Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-07-09

a much larger number. The cash
business of the company was over
100000.
Morgan Center.
A. O. Elliott and Frank Wheeler
have gone to the White Mountains to
work.
Mrs. L. c. McKinstry will deliver
her course of historical and prophet
cal lectures at the church, commenc-
ing July 10, and holding over the
next Sabbath.
Mrs. w. S. Ransom has a canary
worthy of mention. A few weeks
ago one of her birds laid five eggs
and few days before the time for
the eggs to hatch, the bird died.
Thinking she would try an expert
ment, she placed another bird in the
cage, which took possession of the
nest and Matched three of the five
eggs, bringing the birds up with
motherly care.
NEWPORT.
The hotels are beginning to fill with
guests. The orchestra arrived last
week at the Memphremagog House.
1t is led by Mr.. Cheney.
The first of the Raymond excur-
sions was here last week. Two OF
three musicians and an elocutionist
with the excursion entertained the
party and a few invited guests from
the village in the parlor of the hotel
during the evening of their stay here.
Miss Alice Blanchard has returned
from Manchester, n. FL.
George Hale, who has been at
work in the B. G. store here, has
taken charge of the same store at
North Troy, and Ed Allison of st.
Johnsbury takes his place.
Newport Center.
Mr.. Glines has completed the task
of moving the G.. D. Percy store.
Mr.. Rice of Lyndon has bought
the VIM. Hoyt place in the village,
paying 5000.
Rev, MI. Folsom received eight
into the church last Sabbath and
baptized one.
Mrs. Hildreth, relict of the late
Rev. Loren Hildreth, had paralytic
shock one day LAST week.
Ed. Bickford has snapped his
place near Peabody's with James
Squires for two lots of land known
as the Kidder lots, getting $1,000 boot
money
W. H. Wiley has finished saving
logs and will soon commence the
manufacture of boxes. He has saw
ed since January last 100000 feet,
not including his custom work.
South Troy.
Our base ball boys "waxed' the
North Troy boys, July 4th, and are
Growing a little.
Miss Alma Hitchcock received a
fall some days since which injured
her quite severely.
Mrs. Clark, mother of Damon
Clark whose death is mentioned in
another item, was buried here on the
Sd inst.
Mrs. n. T. Miller had night
blooming cereus come to blossom on
the I'd. Quite number met to wit
ness the opening of the fragrant and
beautiful flower.
Damon Y. Clark while at work
last Monday upon a barn for A. J.
Coburn met with an accident which
caused his death on Thursday morn
ing. Mr.. G.. was a devoted Chris
ton and will be greatly missed in the
church and community. He leaves a
wife and one daughter.
westfe1d.
There is considerable sickness in
town.
George r. Hoyt has bought out
the interest that w. W. Wakefield
had in the store at the village and is
going into trade.
There was quite cyclone at the
village on the night before the 4th.
which carried a couple of buggies or
top of the horse sheds at the church
removed the sign of j. G.. Buck, fill.
ed chimneys full of grass, etc. The
first sign the inhabitants had of the
thing was the chad boy" sitting OF
the postoffice steps and OCCASIONAL
whispering to some of his chums.
WeStmOre.
The John Murphy farm in thu
south part of the town is offered TO
sale at low price to close out thu
estate. See ad. in this paper.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Sutton.
Rev. j. Woodman is here on +:
} visit.
Mr.. Ross, who spent the winter il
Florida, has returned.
Rev. Mr.. Wylie has gone abou
his pastoral work with his accustomed
zeal and thoroughness. He is preach
ing, and organizing Sunday schools
in the outlying districts.
Some days since, on the 10th ami
versary of the marriage of Mr.. ant
Mrs. John M. Rice, a large number o
friends met in the afternoon an,
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