Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-06-21

at the republican caucus nelu at
this place last Saturday eve., G. P.
Owen and A. G. Anterior were chosen
as delegates to the State convention.
G. S. Whitney and W. F. Templeton
as delegates to the district convention.
Mr.. Gabriel Patterson, an old gentle
man aged eighty-two years, has for the
past fifteen months been mostly con-
fined to his room. having lost the use of
his limbs, and can only get around by
the use of a wheeled chair. He has
been resident of Glover for ifty-two
years and has never moved from the
farm where he first commenced.
Greensboro.
There is talk of putting in new
sidewalk from the parsonage.
Cuthbertson Bros, are remodeling the
inside of their store and will greatly
improve it.
The census is taken and shows an in
crease in population of between three
and four per cent.
Rev. Stuart and family are home from
a long vacation. Rev. James P. Stone
preached to his old Pensioners, Sunday
before last.
Holland.
NJ. B. Pinney has bought timber
lot of S. R. Fletcher.
Mrs. S. R. Fletcher is away visiting
friends in New Hampshire aud Massa-
chusetts.
Boothman. Fitzgerald & Co. are to
erect steam mill at the outlet of Hol-
land pond.
The mail carrier who carries the mails
on this route has four children sick with
canker rash.
Work is being done on the M. E. par
sonage at the Center to bring it to a
state of completion. 1t makes neat
and excellent home for the pastors
family.
James Boothman and Elisha Moon
were thrown from wagon on the Vim
ton hill on Wednesday last, and were
both badly hurt. Mr.. Boothman's leg
caught in the wheel and he was dragged
by the running horse quite distance,
till the horse was stopped by parties
working on the road. Strange to say
no bones were broken.
IraSbuI.gh.
Bradley Dewey is repairing his house.
Salmon Dodge has his large barn up
and well nigh finished.
Judge Thompson goes to Caledonia
Springs soon, for the improvement of
his health.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church hold
strawberry festival on the eve. OF
June 80. The public is invited.
The Jackman blacksmith shop took
fire on a recent night, but a timely dis.
covery prevented its destruction.
The ladies of the Congregational So
ciety have strawberry festival on Fri
day evening of this week. All are in
vited.
AT Republican caucus held on the
18th inst, Henry Somers, F. B. Far
rington and Z. E. Jameson were chosen
delegates to the State convention; w
D. Tyler, john Smith and j. L, Dodge
alternates. At the same meeting, L. H
Thomson, W. L. Barrows and T. H
Holdridge were made delegates to thu
District convention, with H. Foss, H. B
Cushman and w. l.. Russell, alternates.
Lowell.
The delegates to the district conven
tion are Amasa Paine and H. B. Parker
Morgan.
We saw in your Stannard items tina
E. W. Clark sheared from one sheep Il
pounds of wool. Eli Flanders of thi:
town clipped from one yearling sheel
l6 pounds. Who next.
Newport.
Special agent Bigelow has been her
over looking the affairs of the post office
A new and pretty boat-house for tn,
use of the Hotel is being put up nea
the R. R. bridge.
There is prospect of celebration
on the Sd or the 9Th, and funds ar
being raised for expenses.
One of the veneer mills and tn
PrOuty & Miller saw mill are runnin
night and day, and business is livel
here.
Guests are arriving at the Memphrt
magog house for the season. Philade
phia parties who were here last yea
have returned.
The young ladies of the N. E. churc
will give Lawn Party on the parson
age grounds, on Wednesday eve. Jun
23d. Strawberries and ice-cream wi
be provided.
The ladies of the M. E. church hel
invite the members of the Conferenc,
now being held at Stanstead, to enjoy
trip down the lake with them and othe
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