Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-24
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of wood.
West Charleston.
Mr.. William Waterman is quite
sick.
Z. w. Barron's little child died
Wednesday evening, Dec. 10Th.
There will be Christmas tree IN
the Baptist church Tuesday eve,
Dec. 25th. All are invited.
George lite of this town recently
had horse killed in the lumber
swamp in Bloomington by tree.
E. w. Barron and J. B. Holton,
have each a good assortment OF
Christmas and New Years goods.
The Driver boys have bought a
new saving machine and have just
commenced their winters work and
are Driving things.
The item with regard to n. S. AL
lens oats, in last weeks issue, should
have read 116 bushels of mixed
grain by measure on II acres, in
stead of ~ acres.
Last week N. S. Allen sold the en-
tire stock of his farm, with the ex-
ception of his team) to Mr.. Inger-
son of Lyndon. The stock consisted
of 25 COWS, few sheep and 10 hogs.
Cows sold at s25 apiece by lot.
The fair, gotten up by the ladies
for the benefit of the Baptist church,
which was advertised to be in the hall.
Tuesday, was held in the vestry and
parlors of the Cong. church instead.
the members of that society kindly
offering the house for the occasion
The fair netted about $50.
Thursday the goth, as John Shedd
and his father were sklddlng logs
by some means John was struck by
the end of log upon the leg an6
ankle and so badly injured that be
had to be carried home and a doctor
called Immediately. The injury is
thought to be worse than a broker
limb, though no bones were broken
A bad job for John just at this time
as his wife is sick in bed at present
Truly misfortunes come not single
handed in his case.
Coventry.
Christmas exercises at Cong
church, Tuesday evening, Dec. 25th
The ladies here are quite interest
ed in trying to raise money to helI
support school in the south for the
Freedmen. ..--
Walter Cleaveland was taken quite
sick last week with what seemed al
first to be scarlet fever, but proved
to be liberated sore throat.
Mrs. Phebe (Bartlett) Carlton
who died at Lunenburg, Dec. 18th
formerly resided in this town, and Of
the large family of which she was .
member, only two brothers remain
Rev. Leavitt Bartlett of Kansas, anC
Alvin, who lives in Boston.
Crattsburv.
A singing school has been started
at the Common, under the instruction
of MI. Whitney.
A. S. Calderwood has purchased 6
fine colt of John Olmstead of Greens
boro paying s175.
Warren Udall has hired the j
Hart farm in Wolcott for one veal
and moves there soon.
The lumbermen in the west part Of
the town have sawed and shipped
their old stock and have lots of logs
cut for next year.
S. W. Rice, who has lived in thu
district SO years, says that the burn.
| ing of Alex CalderWood's house or
the 18th inst, was the first house
ever destroyed by fire in the district
No. Z, Greensboro.
d. M. Camp has been in tow
looking after the interests of the Ee
press. We suppose he is strictl,
conscientious, but one woman will
whom he had an interview reports
that he had an interview reported tina
he promised her three papers and /.
book for $50. The three papers
were the Express, the Standard, ant
the Good Cheer. The book wa
Camps advertising almanac. HI
must rate his Eapress at a low pric,
if it takes the other three to make
worth $3.50
East Craftsbury.
On Monday morning, Dec. 18th
the buildings belonging to Alex Cal
derwood were destroyed by fire. Mr.
Calderwood went into the upper par
OF his barn to get scalding tub ant
his lantern dropped into a pile Of
straw which ignited so quickly tha
he could not put it out. He imme
diately got his stock ont of the BART
and began to get his furniture out oil
his house. His neighbors rallied an6
the buildings were pretty well clean
ed of furniture, provisions, etc
Mrs. Calderwood in her exposure
froze her feet and one hand consid
9rably. The insurance of the build.
ings was 5000. The whole loss
above insurance may be 5000.
Derby.
Mercury yesterday morning stood
at % to 80 degrees below zero.
Mrs. Chase, wife of Rev. G.. S