Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-01-24

Parker & Kinney are getting in lots |
Of logs at their mill, besides many more
put on the river bank to be run to Troy.
5. B. Pickett and wife, who moved to
Iowa sixteen years ago, were in town
last week. They came to bury the re-
mains of Mrs. Pickett's mother, widow
Hiram Hitchcock formerly of West6eld.
On the 18th inst. large number of
the friends of widow Silas Works met
at her house to celebrate her SD birth
day. There were four generations pres
ent, including all her children except
two sons.
Morgan.
A son of I. L. Cobb, aged about 20
years, died of diphtheria on Friday night.
He was young man of promise, of a
genial disposition, and will be greatly
missed.
Morgan Center.
J. Barnes drew for Webster & Albee
1923 feet at one load, two miles. Who
beats this?
Edwin Smith recently, with light
pair of horses, drew In three trees at
the Thompson & Howard mill which
scaled 1850 feet.
Singing school begins Thursday even
ing, Jan. 81, under the direction of A.
R. Cowles of Barton Landing. This is
to be ticket school.
Newport.
The G. A. R. meeting and supper was
a pleasant affair.
Quarterly meeting services at NJ. E.
church last Sunday.
The attempt to make arrangements
for starting savings bank. doesn't
meet with much encouragement.
The recent fire has had, at least, one
good effect: to awaken an interest in re-
gard to water supply;sfor the village.
It is.very fortunate that our heavy
SNOW storms are unaccompanied by wind,
and that there is little snow drifting,
otherwise, where should we be?
Mrs. Phineas Page, wife of former
hotel keeper here, recently died at St.
Johnsbury at an advanced age. She
was beloved by all who knew her.
Newport Center.
The Baptist people held their annual
concert at their church, Tuesday even
ing. which was very interchangeable
friends of Elder Cowell made "bee''
and got him up large wood pile, one
day recently.
South Troy.
Joseph Sweet is laid up by bad cash
in his foot.
T. P. James has returned from his
Western trip.
Rev. Jenne's donation was we'll at
tended, and he received $500. He is
much esteemed in this vicinity.
Shedding, until the storm of Friday
night, has been excellent. and great
amount of timber has been drawn to the
mills.
Several of our young lady singers
have been invited to attend an enter
tainment at North Troy, on Wednesday
evening, to assist in singing.
WeStmore.
Several families are afflicted will
diphtheria.
Mr.. Rock, one of Rothchild's team
sters, hauled in a load of spruce logs
with light pair of horses. which scaled
1,O47 feet.
Long Pond saw mill is out Of repai
Observation-Disclosures Leland cut off tn
end of a finger recently.-Times ar
lively here now, on account Of the lum
Der business.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Rev. L. G. Dickinson and wife wer
visited on the l4th inst. by larg
number of friends. 1t was the 30th an
University of their marriage. Many ar
propriate and valuable gifts wer
presented and the occasion was yer
agreeable.
Sutton.
Warren Joy has sold his farm to
Mr.. Heath of South Barton.
Out of the one hundred and ninetee
inhabitants of the village school distric
there are twenty-five persons over se'
enty years Of age, and three over eighty
Some of the young people have form
ed dramatic club and will give th
drama ENLISTED for the War;" also
laughable farce on the evenings of Eel
ruary I'd and 4th. Admission only l
cents.
J. C. Tibbets, agent. has sold the G.
leb Aldrich farm to I'll. S. Forbes fl
$1,000; this land originally was pa
of the Edward Aldrich farm now owne
by Mr.. Forbes, and will make a CONVEX
venient and profitable addition to b
farm. Caleb is wrestling with spiri
ualism.
St. JOhnSbury.