Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-10-31

were present.. Among the number were
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Fletcher of Tilton,
N. H., and Rev. A. B. Blake and wife
of Irasburgh.
Charles Wright recently lost large
hog of unknown disease, and lost three
or four others in the spring.
Amos Clement, who has been terribly
afflicted with the rheumatism for many
years, committed suicide on Friday last
by hanging. Mr.. Clement lived on the
old Clement farm in the northeastern
portion of the town, and was an indus
trious and respected citizen. No cause
is assigned for the deed, except, it may
be, his severe physical suffering. He
was buried yesterday.
The young people are to hold
rosette party and antiquarian supper at
the NJ. E. church, on Wednesday eve,
Nov. 2. All are invited, old and young.
Admission 25 cts, including supper.
Each lady is requested to prepare two
rosettes just alike, to wear one of them
and to seal the other in an envelope.
The sealed rosettes will be for sale to
the gentlemen, price 10 cts. each.
Mrs. Sturtevant was here on Tuesday
Oct. Is. She lectured to the ladies in
the afternoon, and to both ladies and
gentleman in the evening. She organl-
zed Womans' Christian Temperance
Union; Officers: Mrs. z. E. Jameson,
president; Mrs. VIM. Carr and Mrs. L.
H. Thompson, secretaries Mrs. E. P.
Cotton, chairman of the executive COM
mittee. The next meeting is to be held
at the Congregational vestry on Tues
day afternoon, Nov. 1st, when other
officers are to be elected.
Lowell.
D. E. Curtis has returned from mark
ct with lots of new goods.
The singing convention was not large
ly attended, but the few who did attend
were amply repaid.
Orrin Chase delivered few hundred
of the incest looking apple trees ever
brought into town, last week, from his
nursery in Fairfax.
Morgan Center.
J. S. Morse is building a new house,
and H. G. Davenport carriage-house.
Wild geese in the lake last week.
O. N. Moulton has snapped off his fast
horse.
Joel Williams got cut badly on his
fingers with circular saw recently
G. J. Barnes was thrown off one the lum-
Der company's cars recently and was
lald up Dy the injury.
H. G. Stevens has moved to Stannard
George Danforth has moved to Hol-
land.-D. Gallup of Bloomington has
moved in with T. Cummings of this
town, and Geo. Andrews has moved back
to this town.
Newport Center.
Our village schools closed Tuesday.
Charles Fox has rented part of Mrs
Stiles house.
A. G. Sleeper is building a tenement
house near his dwelling.
Dawson Junkins has gone to Bostor
to work IN furniture store.
The new boiler was drawn to the rev
mill at West Newport last Thursday.
Several parties from other towns wer,
arrested for drunkenness with two o
our own men, Saturday. All paid thei
fines, and VIC hope they are wiser if no
better.
Newport.
Rev. E. P Wild has been absent sey
eral weeks, having his annual vacation
His flock have sought other pastures bu
will welcome his voice when he return
again.
B. F. Spaulding has bought and take
possession of the Beckwith farm. nea
the Salem wood-shed, paying somethin
over S2500 for farm, stock, hay. grair
tools, etc. A good bargain.
The farmers who contracted an
raised beets for a sugar company
Canada, got badly beat by the agent
whom they were to be delivered. The
will make good feed for cattle, howeve
There has been much building an
repairing, with other Improvement
about the village this season. Some te
or twelve new dwellings have been bui
and many have been and are being e.
larged. Tenements and shops have BET
made in the Beede building, and the
are evidences of thrift on all sides.
The Methodist folks are to have
Harvest Home festival in the chur'
vestries next Friday evening. 1t VI
be specially social entertainment f
the enjoyment of the congregation al
invited guests. There will be singh
by the choir and speaking by the ch
dren. Refreshments furnished gratis.
A couple named Geo. W. Draper al
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