Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-01-09
j. D. Cotton has moved his house

James Lee has hired the Perley
Hill farm and takes possession
March |.
If that fellow who stole Harlow
Foss' new whip doesn't want any
thing more said about it he will re-
turn the whip.
The prayer meetings continue this
week, at Cong. vestry Tuesday even
ing, at M. f. vestry Thursday and
Friday evenings.
Miss Hitchcock of this place re-
Gently received about two thousand
dollars by the decease of relative
in Massachusetts.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society
meets at the vestry on Wednesday
evening of this week, when variety
entertainment will be given. Re
freshments provided. All cordially
invited.
Lowell.
Singing schools have commenc-
ed. A. r. Cowles teacher.
Lewis Wleelock has rented his
farm to party from Hyde Park.
| Edison Kinney was considerably
hurt a few days since by falling from
pile of lumber.
Doctors Bacon and Dutton few
since amputated thumb for daugh-
ter of Fordyce Woodbury..
Bessie Richards died of diphtheria
on Thursday and was buried Satnr-
day, Rev. Hovey attending the fu-
neral.
Mrs Paine, mother of Judge Paine,
who recently suffered the fracture of
her hip, suffers little pain from the
injury, but her recovery must be slow,
if at all.
The entertainment given by the
band ON Friday evening, was success
full, unsteady, gastromonically and
financially. There was large au-
dience. The band is under the in
struction of Mr.. w. A. Sargent.
| Union religious services were held
at the churches during last week, the
arranged programme for the week of
prayer being fulfilled. Candor com
pels us to say that if there are now,
as of old, 1000 who have not bowed
the knee to Baal, not many of these
bowed to the Prince of Jehovah, dur,
ing the week.
Willie Coolidge and Elwyn Sin.
clear were arrested last week for dis
turbing the village school. Sincleal
plead guilty and was fined 81, anG
costs. Coolidge stood trial, called {
jury, examined witnesses one fore
noon, then withdrew his plea of mo-
guilty; plead guilty and was finet
81, and cost. j. Burke for State, B
F. D. Carpenter for deft.
Morgan.
A. w. Hood is recovering from
his severe fever.
Mr.. Chadwick and family hav
gone to Franklin county on visit.
On New Years eve L. d. Far
f and wife enjoyed pleasant surprise
when very large number of friend
from Morgan, Holland and Charles
} ton arrived, bringing refreshment
and valuable gifts of glass and silve
I as reminders of fifteenth marriag
D anniversary. The visit was yer
much enjoyed by all. Mr.. and Mrs
9 Farr desire, through the columns o
the MONITOR, to express SINGER
thanks to their friends for their agree
able visit and the valuable gifts cor
tributed.
Newport.
Prouty & Miller have shut dow
their mill, waiting for snow an
Il logs.
u j. G. Moulton has put up lare
= quantity of ice to supply the yillag
and for shipment on cars. The il
It is of good thickness.
d Geo. c. Gilman will have one {
d the very best dry goods stores
> northern Vermont when his repair
. and additions are completed.
James Oliver has bargained b
house on Sd street to Mr.. Fuller f,
$1,000. Mr.. Oliver is commissiC
merchant in Montreal and is doing
good business. Mr.. Fuller will I
: pair the buildings and make hon
for his family.
Newport Center.
lie Rev. HI. F. Austin's donation ne
IN ted 500.
u T. B. Alexander has furnished b
L new house and moved into it.
% Geo. P. Hardy of No. Troy h
= rented Stephen Keith's block for me
. camille purposes.
v FL. A. Larrabee has rented /
ct farm to his son Alvah.- Samu
M Sweet has taken the Reed Keith fan