Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-11-30

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the mountain. 1t will be 100 rods |
long.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
st. = Ohnsbury.
The freight business on the b. & L. is
getting to be immense. About sixty cars
OF western freight pass here daily for
Portland and other points East.
The work of transforming the skating
rink into a theatre is going on rapidly.
The stage, 45 by II feet, is already in po-
sition, four scenes will be completed Sat-
urday, about 1900 chairs will be put in
and Monday evening Brennan's theatre
company begins weeks engagement.
Hugh c. Moore of St. Johnsbury and
| Mr.. Mcleod of Newport have bought the
American house at Amesbury, Mass,
| taking possession recently. Mr.. Moore
writes friends here that business starts
off finely and that they had IS to dinner
the first day. He has been endeavoring
to purchase the st. Johnsbury house for
some time, but of course has no thought
of it now.
Lyndonville.
| Henry Ward Beecher lectures at Lyn-
donville Wednesday evening, December
| 8. An extra train will be run from New
port south, leaving that place at O'Clock
| Of . rba f,r
from Barton including tickets is IS cents.
Sutton.
Levi Frost has gone to Boston to seek
for work this winter.
| Orrin Curtis found his best horse dead
in the stable one day recently.
Mrs. Marsten has sold her farm on N.
Ridge to Alvah Clark for $500.
The people in the Darling district hold
quite interesting lyceums Friday nights.
Mr.. Taplin is teaching singing school
here again. He is well liked as a teacher.
Nathan Way and wife have gone to
Portland to spend the winter with their
son.
H. A. Blake went to Danville last Mon
day and returned with the remains of
Daniel Hurd for interment here.
George Hartman has taken the job to
skid and haul to Rannie's mill the spruce
and hemlock logs on DR.. Colby's land.
Rachel Eastman is at home again; she
has kept house for her brother Charlie
in Manchester, for number of years
past, but he was recently married, and is
provided with a house keeper.
Rev. A. P. Tracy has moved into Mrs.
Wilson's house, and Rev. S. Virgins into
the Geo. Eastman house vacated by Mr..
Tracy, and Fremont Campbell into M.
A Campbells house vacated by Mr. Wig
gins.
Mr.. Blake is out of the Pacific Guano
business, and proposes to give his at
tention to his store. He has engaged
Will Roundy as clerk, and has recently
added quantity Of goods to his already
large stock.
West Burke.
Clifford & circuit have completed theil
contracts for the seasons numbering at
Long Pond, contracting with VIM. Nc
Farland, VIM. Cahill and VIM. and Hugh
Rice to cut and deliver 1000, 900 at the
mill. This will complete their contract
with the Vermont Lumber Company, and
if the mill does any more work after this
season. 1t will have to be moved or go tc
saving chair stock, of which there is still
y an abundance accessible to the mill. The
Lumber Co. have contracted for about
1000, 900 feet of logs to be delivered al
their village steam mill. George Connel
ly and Hinton having to get abont 1000,
900, and the balance is taken in small
:. lots by parties who have bought lane
from the Company.
WheeIOcE.
! Myron Parks recently dressed a hos
which weighed 701 pounds.
Will Taylor came home from Hanove
+ to help pick the bones of the Thanksgiv
o ing turkey.
= The village school house is being ex
tensively repaired outside and in. A. B
Mathewson is to teach the winter term.
= sheffield.
John Topham has bought the Marstol
Miles place. Ed. Williams has bough
!, the Sewell Bradley meadow. Ed. i
bound to have a farm
o. Burke
!, Abel Brown closed up his house las
o week and moved to Newport to live witt
d his son DIR. Brown built the house h
vacates SO years ago and has occupied
ever since. He Is now 81 years old an,
q seeks new settlement so late in lif
that it is questionable if he ever finds
u. seat in the new store court as natura
;, and as easy as the one left in the oil
village. There is not n person living il
the village to-day who was here whel
the doctor first moved in. Ora Coburl
now heads the list of old residents
Union.
east Hard
Six young cattle in the Warren 10
have become so wild that they cannot b
- driven or captured.
q Miss Alma Parker of Peacham teaches a
the Street, Miss Eddy of Walden at tn
Center, Wall Hyde and Miss Minnie Nor
ris at the East village and Miss Nevn
at the North.
j. Harvey Allen was dangerously hur
II by being thrown from a loaded wagol
p recently. He was suffering from an in
). jury received in the army, and this hur
9 greatly aggravates his troubles.
Clifford & O'Gannon have had two val
S liable horses injured by being caught b
the foot between the lagS of their horse
4 power.-Dea. c. M. Bailey's old Ne
I horse broke his hip bone in the stabl
:, and they killed him.
HuIe's Honey the great Cough cure Csc soc. q
GIenn's Sulphur Soap heals and beauties, %
4 German Corn Remover kills corns and Bunior
f Hills Hair and whisker Dye-Black and Brown, 5Oc
| Pixies TOOthache Drops cure in l Minute, %
Deans Rheumatic Pills are sure cure,