Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-03-09

Jay.
j. L. Buzzell and father have gone
to Washington to visit their relatives
there, and were present at the inaug-
uration.
The illness of M. f. Chase called
home his children, Alvah and Della.
Alvah intends spending few weeks
in the place.
We learn of the death of Mrs. E. ..
Hunt of Fairfax, formerly of this
town. She was respected and be-
loved hg all who knew her.
James Banlster lost the second I'm
ger and had two others badly torn
by the board saw Monday, Dr. L. j.
Latourneau dressing the wound.
Our people at town meeting ignor-
ed the legislature and did not vote on
the Act relative to the town system.
1t voted 10 raise Il labor tax of TWEEN
ty cents on the dollar, to be worked
out by the selectmen.
Lowell.
Horace Woods has sold his farm
to L. G.. Ingalls, for 500. 1t is I'M
derstood that Mr.. Woods thinks of
returning to Connecticut. We shall
be sorry to have him leave us.
w. E. Curtis and wife have gone
to Wheelock and Barnet to visit
friends, and intend to be absent
week. A. Aseltine has charge of the
store, and will continue to wait on
customers in the most obliging and
gentlemanly manner.
Keris Vassiley, Hungarian, who
has been at work two years for Park
er & Kinney, started the 9Th inst.
for his home in Europe. He is re-
ported to have been sick and home
sick. 1t would be we'll to remember
the feelings of stranger. ''Thou
shalt peither vex a stranger, nor OPP
press him, for you were strangers in
the land of Egypt"
Morgan.
O.P. Wilcox is preparing to build
house the coming spring.
Mrs. w. H. Calkins and BERTHE
Daggett are both convalescent.
Mr.. Horace Beebe of n. III. has
taken II. r. Chadwick's place for
one year.
Morgan Center.
w. S. Ransom, who has been very
ill, is better.
The telephone is in operation and
proves to be very useful thing.
The Center school, taught by John
Wakefield of Bloomington, closed
with an exhibition on the 9th ult.
Mr.. Applebee of Holland has
bought the store and goods of d. A.
Harvey, which were recently owned by
ID. A. Cnrrier. Success to him.
Newport Center,
Mrs. G. E. Percy fell last Satur-
day evening severely injuring her.
The village schools closed to-day
after a successful term taught by
Edwin Crandall of Jay. Nettie
Jones and Carrie Buzzell of this
place.
There will be a musical convention
here under the direction of Prof.
Kenfeld of Morristown, commence
ing Tuesday March 10th and continu-
ing four days.
There was a general move March
I'd: Howard Mogoon moving into
the Fred Shaw house, Orrin Pyer
into part of the c. G. Goodrich
house, Eli Sherman into a part of
: the Aaron Crltchett house, and Alvin
Larrabee moved out of the village.
WestmOre.
: The reports at our town meeting
showed balance in favor of the
town of $3.50. The town in the last
four years has paid a debt of over
$4,000, besides building roads and
carrying on heavy lawsuits. We
E call this doing well for a town of less
than one hundred voters and q grand
list of S1257.
westfeId.
Miss Liilisn Wright is very sick.
Widow Bedell is quite sick at her
sons, M. G. Bedell.
Town meeting passed off quietly,
but there was an unusual amount of
balloting.
' Julius DeBlois has rented Ashley
: Farman's farm for one year.-Thom-
as Daley has rented farm in Low
e ell of Mr.. Muligan and will soon
= take possession.-Darius Barnes will
: soon move on to his farm that he
; bought of Bethuel Stone last sum-
; mer.
| CALEDONIA COUNTY.
St. JOhnSbury.
G.. B. NJ. Harvey, of Peacham,
who was assistant editor of the Gale
DOMAIN last summer, left for New
York this week where he has secured
a position on the New York World.
Mr.. William Wilder died at his
home on Railroad Street Sunday
morning, Feb. %, at the age of 81
years. He had been man of I'M
usually robust health all his life.
His last illness was called hardening
of the liver, and he was confined to
his house seven weeks. Mr.. Wilder
was born at Sandy Creek, New York.
From 1850 to 1855 he was in Cali