Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-10-05

continue his pastorate here. He is
a good man.
Buell. Stannard is building a kitch-
en- woodshed and horsebarn. Willis |
Lockwood is building a house just
east of C. Cox's.
Edison Kinney has bought steam
engine which he expects to put into
a new mill to be put up where the
old one now stands.
Ralph Harding has hired the hotel
and moved in.-James Sinclair has
moved into Mr.. Bingham's house and
will work for him at harness making.
Edgar Coolidge has his new house
finished, and is moving in.-Byron
Davis has moved back here, and is
finishing off his house.
N. F. Hutchinson has gone to the
hospital at Burlington for treatment.
F. II. Skinner and family 60 to
Moretown this week.-Dan Works
has rented his grist-mill for a year,
and goes west for while.-Frank
Shurtleffs has bought farm in john
son, and moves there soon.
Kinney's lumber camp seems to be
an unlucky place. First the little
Mills boy had thumb cut off, then
r. Durivage lost a horse; then Da-
vid Backum was seriously cut in the
arm and side the same week Henry
Rivers was struck by falling birch
stub, and had a leg broken and 9th
erwise so severely injured that he
was supposed, for some time, to
be dead.
WestmOre.
The buildings belonging to Geo.
Nj. Robinson were burnt on the
evening of the 9th. The fire origi-
mated in the cattle barn from I'M
known cause, and could not be ex-
tinguished by the means at hand.
The hay, grain, two calves and some
tools were destroyed. The contents
of the house were nearly all saved.
The premises were occupied by Har-
old Robinson, who was carrying on
the place and who sustains quite 9
loss.
Sutton.
The house and barn of Orrin Philbricl
were consumed by fire on Friday night.
J. C. Tibbetts has sold his Laid house
to Reuben Allard, and Mr.. Allard has
moved there.
A woman in this town, on recent at
ternoon without any help, got into thu
barn seven one-horse loads of Indi;
wheat.
Between thirty and forty of the friends
of Jesse Anger made him surprise Wis
visit Oct. Sd, his siXtieth birthday, leav
ing suitable present, and many goot
wishes for long life and happiness.
: Sheffield.
: Mrs. Farr is much better, and it il
hoped she will recover
Remember the big auction of the Syl
vanus Kendall property, Oct. 10.
Rev. 1. P. Chase and family have bee
spending few days pleasantly at Enfield
N. H.
WheelOcIk.
Mrs. Dana has just put in new lot G
goods for fall trade.
, A. Hoyt, who had paralytic shock las
, week, is on the gain.
Spencer Drake has sold his farm to /
j, B. Harris, and his brother moves on t
the place. Spencer is looking for goo
job.
J. C. King and wife, who have bee
here on visit from Chicago, have rt
I turnedWest. Mr.. King is one of the We
e monters who has become rich in thieves
| A brother of Mr.. Burbank also returns t
Chicago.
Hardwick.
, On Sunday morning, Sept. 9th, just q
the church bells called to begin servic,
an alarm of fire was heard upon OF
streets, causing considerable excitemer
for time. Smoke was seen issuing frol
b the barn in the rear of Woodbury's blocl
: by Gilbert's harness shop in the bas
ment, d. w. Aiken & Sons store on I'll
first floor. The barn is unoccupied. Whe
S the barn was opened smoke was seen i
suing from cracks in the floor with col
siderable energy. When the floor W;
cut through a smoking, smoldering mas
Of straw, boards, manure and other d
u briS, saturated with kerosene and 9th,
oils which had evidently dropped fro
the oil room of the store above, w;
found. Spontaneous combustion mu
have originated the fire, which would !
}. doubt have broken out in short tin
q had it been allowed to progress undi
turbed. Fortunately it was discovert
in season to prevent another serious di
aster to our village.
East Hard wick.
J. d. Daniels of st. Johnsbury has p
l. in a tin shop west of the bridge.
Henry Blake has proven the WORTHLESS
s ness Of fir shingles and is putting in C
dar.
! The event of the week was the ma
10 rage of Nelson Conant of Littleto
10 Mass, to Miss Harriet Adgate of tn
| Mace Rev Smith aSSiStad hu p q