Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-08
Mrs. James Mitchell, who resided

presbyterian choTCn dt T.. OTallSfufy, !
and will be greatly missed in the
church and community.
Numerous friends visited Mr.. and
Mrs. +. S. Clark on Friday in re-
membrance of a marriage anniver-
sary There were congratulations,
presents, and good wishes. w. N.
Aldrich made the presentation speech
and Mr.. c. appropriately responded.
M. E. quarterly conference will be
held at West Glover next Monday at
2 O. clock, p. m. Rev. Morse preach
es at South Hill next Sunday after
noon. Children's Day at M. E.
church on the 21st inst. sermon in
the morning followed by children's
exercises.
Greensboro.
Mrs. Luke Eastman has moved to
Laconia, n. HI.
!
cupies Mrs. Ingalls, tenement.
Willie Sawyer has been suffering for
over two months with an abcess be-
hind his ear.
Mr.. Wall. of the Central Vermont
r. r., is building house on the
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George Burpee, son of B. c. Bur-
pee of this town, died at Haverhill,
Mass, May 3Oth, of pneumonia. 1t
is a severe blow to his family. He
was young man of exemplary char
acter, and respected by his friends
and employers.
lrasbur2h.
Henry Somers is very sick, but he |
is thought to be improving slowly.
Preparations are being made for a
rousing Fourth of July celebration
here.
VIM. Taplin has put out about 200
choice fruit trees, which he got from
DR.. Hoskins.
The telephone between Irasburgh
and Coventry Falls has been COM
menced anew and will be In operation
soon.
The band boys met at Rev. Scho-
fields last Friday evening where they
discOursed fine music. Mrs. SchO-
field and Mrs. F. A. Buchanan re-
turned the compliment by furnishing
refreshments.
The annual jug breaking will be
held at the NJ E. church Wednesday
evening, June 10th. The Peake Sis
tiers, in appropriate costumes, will
give concert, and the ladies will
furnish straw berries, cake and ice
cream in the vestry. Twenty-Five
cents admission to concert and sup
per.
Holland.
Joel Bailey is building house.
Mrs. Samuel Elliott, IS years of
age, reads and sews without the aid
of glasses.
Morgan.
N. H. Piper has had his pension
increased, which now amounts to $40
month.
Geo. Bartlett is repairing his barn.
O..P. Wilcox has begun work on his
new house.
Newport.
Harry Wells has gone to Boston.
Bishop Bissell will be here next
; Sunday.
Business is booming with the In
ternational Co.
Mr.. Sargent lights the street lamps
a year for $3.50.
Mrs. Dea. Hall is probably fatally
sick with heart disease.
Arrangements are being made to
rebuild the depot at Stanstead juno
, ton.
Childrens' Day services at M. E.
, church next Sabbath with concert in
evening.
There is talk of reviving the cornet
, band. We have material with which to
, organize good one.
The Railroad Co. has started their
7 wood train and will draw large
7 quantity here from Ayers Flats.
H. L. Cutler expects to move to
Sherbrooke if so his tenement will
be occupied by j. H. Sheldon.
Mr.. Calbeck has sub-let the job of
laying the brick in the new court
house to Thomas Ranney of St. Johns
bury.
There is considerable talk here
about making a big spread July 4th.
Boat, foot, and duck races, fire
works, etc.
The Chicago Concert Co. begin
series of lessons here to-day. They
gave concert Saturday evening and
praise service last night.
Newport Center.
Sleeper & Buzzell have large stock
of new goods and are doing thriv-
, ing business.
) Sleeper denies the charge of being
nearly run over by the train; he was
all right only thinking of his large
, stock of goods.
r Mary Sleeper, wife of Fred Shaw,
= died Sunday evening, May oath. She
, had been an invalid for thirteen years,
5 not being able to walk any during
| that time; she had an apopletcic fit