Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-14

gates to the District convention to be
held at Montpelier on the 23d day of July
1884.
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VIM. WILLIAMS,
south Albany.
The Bliss barn is completed.
Mrs. Lucy Patterson is better.
Wallace Dow INDUCES in new
blinds for his farm house.
Barton Landing.
Rev. Annette Shaw will give a
temperance address in the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday at 5
O'Clock p. m.
At the last commencement of Bates
College, Lewiston, Me-, the trustees
conferred the degree, A. M. upon
Mr.. j. F. Shattuck of this place.
The Farmers Mutual fire insurance Cos
closing up assessments are now in my
hands for collection; your premium note
and company's receipt in full will be de-
livered by me on payment of assessments.
Prompt payment Is required.
A. c. PARKER.
Bloomington
Austin Lund and family are in
town for few days.
Rev. Mr.. Gates exchanged pulnits
last Sunday with Rev. Mr.. Barstow
of Island Pond.
Luman Colburn died at the resi-
dence of his son, Elbridge, July 9.
He has been a faithful christian man
and died in the triumphs of faith.
His remains were carried to Holland
for burial.
Three were admitted to the Con-
gregational church at Bloomington,
Sunday July 6; one by letter and two
by confession of faith. One, the
youngest son of the pastor, was but
nine years old. He has truly "re-
membered his Creator in the days of
his YOUTH
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. -The taxpayers
of tho toup Of Rrouniputop ora horobx,
notified that the town and state school
tax bills for 1884 have been delivered to
me for collection, and said taxpayers who
pay their several taxes before ninety days
from the date of this notice, will be en-
titled to deduction of four per cent on
all town taxes so paid. Taxes remaining
unpaid after the expiration of ninety days
will be delivered to the collector of said
town of Bloomington to be collected
forthwith by process of law.
E. SCOTT TINKHAM, Treas.
Bloomington, July 8, 1884.
West Charleston.
Ora Ferrin has gone to Burlington,
Vt.
Daniel Allen has a calf seven
weeks old which weighs 800 pounds.
A few days since, Nat. Clark cut
bad cash in his foot.
L. Knight has bought the house in
the village known as the Owen Rob-
inson place.
Our village schools closed Thurs
day July I'd with the usual rhetorical
exercises ; there is to be a vacation
of eight weeks.
Frank Worthen, young man 10
years old, and son of Chas. Worthen
of this place, was drowned June 18th
while bathing in Clyde river. His
companion, Bert Gallup, tried hard to
rescue him, but all his efforts were
frultless.
coventry
Carl Story is clerking for Gilman
at Newport.
Interesting quarterly meeting SER
vices at the M. E. church yesterday
Mr.. Granger officiating.
We learn that Walter Clark, we'll
known in this place, recently had the
misfortune to shoot himself with {
pistol, inficting a bad wound in thu
leg.
| Amasa Wheelock is expected hone
from Colorado; Mabel Taylor il
spending few weeks in this place
She expects to enter Montpelier sem
mary for year, commencing witt
the next term.
CraftSburY.
Joseph and Nellie Allen from Kan
sas are here, after an absence of sew
eral years, visiting relatives.
Geo. w. Henderson is spending
few weeks in town after his gradua
ton in college, having graduated i
advance of his class, receiving sever
al prizes and honors that entitle hir
to scholarship, at the expense c
| his college, in school in German
, for year. He will leave for Gel
many in a few weeks.
There is occasionally man VIII
/ thinks that the condition of temper
ance does not improve, but those VIII
: attended the last celebration held
: town, previous to the one this yea