion.
SHEFFIELD.
No measles in this town, but almos
every woman has a severe attack of tn
rug fever.
There will be sociable at the Meth
odist parsonage next Friday Afternoon
ord oyop,,n .ou,toJ
srANNARD.
Real estate is changing hands consid
J erably.
: Lydia Ransom died on Friday, Marcel
&c. Funeral was held on Sunday las
at the residence of D. J. Weed. Sh
was one of the first settlers of the town
and was much esteemed. For the las
few years she has resided with her sis
ter. Mrs. Betsy Weed.
EAST HARDWICK.
E. Dwight Paine has moved into J. I
Williams house.
, Divine 7. Morse, an old man in tn
north part of the town, is in quite feebl
health.
Cows sell for about so dollars, hay
8 to 10. potatoes 80 to So cts, butter
% to 80 cts.
, Gilman Doe of Iowa. a former resideu
| of the town, has been in town with hi
family, visiting friends.
, John Thornton has purchased the d.
rem Niles farm in the north district fl
, $500, and taken possession.
c J. H. George g. Co. are building
store-house little back of Edgar Hunt
store, for heavy and bulky merchandise