Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-28
old board of teachers. This is a de-

are visiting us. Among them are
Charles Bates. I. R. Aldrich, Mr..
Street from New York and Ed. Adj
ans of Washington.
w. Fl. Humans hotel buildings,
and dwelling house and a barn be-
longing to w. Il. Spear, and occu-
pied by Mrs. Polly Leach and daugh-
ter were totally consumed by fire
last Thursday night. By the favor
able direction of the breeze and the
strenuous efforts of our citizens a
very extensive confagration was
prevented. A large sum had been
recently expended on the hotel build
ings, rendering. them commodious
and ornamental to the village. The
market value of the property is re-
ported nearly or quite covered by in
surance.
w SSD DeIDy.
Virgil Bogue is improving his build
lngs by nicely painting the same.
Cora (Hadly) Barnard of St. AL
bans is at home for few weeks.
Phin. Leach has nearly completed
his new hous, and has moved his
family into it.
VIM. Worth has purchased of
Chas. Lunt his field near Thomas
Gates paying $3.50.
Fred Stevens has decided to build,
and has contracted with Frank Mitch
ell to do the work.
James Marston who went to n. Y.
this summer to work in the ice bust
has returned home, sick.
Lightning struck the house of Fred
Porter recently, demolishing Chin
neys, stoves, &C., but without injur-
ing any of the inmates.
School in the Morrill, Dist. closed
| last week after successful term of
ten weeks taught by Miss Irene
Weeks of Derby Line.
W. G.. Norris has sold his building
lot between Will Young's and A. j.
Whites to Joseph Revoir of Newport,
who will build on 1T this fall.
Mrs. Anna (Arnold) Hill who has
been so long and seriously i'll in Low
ell Mass. has been brought in sleep
ing car home to her mother and is
now as comfortable as could be ex-
pected.
Glover.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening
at ~ o'clock.
Fred Wright is home from Boston
to visit his aged parents.
Albert Gregory has commenced
work on his new paint shop.
The millinery rooms of Miss Emma
Burroughs will be closed from Aug.
LIST to Sept. LIST.
Our quiet village has several flags.
both republican and democratic, I'M
furled to the breeze.
Quite a large company have gone to
Massawippi Lake, to spend few
days camping and fishing.
Our people will be glad to attend
the Glee Club concert at Opera Hall
Barton, Thursday evening of this
week.
Mrs. Eliza {KimbalI Bowers oil
California, a former resident of this
town, made a short visit here few
/ days since. Glad to see her.
n. B. Davis goes to Saratoga this
week, for a few weeks rest. The
medicinal water there have been oil
great benefit to him heretofore.
Greensboro.
III. w. Porter of Montpelier ant
other parties are at camp Peck.
| DR.. w. d. Buchanan takes th,
place of DR.. Bailey, instead of DR.
Marsh as reported.
Nineteen s'fresh air" children, al
girls, arrived Friday eve, and wer
distributed among the farmers.
The Randolph cornet band are a
camp Wheeler, and now the lake re
sounds with their music. There ar
now upwards of fifty at that camp.
Greensboro Bend.
R. B. Smith is receiving raspber
ries for Hunt & Babbitt of Eas
Hardwick.
John Latham, Frenchman q
work for Jerry Currier, sawed hi
hand in the depot wood shed las
Monday. DR.. Kinney was oblige
to amputate one finger; they are i
hopes to save the rest of his han
though badly mutilated.
Holland.
+ Democrats as well as republican
are pleased with the nomination c
, | Gen. Grout for congress.
: lrasburgh.
Herbert Lee has returned HON
, | from the West.
| DR.. Geo. B. Rowell has returne
home from the Springs.
a John Lawrence is repairing b
5 house Geo. w. Parker will put
/; hew planer in his mill.
Irving Conner desires to thank th
friends and neighbors for their kline
ness during the long sickness of h
= beloved wife. He is at presel
f boarding at F. B. Fullington's.
e H. E. Jackman shows an egg fro