Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-11-16


ready 10 occupy
Sylvia Eddy is teaching her third
term in the Croft district.
VIM. Croft is home from New
York where he has worked the past
season.
Calvin Wilson has finished his
Canada job and moved back on to
his farm.
John Mitchell has moved back
from Stanstead TO his old farm in
this town.
There have been three deaths from
diphtheria recently, and the school
in the Crandall district is postponed
OIL account of the disease.
The barns and sheds belonging to
Lewis Duval were burned on the
evening of the 9TH with contents.
The fire is supposed to have caught
from a pipe.
Derby.
E. O. Silver is at home for short
visit.
Paul Normandy has bought the
Charlie Hyland place. Hyland goes
to Newport Centre.
Mrs. Aaron Human died suddenly
at her residence on Monday last !;
funeral on Thursday.
Prof. Deering of Vt. University
gives a lecture at Academy Hall,
Tuesday eve, subject Education"
The academy school closes on
Friday next with exercises in the
evening. There is to be prize speak
ing, reading, etc.
At the auction sale of the Lucius
Colby estate, good prices were real
lied. Cows were sold from SIS to
$25.5 hay for $40 a ton. The
farm was sold to Henry Colby for
S3,25O.
Repairs on the Methodist church
being nearly completed, it will be
re-dedicated on Tuesday, Dec. 1st,
Rev DR.. Bolton preaching the SER
mon. The st. j. District Preach
ers' meeting, heretofore announced,
will commence Tuesday evening,
with lecture by DR.. Bolton, and
hold over the next two days. 1t is
hoped that large delegation of MN
isterial brethren will be present.
Glover.
Dan. S. Young has bought a fast
horse.
Robert French is fattening a large
lot of turkeys.
John Mcclellan starts for Califor-
mia this week.
w. E. Randall has moved his bal
ber's shop to Geo. w. McGaffey's
store.
Parlor meeting at G. S. Leonard S
on Friday evening. Those interest
ed in equal rights are invited to at
| tend.
Abbott & Drew threshed for Levi
Drew SO bushels of oats and so
bushels of wheat in 5 hours, moving
the machine once in the time.
| West Glover.
1 Mrs. Julia Kendall, the elocution-
list, will give an entertainment at the
church in this place Friday evening,
Nov. goth, for the benefit of the
Young Peoples Aid Society. Mrs.
kendall's reputation as an actress
and reader should ensure a good at
tendance.
| Greensboro.
Stanley S. Austin was arrested foi
fishing on the lake last week; the
hearing was postponed to the 10Th.
David Calderwood has a two-year
old colt. a Percheron, that weighs
1850 pounds, stands 15h hands
high. David thinks he is hard tc
match.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. w
A. Jackson to the number of thirty
or forty made them a visit last week
Monday to celebrate their 18th mar.
riage anniversary. Many valuable
presents were given.
The Glover COMEDY Company
favored us with very fine rendering
of the drama "Kathleen Mavour
neen" on Tuesday eve, the 9Th inst
The s'Star'' of the Co. is Mrs. Julis
Kendall, who is more than an ordina
ry actress; her rendering of "Kath
leen' was very fine. The unfavora
BILE wea ther and short notice to the
public denied them a full house.
At the annual meeting of the
| Greensboro Library Association, the
following officers were chosen: H
M. Cuthbertson, president j. O.
Cutler, vice; W. w. Goss, Sec.
N. Remission, Treas; L. F. Bahbitt
Librarian L. F. Rabbit, w. w
Goss, j. A. Crane, Elk. Com.
On Thursday evening last as Ar.
mour c. Babcock was doing his chores
his kerosene lantern exploded, set
ting fire to hay in the barn. The
blaze Immediately filed the barn witt
flames. and he had barely time to get
his cattle out, two hogs being burn.
ed. The barn was connected with
the house, and as the flames could MOI
be arrested, all the buildings were
burned. All the hay, grain, wag-
ons, tools. etc., were destroyed. A