Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-29

known cause; the animals were sick
only few hours.
C. Carpenter and wife returned
from Kansas, June 25th. Their
many friends are very glad to well
come them back.-Mrs. Pratt has |
inst returned from Lowell.
Coventry.
We have telephone communication
with he outer world.
Mr.. Thomas Barnes is still alive,
but very low.-Mrs. Tower is still in
critical condition.
Mrs. Eunlce (Shepard) Ross from
Tunbridge, VT, former resident of
this town, is visiting here, having
been absent % years.
N. w. Gray, formerly one of the
foremost farmers in town, has finish
ed his haying. But he is not farm
ing so much as he used to.
Mr.. Simon Wheeler, "a former resi-
dent of this town, started from his
home in New York to visit his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Barnes of this place, but
was taken fatally sick at Plainfield,
and has since died.
The friends and neighbors of Mr..
and Mrs. Luther Guild gave them
genuine surprise last Wednesday
eve, their tenth marriage anniversary.
Refreshments were served by the
guests. Among the presents was a
nice extension table, chair, etc. 1t
was very pleasant affair.
Craftsburv.
Mrs. Graham from New York has
arrived here to spend the summer.
She will occupy Mr.. French's house
as she did last year.
The neighbors of Herbert Udail
feel deep sympathy for himself and
family on account of the daughter,
whose arm was broken several months
ago and set by DR.. Bates of Wolcott,
and examined by other physicians.
She has been taken to the Burlington
hospital, but with no good result, as
it had been neglected too long. She
is now under the care of DR.. Camp
bell.
East CraftsbuI'y.
Mrs. Anderson has commenced to
move and repair her house and barn.
R. A. Patterson does the joiner
work.
Our butcher. VIM. Young, killed
two yearlings recently, which dressed
625 and GAO pounds; they were
raised by parties in Glover.
Dea. Dutton has got about forty
. hens camping out in his pasture; he
has built three little huts for them.
and they have nothing to do but
while away the time, hunt and fish
for grasshoppers, pest which the
Dea. is trying this method to get ri6
of.
a William Burke, the barber, and E
e j. Hallett, noted fishermen from
St. Johnsbury, took their wives ant
came up here for weeks fishing il
Greensboro pond and brooks in thi:
vicinity; they brought hooks, fl.
hooks and travis, in fact all the i'm
proved appliances for drawing then
> in. They fished faithfully for fv'
days but all the fish in the pond man
aged to elude them, except five; bu
they were sharp enough for the suck
ers, and got about a bushel of them
they went home quite elated wit
their success.
West Derby.
Will the MONITOR ask the Erpres
n what part of Newport the circus is t
u exhibit in this week. That orga
u claims everything as of Newpor
which is of the north part of tn
: county now. There is, nevertheless
e little town by the name of Derb
l. in the limits of which considerabl
)r business is done. Con-.
Glover.
k A letter recently received from S
l. w. Baxter, formerly citizen Q
J. this town, but of late of Washingto
t. D. c., says that he is still in the EN-
5, ploy of the government, in the gov
eminent printing establishment, ur
d der Supt. Rounds, and hopes to II
N tain his situation, though a republ
tie can. The political ak has not falle
h. on the heads of any in his establish
al ment yet, and it is hoped that faitl
IN full employees will be retained. Super
~ intendent Rounds is most efficier
manager of the immense business {
the government printing house, an
it will be difficult to find his equal
ability and usefulness.
Greensboro.
Mr.. G.. L. Baker received a di.
y patch from Mortified Monday nigh
- announcing the death of his son, "
F. Baker. After his return from IL
- South, early in May, he seemed
III rally little, but for several weel
5 has been gradually failing. He W:
ne about 80 years of age and was pra
a. ticing law at Mortified until b
~ health failed year ago. He trie
10 various places in the South in que
no of health. On his return to Vernon
Ct he stopped at Mortified to rest f
III a few days and soon became so wes
he was never able to reach his fat
er's house. He leaves wife. M
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