Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-06-20

! Mrs. D. B. Randall is In the glove
business and would like few good
glove makers.
Fred E. Dwinell is at home from
Burlington, where he has been for sew
eral months attending medical lectures.
All interested in the purchasing of an
organ for the Congregational church are
invited to meet at the vestry at 8 O'Clock
next Thursday.
Holland.
Frank Robbins is tearing down his
barns and will build larger ones, also
new house ere long.
Joseph Smith has Jersey heifer,
three years old, whose milk yields but
ter at the rate of two ounces to quart.
A. r. Moulton, Jr. was quite badly
hurt by being hit by a pair of falling
rafters, while taking down Frank Rob-
bins barn.
Charles Eastman was recently taken
very violently sick. and fears of his
recovery were entertained, but he is
liable to recover.
| G. G. Boyntou has lost cow of un-
known disease.-Frank Robbins and
Isaac Hackett have been losing sheep
and lambs of late, killed by bears.
| AS Elder Lombard and wife were
driving on the road recently, his harness
broke and they were thrown violently to
the ground, injuring Mrs. L. severely.
Benjamin Hall has just put up a
large barn with basement, Willie Ruiz
ter, boss carpenter, got the building up
without singlesmistake in it.-Henry
Bryant has put an addition on to his
barn.
Irasburgh.
The cemetery has been considerably
enlarged, and neat new fence built
around it.
E. W. Powell has finished butter
market in Farrington's store, where he
takes in butter Fridays and Saturdays.
DR.. Templeton spent about week in
a visit to Montpelier. DR.. Rowell and
John Chamberlin have gone to Gale.
donia Springs, Canada.
David France, while carting dirt on
the Allen hill recently, had5 narrow
escape from serious injury. The ev.
ener came off and the horses ran, David
jumped and just escaped being run over
by one wheel of the loaded cart.
Joel Warren fell dead in his OWE
house. Tuesday evening last. of apoplexy
or heart disease. He was apparently
in his usual health. The funeral was
largely attended on Friday, Rev. Mr.
, Smith of johnson preaching the sermon
CCorrected from last week.
About seventy of the friends and rel
alive of Mr.. and Mrs. F. G.. Metcal
thoroughly surprised them Saturday
June IL, by giving them call to re
mind them that it was their 25th ami
, versary. Among the many present wer
the fathers of Mr.. and Mrs. Metcalf
and Guy Parker and wife from New
Hampshire. Among the gifts presented
9 were two sets of silver knives and fork
) from their sons and sisters, valuabl
teapot from her father, L. L. Parker
a spoon holder from Guy Parker
butter dish from A. D. Masse
of St. Johnsbury, beside coin, glas
ware, linen and other articles valued a
nearly $50. Madison Cowles of Alban,
presented the articles in very suitabl
L speech, and others added interest to tn
occasion by brief remarks. Mr.. an
u Mrs. Metcalf heartily thanked thei
friends for the visit and their accepta
BILE presents. Refreshments were i
abundance.
Lowell.
1t is decided to have Sunday-schoc
picnic here July 4th
!. Rev. R. King. D. E. Curtis, and
B. Harding attended the convention /;
, St. Johnsbury.
IS Wednesday pair of rafters on job
m Brahaney's new barn fell; one of the
is striking Proctor B. Smith and severel
injuring him about the head and shoul
r ers.
II Morgan.
- Field strawberries June IA.
3 William A. Bartlett is quite sick wit
Q. sciatica rheumatism.
IS At the reorganization of the Sunda
lg school at the Corner, Ira G. Taylor W
I'd chosen superintendent.
e. Moses Fuller, while in Canada on bu
ne mess, lost his horse by death. I
IL made the trip back on foot, twenty-i
miles-quite jaunt for man near
seventy years old.
% NEWPORT.
F. M. Sherman and wife have go
" on Western trip. visiting friends al
in seeing the country.