Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-05-18
Barton Landing.
Judge Austin will deliver the Me-
mortal address at Johnson.

Judge Austin will deliver the Me-
mortal address at Johnson.
Mrs. L. NJ. Chandler and Mrs. H.
M. Horn are very sick.
G.. E. Churchill has painted,
shingIed and put in new windows in
his house.
/. d. r. Collins is building an adj
dition TO his home and making
changes for the better.
Lewis Ford had apples in good
state of preservation this spring that
he raised two years ago.
There was a pound party at the
parsonage last Tuesday evening for
the benefit of Mr.. Dodd's people.
C. Robinson, the apple tree man,
notifies all his former patrons that he
will give all parties who have here
tofore purchased trees of him new
trees, to supply any that died out, if
they will 60 TO Fl. r. Halls and get
them.
Bloomington
S. r. Jenkins has let his farm to
Henry B. Smith.
Mrs. H. B. Smith has gone to Bos-
ton for her health.
Thomas Crandall has sold his place
to Willard Wakefield.
j. O. Humphrey has purchased 1
u acres of land of Avery Denison,
for 500.
Mrs. Mary Lund has gone to live
with her daughter, Mrs. Hattie
Thomas of Morgan.
Mrs. Sabra (Wyman) Barber of
Ithaca, Mich, arrived here last Mon
day to visit relatives and friends in
this vicinity.
Evansville.
John Humphrey has. received pen
sion arrearages of $3.50 and monthly
pay Of Sc.
Ed. Smith and Charles Brooks have
exchanged places, Smith paying $3.50
for the tlade.
Frank Seymour and Geo. Bickford
have taken the tlllage land on the
Blake place at the halves.
Moses Foss has the cellar to his
barn completed, and Harvey Foster
has his shingle mill nearly done.
We have other sure signs of spring
besides the festive frog, the apple
tree man and insurance agent have
both thawed out lively.
Nathan Newman has moved on to
the old Baxter place with his brother
in-law, Smith, and Hugh Alexander
has moved to the place he recently
bought here.
In some mysterious manner the
gates at the outlet of Willoughby
went out recently, letting dowr
q large quantity of logs that were ly
ing on the lake. They nearly reach
ed this place before stopping. Sucf
as belong this way will be handy to
our mills.
Coventry.
Luclus Nye is building large
barn.
Daniel Hannant has swapred his
farm near Barton Landing with
Sylvester Allen for his farm in this
town.
Mrs. Fred Lee is considerably i'm
proved ih health and has been here
recently. She will spend some week,
at Stanstead, and it is hoped she
may regain her health.
A mud turtle was found on S.
Nye's farm recently, marked A. R
Cowles and j. R. Gray, August 1865
1t is question which should bear
the honor, the turtle, or those who's
names he carried.
Mrs. Tower is suffering severed,
with sciatica.
w. W. Frost intends to move witt
his family to Manchester, N. H. HI
Is good neighbor and citizen, ant
his loss will be felt in this communi
ty. May success attend them.
There will be sugar party ant
sociable at vestry of M. E. church
Tuesday evening, May 10. Plent
of snow and sugar, and it is expect
ed that the gathering will be pleas
ant one.
Craftsburv.
Miss Lovisa Kinney teaches til
village school this summer, a fac
which insures first class school.
DR.. Bemis has done a nice jo
terracing and fitting up his ground
around his house, which greatly i'm
proves the looks of his premises.
Jack Kier has bought house 10
just north of the M. E. parsonag
where he intends building a HON
sometime in the future. Cost of tn
lot 500.
Elsie Collier died on Sunday, Ma
3D.. She had been sick over year
Her death was caused by cameron
tumor. She was an estimable youn
lady, faithful Christian, much be
loved by large circle of friends.
The closing exercises at the acade
my on Friday last were very interest
ing. Quite large number partici
pated and their parts were all we
performed. Mr.. Hofnagle has ha
a very successful term this spring.
On Friday morninr Loot &c Erap