Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-04-07
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Coventry.
Rev. A. B. Blake breaches his fare
well sermon next Sunday.
Fast Day services at the Congl
church, Friday at II O'Clock a. m.
and at Methodist church at o'clock
pm.
Mr.. Baker, who broke his arm
while loading potatoes at Coventry
station recently, is receiving medical
treatment at DR.. Gould's.
The sugar party and lecture by Mr..
Dodd on Tuesday evening was well
attended and the net proceeds were
SIS. Mr.. Dodd's lecture was very
interesting.
There will be sugar party at the
Cong'l vestry on Tuesday evening,
April s. for the benefit of the Band
of Hope, admission 10 cents, men,
bers free.
There is much sickness in town {:
Mrs. Langmaid and Mrs. Morse are
very sick, Mrs. Gray severely so,
while Mrs. Stevens and Carrie Wells
are convalescent.
Geo. S. Livingstone, who received
gunshot wound in shoulder while a
soldier, and who has been confined to
the house for over three years from
the effects of the wound, has lately
had his pension increased to $50 a
month and receives $685. back pay.
His friends are very glad of this good
luck.
CraftSburv.
William Robbins has bought the
Horace Webster farm.
Mrs. Clark has rented her farm on
West Hill to Frank Bennett.
Human Smith and Will Leonard
have bought lot of new harnesses
for sale.
East Craftsbury.
The baby at John Finlay's is boy.
John Carr has a COW which gives
AZ pounds of milk day on common
feed.
1t was I. Fl. McClary, not j. w.
Simpson, who had contracted fol
some of the best diaries of butter in
this vicinity.
Mrs. George Young, who has been
in i'll health for some months, is de-
clining and liable not to get up unless
there is favorable change soon:
Miss Maggie Black of Chicopee,
Mass, is here visiting friends she
was snow blockaded on Walden
heights one night and does not speak
highly of the character of the lodging
| West Derby.
The Sabbath School gave concert
last Sabbath evening, which was pro-
nounced by all who heard it to be al
excellent entertainment.
James n. Ma1ston starts this week
for New York, having engaged fol
the season in the ice business.
Samuel Parker commences this
week on his house to be erected or
the Kelly site. Frank Mitchell has
the contract.
Chas. Burroughs from Holland has
rented James Marston's place, an6
will board his son, while Mr.. Mars.
ton and wife are away this summer
Stella Bogue from this place is
still in Irasburgh with her sister, Mrs
DR.. Templeton, and in very critica
condition, though somewhat better
than last week.
George Haslett has traded his farm
| known as the "Allen farm" with Mr.
Litchfeld for house in Newport.
Glover.
VIM. Merriam is improving.
The G.. A. r. Post holds it's mex
meeting on Thursday evening of thi:
week.
Two feet of snow fell here the 81
and 4th of April. New snow is more
plenty than new sugar.
Harley j. Dwinell and wife have
returned to Boston to make their HON,
for the present.
Chas. Mcclellan is making prepa
rations to thoroughly repair his build
ings this season.
G. S. Phillips improves the look'
of his shop by very handsome sign
ornamented and painted by Free
Averill, of Barton.
The Ladies' Mite society give al
entertainment at Institute Hall Fri
day eve April 18th. John Prindlt
will enliven the entertainment will
songs etc.
The Cong. society are without :
pastor at present. A sermon wa
read by n. B. Davis last Sabbath
Measures are being taken to secure
pastor at once.
William Gray, a deaf mute ant
brother of Olin Gray of this town
was killed by the cars in Boston a fey
days since and his remains were car
ried to Keene, n. H., for burial. MI
Gray formerly resided here.
Greensboro.
S. P. Pinney lost a horse last week
1. HI. McClary is quite sick at Saw
yer's hotel. Pneumonia is feared.
Our town treasurer, elected at tn
annual town meeting, refused to ful
, niSh bonds 90 tho colaotmop how