Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-10-23

Myron Lewis of Irasburgh.
Orrin Austin raised 100 bushels of
black oats from Az bushels of seed.
Carlos Gilbert has sold his farm
to Ben Boden, and bought farm in
Newport.
James Tite has sold his Miller tub
machinery to Darwin Currier of
Morgan.
Rev. C. Fl. Sweat preached an
excellent temperance sermon here,
Sunday, Oct. Is, in exchange with
Rev. j. A. Bates.
Evansville
James Brown is finishing off a ten
ement over his store.
A. D. Bigelow, our blacksmith,
is having all the work he can do.
Clifford, the boss sawyer, has
made things lively at Fosters mill
this season.
East Charleston.
"Comical Brown is advertised for
an entertainment here.
M. G. Davis has commenced his
campaign with the meat cart.
E. Dunton's calf, recently sold to
the butcher, weighed SIS pounds.
Mr.. Sweeney has sold his pair of
premium horses to a New Hampshire
man for $500.
Samuel Lord of Morgan has sold
the Cate house in this village to Mr..
Davis, for $500.
VIM. Rosebrooks gets no know
ledge relative to his horse which was
stolen some weeks ago.
W. Chappell recently drew load
of hay with Sweeney's fine pair, Of
horses, which weighed 4, 1854 pounds.
A. M. Stewart had a hard job
moving his blacksmith shop. 1t took
three days with all the teams he
could muster.
NJ. G. Davis rents the r. p Stew
ems shingle mill for one year, paying
| $125. Mr.. Davis sells a shingle
machine to party in Newark.
Charles Chase has stretched a
barbed wire fence along the road on
his meadow, south of the village. A
valuable colt tested it thoroughly,
and the fence stood, but the colt
was nearly spoiled.
The first surprise party of the sea-
son was perpetrated upon Myron
Buck, Thursday night, when over
one hundred friends and neighbors
poured in npon him. His friends
realize that his is pleasant place to
fall in upon.
Mr.. Cheney has moved into the
M. G. Davis house and is to board
Mr.. Davis help this winter.-A Mr..
Wolcott has moved into the old Cate
house, making three families in the
building Moshier has gone
to Brighton to work at the harness
business for Hobson.-The widow
Barnard has moved to Echo pond.
West Charleston.
Mr.. L, D. Barron is quite sick.
Charles Davis starts for California
soon.
P. B. Rand has hired E. W. Par
Inns blacksmith and carriage shop fol-
year.
E. w. Barron has few things
special which he will mention in his
new ad. next week.
Mrs. Edwin Foster died of typhoid
fever on Wednesday last, and Mr.
John Holton, father of j. B. Holton
on the 10Th instant.
Rev. S. S. Nickerson and wife
have just made short visit to this
place. They received warm wei
come from their many friends here.
Mrs. Wilson Buck has returned
from Island Pond and moved int
her house; her old neighbors are
very glad to see her again in her ole
place.
, A CARD.-We wish, through your col
umns, to thank our many friends ant
neighbors for the happy surprise on Sat
urday evening, Oct. IA, it being the ami
versary of the birthday of G. P. Church
, Many valuable gifts were left him ant
family, as tokens of friendship. May tn
Giver Of all good gifts abundantlY rewarC
them, is the wish Of G. P. CHURCH,
S. A. CHURCH.
On the evening of the 14th, be
: tween so and 60 of the friends ant
: neighbors of Charles Church, met a
S his residence to give him a pleasan
Y surprise and enjoy social evening
They took with them bountiful sup
n ply Of refreshments, and also, as sub
+ stantial tokens of their good wi
g and esteem, several nice presents.
e very pleasant time was enjoyed b
p all.
Coventry.
Rev. c. D. Meacham preached 6
the Cong. church yesterday.
j. P. and Amasa Wheelock al
!, away in the south part of the stat
on visit.
s Wheeler Gray has completed h
: new house and moved into it. Tn
is well finished and a fine addition t
the village.
d Mrs. Mussey went to Chicago Las
9 week to visit her daughter, Mr.
Speakman.-Mrs. Jennie Herbe