Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-01-23

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mill every day. They saw out about
5000 a day.-The Geo. w. Jenness'
single mill is starting up with a
prospect of good stock of timber,
Erastus Collision of Barton is run
ming the mill.
East Charleston.
The grange is again in active OPP
Grafton. Next meeting Feb. 4. AS
important business is to be transact
ed, all the members are requested to
be present.
The Sabbath-school is progressing
finely under the management of Mr..
Stevens. A class has been formed
Of the young men of the place.
Great interest seems to be taken in
the welfare of the school.
On Wednesday evening, Jan. Is,
about forty of the young people met
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus
Wilson for an evening of social en-
joyment. Refreshments were served
by the ladies and dancing was kept
up until late.
A series of literary entertainments
has been organized among the young
people of this place, to be held every
Tuesday evening. The exercises con-
sist of singing, speaking and reading.
An admission fee of five cents is
charged, the proceeds to 60 for the
benefit of the church.
West Charleston.
A. j. Morrill, is quite sick.
Roswell Colby has an s month S
old calf which weighs 662 pounds.
Geo. Foster is home from Newport
for rest and recuperation.
John Maxwell, who has been at
work for r. I'll. Barnard, has gone to
work for the Fairbankses.
John Bly, of the east part of the
town and Charles Worthen of this
place have each ordered car load of
cotton seed meal for cattle feed.
Mrs. Wright of Salem-Derby, quite
an aged lady, fell down stairs last
Monday, breaking one bone of each
arm below the elbow and sustained
other injuries.
Mrs. Reed has let her farm to Mr..
Smith who formerly carried on the
DR.. Human place.-William Will
son moves to Island Pond and takes
Austin Hills farm.
At the annual business meeting of
the Baptist church, J. B. Holton was
chosen as ministerial committee and
clerk. A vote was taken to retain
the present pastor, Rev. d. 1. Quint,
if possible.
Ora Carpenter is going to Lisbon,
n. H., to work for the firm of Ben
nett & Day. It was the firm of Cakes
& Day, but G. E. Bennett of this
place recently bought Cakes interest
in the firm and hires Ora to work for
them.
Drs. Rutherford & Bowker took
several pieces of bone from the foot
of Mr.. Charles Church one day last
week. The friends and neighbors of
the unfortunate man met Tuesday,
the 18th, and got him up a wood
pile.
At the last meeting of the Ladies'
Temperance Union, Mrs. d. l. Quint
was chosen president in place of Mrs.
! Herrick, who resigned ON account of
i'll health. Five delegates, Mrs.
Quint, Mrs. G.. w. Clarke, Mrs. G..
S. Human, Mrs. A. F. Cole and
Miss Carrie E. Knight, were chosen
to attend the convention at Barton.
Several new members have joined the
society recently; we are glad the
ladies are taking hold of this work in
earnest.
Coventry.
Jacob Rowen got broken leg
while alone in the woods one day
last week.
News is scare, water in the springs
is low, woodsheds are getting empty
of dry wood, but there is plenty OF
| business at the saw-mills, and lots OF
discussion in the stores in regard to
the verdict of the jury in the Guitear
case.
Craftsbury.
| Several cases of canker-rash il
town.
Robert Anderson and wife have
returned from their bridal tour anC
are living at their new home.
Geo. Wylie returns to Chicago
He has been home on visit to fam
lily and friends. His wife will not re.
turn at present.
William johnson of the Orleans
house met with an accident which
produced severe hernia. He has al
accident insurance policy and viii
draw $25 week.
Glover.
Remember the donation visit fol
Rev. Thurston on Wednesday after.
noon and evening. Rev. Alfred III
Webb will be present and lecture il
the evening.
In ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS v. Cook, died al
Pilatka, Florida, Dec. Is, 1881, aged Al
years. Mr.. Cook was horn in Glover, il
which town and vicinity most of his broth
ers and sisters now live. He spent hi:
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