Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-06-26

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G.. E. Taylor, the negro minstrel,
has been around giving concerts in
nearly all of the district school-houses
in town.
The large stock of lumber at the
A. Collins mill is sawed and is being
planed and sent to Wolcott' for rail-
road shipment.
There is considerable talk about
building a soldiers monument by this
town. This would be very appro-
pirate thing to do, and could be done
without heavy tax.
Rev. J. III. Wallace of the South
village is compelled to give up preach
ING at North Wolcott on account of
his health and business, much to the
regret of the people of that vicinity.
Derby.
Edwin Bates of New York, was
here recently, looking after his coun-
try residence, etc., and while here
purchased the John Macomber farm
for 50, 800. Mr.. NJ. has bought the
residence of Ed. johnson, at the up
per end of the street, for 81 200.
Glover.
Miss Anderson, who was recently
injured by being thrown from a wag
on, is likely to fully recover.
Mrs. Wright Ayers has returned
from Concord, n. H., and will oc-
cupy rooms in the Dan Gray house.
Willie Aldrich is at home, spend
ing few days with his friends in
town.
The selectmen of the town and all
others interested, will meet at the
East village cemetery, on Thursday
afternoon, June 20, at l O'Clock to
consider the propriety of charging
the burial grounds.
Elmer Dwinell and family are in
Boston, for a two weeks visit
Sumner Blodgett goes to Canada this
week to introduce his patent ironing
table--Mrs. A. Burroughs has gone
to White River Junction, to care for
her daughter, Mrs. r. III. Cheney,
who is very sick.
Holland.
The net proceeds of the Ladies'
Aid Socity was SIS.
III. A. Bates has nearly finished
saving at his mill.-James Bradford
has increased the stock of goods at
his store.
The memorial services of Mrs.
Cyrus Luce were held yesterday, a
very large congregation attending.
Rev. A. B. Blake, former pastor, who
married Mr. and Mrs Luce. officiated.
DIR. G.. S. Human is building a
large barn with basement, ON the
Human farm.-Peter Harper is build
ing house.-Dr. Bugbee is also
building a barn. Handy for our
friends to have shack pasture"
in this excellent farming section where
they can raise their hay, grain and
potatoes.
IraSburGh.
Hurrah for the 4th We expect
to have a genuine old-fashioned cele-
bration. You are invited.
DR.. KimbalI thinks that those
brother doctors, who, at their recent
meeting at Newport, voted to suspend
him from membership because he had
been ''tried and convicted in court
of justice" were, at least, little too
previous. He is simply held for trial,
not convicted.
Jay.
The tray factory at West Jay,
which employs large force of help,
was burned on Friday night with a
large amount of timber and lumber.
Much building and repairing is be-
ing done: Chas. Lucier is raising
up his barn and putting on large
Northumberland under the whole
Solomon Day put in good cell
lar, makes an addition and moves his
old barn to it; c. r. Bartlett is re-
pairing his horsebarn and building a
wagon shed; B. F. Paine is building
a barn on lot No. 81 Lester Recor
is new shingling his barn.
Lowell.
Miss Stephenson, whose long sick
ness has been mentioned, died on
Wednesday and was buried on Sat
urday.
Rev. Mr.. Emery has been asked
by the Methodist ''powers that be-
to supply the M. E. desks at Jay and
North Troy.
Our school closed Friday. The
closing exercises-recitations by the
children = very interesting. The
teacher Miss Alice Hitchcock was
very highly esteemed.
Our city needs livery stable; it
would be convenient, as it is almost
impossible for one not owning a
horse to hire one. We noticed that
our good pastor, Mr.. King, was
obliged to start for the convention at
Albany on foot. Fortunately he
found friend ON the way who vol
entered to carry him over the noun
tain.
Morgan Center.
The fishermen are numerous around
the lake and are catching a large
quantity of lunge.