Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-08

sion.
The widow Blake, mother of the
late S. c. Blake, not provided for by
his will, is said to have gone to the
Tewksbury Almshouse in Massachu-
sets.
Riley E. Wright, Esq, who has
won distinction in Baltimore as a
lawyer, has been here with his wife
visiting at DR.. Wright's. Mr.. Wright
is a brother of the doctor.
C.. III. Green wishes all who have
accounts not settled to call and do
so this week, as after this week he
will place the same in the hands of
A. C. Parker for collection.
Mrs. Jeanette Wallace sang as
leading soprano in one of the ST..
Johnsbury churches yesterday, and
if satisfactory arrangements can be
made, she will fill an engagement
there.
Everett Trip is clerking for Ed.
Buchanan. Will Hoy of Lyndonyille
is in charge of Mr.. Brockway's bus
mess. Mr.. Brockway's health is i'm
proving. Ed. McGaffey has had
another bleeding spell.
Capt. Tucker has an engagement
for Beedle & Prlndle and will join
the troupe in Richfeld, N. Y. The
captain will be the advanced agent
of the company and will make an
honest and efficient one.
G. H. Green has bought the Hard
ing house at Newport, and as he is
negotiating for hearse, it is pre-
sumed that he thinks of going into
the undertakers business. Sorry to
lose Henry and his family from our
community.
Charles Bedell was arrested Satur-
day for a scrimmage with Dan Hunt,
Dan getting the worst of it. Pity
they could not placed where they
would be compelled to pound each
other to death. Bedell managed to
get away from the officer and has
gone to parts unknown. No loss.
Bloomington.
A. II. Allard sells lot of person
al property at auction at his place on
Tuesday Oct. 10th. See his bills.
Evansville.
Thorough repairs have been done
on the E. Foster mill and dam. G.. j.
Robinson doing the work. The dam
is made practically tight, a new bar
rel flume is run to his wheel and the
machinery is put in, in good order.
Harvey Foster has also repaired his
single mill and greatly increased his
power. The milestone folks have
put their works in better order for
the winter.
West Charleston.
Mrs. E. w. Parlin is very sick.
Miller Lathe is again at work in
the grist-mill
DR.. Bowker and wife have returned
from Washington, D. G.
H. W. Dane is closing out his
goods by selling them at auction.
A. F. Norris raised SO bushels of
wheat, from 2 bushels of seed.
Miss Hattie Bennett goes to Bos-
ton for millinery goods next week.
1t is understood that Rev. J. W.
Kingsbury of the Cong. church will
not remain with us another year.
He has been invited to preach as a
candidate at Derby Line with refer
ence to a call at that place.
There will be an entertainment and
oyster supper at the school house
hall, Thursday evening Oct. 18th.
Admission to the hall 10 cents, oys-
tiers % cents. The proceeds to be
used for purchasing a new organ for
the Baptist church.
There was genuine surprise par
ty at the house of j. B. Holton, Mon
day evening Oct. 1st. it being the 18th
anniversary of their marriage. There
were about 65 of the surprisers and
they took undisputed possession and
held ii for the evening. On retiring
the party left behind them some very
handsome articles of silver ware, as
tokens of their friendship and esteem.
Coventry.
d. W. Shipper of Wolcott has
moved into the tenement over Mr.
Towers store.
F. G. Williams goes to Boston this
week to buy new stock of goods
He has been selling his old goods al
a reduced price.
We have two or three severe cases
of typhoid fever. Charlie Trudeau
has been brought home from New
port where he was at work when ia.
! ken sick with a fever. Mrs. James
Chapman is sick and Frank Adams
has had a relapse after several days
of convalescence.
CraftSbury.
Collins Magoon is going to Florida
for his health.
DIR. Durham of Connecticut, who
makes an annual visit to this town
has been spending some weeks herr
with his family.
The old sup and down" sawmil
the last of the kind in town, is being