Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-04-11

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Union services were held at the M.
E. church Fast day.
J. W. Fletcher buried his little
daughter, three years old, last Friday.
Over one hundred attended the Fast
day sugar party at F. & G. N. Farleys.
Carlos Gay has hired farm in Der
by, and will move the 10Th of this
month.
Jennie Locke of this village has been
engaged to teach the school at Irasburgh
Common.
The matter of damages of J. H.
Brown against the Pass. R. r., has been
left to doctors Blanchard, Templeton
and Corey.
Bloomington.
Bartlett & lite get out so butter tubs
a day. said to be very excellent tubs.
w. M. Walker died on Thursday last
after brief illness. He had no relatives
this side of the Atlantic.
1t is currently reported that Mr.. Hall
has resigned the Office of postmaster in
this village, but it is not known who
tho euocaseor will no
A. E. Cheney is going to Montana to
work on a railroad there at good wages /;
he is good young man and we are
sorry to lose him from the town.
Coventry.
Rev. Mr.. StoweIl finishes his labors
here next Sabbath.
Dewey Jones of Albany, N. Y, is
preaching at the Congregational church
on trial.
Will Brooks has bought the Kidder
house in the village and Harry Heer-
man moved into the Robert Tice house.
Craftsbury.
Justin Little has hired the Silver
farm in Hydepark and moved there.
The revival of the Craftsbury brass
band has been talked of quite seriously
of late but its success is doubtful.
Property sold low at the auction Of
the John Bagley property. Cows brought
$50, hay Sc per ton, potatoes 81 cents.
Arba Nelson who runs the saw mil
at South village has the largest stock Of
logs in the millyard, known for long
time.
Listers are wearing serious faces these
days, for in this town as in others, there
are some who refuse to take the unmod
flied oath.
G. G. Conant has the agency for the
sale of Coughs adjustable seive in thi.
town. Farmers will find this sieve
beneficial in preparing seed for sowing.
Mrs. Marckres, milliner at the Mil
village, has sold her entire stock of good
to Mrs. Paddock at the Common and i
to work in the shop Of the latter thi
spring.
The Newton Boutwell, farm, owned b,
Mrs. Wiswell of Cabot, has been rented
to Mr. Giles of Danville who has takel
possession of the place. 1t is said tina
the farm has been sold to DIR. Holbrool
of Morrisville for $4,000.
In the Stephen Smith district tn
school meeting, instead Of being warne,
for the last Tuesday in March, was lief
until the first Tuesday in April at whicl
time the voters assembled and chos
officers for the coming year. Now tn
legality of the proceeding is question:,
ana is yet to be decided.
Miss Bell Hartman is engaged t
teach school in the Job Allen district
Miss Myra Dorman in the James With
ers district and Miss Nora Andrus i
the Mill district Miss Florence Cos
teaches the school at the Common
Miss Olive Kinney in the River distric
and Miss Mary Boardman the Eas
Hill school.
In spite of the bad state of the road
about seventy persons were present a
the Methodist sociable at Sllas Coburn
on Wednesday evening last. New suga
was served and enjoyed by all. One
the most noticeable features of the ente
tainment was song, "Old Maids Pet
tion," by little Miss Ella Leavitt, WI
rendered it in fine manner. The ladi.
are trying to raise money to fit up tt
parsonage. An aid society is able
; accomplish much good every year. an
, we are pleased at the success of this on
, Derby.
Emma Fairchild has been engaged
teach the village school.
The widow Leach has moved in
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! part of the house occupied by Abbot
f the tailor.