Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-12-22

the needed natural advantages for
first-class, high-toned town.
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Frank Wells las sold eleven acres
of land to Moses Foss for $40.
Henderson Gallup is very sick at
Smith Gallup's. He has lately had
a shock of paralysis.
There will be Christmas tree and
festival in the town hall at the Cen
ire Thursday evening.
Evansville.
Curtis Collins has moved to
Charleston and Ira Bickford has NOV
ed into the house bought of Collins.
Sunday Dec IA. the presiding elder
assisted Mr. Dodd in holding a
meeting which was enjoyable and in
structing, and the interest was such
that it was deciding to hold meetings
through the week. The spirit of the
Lord seems to be moving upon
the people to a large degree and
many, especially among the young,
have come into the light of Christ's
marvellous love. May the prayers
of all christians be offered that the
work 90 forward until all shall be
saved of the Lord.
West Charleston.
Christmas tree at the Cong'l vestry.
Ely Rye and family have gone to
New York to reside.
Robert Parker and wife are going
to housekeeping in the Ferrin house.
William Smith of Barton has hired
the Reed saw-mill and will run it fol
the present.
Mr.. Bickford, the blacksmith, has
finished work here and has gone to
Evansville.
Mrs. Levi Ruiter has moved to the
Orrin Alton house.-Lewls Shedd
has moved back to his farm.
A number of our farmers have suf.
fered pecuniarily by selling butter
and poultry to a local buyer who fails
to pay for his purchases.
Coventry.
Myra Douglass, who has been very
sick, is better.
Lots of toys and other Christmas
goods at w. II. Tibbetts'
Frank Adams is at work in New
port in Homer Thrasher's clothing
store.
The Congregational choir will Civ
a concert next Tuesday evening
Dec. 23d, at their church. Admis
sion 20 cents.
One of the men that was puttin'
up telephone wires last Thursday
froze both feet and both hands con
siderably. 1t was a bad day 70
that business.
East Ora ftShuI.v.
John Morse's boy, Philip, fell o.
the ice the other day and fracture
his collar bone.
Graham White has snapped hi
farm with E. M. Sweat for one nea
West Hill, Craftsbury. Grahar
takes possession in Feb. Sorry t
lose him.
Thieves entered the store of Pad
dock and Aston on Sunday eve Dec
14th, and stole watches and jeweler
worth about 500. They made the
way in by taking out the window.
The Sheppard family which ha
, been very sick and in destitute Gil
: cumstances for some months past ha
been removed by the overseer of tn
poor, Fisher. from Wolcott, and it
hoped he has found them more con
Portable quarters
, North Craftsbury.
The ladies of the Cong'l church {
No. Craftsbury will give an oystt
supper at academy hall Thursda
, night, the 25th. Among the attra'
, lions will be some fancy articles ft
:. sale, including silk patchwork, Graz
. quilt, etc. A Punch and Judy sho
will be exhibited by A. Douglass.
Derby.
7 There will be concert and tree
the M. E. church on Christmas eve
c. f. Frye has opened the Do
shop and is prepared to do all kline
CT blacksmithing.
Mr.. Alvah Davis has hired
t Mr.. White of Newport to work
u. blacksmithlng at his shop.
The family of John Rogers h.
4 been sadly afflicted of late in Il
\ death of Mrs. Rogers and the olde
y daughter. The husband and eig
! children are left to mourn their gre
loss. They have the sympathy of a
d Glover.
t Sias King killed a pig eight mont
y old that dressed 34S pounds.
s Wright Ayres and daughter ha
e moved IN with Mr.. Norcross, his so
n in-law.
: The Ladies Mite society me
q next Friday afternoon and evenin
J, All are invited.
i Christmas at Cong. chnrch vest
Wednesday eve; exercises common
at seven o'clock.
. Eli Partridge says if you want
good big wood pile chopped graft
e just break your leg.
The friends of John E. Philli