Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-09-01

JOSIAH kenerson and family and
VIM. Richardson and daughter Hattie
are taking their vacations in Maine.
DR.. Thompson is at st. Leon springs |
again.
School commences next Monday. |
Miss Susie Rogers of Wheelock re-
turns to the advanced school and
Miss Carrie Woodruff from Burke to
the primary.
Rev. Wilbur Rand has received a
unanimous call, with view to settle
ment, from the Congregational church
in Waldoboro, Me. He receives $500
and parsonage, the church bearing
all expenses of removal, and will
commence laborin his new field Sep
TENDER L. -
Sheffield.
John Orcutt has moved into the
Remission house.
Hiram Drown has sold his place to
Hosea Garfield for 5000.
David Mcclure, who lives in Hi
nois, is here visiting friends.
John Flanders has moved in over
A. L. BARRIERS blacksmith shop.
Joseph Chesley has lost 40 young
turkeys and 4 old ones this season
by foxes.
Jack Frost put his foot down lit
tie too hard last Sunday night to be
of benefit to the farmers.
Charles White, who has been at
work in Manchester for the past two
years, is at home on visit.
Sutton.
III. A. Blake has recently placed
two street lamps in front of his store,
making five in the village.
Silas Gray has sold his farm to
Henry Drown for $500.
At the republican caucus Friday
night, Harlow Easterbrooks was NOM
mated for town representative.
Presiding Elder Granger preached
an interesting sermon at Grange hall
on the oath inst.
Hon. Bennett Blake and wife, and
Miss Lovina Blake, of Texas, are
stopping at M. A. Campbell's. Mrs.
Orville Drown and two children from
Washington, D. c., have been visit
ing at FL. A. Blake's.
Ransom Brewer died very suddenly
on Friday last from some unknown
cause; he had been to West Burke
and returned in apparent health,
though he was suffering from an ul-
cerated tooth. Sitting down to the
supper table he made an exclamation
and expired Immediately.
Deacon Joseph Richardson, who
had lived on the North Ridge for
many years, died on Tuesday last,
aged n years. He was one of the
best men that ever lived in this town.
He had been deacon of the church
many years and for devotion, piety
and consistent walk no member could
hope to be his superior. OF late he
has lived with his son Riley.
AS narrator of personal incidents
and experiences Uncle Gilman has nc
rival in the store court. He has
such a natural, easy way of embel-
fishing his variations, with, as Josh
Billings says, ''facts which aint so,
that whenever he opens his mouth in
the way of autobiography the other
members of the court subside and
give that attention which is always
due to the boss member. Among his
most thrilling incidents is the one
which begins, "When l owned farm
ND in Westfeld." Should we attempt
full description it would be mock.
cry of first-class store court EARNING
J but the substance of the story is, thai
, the elder was one day riding along
: the road on a loaded cart, when he
/ accidentally fell off and one of the
, broad wheels passed over his head
AS he jumped up he discovered thai
, his head was in the shape of grid
die cake, and that his eyes were
hanging down on his cheeks. Blu
instead of giving up the ghost, o.
7 sending for doctor even, he put ont
: hand on his forehead and the Othel
! on the back of his head, and gradu
i ally pressed it back into shape. HI
then picked up his eyes, tucked then
r into their sockets and, after shor
} season of headache, was ready 70
l business. In relating this inciden
the Elder never smiles, but wears :
countenance which seems to say ''thi
is small affair to what might re
; late" Reub infers from some o
Gilman's political notions, that h
| didn't press his head enough to get i
back into sound shape. But it shoult
be borne in mind that Gilman ant
Reub occupy different sides in poll
;. tics, and that we have not received
Gilman's idea of the shape of Reub'
3 head Union.
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