Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-05-23

people here are equally we'll pleased
with him; be is a live man, an excel
lent preacher and an earnest worker.
Bloomington.
Doesn't the grass grow?
Bartlett's logs had an easy ride during
the late high water.
A surprise party. consisting of lots of
friends and relatives, struck at John N.
Bates on the 18th inst, luckily just ten
years to day from their marriage. 1t
would be useless to attempt to describe
all the articles of tin left there, Tin
peddlers notified not to call there for
ten years) There was sprinkling of
silver also, and other pleasant reminders
of friendship. A nice supper appeared
in due time and the occasion was alto
gether happy one.
West Charleston.
Alice Clark is going to Evansville to
teach school this summer.
George H. Mason, is going into the
store of j. B. Holton as clerk.
Charles Holton has got through work.
ing in the drug store. He talks strongly
of going West.
Somebody's dogs have been making
sad havoc among the sheep near this
village; they have killed 6 lambs for
Lemuel Wilson and others belonging to
L. Foster are missing.
The farmers in this vicinity must
have considerable faith in Bradley
phosphate. as a fertilizer, as j. B. Hol-
ton, agent, has had to order the second
car load to supply the demand.
L. D. Barron has six years old ma
tive COW that made IL ga pounds of
butter in just days. said butter was
made in the month of April. Trot in
your Jerseys and beat this who can.
East Charleston.
The great rain of the 18th inst. did
an amount of damage to the roads of
this town estimated at not less than
$1,000.
Willie Stoddard got bad kick in the
face recently while drawing stone on a
stone boat; his nose was broken. his
face and head otherwise severely hurt.
He will be little more careful how he
hits that horse hereafter.
R. H. Allyn, NJ. D., intends to start
for her home in Lowell, Mass, soon.
She has built up good business in her
profession there and returns. after hav-
ing spent about year and half in
Vermont among her old friends. Many
wish she might remain with US.
On Saturday, May IA, about eighty
of the friends and neighbors of Mr.. and
Mrs. Myron Buck made them marriage
anniversary visit, 1t being the 3Oth an
niversary of that event. There were
the usual exercises. The presents were
various and of much value. DR.. G. S.
Human presented them in neat speech,
to which Mr.. Buck feelingly responded
Rev. Quint made an appropriate speech,
and a production suited to the occasion
was read by Mrs. J. Bean. After par
taking of a generous lunch the party
retired. we'll pleased with the interview.
Coventry.
Mrs. Sarah Paddock has returned from
Brooklyn in improved health.
Officers from an adjoining town visited
this village last week in search of stolen
property. but were not very successful.
Homer Thrasher has purchased one
third interest in the business of D. M.
Camp & Co., of Newport, and goes in al
once. The selectmen have appointed F
G. Williams town clerk to fill the va
cancy.
Rev. Mr.. Stowell. who preached fol
the Methodists here last year, on account
of poor health did not take regular work
for the denomination this year. He ex.
poets to make his home in Westfeld fol
the present, and will do some work az
supply" if needed in this vicinity.
CraftSbury.
Doctor Barrett is the proud father o.
a healthy boy-the first child.
Dan Robbins has bought SO acres o.
the Jackson lot for Sc an acre.
Joseph Williams has hired the Oar
ling farm in Eden and moved there.
Benjamin Gardner has gone West
where his family went some weeks since
James Anderson from $500 tree
made 5000 pounds of sugar; he ha
the largest sugar orchard in town.
The owners of the factory have mad
a bargain with Mr.. Anderson by whicl
he is to stay another year instead o
moving to Fairfax as he was preparing
to do.
Mrs. Hidden has returned from Bos
ton with a large and complete assert
ment of millinery and fancy goods
Her customers and all other ladies ar
invited to call and examine.