Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-10-20

| to thank their friends for the beautl-
full center table and lamp which was
presented to them on their fifth mar
riage anniversary.
Holland
At the auction of NJ. l.. Wilcox
COWS sold at s2o each.
Willie Vinton has been making ex-
tensive repairs on his house.
A very pleasant gathering at Wal
ter Judd's wedding, and lots of we'd
ding gifts contributed, for which Mr..
and Mrs. Judd express their thanks.
F. E. Ewens recently threshed 81
bushels of excellent wheat, grown on
175 rods of ground. Don't 60 west
for grain raising, but come to Hol-
land where the land is fertile and big
crops can be raised.
Harry Howard, the musical genius
and the comic performer, gave an
entertainment here recently which
was well attended and gave satisfac-
ton to all i; his playing on the drum,
in representing battles, the moving
of railway trains, ETC., was we'll
worth the admission fee.
lrasburg.h.
w. II. Rollins has hired the Little
farm of S. w. Beauclerk.
r. S. Howard has improved his
buildings by new coat of paint.
j. J. Haynes has sold his farm to
Charles Smith, son of j. S. Smith.
f. IT. Holdridge is taking the
shingles off his house and timing
the roof.
Willard Badger, who went to the
Soldiers Home in Augusta, Maine,
few months ago, died there Oct. II.
Dan. T. Virgins is in very poor
health, and compelled to leave his
farm, which he offers for sale or to
rent.
Last Wednesday fire broke out
in Geo. X. Hills house, having
caught in the back kitchen around
the woodbox and made considerable
Roadway before it was discovered
the alarm of fire brought plenty OF
help and soon extinguished the flames.
Mrs. Perley Tucker died very sud-
denly last Monday morning. She
was as well as usual and about hel
work when she was taken with faint
ing spells and died in about an hour
Upon examination found that hel
death was caused by internal hemo:-
rhage.
Lowell.
The democrats gave Ohio up long
ago.
Ralph Harding has moved into the
woods numbering.
Mr.. Crawford has left the Cross
farm and has gone to Newport Cen
ter. Lewis Cross runs the farm this
year.-Ben Arel has bought the John
Blake farm and moved on to it'll
Stannard has moved into Mrs. Ste
phenson's house at the Corner.-Ly-
man Hutchinson has moved into the
house which he bought of Mrs. Bald
win.
Morgan Center.
J. Cobb and j. F. Elliott are in
Averill surveying.-Alonzo Ewens
has taken lumber job at the sum-
mit.-Joel William & Son have theil
new mill nearly completed.-Rublee
& Harvey are filling their new store
with new goods.-O. F. Hackett is
home from New York Albert Good.
sell has moved into his new house.
Newport Center.
Charles Frizzell's buildings were
burned the morning of the 18th.
Ben. Weeks and Heman Bates
have each bought building lots OF
Welby Hammond.
Aaron Cntchett's health is improv
ing, and he expects to be able to re
turn to Boston soon.
, Geo. Frizzell has bought Jane:
ConnaPs village residence, and Con
t nal has bought the j. G. Dawson
place.
| o. Williams has bought piece O
, land near the village, of the Robin
t son estate formerly owned by Sylves
ter Drown
Willie, youngest son of Harvey ant
Lucia Whipple, died on the 9th o
, dropsy, after an illness of severa
months, and an infant daughter O
Irving Conner the 18th inst, age(
t about five months.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
East EIardwick.
Andy Whitcher is engaged to Hun
& Rabbit for one year.
Nellie Hancock is to teach schoo
at the Hazen road this winter.
, Dow has moved into E. M. Smith
, house near the depot.
| Mrs. Augusta Conant has rente,
her farm to John Cannon.
Mr.. W. II. Bean has bought tn
, Porter house of VIM. Fort, pric
, $500.
Dea. j. M. Stevens and wife hav
| been visiting her friends at Rich
. mond, vt.
Holden R. Warner, verltabl
"cow boy" from New Mexico, was