Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-02

settlement of the claim for damages on
account of his death, and W. r. Rowell,
of Moses Green's estate,
received $4,000.
SOUTH TROY.
Euos Whitehouse has moved his fam
lily to Canada.
Mrs. Arson Brown has sold her house
to J. W. Phillips.
Mr. J. P. Martins house took fire one
day last week, but was discovered before
much damage was done.
Mr.. G. G. Kennedy is getting out
lumber preparatory to building large
barn the coming summer. Size 44x75.
The new NJ. E. church is nearly COM
pleted and will be dedicated soon
Mary Simmonds has sold her place to
Ellen A. Jerome, for 1926.
WESI.MORE.
Joseph Lyon is petit jury for the Feb.
term of court.
L. W. Foster from Barton Landing
has moved on to the farm recently va
Gated by S. G. Morse.
Harley Cheney is very sick with cry
sipelas.-Jacob Richards was taken vio-
lently sick Thursday. Fears are enter
tanned about his recovering. Several
others in this neighborhood have been
quite feeble all winter.
G. G. Thurber and wife have each
enjoyed the company of their aged moth
ers since New Years. Mr.. Thurber's
mother, relict of Ziba Thurber, is eighty
years of age, infrm and feeble. Mrs.
Thurber's mother is also a widow; her
husband was Moses Gage, a soldier in
the war of 1872 Mrs. Cages maiden
name was Polly Smith, daughter of Abb
ner Smith, who fell the first tree at Bar
ton Landing. Mrs. Gage is eighty-four
years of age, but appears more like a
woman of fifty years. Both of these old
ladies make their homes in Burke.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
ST. JoHNsBURY.
Singing convention this week. It
will be good one.
Number of births in this village the
past year, 1913. Of these more than half
are children of foreign born parents.
Frank Drew, seller of wood, adver-
tises his dead beats by printing their
names in large letters on his sled body.
David Goss, one of the oldest and
best-known citizens in town, recently
died at the age of 81 years. He was
born and always lived on the farm where
he died.
SUTTON.
J. II. Anger has sold the place he
bought of J. A. SeweIl, to Parker P
Ball, for $475.
Mr.. Abbott from Bristol, N. H., has
just moved his family to the place hi
bought of Mr.. White last fall.
Asa P. Taft has been spending a few
days here recently. Mr.. Taft is doing /;
thriving business at Lower Waterford.
The affair in the Corner school il
giving the town some notoriety through
the 7'ottco Ne1US, dirty picture pape
| that feeds on the sensational and th,
filthy.
LYNDON.
The Good Templars' lodge is in -four
ishing condition. At late meeting Dr.
Squire was chosen chief Templar.
Gospel meetings were held at tn
Center nearly every evening last week
Quite number of young people hav
come forward for prayers.
Mrs. John Noyes. who broke her hi
by fall on Jan. 18th, died on the 24tl
of internal injuries received at the sam
time. Mrs. Noyes was formerly Mrs
Thomas Hill of St. Johnsbury-a YER
excellent woman.
SHEFFIELD.
Geo. Smelling lost horse recently b
broken leg.
The receipts of the M. E. Societ
gathering. for the benefit of Rev. [
Lewis amounted to sos.
The Baptist Ladies Society will NEE
with Mrs. Fl. P. King on Wednesda
afternoon and evening, Feb. IL. A
are cordially invited.
The son of Miss Jessie Simpson CT
two toes nearly off with an ak last weel
"A little son of VIM S. Mcdowell r,
Gently scalded foot and leg very badl
by stepping into pail of hot water.
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