Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-01-09

East Albany.
Deacon William Stiles has let his
farm to G. Monkey.
Preston Skinner has taken the
Fisher farm in Glover on shares.
Mrs. Hiram Prescott, who has been
sick some weeks, is slowly recovering.
Geo. Tinker has been laid up with
sciatica.
L. Chadbourne, who has been very
sick of late, is gaining his health and
will 90 to Lowell, Mass, to spend
the winter with his son, Milo.
The Albany Musical Dramatic
Club will play a drama at Free Bap-
fist church on Wednesday evening,
Jan. IL, at which time Mr.. Jones
donation is held.
There was a family gathering at
Ruel Wells on the 31st ult., at which
all of his children and grand children
with other friends were present. 1t
was a very pleasant gathering.
Some time since Isaac Longe had
a horse taken sick which became vio-
lently crazy. He was in such a con-
dition as to drive persons out of the
barn. The animal died in few
hours.
Barton
Thermometer registered Is degrees
below zero Wednesday morning.
Rev. j. A. Bates preached an in
teresting discourse at the NJ. E.
church yesterday, on exchange with
Mr.. Wheeler.
See advertisement of Tyler Nc
Loud, who has rented the grist-mill
and has stocked it with grain, meal,
&c.
See the advertisement of Cottage
Hearth. This is really a magazine
of superior merit and we are pleased
to recommend it to our readers.
M. Philbric, living near Willough.
by river, a poor but working
man, found his only horse dead il
the stable few mornings since.
A large number of new books il
being added to the M. E. Sunda,
school library. The school will alsc
be supplied with new singing books.
Some cold weather, with a it'll
snow last week, but thaw yesterda.
and last night has taken much of tn
snow off again. No shedding to date
f. O. Smith, one of the employee
at the chair factory, got his finger
on to a saw Friday, but was not Sc
riously hurt. He holds one of Jacl
Ellis's insurance policies and cal
complacently wait until the woun'
heals.
We are panied to hear of the deaf
of Mrs. George Hidden of St. Johns
bury, sister of Willie j. Stanton
which occurred last week. Durin
Mr.. StantOn's sickness of fever i
this place, she came here to take cal
of him and was soon taken down wit
fever herself and died in few days
The ladies of the Barton Cons
church will hold a dime sOciable O
Wednesday evening of this weel
Jan. 18th, at the vestry. There wi
be Rotations, tableaux, singing b
Miss Carrie Prindle of Glover an
instrumental music. Admission tie
cents. Refreshments at reasonab
rates.
We learn from Mr.. Phelps that Il
report in regard to his being compel
ed to resign his pastorate here, on a
count of his fathers health, is a mi
take. While his father is in feeb
health, he hopes that his conditiC
will not be such at present as to c;
him from his labors with the chur'
in this place.
j. P. Ellis of this village is nego
ating with Frank Mcclellan of GLOW
for the purchase of his goods and t
rent of his store, and expects to mo
to Glover this week. ''Jack did
good business in this place, while
trade, and has the happy faculty
so treating everybody as to ma
many friends. Sorry to have h
move away.
Small pox is killing many in