Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-12-01

Glover.
L. Fisher has rented his farm to
Mr.. Norcross.
G. P. Fisher has shipped from
Canada 1900 geese and is fattening
them for market.
The annual meeting Of the Mason
Post G.. A. R. occurs on Thursday
evening next. and it is important
that every member be present.
Miss Emma Burroughs would in
form the public that she has marked
down her stock of fall millinery, and
will sell goods at greatly reduced
prices.
DIR. Branch will deliver his interesting
lecture entitled "WhY Richmond became
the Confederate capital, and how it fell"
in the Congregational church, Glover
village, Thursday evening, Dec. 4th at
~ o'clock. Music and patriotic songs
will be interspersed, and at the close of
the Lecture the ladies will serve cake,
coffee and other refreshments in the YES
try. Whole bill twenty cents; for the
lecture only ten cents. All are cordially
invited. An especial invitation is ex-
tended to the soldiers. Come and hear
an old comrade, and have your memories
refreshed with the scenes Of twenty years
ago.
West Glover.
The repairs on the church make it
worthy of the place.
Geo. Dow is teaching school in
Irasburgh. Lydia Colburn in Green's
boro.
John P. Teller, one of our best
farmers, raised $50 bushels of grain
this year: Al bushels of wheat from
~ acres of ground.
Greensboro.
A town meeting has been called for
the 9Th to choose-a committee to
locate the county buildings and look
after the interests of this end of the
county.
Mrs. H. S. Tolman, who is visit
ing friends in Chicago, fell and broke
her wrist, very unfortunate acct
dent, as she was on the point of re-
turning home.
Holland.
/. III. Smith has moved on to the
place that he bought of his father.
Caswell & French have the pest
finished engine room in the county,
and they have a new dressing and
matching machine that does perfect
work.
Irasburgh.
Sidney Beauclerk has returned
from his western hunting tour.
T. G. Chamberlin recently fractur-
ed some ribs by an unlucky fall.
Di. Templeton has resigned as Ii
quor agent and Sam'l Howard Esq.
takes the appointment as agent.
Lorenozo Miles, high sheriff, has
moved into the Jail house.-Frank
Buchanan moves in over his store.
Fred Holdridge will put the Full
ington store in good repair before the
new firm, Buchanan & Jones, takes
possession.
The telephone poles are being set
and the line will soon be opened to
Newport. Then we can talk with all
the new shire towns.
The intelligence has reached US of
the death of Mrs. Daggett, wife of
Nathaniel Daggett, former resident
of this village but of late of Mime
apolis. She leaves an aged mother
in Providence, R. L., and other
friends.
Lowell.
There was an enter tainment at the
hall, and an oyster supper at George
Watson's on Thanksgiving evening.
Mrs. Daniel Works, the oldest lady
in town, entertained two ladies near
ly as old as herself at her house a
few days since.
A gloom has been cast over this
community by the death of Alpheus
Harding. He rose on the morning
of the 22d as we'll as usual, but soon
complained of his head and died in a
short time. The community, the
church, and especially his family will
feel that his death is a great loss.
His funeral was held on Tuesday.
MOrS an.
Willard Litchfeld intends to 90 to
school at Derby.
VIM. Smith has bought the Rye
place in Charleston.
Miss Emmie Taylor goes to Glover
to teach this winter.
E. R. Lord is putting single ma
chine into his saw mill.
George Dow has taken Judge Tay.
lor's place another year.
Newport.
S. H. Flint has vacated the Good
rich block and moved into J. Y
Green's tenement house.
At meeting of the citizens of thi:
place Saturday evening, $4,000 wa.