Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-04-23

of the school board. He was a man
of more than ordinary intelligence,
faithful in his business. obliging as
a neighbor, very kind in his family
and esteemed by the whole commu-
nifty.
Barton Landing.
Joseph Colley has returned to this
place. He has been spending the
winter with his daughter at Andover,
n. H.
G.. S. Skinner has taken Fred c..
Brown as partner in business. Mr..
Skinner requests an immediate set
Element of his old accounts.
A. o. Joslyn, of the firm of Bart
lett, Joslyn & Co., cut his left hand
on circular saw last Friday. He
nearly severed all four of the fingers.
Rev. c.. III. Sweat preached his
farewell sermon yesterday and leaves
for conference tomorrow. During
the two years he has been here he
has labored earnestly for the finan-
cial as well as the spiritual interest of
the church. Mr.. and Mrs. Sweat
have many warm friends here whose
best wishes will 90 with them to their
new field of labor, wherever it may
be.
Bloomington.
Charles Wheeler is going to build
an addition to his store.
w. p. Smith has hired to j. G..
Bartlett for another year as sawyer.
S. r. Jenkins has rented his Col
ley farm to Almond Goodnow for
1925 year.
East Charleston.
The roads at one period of the
breaking up were as bad as they
possibly could be.
The law case between DIR. Cush-
man and L. P. Goodwin was appeal
ed to couny court.
Myron Buck injured his knee last
fall and has been confined to the
house all winter and suffered severe
ly. He is now able to go on crutches.
Moses Morse, who committed an
assault on his sister, Mrs. Lord, and
then ran away, returned after while,
was arrested, and bound up in the
sum of $500.
Mrs. Buck, widow of the late
Walter Buck, had a little boy break
an arm recently. j. Shonnio who
broke his leg some weeks ago is get
ting along we'll.
G. Long has sold his stage route
to his brother Alex Long. For some
time during the worst roads, the
mail was brought through on foot,
and in rather small quantities at
that.
The house of A. Cushman was
destroyed by fire which caught from
burning chimney, one week ago
Tuesday. The shed adjoining the
house in which were several furnished
rooms was saved by throwing snow
and snow balls.
The district is in some commotlon
in regard to new school house; at
late meeting it was voted to build
new one, but as no money was
raised and as there is controversy in
regard to the location of the house,
another meeting is called.
West Charleston.
Edward BLY, recently lost his little
boy by typhoid fever.
Jonathan Wilson has sold his shop
to VIII Fort for $500.
Jason Human has returned tC
Amherst to pursue his college studies
Mrs. Anna Buck and her son &C
to Island Pond to spend the summer
season.
Owing to irregular mails our items
of last week failed to get through III
season for your issue of the 10th.
Coventry.
Miss Montgomery and Miss Wrigh
are engaged as teachers of the village
school for the summer term.
Rev. Mr.. Taylor, goes to confer
ence this week. His parishioner
are anxious to have him return her,
for another J ear.
Miss Sarah Alger, dressmaker, ha
taken rooms at Wheeler Gray's. La
dies desiring work in her line will d.
well to give her call.
w. w. Frost has rented the hous
now occupied by Rev. Mr.. Taylor
to Mr.. Nichols of Barton, sawyer 70
Burbank & Williams, possession t
be given the middle of May.
DR.. G. F. Branch of this villag
has been offered and has accepted
commission from Governor BarstoW
constituting him First Assistant SUI
geon of the National Guards of vt.
Quite sum of money has alread
been raised for Fred Hitchcock as
substantial evidence of the sympath
called forth by his accident. Fire
is Industrious, but he has larg
family to support and a long tim
must necessarily elapse before /
can work again.
At sugar party given by IL. {
) Cleveland last Wednesday, the con
pany were entertained in his con
: modious sugar house with plenty I