Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-12-28

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smaller skins.
The lumber road recently spoken
Of N these items does not run to the
the Lake as reported, but into the
lumber woods south of Alexander
Tripp' 5 in Barton.
West Charleston.
Will Shannon has gone to South
Barton to work for II. F. Pillsbury. t
Willie Robinson has got through |
work at White River Junction and |
has returned home.
Moulton, who bought the saw-mill
here, has been repairing his mill
and is now ready for business.
There was union Christmas tree
in the vestry of the Cong'l church,
speaking and singing by the children
and a good display of presents.
Coventry.
Allie, daughter of DR.. Branch, re-
ceived serious injury to her knee
recently.
Mrs. Ranger of Irasburgh, mother
of Mrs. Samuel Newton, whose MIN
tieth birthday occurred on Friday,
came here on visit and had the mis-
fortune to fall down stairs, fracturing
two ribs and receiving other injuries.
CraftsbuTv.
Edward Hastings killed calf s
months old that weighed 4S5 pounds.
Johnnie Bailey and Earnest Ran
dali are both getting better of their
sickness.
The Christmas exercises at Cong.
church and at town hall were pleas
ant and enjoyable.
Amory Dawson has returned from
N. H., having disposed of his large
drove of cattle.
M. Ernest Root is teaching school
in Dist. No. II Miss Bell Hartman
teaches in the Collins Dist.
Mrs. A. B. Blake wishes to thank
the ladies for the beautiful and useful
present they made her Christmas.
There will be a watch meeting at
the vestry of M. E. church on Thurs
day evening. All are invited.
Guar Leonard has rented the dry
goods department of E. Stratton S
store and will open new stock of
goods in January.
Mrs. Sarah j. Moody, who has
been sick for Sc veral months, died on
Dec. 25, aged 81 years. Funeral at
house on Saturday, the Goth.
Asa Hartman is to have singing
school here, commencing this week.
1t is hoped the young singers will i'm
prove this opportunity for learning
music.
Rob. Patterson has engaged a first
class workman to put his wheat mill
in the best condition for Touring
wheat. This with his new boult ought
to insure custom.
The family of VIM. Demerritt are
suffering with typhoid fever and
pneumonia. One of the four chill
dren has died; Verona, a daughter
II years of age.
Derby.
The Cong. society made $26 in a
bazaar which they held.last Friday.
The three church societies held a
union Christmas gathering at Acade-
my hall.
DR.. E. w. Clark was off duty a
few days last week with cold which
threatened fever.
L. H. Hopkins, who moved here
last spring, has returned to the Do
minion. Sorry to have him 60.
A. A. Silver and family left fol
Woburn, Mass, last Wednesday
where he will spend the winter with a
son, who is teaching in that place.
Anne Silver, daughter of A. A.
Silver, whose long sickness has been
mentioned, was buried on the 10TH
inst; services at Baptist church.
She was young lady greatly below
ed by all. In honor Of her memory
the Academy, where she had long
been a student, was appropriately
draped in mourning emblems, while
the faculty and students attended
the funeral, wearing badges.
Salem-Derby.
Mrs. Frank Jewett goes West to
spend the winter.
r Charles Foster has bought and tax
| en- poss ession of the Charles Yves
place on the Charleston road; Mr.
Edwards of Charleston has bOugh
the Frank Jewett farm, paying
t $1,000.
t On the Dist inst, diphtheria broke
) out in the family of Octave Gilber
in which there were seven youns
children. Five of them died previ
t Gus to Saturday, and at this writing
e Saturday evening, one of the other
f is reported dangerously sick.
Glover.
Henry Salmon raised 50 bushel
y of extra wheat on an acre and /;
v square rods of ground, the past sea
e son.
Earnest Workers give a New
,, Years dinner at the vestry at 81
Friday. All invited.
Rev. and Mrs. Morse wish t,
: thank the friends who contributed