Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-04-28

and tail, has occurred, doubtless by
some one interested in the liquor.
Other tricks have been done to teams,
and the spirit of revenge and law
lessness is abroad. When the citi-
zens of the town say that these things
shall stop, and show disposition to
stop them by the strong arm of the
law, there will be different state of
affairs in this community.
Craftsburv.
The timber is on the ground for the
contemplated repairs on the Metho-
dist church.
Albert Cass is making preparations
to move and repair his barn, and put
in new silo.
r. f. Chamberlain has sold his in
terest in the home place, and @. G.
Goodrich has taken possession.
James Anderson, who has been
absent for some time, has returned,
and is going into the WOODEN factory
again with his father.
The members of Flint Post G. A.
R. are to meet at their post room at
seven o'clock, May 6, to complete
arrangements for Memorial day.
Your correspondent was misin-
formed in relation to the buying Of
a house and lot by Rev. Mr.. Hamil-
ton; the trade had been talked about
but not completed.
Rev. II. w. Worthen will move to
Richford this week. He is a strong
preacher and has done much beside
his regular work toward raising funds
to repair the church and parsonage.
The school for the summer term at
the common is to be taught by Miss
Ada Lyon. at the village by Miss
Helen Vance, of Albany; at East
Craftsbury, Miss Mamie Crane; at
Mill village, Miss Hattie Simonds;
on the river, by Miss Gay Bessie, of
New York the Branch, Miss Maria
Dexter; No. IL, Miss Jennie Rodg-
ers, of Albany Seaver district, Miss
Effie Patterson, of Albany.
East Craftsbury
John Maxfield from Iowa, who has
been visiting friends here this winter,
returns via Massachusetts, where he
stops a few days to visit other friends.
Warren Seaver recently got quite
badly hurt by the runaway of a pair
of frisky oxen. Less feed and more
work, Warren, if you would tame
them down.
Mrs. John Cable is very sick with
pneumonia and a heart trouble; Mrs.
J. W. Simpson is still sick and her
daughter, Mrs. Mary Wylie from
Chicago. is home John Smith of So.
Glover is quite low with consumption.
He has lost three daughters with that
dreaded disease and will follow them
soon to the grave.
Derby.
Monteville Daggett has bought
Geo. Schmit's place. Mr.. Schimt
and his sister intend to return to
"Father land"
The virtue of the prohibition law
was tested in our quiet little village
last week and found to be efficaclous.
One man was fined for bringing the
contraband into the state and another
for intoXication. There is q strong
and quite general feeling in favor of
a rigid enforcement of the law against
all who persist in dlsgracing them
selves and the place in similar man
ner.
West Derby.
Captain Fogg is building nice
horse barn near his residence on the
hill.
Mr.. Varnum is considerably re-
pairing The house which he purchased
of S. n. Field.
William Adams has rented the new
tenement house of Captain Fogg and
has this week moved in.
Miss Winnie Lane of Newport has
been engaged to teach the summer
school in the Fish district.
Bartlett Betters is this week plas-
tering his new house, which contains
a tenement besides his own rooms.
Water in this vicinity is higher
than it has been for years. The
marsh road, leading from Newport to
West Derby is completely overfown,
water in some places coming over the
hubs.
Rev. Mr.. Bean from Hatley, P. O.,
who was here to preach trial ser
mon last Sabbath, was taken suddenly
i'll in the pulpit and was unable to
proceed with his sermon; he returned
home the next day.
Glover.
Albert Merriam has arrived in town
for his annual summer visit.
Charles Grow and Mrs. Carrie Da-
Wis from Chicago are home on visit.
w. E. Randall has rented o tene-
ment of Geo. Whitney and will move
in soon.
Miss Emma Burroughs has gone to
Boston for the selection of her spring
and summer goods.
Miss Mae Randall teaches in
Greensboro, II. Burroughs in Sheffield
the coming summer.
The Ladies' Parsonage Society
will meet at Mrs. L. Fl. Nye's. Friday