Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-03-27
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Sutton.
Harry Colby starts for Colorado
to seek his fortune, Mar. 9th.

A. J. Ranney is driving business.
His mill yard is crowded with logs
and lumber; he is prompt and ener-
getic and gives good satisfaction to
his customers.
III. W. Easterbrooks has a good
assortment of good in his store, and
now is the time to trade cheap, as he
and his son-in-law, Herman Chap
man, are unusually good natured,
owing to the arrival of a girl baby at
their house last Wednesday morning.
East IIardwick.
Henry Blake, Esq. is on the sick
list.
d. McDaniels has removed can
Ger from the back of John Mont
gomery.
Sheffield.
Percival Gray has bought the Seth
Woodnancy farm for 1925.
Quite a number in this town have
got ready to catch the sweet as soon
as it will come.
I'll. w. Buchanan has bought a fine
colt to match the one he lately own
ed. This makes beautiful span.
I'VE hear little of the bowling and
ldmenting which was so distressing
one year ago in regard to the listing
law. Nobody seems to have died
last year from its effects.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church
have, by good management and much
labor, raised and paid off the debt of
$500 which was on the parsonage.
They deserve much credit.
A large number of friends from
Wheelock came up on Thursday ev-
ening last and made Elder Atwood a
visit, inficting on him a severe ''pound-
ing" Strange as it may seem, Mr..
Atwood's people seemed to heartily
enjoy the exercise.
On Tuesday evening, March 21,
there was large gathering of friends
and relatives, including five clergya
men who have at some time lived in
this town, at the M. E. parsonage,
for the purpose of honoring the 25th
marriage anniversary of Rev. d.
Lewis. The meeting was very agree
able to all parties. There were gifts
valued at $50, speeches and refresh
ments. The Elder was in the hap
piest mood, and responded to the
presentation speech very felicitously.
He has been here nearly three years,
and his many friends regret the ne
cessity that calls him away this
spring.
West Burke.
VIM. Anger of Sutton has bought
the Bishop law office, and intends
fixing it over into dwelling house.
Mr.. Bray, the builder, is getting
along finely with Solomon's store, and
intends to have it ready for him by
May 1st.
A Mr.. McAllister is holding revi-
val meetings at the Methodist church
every evening, and much interest is
manifested.
The town have voted to build a
new town house at Burke Hollow,
and the seleetmen are instructed to
commence it this spring.
f. w. Silsby sells the Morrill, prop
erty at w. Charleston the 2Sth, and
then goes to Island Pond for about
week selling dry good.
Jason Allard, who has been trav-
cling with small wares, has added
groceries to his business. Jason
makes a good ''Boston drummer"
Wendell Silsby has got about
$50, 900 feet of lumber and about
175 cords single timber from the
Coochier place. All he intends to
get this winter.
Peacham.
Frank Pollard is home from the
west.
The town school system has been
adopted at Cabot.
Clark Northrope's little boy is very
sick with pneumonia.
Rev. S. S. Martyr of New Haven,
Conn, preached at the Congregation
al church last Sunday. He will re-
main through the week and preach
next Sunday.
Barnet.
Geo. Evans loaded car of Pota-
toes last week. paying so cents a
bushel, delivered.
''Mine host" Greenbank of the
Nelson House, was visiting friends
in Danville last week.
Kicker & Son, and Blanchard &
Gilfillan cared 115 sheep, % calves,
5 cattle, 4 hogs, 400 doz. eggs, so
cases and 20 tubs of butter, last
Monday: butter sold from % to AZ
cents per pound.
ST. j ohnSbuI.y.
Helen, third daughter of Judge
Ross of this town, died the 10th inst,
after an illness of eight weeks. She
was about IS GEARS old and very
! interesting young lady, whose I'M
timely death is deeply lamented by
all who knew her.
TO THE w. G. II. u. OF ORLEANS
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