Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-07-27

d0nViHe camp meeting, which commences
Aug. oath and closes Aug. 29th. D. r.
Densmore and Jefferson Cowles were ap-
pointed committee to make all arrange
ments. Parties wishing board or lodging
can correspond with either of the above
named committee.
Peahcan.
Prof. Bunker and wife are still detain
ed in town by the work of raising funds
to repair and endow the academy. This
is the way of it: Hon. John Gilfillan of |
Minneapolis, an alnmnus of the academy, |
while visiting his old home this summer,
offered to give $3.50 toward repairing the |
building If the citizens would give like
sum. A few days later, Capt. Charles
Stuart of Chicago offered to give $500 on
condition that the friends Of the academy
would raise $4,000 Active efforts are be-
ing made to accept both offers, and, if
possible, raise much larger sum to be
added to the permanent fund. Several
subs criptions of 800 each have already
been taken in town.
Sheffield.
C. Fl. Garland has purchased the Gar
land place in the village, where he has
resided for few years past.
Tyler Thomas has sold his farm to a
Mr.. Drown of New York, who has also
bought of Warren Wilson the Elisha
Drown place.
Robert Gray lost good horse recently
his pasture. 1t was dead when found,
being in the mud nearly out Of sight
Sutton.
Mrs. M. A. Campbell is at Lyndon do
ing the pastry cooking for the Institute.
Mrs. Caleb Moulton died Friday morn
ing. Her death removes another worthy
one from our midst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Faskett of San Francisco,
Cal, Mrs. Fuller and daughter from Pots
dam, N. Y, Charlie Ball and wife from
Brooklyn and Mrs. Gee OF NARROW, N. H.,
are visiting friends here.
The depot building at Clark's Crossing
was burned one week ago Saturday.night,
presumably from sparks from a locomo-
tive. Mr.. Clark, who lived in the build
| ing, lost considerable furniture. The
whole loss will not be heavy.
Miss Burroughs school in this village
closed last Wednesday with singing,
speaking and picnic dinner in the town
hall. The school satisfied the district so
well that she has been engaged to teach
the fall and winter terms.
WheelOck.
H. J. Chesley sells personal property
next Saturday.
| Pleasure and health seekers make fire.
quent visits to this place, visiting the
mineral spring, etc. e.
Joseph Light, carriage maker, has re-
paired the dam at his shop SO he can use
the water power.
A son of Mr.. Burbank arrived here
from Troy one day last week, making the
ride on bicycle.
The remains of Mrs. Ayers, former
resident of this town, were brought here
from st. Johnsbury last Thursday for
burial.
East Burke.
Henry Lane, M. D., has care of DIR.
Dwinell's store during his absence.
Mrs. Stoddard is better and able to
| walk out; Judge and Mrs. Newell are
both better
The party at "Aunt Marys" was large
and she received about $40 in gifts.
Miss Tillie Lowell is home, Gertie
Jones, of Bradford, came to spend the
summer with her; Mrs. DR.. Goodwin, OF
Chicago is visiting at Judge Newell's
Jennie Page, of Boston, is ate. A. Har-
ris'; Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Smith are guests
at Walter Counters
East EIardwick.
Darius Howard, wife and daughter, are
spending their vacation with his father,
Erastus Howard.
Z. C. Titles little daughter was Sc
verely hurt by the swinging of barn
door against her.
VIM. Fort has raised up and made an
addition to his barn. 1. M. Hancock has
erected an ell to his house.
Joseph Lewis has moved into j. T.
Williams tenement.-Geo. Rowe has
moved into Mr.. Smiths house.
A tramp interviewed several families
here last Monday and Tuesday, but fear
ing the threatened arrest he left.
The hay crop is better than we had an
ticipated being nearlwor quite an average
one; many have finished haying.
Mrs. Augusta Conant has returned from
few weeks sojourn at Old Orchard
Beach not much improved in health.
Miss futile, from Littleton, Mass, is
visiting at DR.. Adgate's. r. M. johnson
of Barnet, is visiting his sister, Mrs. H.
A. Smith.
Chester Brown left can of Paris
green so near Martin Sweatt's line fence,
that Sweatt's cow ate of it and died. The
benevolent are raising money to buy him
another
TRADE AT HoME.-One way to
bring better times at home is to pat
ronize home institutions. Every dol
lar in money taken to out of town
dealers and mechanics Injuries home
prosperity to that amount. Buy your
groceries, your dry goods, your boots
and shoes, your every necessity of
life at home if you can. Patronize
your home mechanics. Far away
establishments send their runners
into all the country towns to take
from their home establishments busi-
ness that should be kept at home.
They have no interest in the welfare
of the town-they want all the money
ey they can get out of it, that is all
while our fellow citizen in business
adds to the wealth and prosperity of
the town in many ways and should
have its patronage. Our business
interests are mutual and cannot be
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