Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-09-24

have all lived to be aged men and
women. Samuel lived to be nearly
81; Lyman to be over 80; Arlene
liza to be over So; JARVIS nearly 85;
Polly over "a; Austin nearly "a;
John, who lives in Maine, in his 81st
year, is here visiting friends; Zenas
lives in New Hampshire, and is in
his 10Th year; Byram, who lives in
Morgan is IS years old. The united
ages of these nine children, living
and dead, is over 1876 years, or 80
years each. They have been tenn
perate, honest, God-fearing men and
women.
Morgan Center.
F. A. Gray has his new house
nearly completed.
Alfred Calkins had horse break
its leg recently while being driven
on the road.
Mr.. Isaac Blake, wife and two
children from California, have been
here visiting his father, Rev. I.
Blake.
School in the Williams, district
commenced last Monday with Miss
| Myra Lorrimer teacher. Some of the
scholars from the village attend school
there.
Newport.
Roland Lewis is back behind the
counter at Lane & Davis.
George Vests buildings are re-
ceiving coat of paint and other re-
pairs.
Asa Sleeper has been compelled to
leave the meat market on account of
i'll health.
The many friends of Deacon Pratt
will be glad to hear that he is slowly
gaining and hopes to be about before
long.
Horace Lawrence has exchanged
his wholesale store and livery stable
with David Bisbee of Potion for a
farm.
Mr.. Ferrill, the bark buyer, died
very suddenly of pneumonia last
Monday, he was carried to St. Johns
bury for burial.
Newport Center.
Mrs. Ralph, Erwin is very sick.
| Mrs. W. E. Sleeper has returned
to Boston.
| Mr.. Rice has raised up his house
and is newly underpining and paint
ing it.
Will Manuel who has been at home
sick with fever, has resumed his stud.
les with DR.. Erwin.
James Crawford is newly shingline
his house and building new front.
yard fence much to the improvement
of his place.
T. B. Alexander Post No. &c, will
have coffee and hard tack supper
at Quimby's hall, next Monday
evening. Vocal and instrumental
music will be furnished by the post
All are invited.
WeStnOre.
The corn roast at Fosters Grove
Sept. 20, was we'll attended.
There was bad smash-up at the
steam mill Sept. 18th, which will take
a week to repair. l& {
Chas. Cheeny had one of his oxef
killed by falling down an embank
ment in the pasture.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
st. JohnSbury.
The Danforth Wiley place OF
Summer Street has been sold to Geo
! Bralnerd.
About 200 people from this place
attended the operate festival a
Newport last week.
Rev. G. B. Hubert of Lyndonvill'
preached at the North church on Sun
! day, on exchange with Rev. Ell. ?
Jones.
The contest at the Fair grount
r Tuesday, called by courtesy ''wres
tle," was too brutal an affair to b.
countenanced by people who woul'
: not wish to revive the sports of tn
: old Roman amphitheatre.
Lyndon.
Miss Elva Palmer has returned
from a months visit in Maine and i
teaching the school at East Lyndon.
The International company's dress
) ing mill has been running nights TO
; the past two weeks to keep up wit
orders.
Harry Oakley lost the thumb ant
forefnger of his right hand by col
lision with buzz-saw at the box
shop last week Wednesday.
Elisha Bigelow has resigned hi
position as station agent at Lyndon
vile, and will 60 west. George P
Smith has been appointed agent vic
Bigelow, resigned.
East Hardwick.
The harvest festival by the youn'
: ladies society was a success.
Dogs have made bad work in town
the last week ten sheep were kille
:, for d. w. Aiken, j. M. Collier. [
G. Foss and E. G.. Little, and fou
are missing that are probably killed
Several more were badly chewed up.
Sutton