Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-01-21


ing, but is always ready to help all
poor struggling churches, lately pre-
scented the M. E. church at this place
with very nice bible, for which the
pile of this place extend their heart
felt thanks.
Holland.
Mrs. C. A. Judd who had a shock
recently is better.
Kimball Clifford is in town on a
visit. Carrie Fletcher is at St.
Johnsbury on visit to her sister.
That wild wind of Jan. 8, blew the
roof off Mr.. Caswell's barn. blew
down the smoke stack at the Bates
Mill, and did other damage.
1rasburgh
The religious meetings are to be
continued this week and help from
abroad is expected to assist in them.
Mrs. Guar Jameson received dis
pat ch Friday that her father at Bris-
toll, R. L., was very sick; she took
the train Friday night for that place.
1t is reported that Merrick Taplin
and Mr.. Powell have purchased the
old Baptist church, which Mr.. Orne
has occupied for a shop the past
years.
The donation for the benefit of A.
B. Blake was a financial success
and a pleasant affair. Rev. Mr..
Places remarks and Rev. Church
Tabor's were well appreciated.
The children of this place were in
vited to Mr.. Beauclerk's on Friday
evening where they were entertained
most delightfully."-. The new house
rang with the merry laughter of chill
dren as never before. Mr.. and Mrs.
Beauclerk know how to make chill
dren enjoy themselves.
WHEREAS, We the representatives of
the several Masonic lodges in Dist. No.
10, having met with Central lodge No.
62 at Irasburgh, VT, by call of D. G. M,
J. B. Rogers, for instruction, therefore
RESOLVED, That we return our sincere
thanks to the Central lodge for the use of
their lodge room and for the brotherly
kindness end courteous treatment extend
ed to us by that lodge.
Per order Of meeting.
H. X. STEWART, Sec.
Jay.
M. S. Chamberlin had limb fall
| on him recently while at work in the
woods and was made unconscious
for some hours, but is about again.
Gustave Coburn recently had a
finger sawn off and another badly
lacerated by saw in Paine's mill,
| and while DR.. Letoueneau was doing
up his wound he was called to H.
Lewis, who had nearly amputated a
thumb in the box shop.
| Lowell.
Rev. Buzzell's donation was we'll
attended, and Melted $50.
Morgan.
Mr.. Chadwick and family from
Franklin County are visiting friends
| here.
| E. X. Lord is getting out lumber
| preparatory to building a barn the
| coming summer.
Charles Ewens has bought and
| moved on to the place belonging tt
the late Hiram Ewens.
j. W. Virgins has bought thu
right of lothian Cobb to manufacture
and sell his washing machines in
N. H.
Newport.
Now they are talking a roller skat
ing rink.
c. w. Cade has his boarding house
near the old Newport House in run
ming order. He always runs a good
boarding house.
The Congregational society has
raised the preachers salary to $1,000
The Baptists are, as yet, without :
preacher, and Mr.. Atwell is to leav,
here soon.
| The entertainments given by the
Grout Guards were very interesting
and were we'll patronized. The play
was directed by G. w. Sargent o.
Boston, and the leading part per
formed by P. S. Blodgett of ST
Johnsbury.
MUSICAL CoNvENTIoN.-The Coun
ty Musical Association will hold
convention, commencing Jan. 20
and ending Feb. LIST, Mr.. Willis
Clark of Boston, conductor, Mrs
Shepard, pianist, and Mrs. Wallace
soprano soloist. Concerts Thursda
and Friday evenings. Singers will
be entertained by the citizens o
Newport. Tickets for convention
$10O, concerts, % cents each. Hal
railroad fares. The managers antic
ipate very pleasant and profitabl
convention.
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