Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-02-23

Miss Maplesden has recovered
from her sickness and gone back into
her school. Darius Elliott is also
able to be out again.
North Troy.
John Lewis, Esq, has gone to
San Francisco, Cal, to be gone Il few
weeks.
We are panied TO announce the
death of the venerable Major VIM.
Fl. Morse which occurred at his home
last Thursday. The funeral took
place at the Congregational church
on Saturday with sermon by Rev.
g.. FL. Parker. Major Morse was
nearly SO years of age and had been
for over three-fourths of century
resident of this vicinity. He was
greatly beloved and respected by all
who knew him and his memory will
ever be cherished -PdIddium.
Newport.
The new bakers cart has put in
an appearance-no need to go hun
CRY now.
At a village meeting Saturday
evening it was voted to raise 81 900
for fire purposes.
There will be services at St
Mark church every Friday at so
o'clock, p. M. during Lent.
L. G. Grandy contemplates putting
up twelve houses the coming season
for tenements, in the vicinity of the
International mills.
Mrs. Mary Doane has bought the
George Smith place; price paid,
50, 5OO.-J. C. Dawson has bought a
building lot of Geo. Burbank. DIR.
Whitaker has bought Dan. SINNERS
building lot on Bay View street for
$3.50.
Newport Center.
Aleck Allen has moved into one
of Ed. Bickford's tenements and John
Magoon has hired one of Mrs.
Quimby.
Among the pleasant events of the
week is the marriage of Charlie
Marsh and Myrtle, only daughter of
II. f. Bartlett.
South Troy.
Mr.. William Wiley of jamestown,
Dakota, is in town on visit looking
well and happy.
Mark Hitchcock has bought the
place known as the Stacy place and
has moved on to it.
Mr.. A. J. Coburn has traded his
Newport farm for B. Houston's place.
Mr.. Coburn has also purchased a lot
of land of A. Boyden.
The first rat ever caught in this
village, was captured by Fl. Buck
Feb. 10Th. This would not be import
ant except that il is claimed that
there are no rats in Orleans caanty
The friends of Bradley Houston
sympathizing with him in his misfor.
tune of losing an eye, in consequence
of which he has not been able to WORT
for two months, gave All oyster sup
per for his benefit and realized abou
S25.
westfeld.
Lewis Ingalls,, of Lowell, fofmerl.
of this town, has obtained pension
| arrears of $500.
: Frank Bean has just completed
! job of getting out 10000 feet of tim
Der for the new bridge at Mort
| Troy.
Peter Hammel has brought acton
against his father-in-law, Mitche
Belrose, for defamation of character
4 setting damages at $500.
We are pleased to learn that Mrs
Stephen Huntly, who for more tina
N x,oor HOG, haa,, oonHnol 70 how WOO,
and much of the time to her bed, ha
so much improved as TO be about tn
house.
4 The celebrated case of Miller
Reed & Co., VS.. the Vermont Mutus
Insurance Co., has met a decision
For nearly seven years the interest
t of both parties has been involved i
:. the Court of Chancery, and NOR
d than three years ago it was suppose
+ that a decision had been reached
S Last fall, another hearing was OF
tanned before the Supreme Court 8
n Montpelier resulting in judgment
v Just rendered. of $2,666.50 and il
). terest in favor of the plaintiff.
n Some of the leading farmers Assem-
bled at the town clerks Office las
; Saturday evening to agitate the ca
d pediency of starting a cheese factor
!. ip this town. Silas Hill, Waite
n Burnham, Ed. Boynton and W. "
# Wood were the committee chosen I
+ visit factories and report regardin
t the expenses, etc. 1t is to be hope
that this will not be failure for III
doubleday the project would prov
n fertile Investment and advance tt
enterprise of the town.
f weStmOre.
,r John Atkins was quite badly hu
Wednesday, the 18th, by,a tree ia
J., ling on to his arm.
" Prayer meeting on Thursday ev,
d ming at J. w. Hyde's. Services :
the school house every Sunday at
e o'clock.
g The village school closed Frida,
IS the attendance has been well kept U
onrt tho cobool hoe hoo, n VOW, ,1roi