Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-09-12
Morgan Center.

Morgan Center.
J. M. Betters has his new steam mill
about ready to run.
Webster g. Allbee have their logs
nearly all sawed out
w. E. Gilman builds an addition
to his blacksmith shop.
Fred Scribner knows how it feels to
slash his hand with sickle.
The young chap that got caught in
the bear trap, will not steal any more
apples this fall.
Newport.
DR.. Hoskins and other fruit growers
here are having lots of apples.
Herbert Morse is about to build
house near the veneer mill on the west
side of the lake.
The operatic entertainments were
we'll patronized during last week, though
the attendance was not large all Of the
time.
Have you noticed the brilliant ap-
pearance of the street lamps =? TIE pub
lie would like to know where that Gel
ebrated illuminating material can be
purchased.
Baxter Post No. 81 G. A. will hold a
reunion Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
| day, the first week in October next. All
veterans are invited to be present. A
| more complete notice will appear next
week. - I. KIMBALL, Adjt.
Luman JENNIE of Derby met with a
carriage accident in this village on Fri
day by which himself and two ladies
were thrown from his carriage. One of
them, Mrs. Colby, was badly cut on the
temple and otherwise injured, though
perhaps not seriously. The others es-
capped with bruises only.
Newport Center.
Stephen Nichols and wife have gone
to Lowell, Mass. to spend the winter.
jarrett Clendening died last Saturday
of consumption. He leaves wife and
one child.
! The gravel train ran into hand-car
loaded with men Thursday, but nobody
was seriously hurt.
Ed. Palmer has rented his farm to
Heman Gaylor for one year. Palmer
moves to the Center.-C. L. Drown has
moved back to his house at the Center.
North Troy.
The musical convention to be held
by Prof. James Whitney, is set fol-
Sept. 81, % and %, at this place. II
is expected that beside much local tai
ent, there will be several noted singers
from abroad. A good orchestra will be
formed. and the convention promises to
be very successful.
WeStmOre.
1t is reported that there is fair pros.
pect that carriage road will be built
from the Willoughby Lake House to the
top of Mount PIsgah.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
St. JohnSbury.
County fair next week.
A musical convention will be held
here, Carl Zerrahn, leader, Oct. 4, 5,
and 7.
Capt. H. K. Ide invites the members
of Co. D. Vt Cavalry to meet him al
the band stand, at noon, the second day
of the fair, for reunion purposes.
A valuable pair of horses, lately pur.
chased in Greensboro by Chas. Calder.
wood. ran away few days since, and
one of them was killed by striking
against shade tree; loss $3.50.
Sheffield.
Robert McDougall has bought IA
acres of land of M. P. Jenness paying
1926.
Ed. Garfield is going to move to Man
chester. N. H., and Levi Stockwell oc
cupies his place.
II. W. Buchanan, who has an eye fol
good horses, recently bought fine col
weighing 1925 pounds.
We have local excitement about
gold and silver mine, on the farm o
Soloman Mitchell in the east part Of tn
town. Some of the quartz has bee
sent away for analysis and is reporte
to be very valuable Like other towns
VIC have much land which might be pu
into good gold mines without loss to th
owners.
May 9TH was the 18th birthday {
May Whitney of Sheffield, she havin
pieced up bed quilt with her ow
hands of 20 blocks. four pieces in
! block previous to this. That day he
little lady friends came to take tea wit
her at her aunt's, Mrs. Aaron Ora,
| making her some fine presents and ha'
t ing good time generally, while the
mothers finely quilted and finished tt
piece of work SO largely and finely dor
, by little hands, rare Accomplishment
for so young a child, but the famil
seem to take to sewing, as lit
brother Henry also pieced up qui