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

turned 10 SpcnQ the winter III tHiS
village. Frank Adams has returned
from the west.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Heath cele-
brated their silver wedding on Friday
evening. About thirty of their friends
were present and several presents
were received.
EvansviIIe.
Milo Eddy is to teach the school
this term.
The stone mill has been stopped
a few days for repairs.
Frank Wells is dangerously i'll and
Henry Prescott and May Allard are
quite sick.
j. B. Eddy got his leg severely in
jured by having log drawn over it
in the mill yard.
w. B. Guild, who had his leg
broken several weeks ago, is suffer-
ing with a severe lung trouble.
Many ardent temperance people
have been fully in accord with the
MONITOR, in regard to the St. John
prohibition movement, and they feel
like thanking the editor for his efforts
in what they believe to be the correct
line of temperance reform.
West Charleston.
Mary Pratt is recovering from her
sickness.
Rev. L. S. Bean preached good
sermon in the Baptist church Sunday
morning, Nov. %.
There was preaching by Rev. Z.
j. Wheeler in the Cong'l church
Thanksgiving morning,
Orrin Alton and his sister, Mrs.
Ellen Ferrin, have started for Topeka,
Kansas, to spend the winter.
One young man got his arm quite
badly hurt at the skating rink on
Monday evening, Nov "a. The rink
has closed for the present, and it is
the opinion of your correspondent
that most of the parents will not be
sorry.
Coventry.
The village school commences to-
day.
Mr.. Samuel Newton has moved to
Salem-Derby.
The Dorcas Society will meet with
Mrs. McMurray next Tuesday after
noon and evening.
G. L. Greenleaf will move his FAM
lily here soon; they will occupy the
rooms over B. F. Towers store.
G. j. Ware recently killed hog
of White Chester breed. only II
months old, that weighed 595 pounds.
Mrs. w. N. Bacon has gone to
Shoreham, having been summoned
there on account of sickness in her
daughters family.
The business and devotional meet
ing of the W. G. T. U. will be held with
Mrs Herbert next Tuesday afternoon
and the Band of Hope meets Saturday
afternoon at M. E. vestry.
CraftSburv.
Victoria Logan has gone to Boston
to be treated for trouble with her
eyes.
Since election a bear has been
seen in the east part of the town.
1t is hoped that the woods are not
full of them.
A democratic jubilee and oyster
supper will be held at the town hall
on Thursday evening, Dec. 4th.
Free to all who hold tickets of adj
mission. A good time is anticipated.
The people here feel quite indig-
nant that the county buildings are to
be taken from Irasburgh, and a town
meeting will be held to take action
relative to the future location of the
same.
Charles Goodrich lost his baby on
Sunday, Nov. %. The child has moi
been we'll for some time but grew
worse of late and died. Mr.. Good
rich lost his wife in September. He
has been severely afflicted; five of his
family dying in five and one-half
years. He has the sympathy of this
community.
The little daughter of Dwight
Hovey fell down the cellar stairs, a
distance of about eight feet, on
Thanksgiving day. She struck hel
head against stone and cut long
cash in her head and was taken up
for dead. She remained insensible
for long time, but is conscious now
and will probably recover.
Derby.
Major Grout and family are about
going to Chicago.
We have jeweler in our village
again. Shop over E. Lanes store.
Owen Robinson is about to move
to Barton where he has purchased 6
farm.
Mr.. E. 0. Silver of n. Y. CITY has
been at home on a short Thanksgiv.
ing vacation.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid Society
meet with Mrs. Job Jenne next
Thursday afternoon.
David Wright cut his hand severe
ly with an ak last Monday while chop
ping in the woods.
Revs. Brigham of Barton and Morse
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