Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-03-06

a tent about half mile from the de-
pot. Baskets and begging furnish
The recent thaw left
"poor Lo" surrounded by water.
Craftsbury.
Charles Wiley has moved into
AFRO Whites house. Mr.. White
still remaining there.
Rev. Mr.. Parker of Enfield, N. II.
is candidating for the Congregational
people, and is well liked.
Thos. Patterson has rented his
farm another year to James Good
win of Cabot; Mr.. Patterson goes to
Lyndon to engage in the butchering
business.
A large party of young people at
tended the drama "Octoroon" at
Hardwick last Thursday evening and
were very well satisfied with the en-
tertainment.
The antiquarian supper at aca-
deny hall proved interesting and
successful, $50 being raised for ex-
penses in the repair of the Congre-
gational church. It is proposed to
remove the high gallery and adopt
the more modern style in regard to
the choir seats. This church was
built more than 60 years ago.
A very sad affair at South Village
was the death by drowning of Arba
Nelson, which occurred Thursday the
I'd. Mr.. Nelson had charge of the
mill at the village and last Thursday
morning went on to the pond to cut
the ice away from the dam. While
engaged, alone, at this work, he slip
ped and was at once carried over the
dam and under the ice below. DeX-
ter Sprague, who was just entering
the covered bridge opposite the mill
pond saw him slip, and driving
through the bridge found that he had
disappeared, and at once raised the
alarm. Help was soon on the spot,
and after a search of an hour and
twenty minutes the body was found
Just below the dam. The deceased
was about thirty-five years of age
and leaves a wife but no children.
Much sympathy is expressed for Mrs.
Nelson in this sad bereavement.
Derby.
Mrs. Jesse Wiley has sold hel
place in the village to Mr.. Davis OF
Saxtons River, for 81, 800.
C. A. Silver, who is in the senior
class at St. Johnsbury academy, was
in town for few days last week.
A. d. Bates is to carry on his
farm this season, which for the past
year has been occupied by N. NJ
Colby.
Ed. Hutchinson has moved on t.
the Isaac Blake farm near Derby
Line, having hired out to work fol
DR.. McDuffee.
Union meeting will be continued
during the week, on Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday evenings, il
the Methodist church, at Z o'clock.
E. Lane has just finished invoicing
his goods. His trade here has beer
much larger the past year than eve
before, which speaks well for hi
very efficient and popular clerk, Mr.
Orem Newcomb, who has charge o
the business.
Salem-Derby.
John Shannon takes the Calvin
Grow place and moves there soon.
We have no small pox as yet, bu
the whooping- cough has made its ap
pearance among us.
Ezra Jewett lost a good horse re
Gently, by disease.-G. Wright ha
a horse seriously if not fatally inju1
ed by falling on sled.
Glover.
I. L. Jeffords will speak at tn
South church next sabbath.
n. B. Davis has rented Mrs. L
Randall's residence and moved il
Mr.. Davis is able to walk or ride out
There will be cotillion party an
oyster supper at Union house Frida
eve, Mar. 10th. Kittridge and Sa
mons full band will be in attend
ance. The last one of the season.
The Ladies' Mite Society hol
their next sociable on Saturday evt
Mar. 18th. After the usual litera1
entertainments, hot sugar will /
served to all who want sweetening.
n. B. Davis has been appointe
an agent for the Husbandman's FIJI
Insurance Co., for the town of Clio
er. This company insures far
property only; farmers will do we
to investigate the matter.
The Ladies' Parsonage Society WI
give chicken-pie festival and ente
tainment at the vestry of the Mort
church, Wednesday evening, March
| The entertainment will consist ,
songs, recitations, tableaux and tt
) drama ga Thorn among Roses
Admission 5 cents, supper 10 cents
West Glover.
We are glad to hear that our sit
are on the gain, and no more hay
: taken the canker-rash.
Lydia and Clara Colburn are goi1
to the academy at Craftsbury.-
George King has gone to Peacham
school.
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