Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-10-16

at Barton Landing, commencing Friday,
Oct. oath 1882, at p. m. and hold over
the following Sabbath. Friends from
abroad win find ample Accommodations
through the Kindness of the people of the
village and vicinity; those who come by
rail may expect free return checks fur
nished at the meeting by the generous
superintendent of the Passumpsic road.
0. w. HAYES, Secretary.
BI'Oxvnin 2.tOn.
On Friday evening Oct. 6, about
thirty friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Alexander paid them sur
prise visit, and made them a gener-
GUS donation of money and other
needed articles. Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
ander have been in i'll health for some
time and the visit from their Good
Samaritan friends was a blessing to
each of them.
A CARD.-We desire to express our
heartfelt thanks to our friends, for the
encouragement and cheer given US by
their presence, and other unmlstakaole
evidence of kindness and good will at the
surprise visit they made US on the even
ing of the 9Th inst. We also tender our
sincere thanks to our neighbors for their
MANY acts of kindness and help during
the past year, and may they ever find as
true friends in time of need. ''Cast thy
bread upon the waters; for thou shalt
find it after many days"
HUGH ALEXANDER.
LAURA D. ALEXANDER.
Coventry.
The Dorcas Society met with Mrs.
Mary Niles last week.
CHARLES Brooks has moved his fam
lily to Newport, where he is at work
in the steam mill.
It should have been Case, not Cass,
as our item had it last week, relative
to Mr.. Case being here from Chicago
Rev. Mr.. Bacon of Shoreham
preached in the Congregational church
yesterday, and the society are max
inc an effort to secure his services
permanently.
The dwelling house of John Brooks
narrowly escaped being burned las
Monday morning. The fire originat
ed in a closet where it is supposed tx
have been smouldering for day O.
two, and finally bursting through tn
partition, was discovered by Mr.
Brooks in time to save the house
though at the expense Of burned
hands and clothing. Nearly all o
the clothing of the family was de
stroyed by the fire.
CraftSbury.
There are two cases of typhoid fe
yer in the family Of E. S. Gage.
Rev. FL. W. Worthen is to give
course of lectures in the Methods
church.
A little son of c. Cass came nea
getting killed a few days since, by
vicious COW.
Amory Dawson started for Massa
chusetts last Saturday with 400 hea'
of cattle.
Royal Lyon raised 81 bushels o
the lost nation wheat from two ant
one-fourth acres of land.
Henry Mills has sold his place t
Reuben Sherwin for 5000, and ha
bought a place at West Albany.
VIII Warner, who is attending
school at johnson, recently paid thi
town a visit. His health for som
time poor, has improved.
Judge Tasting and E. L., his son
started for Iowa Monday morning, t
visit Mrs. Eliza Chamberlin, who i
in failing health. Carrie Rawson
to accompany them.
Among those who attended tn
late meeting Of the Board of Mis-
sions at Portland, Me-, we're Rev
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker, Mr.. and Mrs
Hidden of this town. Rev. and Mrs
Carr of Irasburgh, Mr.. and Mrs
Wright of Westfeld, Rev. and Mrs
Phelps of Z. St. Johnsbury and Rev
and Mrs. A. A. Smith of johnson.
, West Charleston.
Mrs. A j. Morrill, has gone to Nc
Indoes Falls to reside.
Willie Craft is going to Derby t
work for Maj. Circuit.
t E. W. Barron is making gener;
} repairs on the Townsend house, whic
he recently bought.
Rev. J. T. Howard, who has bee
great sufferer for several weeks
died Saturday night, Oct. 9TH.
Harris Calkins and his son Charlie
have rented Mrs. Reeds shop an
house at ''Plunkett'' and will carr
on the blacksmith's business.
At the recent auction sale Of pro-
erty belonging to A. j. Morrill's e.
tate, the hotel was bought by job
Bartlett, who has taken possessic
of the same.
I SaIenl-DerbY.
1t is sickly in this vicinity.
William Croft is home from Ne
York.
! The W. c. T. Union meeting he
at the Crandall school-house on tt
Sth was of much interest,
t The family Of L. T. Conn is sad
: afflicted: Mrs. Conn died on the 10t
inst. a child is apparently lying
l the point of death, and Mrs. Con
, mother of Mr.. c., is dying of col