Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-11-19
there will be refreshments and a
pleasant gathering.

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that state. He is an accommodate
ing, genial business man and we
hope he will conclude to come back
here.
The five lectures given by Rev.
Mr.. Worthen at the Methodist church
were well attended and gave excel
lent satisfaction. Mr.. Worthen is
informed on all topics and
his style is such as to command at
tention. The course was a success
also financially.
By the death of Mrs. Edward D.
Stafford the community loses one
greatly esteemed by all who know
her. The church and Sunday school
lose an earnest and faithful worker.
To Mr.. Stafford and the two daugh-
tiers and her aged parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dean Rogers, the community
extends heartfelt sympathy.
Coventry.
Mr.. William Dow is in town again
and has reopened his shop in the
starch factory.
Will Tibbets has opened his gro
Gerry for the winter in the old Union
Store and would like to have people
call and price his goods.
Charlie Trudeau who has been very
sick with typhoid fever is improving
rapidly and will soon be out again.
George Livingston Sem, is also bet
ter.
The seventh marriage anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Reyes oc-
Cured last Wednesday, and the day
was rendered still more memorable
by the advent of their first daughter
traits DNEYs
Bell Hartman teaches in the Mel
son Hoyt district.
milford Eldridge who has been a
great sufferer for long time was
buried last week.
Geo. Simpson of Conn.,, formerly
of this town, having sold out his bus
mess there, has been spending some
time with friends in this vicinity.
Luman Smith has opened a wheel
wright shop at No. Craftsbury, hav-
ing put in a new engine for power.
Mr.. Smith has hired Charles Witt of
Cabot, an experienced painter, and
will run his paint shop again.
Complaint is made that parties in
this town are hunting cartridges with
dogs, contrary tie the provisions of
the statute. (Read section 1895.
A few hunters with dogs could rid
the county of this game if allowed to
pursue the business.
FATAL Academia horrible &C
cident occurred recently whereby
George Sleeper of this town lost his
life. He had just stopped thresh-
ing mashine but the beaten was in
rapid motion from it's own momen-
tum, and as he was brushing the
grain off the separator his arm was
caught and drawn into the beater to
his elbow and torn all to pieces.
Drs. Bemis and Dustin were called
and amputated the limb and there
was hopes of his life for some days
but he did not rally and died last
Tuesday. He leaves family in in
digent circumstances.
Derby.
to Charles Waterman for 81 900.
Miss Jennie Silver is very sick
with pneumonia. A little daughter
of Mrs. Nancy Robinson is sick with
scarlet fever.
The telephone wire is up between
here and Newport and the instru-
ments for operating it are expected
in day or two.
Albert Thatcher has purchased of
Chauncy Wilson the place just south
of the Sumner Frost place. His
father, [. P. Thatcher, will occupy
the premises for the present.
The primary department of the
school in district No. taught by
Mrs. Hopkinson, closed with an ex-
hibition and sociable at Academy
hall, Friday eve. A good number of
the parents of the pupils and quite a
number from out of the district who
were pupils of Mrs. Hopkinson years
ago, were present. At the close of
the entertainment the teacher received
various presents from her present an
former pupils amounting in value to
some fifteen dollars.
Salem-Derby.
Canker-rash in town.
Levi Conn had a foot badly crushed
by falling log.
Ed. Hawkins has bought the
Charles Sutton place in Charleston
for his son Henry.
Glover.
Rev. B. M. Tillotson will preach
at South church next Sabbath.
Charles Mcclellan has moved to
the place he recently purchased here.
Asa Chamberlin recently had a
hand badly crushed in threshing
machine.
Mr.. Waterman, the efficient teach
er, is engaged for the winter term,
Miss Grow having the primary de-