Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-05-14

own work praise her in the gates"
She was member of the Congrega-
tional church for more than thirty
years and during all that period lived
an exemplary Christian life. She was
a faithful and devoted wife, tender
and loving mother whose spotless ex-
ample is a rich heritage to her chill
dren; kind and obliging neighbor,
and one who combined in an eXtraor-
binary degree all the graces which
adorn the character of woman. Her
funeral services were very largely at
tended on Wednesday, May 8, Rev.
A. A. Smith, former pastor, Off
ciating. The profusion of beautiful
flowers which covered the casket, at
tested the love of very large circle
of friends.
Jay.
C. Lucier has lost good COW and
two have died on the Widow Wat
kins place.
Homer Ladue is sick with and sick
of the humps; John Bisbee is laid up
with a sciatic trouble.
C. r. Bartlett had a part of the
roof of his sugar house burned off a
few days ago; he says sap puts out
fire.
James Mcclure, lad of seventy
eight years, who never saw Sc
riously sick day in his life, has re-
turned from a pleasant trip to Mas
sachusetts.
L. J. Elliott has moved into the
Ball house: Isaiah Jewell into the
house he bought of Elliott; Ernest
Wakeman into Paine's tenant house
just vacated by Jewell.
Rev. Geo. H. Parker, having re-
turned to No. Troy, will preach at
So. Jay every Sunday afternoon,
services at $50. We understand
that Elder Emery is assigned to this
charge for another year.
Royal Hadlock has bought the
James Sisco farm for $1,000; Mr..
Sisco has bought the Ewins farm and
stock for 81 300; W. Case has bought
the land lying between his place and
the brook and road, of G. R. Bartlett.
Paine's new tenement houses are
nearly finished; c. NJ Chamberlin
is papering and painting his house;
H. E. West is new clapboarding his
house; Henry Trim has cellar dug
and other preparations for a new
house.
Seeing an item where a man at So.
Troy sawed 6H thousand shingles in
3 hours, it will do to state that Ern-
est Wakeman recently in 3 hours and
40 minutes at Paine's mill sawed 10I
thousand. Ernest thinks he can i'm
prove on this record by a second
trial.
Lowell.
Al Dana, Ezra Sawyer and Leon
ard Shufelt have gone to Dakota.
The village schools commenced
Monday, May Z, the Misses Corley
in charge.
j. Lahore has moved into the Dea.
Blake house, and Fred Newton into
Leonard Shufelt's house.
Eight persons united with the Con-
gregational church last Sunday, Rev.
F. B. Phelps our former pastor being
present.
Morgan.
B. F. Moore bought three tons of
sugar last week.
7. E. Ewens of Holland moves into
tenement of Mrs. Williams.
Morgan Center.
E. d. Currier has the ague.
III. III. Elliott has hired Mrs. G. H.
Elliott's farm for one year.
Rev. W. S. Jenne of Holland will
preach here one-half of the time that
is, every other Sunday, commencing
May IS.
Clarence Carver has returned to
Massachusetts, and his family will 90
there soon; j. F. Thompson and
family have returned to New Hamp-
shire.
Newport Center.
Alexander post G. A. R. will OBJ
serve Decoration Day here.
H. A. Larabee has gone to West
Farnham to work for the South East
Sl III lduNdy COupdHy.
Mis-. G. L. Sleeper and son have
just returned from Boston, where she
has been purchasing goods.
James Buzzell has moved into the
E. Trowbridge house.-Fred Conner
has moved into the house he recently
purchased of S. w. Jenkins.-Mr.
Weeks has moved into part of G.
L. browns house.
Westfeld.
Hon. N. G. Hoyt is our new town
clerk
Paul Dusham is building a new
house on the Stacy place.
Peter Benware has leased John
Browns farm for one year.
Miss Minnie johnson, who has
been sufferer from ingrowing nails
9 had them removed last week.
WeStmOI.e.
The ice went out of Willoughby
May s.