Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-09-15
West Charleston.

bury to attend school.
L. HI. Albee has completed the
'epairs on his grist-mill.
Mrs. William Barrett and daughter
nave returned from Connecticut.
Will Pearsons recently lost a horse
which he had just refused S125 for.
Apple stealers are punished by |
horse whipping here, and the CON-
n unity says, ssserved 'em right
September 9Th and 10th were the
two hottest days of the season here,
The thermometer registering 80 de-
grees in the shade at o'clock p. m.
Elmer Young who has been West
for his health arrived home on the
9TH, but in such condition as to re-
quire surgical operation on his
side. Drs. Bowker and Whitaker
were called and the operation resulted
in the taking from his side of seven
pounds of fluid. He appears to be
greatly benefited by the operation.
Coventry.
Henry Cleveland was at Burlington
last week attending the State Fair.
Rev. Bacon is away on vacation.
w. w. Frost is spending few
weeks in Mass.-Mrs. Batchelder
and Ernest are visiting at Montpelier.
-Oren Hanford has gone to St.
Johnsbury to work as dentist.
Craftsburv.
Noble Kinney has put in new
mill dam.
William Macomber is very sick and
his recovery his doubtful.
The academy at the Common has
about 55 scholars with prospect of
more.
w. Newton is putting an addition
to his house.-Ethan Allen is en-
larging his barn.
Mrs. Moses Bagley and Mrs. Chas.
Stevens both former residents are
reported hard sick at Randolph.
Will Andrus and wife are home for
short vacation and Will is helping
the MONITOR force at Barton for a
few days.
Deacon Williams fell from two
story building on Thursday and was
quite badly hurt.
Rev. A. B. Blake has been APP
pointed superintendent of common
schools in place of L. E. Upper,
removed.
Little Freddie Paddock, only son
of Augustus Paddock, died suddenly
on Friday, Sept. 9TH. The family
have the sympathy of the whole CON-
munity.
Luman Smith keeps large gang
of men at work on the foundation OF
his new mill he purposes to have il
running before winter.
Mrs. Julia E. Goodrich, who has
| been sinking with consumption fol
some months, died on the 9Th inst
She was woman very highly es
teemed and the community meets
! with sad loss in her death.
Mrs. J. w. Simpson who has beer
in a critical condition of health 70
several months, has so far recovered
as to be able to take trip to Oh
Orchard beach and back.
Prof. Jay Seaver, who spent SOM
weeks here on his vacation from Y al
College, favored the people with
lecture at the Presbyterian church o.
Monday evening, on the subject o
"Political Economy" the house wa
we'll filled and the lecture scholarl
and interesting.
There was fierce wind and storr
on Sunday night Sept. 9TH. 1t near
ly destroyed Mr.. Swett's orchard
blew down two nice naples for MI
Rand, seven of the shade trees i
the school yard, besides other dana
ges. The wagon shed belonging t
, I. T. Patterson was blown off it
, foundation (; the Maxfield barn, be
, longing to Deacon Dutton was de
molished and much damage done t
fences and growing crops.
Mr.. Washburn at the Common
keeping good temperance hotel an
travellers and boarders will find tn
good place to stop. 1t has bee
demonstrated that a temperance hot
can live in Vermont, and we are gla
that this town boasts of two.
: A TRIP TO Mt. MANsFIELD.-O
Wednesday, Sept. Sd, a small part
started for a trip to Mt. Mansfield
The day was fair and the spirits O
| the party good. and ''All went merr
| as a marriage BELL We arrived {
the base of the mountain at about
> o'clock p. M, aud then came til
hard phil of five miles up the mour
. tain an ascent that will averag
with the hardest hill in almost an
town in Orleans county. The roa
is we'll worked and in good conditio
up to the "Half- Way House," whic
!, is 2H miles from the base; aboy
: the house there is no trouble in dri,
ing, though in many places there
little soil over the lodges and the roa
is rough. 1t took good two hours
, reach the spot we selected for OF
camp, which was a little below tt
summit. Here we found good, rul
: ninU water and q suitable Mace