Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-01-16
AS Thompson & Howard were

moving their boiler last week, they !
tipped the thing over, and it was
somewhat damaged.
Mrs. Geo. Howard is sick with a
fever. J. w. Ransom and William
Hackett, who have been quite sick
for some time, are slowly recovering.
Ella Rich is also quite sick with
pneumonia.
F. A. Gray, our enterprising hen
fancier, has been experimenting in
regard to the best food for making
his fowls lay. They were recently
treated to salt, and 26 hens and two
ducks commenced to lay p and have
laid steadily ever since. Mr.. Gray
would be pleased to impart any infor-
nation he has to poultry raisers in
regard to the use of salt among fowls.
Newport.
A special meeting of the Orleans Coun-
ty Medical Society will be held at the
Bellevue House, Newport, on Wednesday,
Jan, 25, at 10 O'Clock a. M. All members
are requested to be present. H
c.. S. HINMAN, Secretary.
At the annual meeting of Congre-
gational society, held on Monday, it
was decided to adopt the ssweekly
Offering system of raising money for
current expenses. .as5 sI
The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation of this place held it's annual
meeting last Monday evening at the
Congregational church. Several
speakers from other towns were pres
ent by special invitation. DIR. Hull
burt of Lyndonville gave brief but
able address on s'What True Religion
Is" Bro. Chas. Carpenter of Charles
ton said few things in his usual
happy way, and Bro. Jordan, an
evangelist who is laboring in the
towns near by, gave earnest words of
sympathy and good cheer. The vii
lage glee club furnished excellent
music, and the exercises were all en-
joyed by a large congregation. The
officers of the association were re-
elected; and pledges were publicly
made by individual members and
friends sufficient to defray the expens-
es of another years work.
Newport Center. .
Order your ice of Henry Cook.
Rev. Mr.. Austin's donation melted
$40 not 500.
Fifty thousand feet of timber was
drawn to the Wiley mill, the first
day of Shedding.
The sociable at Mrs. A. G.. Sleep
er's was well attended and S5.11 was
collected. The next one will be helC
with Mrs. Geo. I. Sleeper, Jan. 10.
Charlie Briggs folks have a new
baby.-A. B. Carrick has gone to St
Johnsbury, his former home. FIRED
Conner has rented the LitchfielC
farm.
AT the reorganization of the M. E
Sunday-school, Mrs. A. C.. Sleeper
was made superintendent, Mrs. L
B. Alexander assistant, j. C. Davis
son secretary, Lester Sweet librarian
North Troy.
Geo. w. Aiken of South Troy ha:
sued the town of Troy for $1,000
damages to his engine through alleg
ed imperfections in the highway, anC
delay in his business, incident there
to. The writ is returnable to tn,
February term of the county court
Suit is brought by Crane & Alfred o
Newport.-Pallddiune.
WestfieId.
Elbridge Hitchcock is about OF
crutches. Cause, cut foot.
The young people have organized
a lyceum at the village, meetings OF
Tuesday evenings.
Charles Coburn has moved from
Berkshire to this place. He occupie
the Mrs. Young place on West Hill.
The most welcome visit that ha
been paid this town for some tim
came last week in the shape of abou
10 inches of snow.
5 Mrs. Thomas Trumpass has re
5 turned from Montreal where she ha
: been treated for cancer, and he
S many friends hope successfully, fo
: she is much esteemed in town.
t CALEDONIA COUNTY.
A. A. Earle has been looking up
e chance for starting new paper i
: st. Johnsbury.
Il Mrs. Denis Clapp, who lives i
s Walden, recently slipped on the ic
: and broke her hip.
Q There is COW in Danville whic
e has produced the material for 49
e pounds of butter since March q
:. OF course she supplied cream an
n milk for large family; all brag COW
:. do this.
The St. Johnsbury academy hi
. raoaivad from tho Hon TbaddoI