Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-28

ma and Walter Danforth, Freddy
Cushman, Genie Davis, Ray Morse,
Delma and Charlie Whitehill, Don
and Allie Moulton, Albert and Emma
Shonyo; no tardy marks during the
term.
West Charleston.
Our village floats two Blaine and
Logan flags.
w. Turner has moved his family
to Morgan, but will carry on bust
ness here as usual in the shop.
E. j. Bruce fell from load of hay
last week, and stuck pitchfork into
his hand. He barely escaped serious
injury.
Charles Davis and wife from CHI
cago are here visiting friends; a sis
ter of Mrs. E. w. Parlin from Mass.
is here on visit.
This town sent Grout men as del
egates to Montpelier, and the voters
are feeling pretty good over the re-
suit of the convention.
Raspberries plenty and pickers
more so. The children find a market
for their berries at E. w. Barron's,
who pays cts. per pound.
A. J. Marvin, while wheeling a
wagon under his shed fell and injured
himself so badly that doctor had to
be called and he has not been able to
be out since.
Mr.. Wheeler, who was so badly
injured last week by pile of lumber
falling upon him, is failing and prob
ably cannot recover. The other sick
and injured in our village are slowly
recovering.
Coventry.
Rev. Geo. Idle preached at Cong'l
church yesterday.
We are sorry to learn that Thomas
Barnes has had a paralytic shock,
but hope for his speedy recovery.
Mrs. Farwell, whose sickness was
mentioned last week, died on Wednes-
day and her funeral was held on
Friday, Rev. Mr.. Cowell of Newport
attending.
The ladies of the Dorcas Society
will hold a lunch-basket festival at
Town Hall on Tuesday eve. Aug. 5.
A pleasant time is anticipated and
the gentlemen will have opportunity
to share their lunches with other than
their own ladies'. All invited.
Mrs. Clara Eastman of Wells Riv-
er is to be in this county the first
week In August, and will speak at
Derby, Sunday evening Aug. Sd !;
Monday evening, Newport; Tuesday,
Westfield; Wednesday, Lowell !;
Thursday, Albany; Friday, Barton
Landing, and, we presume, other
towns can secure her if they wish.
Her subject is sThe Effect of Alco-
hol upon the Human System" She
is very modest and pleasing speak
er and her lecture is instructive for
the young especially.
Craftsburv.
Alex Calderwood has commenced
to build his new barn.
A. A. Randall has gone west on a
visit and may go as far as California
before he returns.
Lewis Strong, the stage-driver, is
the happy father of a nice girl. Luck
to the one-legged veteran.
1t is estimated that more than a
thousand people have visited the
ruins wrought by the cyclone at the
Kilburn place.
Deacon Mitchell made from dali
ry of cows 260 pounds each during
the last year. This is not remark
able yield but is much better than
the average.
Charles Williams, for many years
a farm laborer in this town, has be-
come insane and manageable and
was taken to Brattleboro last week
by Judge Dutton.
David Scribner, who escaped seri-
GUS injury, though blown from one
room to another in the Kilburn house
at the time of the cyclone, has had
the misfortune to break his arm.
AS young Anderson of Glover was
driving very spirited horse in the
village some evenings ago, his har
ness broke and the horse was quite
badly scratched and the buggy
smashed.
Major Robbins, who was soIdie
in the union army and carries rebe
bullet in his shoulder, on the accoun
of poor health, has sold his interes
in the Leach farm to his brother-in
law, Almon Leach.
J. A. Crane, a neighbor on tn
Greensboro side, has been maxim,
great improvements on his house
he has finished new rooms, put on
bay window and painted white, an,
has neat and convenient house.
Mr.. Dunbar, who was injured by
fall while at work in Irasburgh,
still suffering greatly from its effects
Peter Randall, also, who had coupl
of ribs broken while at a raising i
Albany, is still unable to work.
The grasshoppers have been doin
great damage in some sections @
this town. A curious circumstanc