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

through the summer.
Derby.
Horace Holt has moved into the
widow Goodenough house.
Ladies' Sociable at academy hall
Friday evening with refreshments !;
all invited.
I. r. Aldrich is here from New
York visiting friends Considerable
sickness in this vicinity.
FL. D. Carpenter, son of the late
Marshall Carpenter, came home to
attend his fathers funeral from Dako-
ia. He is well pleased with his west
ern home and it is reported that his
mother will 90 west with him.
Glover.
Mr.. Albert Gregory's folks can go
to the head-the boy weighed II lbs.
Ira Aldrich of New York is in
town, for short stay, visiting his
friends.
Freeman Bean tapped his sugar
orchard last Saturday. He hopes to
catch the last run.
Mrs. Solomon Dwinel. is in very
poor health and her death may be
expected at any time.
The Ladies Mite Society hold
their last meeting of the season next
Friday eve. All invited.
Frank Phillips has thoroughbred
cotswold lamb which weighed %
pounds when two weeks old.
Our hill roads are in very poor
condition. Some of our people walk
five miles to attend public worship.
Two fiocks of wild geese were seen
last Thursday going south; the sight
raised the expectations of the sugar
makers.
We noticed in an Iowa paper that
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall, well-known
to the people of this town and vicini-
ty, are drawing crowded houses in
that state.
Maud Owen was badly scalded
recently by the upsetting of a kettle
of boiling water. W. E. Randall
cut his foot severely last week while
chopping.
Read "Jack's'' new ad. Having
postponed his "eXhibition," he now
calls attention to the fact that he sells
Bradley's phosphate and keeps his
store business ''booming."
Our community are saddened at
the announcement of the death of
Mr.. Harris Bickford of Barton. Mrs.
Bickford, who has many warm friends
here, has our heartfelt sympathy.
j. E. Dwinell, who has always
done good business in furniture,
keeping a large stock, advertises in
the MONITOR to-day, and people are
reminded both by his prices and
by his previous fair-dealing that this
is good place to buy furniture.
West Glover.
The Hazen girls have been sick all
winter and are still very low.
G.. w. Woodland has taken III. A.
Whitney's mill and let his farm to
John Calderwood.
Lowell.
Mrs. H. c. Brown has returned
home.
John and Nellie Harding are visit
ing at home.
Levi Brigham is building an addi-
ton to his house.
Place, Harding & Thayer's; SUBJ
ject, John Lumbra; cause, buzz
saw; result, amputated finger.
By the death of Edward Stephen
son, the town loses a good citizen.
He was buried on the 14th inst,
Rev. King officiating.
Eugene Greenwood has started fol
Dakota. We have a flew more young
men eligible to good position in
that territory but do not care to lose
them.
Newport.
Mrs. Thrasher goes to market this
week.
Harry Wells recently shot fine
wild goose.
Prouty & Miller will do extensive
repairs on their mill. putting it il
the best of order,
I'll. S. Root is finishing off meal
market in the basement of his store
for j. B. Woodrow.
Capt. Fogg is getting the ssMoun
tain Maid'' ready for work as soor
as navigation opens.
Some of our residents have beer
having their houses numbered. Nov
let the streets have names plainl,
posted, for the convenience of strang
ers.
A. A. Goodwin is very sick wit
erysipelas; Mrs. G.. c. Merrill i
also very sick having been at tn
point Of death. 1t is thought she i
a little better.
Mr.. Farrant, the gardener an
florist, still lies in a critical condltio
with little or no hopes of recovery
His greenhouses, now taken care @
by the family. are a beautiful sigh
to behold and the collection of plant
was never better than now.
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