Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-09-01
play into their hands.


church vestry under the direction of
aides aid society, next Thursday
evening. There will be music, rec
tations, and choice selections in
reading; after which peaches, cream,
cake, and coffee will be served. Re-
10 cts; admission to
exercises, same as usual.
Messrs. Dwinell, Phillips and Nc
Gaffey have built sidewalks adjoin-
ing their land and premises, and the
district has extended it some
rods, but the funds have given out
and nothing is being done to fill a
space of of As rods to connect with |
the lower part of the village. Either |
the district or public ought to take |
hold of the matter and put this need |
ed work along to completion.
Frank Leslie Jr. and family left |
town without bidding any of US good
bye, one night last week.
The selectmen have at last taken
the old bridge in the village in hand
and are putting in a stone one, max
ing the width of the street continu-
Gus stone arch. The old wooden
section was a great nuisance and the
public will rejoice to see the old
thing removed.
Mrs. Cobleigh wife of Rev. N. F.
Cobleigh of Walla Walla, Washing
ton Ter, spoke at the Congregational
churches in Hardwick and Greensbo-
70 last Sabbath in behalf of the needs
of the Female Department of Whit
man College, at Walla Walla. She is
an earnest and interesting speaker,
and it seems very desirable that she
secures the needy $4,000, in order to
complete the boarding hall and rec
itation rooms in that department of
the college, only about half of the
required sum is now pledged. She
was the guest of Harvey Bailey
whose son G.. w. Bailey went to
Walla Walla 2years since and who is
now promising lawyer there, and las
his home at Mr.. Cobleighs.
Holland.
Artie Petell has just returned from
Lawrence, Mass.
The Advents have organized a
church in the north of the town.
People are getting through hayiEg
so they can vote freeman's meeting
day.
Mrs. Stevens of Franklin, daugh-
ter of Geo. Wheeler, is in town visit
ing her friends.
Frederick Ruiter came home from
St. Johnshury where he had been at
tending school and was taken imme-
diately sick.
lrasburgh.
Village school commences to-day.
Jessie Barrows is very sick with
typhoid fever.
N. P. Sawyer has let his black
smiths shop to Joseph Fisher.
Mrs. S. W. Beauclerk has return
ed from the Springs much improved
in health.
John Wiley is painting his house,
and the town-house is also receiving
a new coat of paint.
John Ord has commenced making
cider. He will make on Saturdays
and Mondays during the month of
Sept.
The prospest is now that we shall
have telephone line between this
place and Barton Landing. Most of
the poles are distributed along the
line.
Whittiers show exhibited here Sat-
urday afternoon, but on account of
the storm did not perform in the eve,
as intended. 1t was pronounced very
good.
Mrs. w. L. Russell who has been
suffering from an attack of rheumat-
ic fever is slowly improving. Myra
Taplin is also gaining. Mr.. Jesse
Barrows remains about the same.
Homer Somers, while driving to
Newport with his valuable stallion,
had a rusty spike stuck into his
horses foot. Mr.. Somers at once re-
moved the spike and returned home,
but the horse only lived five days in
great agony, and then died with the
lock-jaw.
Jay.
Martin Day recently cut his foot
badly but is able to be around.
B. H. Percy has the timber all out
for barn on his place at the village
and has begun to build.
Over 80 people attended the excur-
sion of the M. E. Sunday school to
Bolton Springs, recently, and they
report very agreeable occasion.
The interest in the Methodist
church is increasing, large numbers
attend preaching and social services,
also sabbath school, and several have
asked for prayers.
Lowell.
Mrs. D. c. Bagley is here from
Massachusetts visiting friends.
The people here did not take kindly
to the thought of having Rev. Mr..
King move to another town, and have
engaged his services for another year.