Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-21

Mr.. @. S. Miller has much improv-
ed his building at the village by nee
essary paint, etc.
i School closed in dist. No. 4 last
week; it has been a successful term
taught by Miss Eva Hendrix.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
A. c. Richie of Barnet has Jer-
sey COW from which he has made 4S5
pounds of butterin the last 4 months.
The wicked world is becoming SO
bad that the good Caledoniae will
not mingle with it; up to this date
it puts up neither state, county, or
national ticket of either party.
The ratification meeting held at a
fag-raising at Fairbanks Village, on
Tuesday evening last, was very
spirited affair. Speeches were made
Iy Judge Poland, Gen. Grout, ex-
Governor Fairbanks, Lawyer Bates
ind others. A Blaine and Logan
club was organized and torch light
procession was formed, and marched
through the village.
There is considerable excitement
in some sections of the county over
the question of sheriff the repub-
leans chose to leave sheriff Sulloway
off the ticket, but his friends and the
democrats will try to defeat the reg
Mar republican nominee. There is
some kicking among the old-fashioned
democrats, because democrat was
not nominated fol- the Office.
East HardwicL.
Several families are entertaining
ssfresh- air. children.
Mrs. Walter Galbraith of Passump-
sic is visiting her brother, w. H. Fl.
Stuart.
Grace Bailey, Anna Adgate, Ida
Beals and Inez Nelson are at work
at the Mountain houses.
Mrs. Ell. A. Rabbit s brother, Nell
son and sister Josie from Williams
port, Pa, are visiting her.
Sheffield.
A little girl of George Berry dislo-
Gated her arm last Wednesday, which
was set by DR.. Jones.
M. G. Giffin has bought the Fanny
Gray farm on the edge of Wheelock,
and has moved on to it..
Orange Frost has taken the Jesse
Woodland farm of Aaron Gray fol
two years, and gone to farming.
A Sutton. se. @
| Both republicans and democrats
have suspended campaign flags.
At the last session of Court II. A
/ Blake was appointed notary public.
| Joshua NJ. Ball, who died in this
town July LIST, came to town from
Lisbon, with his brothers, Eleazer ant
Samuel, nearly 40 years ago. a
4 A
Mrs. .Alya Clark, spoken of in thu
last MONITOR, was buried last Thurs
day, Rev. H. P. Gushing officiating
at the funeral. Mrs. Clark was abou
twenty-five years old, and leaves ;
child four months old.
III. A. Blake, clerk of the Vernon
| yearly F. Baptist meeting, reports
that the next session will be held il
Sutton, commencing Sept. IL, instead
of within the Enosburg quarterl,
meeting where it was expected to b
held.
The friends of Sam. Berry an,
wife celebrated their 50th weddin:
anniversary the 18th inst. Their
were nearly one hundred present
and left lounge, a spring bed, AM
several other presents, and last bu
not least, twenty dollars in money.
West Burke.
Dean has his fume in and is read
to grind your grist. .7o
There was a terrific hail storm her
Saturday evening which badly injure
vines and other crops; hailstones b
the bushel could be picked up on til
street.
A house owned by A. F. Carpente
in Newark, and occupied by Lemu'
{ Gray was burned Thursday evening
the family were absent and lost every
thing.
The friends of Mrs. Sally Smitl
(relict of the late Rev. John Smith,
celebrated her 18th birthday on Tue
day, the 18th, making it en- enjoyab
occasion and leaving her some M
mentoes for which they have her sill
cere thanks. 7,
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HOP GROWERS JUBILANT.
y A despatch from the western part
p this state says the prices of hops are g
ing up, and the vines are looking-not
well on the whole as last year, but W,
Il enough to assure a profitable season
0 the fruiting corresponds with prese
promises. In Oneida county the obser
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