Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-01-08
NEWPORT.

who knew him.
Wallace Oliver, who has been in
the employ of I'll. S. Root for some
time, has gone to Lisbon, n. H., to |
work in the store of Cakes & Bennett. |
H. W. Clement takes divers place.
Rev. DR.. Freeman was the only |
clergyman left to represent the village |
churches at the close of the 5. S. |
Convention, Rev. Mr.. Lewis being
ill and Rev. Mr.. Wild being called
away by the death of his son.
The S. S. Convention was held here
last week and the attendance, the |
weather considered, was good the
discussions were animated and profit
able. The lecture of DIR. Hubert of |
Lyndonville was very able and inter-
esting.
Rev. Daniel Lewis improved con-
siderably during last week, and is now
able to converse and has quite an
understanding of passing events,
though his bodily health is feeble and
his mind considerably clouded.
The Bellevue House has undergone
thorough inside repair, with paper,
paint, kalsomine, etc., and is now in
apple-pie order. Mr.. Spalding has a
large patronage, sets first-rate table
and is keeping the house to the uni
versal acceptance of his guests.
Newport Center.
The exercises at the Baptist church
were of much interest, and many
presents were distributed from the
| New Years tree.
There will be an oyster supper and
donation visit for Rev. d. Lewis,
Tuesday evening, Jan. 9. Let the
| pastor, now PROSTATE with disease,
doubtless the result of labor in behalf
of his church, be generously remem-
bered.
North Troy.
Remember the concert to be given
next Friday evening for the benefit
of the Episcopal church.
Mrs. Ann E. Keith has gone to
Lowell to remain through the winter.
Hon. John W. Currier has gone
back to Boston.-John Wheeler is
going to Chicago to visit a daughter.
The old board of officers of our
branch of the South Eastern r. R.,
were reelected at the late annual meet
ing.-At the annual meeting of the
village corporation, the old board of
officers were again chosen.
South Troy.
The first lectures of the course will
be delivered by Rev. Mr.. Worthen,
on the evenings of Jan. Is and II.
Rev. Walker of North Troy deliv-
cred lecture on Physiology, at the
Congregational church, Jan. Sd, aft
er which an oyster supper was served
in the vestry.
Westmore.
Willard Leland has moved to his
new house.
Sumner Warner of Sheffield has
moved his family here and is doing
lumber job for Elisha Foster.
Harry Gilman has moved into the
Willoughby House.-Frank Gilfllan
has moved into the Z. S. Gilman
house.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
West Burke.
M. W. Stoddard is doing the larg-
est lumber bsiness he ever did.
1t is reported that limo. Marshal
has sold his stock of groceries to III.
L. Doyle, who goes into the store at
once.
Remember the Good Templars
meeting at M. E. church vestry. Pub
lie meeting in the evening, Thursday
next, with good speaking.
Eleazer Davis and wife celebrated
their 21st marriage anniversary on
Monday evening last. A large at
tendance and numerous presents.
Charlie Berry of Barton has bought
out Ed. L. Cars picture frame bus
mess and will run that in connection
with BARRIERS shop. He is a handy
barber.
Wheeloc1x.
Diptheria has broken out in the
village school. Horace Hoffman and
Eddie Ranney were both taken the
same day and some of the Murray
children are sick, it is feared, with
the same disease.
Sheffield.
Miss Ida Hun er, recently home
on visit, returns to her home in La
coma, n. II.
Chas. Coffran is going to Califor-
MIA farming. He will need to take
an "irrigator' along with him.
Mrs. L. Bradley invites the ladies
of the Baptist church to meet at her
place, Jan. 10, afternoon and even
? ing.
East Ha1dwick.
The new bridge near the old stone
house is being put on and the high
way over it is shut up the while.
Messrs. Hunt & Rabbit will soon
,, open a tin shop in E. D. Paine's old
harness shop with competent man
to do jobs in that line.
The town adopted the new law re-