Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-10-06
apparent success in his line of bust


siding Elder Granger, nine persons
were baptized and ten received on
probation.
The numerous readers of the Mon
IroR in this town and vicinity will be
pleased to read letter in this paper
from Geo. w. Henderson, who left
this town with his wife recently to
spend few years in Germany.
The ladies of the M. E. church and
society win give an entertainment at
the town hall on Wednesday even
ing, Oct. s, at which time and place
C. c. Hoyt will relate his experience
in Andersonville prison during his
confinement there. All soldiers and
other citizens will be interested in
this lecture. The proceeds of the
entertainment will be used in re-fur-
nishing the church. All are invited.
East CraftsDury.
Jas. McEwen lost very valuable
colt recently.
David Logan is home visiting his
friends in this vicinity.
Died at the residence of G.. W.
Thompson, Sept. 25th, of paralysis,
William c.. Macomber in the 18th
year of his age. HIS was one of the
oldest residents in town having lived
on part of the old homestead farm
nearly all his life.
A CARD.-We desire through the col
umns of the MONITOR to express our
gratitude and thanks to our friends and
neighbors for their kindness and sympa-
thy shown during the sickness and death
of our beloved father, and our prayer is
that the blessings of heaven may follow
and amply reward them.
G.. w. THOMPSON,
HI. ALICE THOMPSON.
last Charleston.
A. j. Lang has repaired his mill
and will saw out his logs soon as
possible.
The few who opposed the minister
have made up their minds to cease
opposition for the present.
Mr.. Sweeney has done the stone work
on the new covered bridge on the
river, and A. J. Lang builds the
bridge for 1884.
r. P. Stevens rents his starch
factory to Lang & Sweeney, who
are running it and paying % cents a
bushel for potatoes.
Last Wednesday night as the Stew
art boys were driving through the
village at break-neck gait, they ran
over Charles Carruth, so injuring him
that he was picked up in an insensi-
BILE condition. He was stunned and
badly bruised, but it is hoped no
permanent injury will result.
G.. Foster has started roller-skating
in Sweeney's hall and gets good
attendance. 1t will take little while,
as it does elsewhere, to teach the
fact that the Almighty made no mis-
take in putting feet, instead of skates,
on to the legs of men and women for
locomotion. M. G.. Davis is finish
ing a large hall in his mill at the
Pond for skating purposes.
West Charleston.
Ira Buck is in town visiting old
friends.
E. 0. Bennett has so far recovered
from his broken limb as to be out
buying butter as usual.
Mrs. Wesley Foster raised 254 lbs.
of potatoes from one pound of seed,
doing the work herself with the ex-
ception of harvesting.
Katie Clarke starts for Colorado
Springs Oct. Sd, with hopes of i'm
proving her health. Her brother,
Colby, starts at the same time, for
Oregon.
j. G.. Parlin has moved on to the
farm which he bought sometime ago.
Amos Parlin and his daughter, Mrs.
Maplesden, have moved back into
their house at Plunkett.
Derby.
DR.. E. w. Clark has bought OF
Chas. Batchelder an acre of land adj
joining his lot for $50.
J. G.. Elder and family, who have
been at Canada during the summer
running a large hotel, have returned
to their house.
Another victim of Rock Island
water was brought before justice
Silver last Monday and graduated
with the usual honors of that course.
Rev. W. J. johnson, former pastor
of the M. E. church of this place, is
in town visiting friends. His genial
countenance, warm heart and elo-
quent words find hearty welcome
with this people.
Rev. Geo. S. Chase spoke Sunday
evening to house full of people on
the moral issues involved in the pres
idential campaign, taking for his text
"Blessed is that people whose God
is the Lord The speaker presented
in clear manner the duty of every
voter to eXersise his franchise upon
the basis of principle and right rather
than party affiliations. He met the
argument that vote cast for any
other than the two great parties
would be thrown away, by the state
ment that no vote cast in accordance
with conscientious convictions was
ever thrown away.
Glover.
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