Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-10


A large party, mostly relatives, met |
1T A. G. Hitchcock's on New Years eve.
TO pay a visit to his mother, who is SO I
years old. There were four generations
present. 1t was pleasant greeting.
The friends of T. o. Brown received
a telegram notifying them of his death
last week; he was living at Usage, Iowa.
Mr.. Brown was longtime resident of
Westfeld, and man of integrity and
honor
WeStmore.
Ed. Alexander has recovered from his
wound, and is again running his team.
Cyrus Skinner recently drew l,2O6
scaled feet of timber, two miles over
rough road.
The Averill mill has started up and
is doing good business. The Long Pond
mill has been stopped for repairs.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
East Burke.
The lumbermen are hauling 30 thou
sand a day to this place.
The Good Templars' Hall was dedi-
Gated on the evening of the 3lst ult.
The lodge is in very aourishing condi-
ton.
There will be donation for Rev.
Folsom on the 18th inst. Mr.. Folsom
received the gift of nice watch on
Christmas eve.
Sheffield.
The Baptists held an oyster festival
at their church on the eve of Dec. 81.
The Methodist people hold an enter
tainment closing with an oyster supper,
at the Aaron Gray Hall. Jan. 18th.
Independent grange, at the next meet
ing, discuss the following: Will it pay
to raise corn fodder, or turnips to feed
stock 2
St. j OhnSbury.
The Merchants Bank declares semi
annual dividend of three per cent.
N. M. johnson, one of the longest es
tablished and most successful merchants
on Railroad street, offers his goods, block
and residence for sale.
A fire broke out Saturday forenoon,
at r. B. Kidder's house, Paddock s
Village, but was very suddenly extin-
guished by the prompt arrival of the
fire companies. The electric fire alarm
was brought into use.
Four divorces were granted at the
late term of court: Eugene and Laura
Kittredge, Charles W. and Lucy Farr,
l.. E. and A. D. Hopkins, S. J. and
Nellie Ladd. Luman Owens plead
guilty to adultery and was sent to
+ Windsor for six months.
Lyndon.
The down Montreal Express train
killed horse belonging to L. Nicker-
son one day recently. at crossing near
the Lyndon Mill Co.'S. MILL Nickerson
who was in the sleigh was not hurt.
wheeIock.
Joseph Chelsey of Sheffield has bought
the residence owned and formerly occu'
pied by S. G. Cree, also the law Office Of
the late I. ]. Cree paying for both
$3.50. Wheelock is going to have a
lawyer.
About forty of the friends of Calvin
Chase and wife met at their house las
Tuesday to celebrate their golden we'd
ding. They received presents, gold coil
etc, to the amount of about thirty dol
lars. Some relics of the past were
shown by Mrs. Chase, among others the
first pair of shoes worn by herself.
Sutton.
Willard Hastings has sold his farm
in the south part of the town to Mr.
Heath of Lyndon.
A. H. Ball has bought the Zen'
Campbell farm and sold his sugar place
to James Craig for 5000. Mr.. Ball get
an excellent sugar place, much neare
home, on the Campbell place. Mr.. Bal
is thrifty farmer.
Fred Miles lost valuable horse on
morning last week. Mr.. Miles wa
leading the horse from the stable whel
he slipped, breaking his leg so that
was considered necessary to kill him
the horse was valued at 1925.
West Burke.
The Vermont Lumber Co. of West
more shipped 10 car loads of lumbe
from this station last week.
We learn of the death of Mrs. E. N
Blodgett which occurred in Newbury
Mrs. Blodgett was mother Of conducto
Blodgett and sister of Mrs. A. L, Cal
bee, who was mother of Mr.. Thoma
Carbee and Mrs. Richardson of the Wi
loughby Lake House. On the day Sc
for the funeral of Mrs. Blodgett he
sister Mrs. Carbee died suddenly, an
they were both buried the next day
These sisters had lived together som
years and spent the last summer a
Willouohby Lake. Their separation O