Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-05-29

LIN oIOu1N hafO q SoOti ooNAShSS'
Meetings are to be held morning, af-
ternoon and both evenings.
Francis Richardson opens his Will
loughby Lake hotel June LIST, having
made ample preparations for full
house and a lively season of transit
ents. w. Ell. Leitch has been re-en-
gagged as steward which insures
good table. A. Ell. Cheney will also
take charge of the stables, and visit
ors can consequently feel confident
that their horses will be groomed and
well fed. The house will have
stage at this village on the arrival of
all day trains to take guests to the
house. Richardson had a good sea-
son last year and expects a better
one this year. He has done a sensi-
BILE thing by making that mountain
road.
Barnet.
A. B. Norris has sued the old Nor
risville manufacturing company for
$4,000 and attached, on the 9th of
this month, all the land and buildings
formly belonging to the company.
This property all went to the First
National bank at ST. Johnsbury on
foreclosure year ago last March.
j. A. Wing of Montpelier is Mr..
Norris lawyer and makes the at
tachment on the supposition that the
foreclosure of the bank was defective
and conveyed no title. 1t is expect
ed the hearing will take place the
coming term of court and that the
former litigation of Norris and the
company will be thoroughly overhaul
ed and set right, in which case Nor
ris expects to come out considerably
forehanded.
Sutton.
J. C. Tibbetts left broken
squash in his field last fall, and from
that has sprung up hill of very
thrifty squash vines.
A. j. Ranney has sold his house
and part of his land to a Mr.. Rowell
of Newark, and is going to build
new house for himself near his mill.
1t is with sincere regret that we
learn of the death of Rev. Mr.. Sher-
woods little daughter, Nellie. She
died May 18th of scarlet fever; she
was a lovely child of four years, and
during Mr.. Sherwood's passionate here
was every ones pet.
Coydon Parker, who repaired his
buildings thoroughly inside and out
last fall, keeps making improvements
about his premises he has as neat,
substantial farm house as one need
ask for, and is ranked among our
first sugar makers and dairy men !;
he has lately grated two hundred
and forty apple trees, and thinks
there will be no trouble in raising a
choice variety of fruit with proper
care.
St .Johnsbury Center.
Rev. 2. n. Granger has purchased
of W. Kelley, his residence in this
place, and proposes to make St.
Johnsbury Center his home for the
present.-Mr. Granger makes the
eighth minister who lives in this
village and immediate vicinity.
On the 10Th, some thirty of the
Pensioners of Rev. w. A. Evans,
called upon him, "to get an introduce
| ton to their new minister and wife, y
and remembering that they were just
beginning housekeeping carried them
in some very nice and useful articles
in the housekeeping line, which were
presented to them by Rev. L. c.
Dickinson, in a neat little speech
which was replied to by Mr.. Evans.
A couple of hours was very agreeable
spent in social intercourse and sing
ing, making the occasion agreeable
to all.
WheelocIx.
Mrs. W j. Ranney has choice
lot of millinery goods, and all are
invited to call and see them.
The soldiers of this vicinity have
organized a G. A. R. post, to be
named after Col. Barney. The posi-
with the aid of the Sabbath-schoo
and citizens will observe Decoration
Day in a fitting manner.
Walden.
Money is being raised with which
to repair the parsonage at SoutI
Walden.
Harvey Hodgen died at his resi-
dence last Tuesday, and was buried
On Thursday; he leaves wife an(
two children.
Quartly meeting at the NJ. E
church last Sunday the services were
conducted by Rev. p. n. Grange
presiding elder, once pastor o
this church.
Mr.. Kitridge is putting up shelves
counters etc. in his store. He in
tends to stay in the Dutton house un
til next spring and then proposes t.
build a new store where the old on
now stands. We hope he will, in
stead of fixing up the old store a
was talked of. He don't think
it is worth fixing up.