Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-02-09
to John Hall of Potion, P. O., fol

ton under the direction of Merrlck
Taplin at the Cong'l church in this
place on Wednesday and Thursday,
Feb. 18th and 18th, closing with a
concert, Thursday evening. Sing
ers and musicians cordially invited.
Entertainment free.
Owing partly TO the insufficient
seating capacity of school house
hall, but more particularly to the APP
prehension which some have express
ed as to its safety when full, 'sThe
Hidden Hand will be played in the
hotel hall. Don't forget the place,
Irasburgh house hall, or the date,
Friday evening, Feb. 10.
The dwelling house of Capt. Eben
Grant caught fire last Monday fore
noon, nobody being in the house but
Mrs. Grant, and was entirely consum-
ed with the contents. Mrs. G.. was
able to remove only few articles.
About three hundred bushels of grain
and everything in the cellar was con-
sumed. There was an insurance of
$3.50.
The friends of Capt. Grant who
lost all his furniture, grain, etc. by
| his fire, mentioned in another item,
propose to do him little kindness by
donating such articles of provisions,
bedding, furniture, etc. as they can
spare. They will please leave the
articles at the vestry of the M. E..
church on Wednesday afternoon
next, or at either of the stores in the
evening.
Arthur L. Jameson, who is mail
agent between ST. Adams and Og-
densburgh, hearing that his father
was sick, hired team in ST. AL
bans and undertook to come home
through Montgomery Notch. When
he reached Montgomery he found the
roads over the mountain blockaded
and was obliged to give up the task
and return. HI. P. Jones of this
town attempted to cross over in to
Franklin county by this route about
the same time but the road was inn
passable.
Frank B. Webster of Boston who
has been i'll of late, was advised tC
take trip into the country for his
health and accordingly came up tc
this town TO stop with his brother
d. HI. Webster He started on the
cold Wednesday, arrived three hours
late in Barton Landing, stopped ovel
night, came to Irasburgh and spent
week, with the thermometer sport
ing down among the thirties, ant
concluded that he would get back, il
he could, into milder region. HI
SAYS there is no doctor in Boston
smart enough to send him into Yer
mont again in winter. Miss Jennie
Webster came up with him.
Jay.
Over 700 hundred logs were drawn
to Paine's mill in one day recently.
Miss Minnie Paine has returned tt
st. Johnsbury. She expects to grad
uate this term.
B. H. Percy has engaged Mr.
Dyer of Richford to help him in The
shop fora time.
At the Ladies' Aid, Wednesday, tn,
Methodist pastor received the presen
of an album quilt, and blocks anC
sash for another. The young peopl,
were invited in the evening and :
large number accepted the invitation
Refreshments were served and the oc
casion was much enjoyed by all
There were &c present,
Lowell.
Local news is scarce in this local.
ty. There is neither time nor oppor
tunity to make it.
The Literary Club at its last meet
ing at Irwin Stephenson's spent tn
evening in reading Whittier, and il
chatting about Tennyson, Longfellov
and Poe. 1t is proposed to take n
General Gordon, the English genera
so long confined in Khartoum, at th
F next meeting. The fact of the recen
! capture of himself (if not slain) an
his whole garrison, will make tn
, subject of great interest.
Morgan.
Miss Martha Calkins is sick wit
diphtheria.
, F. r. Jenne and George Taylo
, have gone into the lumber woods.
| A CARD.-We wish through the co
:. umns of the MONITOR to thank our friend
and neighbors for their assistance an
sympathy in the sickness, death and bu
: ial of our husband and father.
MARTHA SMITH AND CHILDREN
In this neighborhood within fiftee
days, there has been three very sue
y den deaths Mrs. L. A. Brainard die
Jan. 10th; Mrs. Arthur Dagget
+ who attended the funeral, remarke
o to friend, show very sudden wa
!. the death, and it is warning to a
e to be ready, for none know who wi
be called next. She died the neg
J. Sabbath night. She has for man
g years been a member of the choi
d was faithful wife, loving motht
i and kind neighbor she leaves hui
d band, two children and many otht
relatives and friends to mourn h'
loss. Mr.. w. II. Smith died Eel
: 1st; he had not been we'll for SON
weeks. but would not give up VOL