Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-04-21

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his son Willie.
Rev. C. S. Hamilton has bought
the Field Harver house, paying S210,
and also 20 acres of land of Almon
Leach for $500. Mrs. Hamiltons
health has been very poor during the
winter.
East CraftSbury.
Robert Calderwood lost valuable
COW last week.
There has been prevailing cpl
demic among the dogs of late. Prob
ably the per capita tax has had some
thing to do with it.
George Young has bull calf which
will not be year old till May, that
girts six feet. He is a fine Short Horn
and was purchased in Canada.
/. H. Williams writes from Hump
back, Neb., that q prairie fire came
very near burning his buildings, a
party of men CHANGED to come along
just in time to PREVENT it.
William B. Simpson has lately had
shipped by express from Connecticut
a nice Durham bull calf five weeks
old and estimated, by good judges,
to weigh two hundred pounds.
Deacon James Young intends to
enlarge and thoroughly repair his
barn this spring. Deacon Marshall
will build a large barn this year,
Alex Calderwood doing the work.
Some mean sneak was seen skulk-
ing around Mr.. Simpsons store on
the evening of the 18th after bed
time. What his intentions were no
one knows, but after he found that he
was discovered he "skined out" with
out doing any mischief.
Speaking of the length of time a
fowl may be confined without food OF
water and still live, as the MONITOR
has recorded instances, last summer
we had hen buried up in the hay,
and as we pitched the hay out ex-
pected every day to find her as dead
as door nail, told our folks we
should; but about the 18th of March
we got down to the lost hen and as sure
as we are telling it she aoas dead.
We were glad of it.
Died the 14th inst. at her home in
South Glover, of gastric fever, after
long and painful illness, Maggie,
wife of Alexander Shields, aged 81
years. She was a woman of the high
est Christian character, strong in her
convictions of right and wrong. Her
life was marked by unswavering al
legiance to the principles she profess
ed. Her children were carefully nur-
tured and trained in the path which
she herself pursued. She was con-
slant attendant at the Reformed
Presbyterian church at East Crafts
bury and daughter of Deacon Au-
relius Morse. The entire community
shares with the afflicted family in this
sad dispensation of divine Providence.
Her funeral was attended at the house,
Rev. J. G. Taylor officiating. Her
remains were buried at the cemetery
at East Craftsbury. Our loss is her
gain.
Derby.
Eldridge Dodge has moved on to
the farm purchased of the estate of
the late Grover Dodge.
E. 0. Silver, who has been in the
employ of Appleton & Co. at their
branch office in Boston, has been pro-
NOTED to position in the head office
in New York with an increased salary.
Notwithstanding the large number
of teachers in attendance at the acad-
envy this spring, the supply is not
equal to the demand. Better quail
fed teachers are sought and better
wages offered than heretofore.
DR.. Clark's youngest child, which
has been dangerously sick with dis
ease of the lungs, is improving
! Carol Adams, son of Lewis Adams,
after severe run of pneumonia COM
l plicated with spinal menengetls, died
last Monday.
West Derby.
> c. S. Cutting is improving; he is
I now able to ride out on pleasant
days.
Rev. Mr.. Bean from Hatley, P.
O., will supply the pulpit next Sab
bath.
Calvin Gardner will build the COM
ing summer ON his lot on Indian
Point.
Mrs. Brigham Cummings has had
another shock of paralysis, and it is
n thought she cannot recover.
Widow Ward fell down stairs last
e Wednesday, cutting quite a cash III
# her head and otherwise bruising her.
Marshall Sias has rented his place
$ to Mr.. Bogue, and will go to New.
- port to live with his daughter, Mrs
Kendall.
Dean Fuller is greatly improving
y the looks of his house by the addi
" ton of a new piazza, putting in large
,r windows, etc.
News has been received from Mr.
M. H. Kempton's people that thei
It son Harry, who is insane, is improv
ing, and the physicians have hope O
- his ultimate recovery.