Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-12-18

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Lathe's house.-Phil. Fraze recently
lost a good horse.
Village schools commence to-day,
Dec. IS. Abbie Cowles teaches the
primary department.
Hobson of Brighton has been in
town buying up the large oxen for
numbering purposes.
Charles Calkins has closed his
blacksmith shop at Plunkett and gone
to work for r. I'll. Barnard.
Remember that Mr.. Barron has
bought large stock of jewelry, plat
ed ware and other specialties for the
holidays. See his ad.
Coventry.
Remember the oyster supper at
the hotel tomorrow evening.
The many friends of George True,
will be sorry to learn of his serious
illness.
Leslie Phelps has returned to
Montpelier for the winter, where he
has a barber's shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Redfield have
returned from Rutland and rented
the Collier house of Clark Morse.
The Congregational parsonage has
been newly painted and papered, and
now is ready for the pastors family,
whose goods are daily expected.
The protracted meetings at the M.
E. church began last Tuesday and
continued four days. There was a
good attendance, and the meetings
will be productive of much good.
Through the untiring efforts of
Rev. L. E. Taylor the debt on the
M. E. church has at last been raised.
During the present week the meet
ings will be continued, except Tues
day. Revs. Burnham of Westfeld,
and Brigham of Barton will be pres
ent this week to assist Mr.. Taylor.
Let the public attend the meetings.
Craftsbury.
DIR. Corey is said to be failing.
Myrtle Gage, whose sickness has
been heretofore mentioned, died on
the 18th inst.
Oscar Hodge has taken Daniel
Clark's farm, and Melvin Gray Eph-
rain Moody's place.
Remember the lecture on Thursday
evening in the church, by the Rev.
Ell. w. Worthing. Subject, The
Stars and Star System.
DR.. Charles Dustin has moved into
| the house of his father, DR.. Daniel
Dustin, and will take care of this
aged parent, his companion having
recently died.
News has just been received from
the west of the death of Mrs. Eliza
Chamberlin, wife of William Cham
berlin, and daughter of Hon. w. j.
Hastings Of this town. Mrs. Cham
berlin was we'll known in this town
and county and beloved by all.
A young beat, who said he resided
in Franklin county, has been in the
west part of the town, boarding with
parties, getting the use of then
teams and bargaining for farms. He
departed, promising to return to pay
bills and finish up trades, but it is
learned that he is beat and 6
tramp. People in other sections viii
not find it profitable to board or sci
farms to this fraud.
Derby.
Potatoes are in demand at 60 cents
a bushel.
Maj. Grout has his butter sen
from his farm here to Chicago, wher,
the market is better than in the New
England cities.
Homer Sanborn, Luther Wiley
and Amos Sawyer go to Coventr,
numbering. Homer recently drew
157 tubs of butter from this place t.
Newport.
SaIem-Derby
lola Badger is teaching yer,
good school In the Craft district, ant
Elmer Albee in the Lyon district.
Dr. Clark's recent lecture on tenn
perance was both instructive and in
| teresting. There is a great need o
more of the same excellent talk, wit
, a thorough enforcement of the law.
Glover.
Wright Aver has moved into tn
Aiken house.
Mrs. James Simonds has had
, second paralytic shock.
! Mrs. N. Blanchard has gone t
, Lisbon, N. H., to live with her son.
: The two Sunday schools unite an
will have a Christmas tree at th
e south church.
! The taxes must be paid at once
: Mr.. Whitney will be at his hous
every day this week and wants 20
to meet him. He will be at Yves
, Glover, Dec. 80.
Miss Emma Burroughs would lik
to say to the public, that she ha
marked down her entire stock G
hats and would like to have them ca
and examine them.
Notwithstanding the heavy storl
last Wednesday, about seventy-fiy
friends of Dr. and Mrs. Templeto
called at their home to remind thel