Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-01-19

success, netting the boys almost s65.
The Lowell Dramatic Club will play
f'Wait for the Turn of the Tide,'' at
Eden Wednesday evening, Jan. 81.
That correspondent of the Boston
Journal, who claims that the average
size of American families has de-
creased one tenth since 1850, don't !
live far about here.
Morgan.
. Elmer Piper from Boston is here
visiting.
The donation was a pleasant af-
fair and netted S37.
Change your school books previ-
Gus to Jan. 28th, as the contract
closes on that date.
Mrs. L. A. Brainerd had para
lytic shock on Friday and survived
but few hours. Her loss will be
severely felt. She leaves an aged
mother, husband, five children, one
an infant, and many other friends.
Newport.
Mr.. Caswell has sold his steamer
to Mr.. Norton.
Oscar Miller's people recently bur-
led little child.
A bakery will be put in at the Beede
building by Mr. Langmaid.
Frank Bailey and wife have arrived
safely at their journeys end.
L. M. Jenne and P. S. Thomas
have rented the skating rink hall.
Emmons Raymond has returned
from his California trip, hale and
happy
1t is reported that the County mu-
steal convention will be held here the
first week in February.
Donation for Rev. Folsom on the
eve of Jan. 20. Oyster supper pro-
vided, and all invited.
Widow Tracy fell down stairs on
Monday evening, breaking an arm
and sustaining other injuries.
The travelling on the ice about the
lake has been dangerous, and several
parties have broken through the ice.
Gard. Pratt has moved to the
Fields house on Coventry street.
Mr.. Lee and wife have gone to Bos-
ton.
The International mill is doing
good business in grinding grain, and
farmers will do well to carry their
grain there to be ground.
f Newport Center.
There will be donation visit fol
| Rev. Mr.. Cowell on Tuesday, Jan
20, afternoon and evening. All in
. | vited.
$ Lorenzo Wiley is in feeble health
at the present time.-Lewis Paquet
| is not much better and fears are en-
E. tertained that he will not recover,
N. 0. Coates says that he killed ;
lively striped snake last Wednesday
q very remarkable circumstance il
d. northern Vermont in the month Of
January,
9 S. M. Field has sold his mill prop
erty one half mile below here, togeth
: er with the house and some five o.
g six acres of land, to a Mr.. Brewe
of Canada, for $4,000.
There is an effort being made t.
s get up class in vocal music in thi
village with n. o. Coates for teacher
It We hope it may be a success TO
e both choirs greatly need recruits.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Dawson are tn
G oldest resident couple in this place, i
: not in town, being respectively s
b and 80 yeals, and both very feebl
p and have been failing very rapid
during the last few months.
The family of j. C. Dawson ha
IS been troubled for some weeks pas
with stencil arising from the well
20 which is located in the cellar, an,
,r which had got SO rank that they ha
not used the water for the past fe,
. days, until last Friday morning whe
. cleaning out the we'll they found tn
- body of a mink, with a steel trap al
tached to it, in a half decayed cor
dition.
~ South Troy.
&c There will be basket meeting 8
the vestry Jan. 2lst.
" Wesley Manuel has moved into til
boarding house at the mills.
:, Mr.. F. Leach has moved on to th
" Wiley farm.
IS
. L. Mcdowell and wife have left til
mill preparatory to going to Kansa:
10 The singing school will be held o
N Monday and Wednesday evenings {
o. each week; the band meeting bein
20 changed to Tuesday.
Clara, daughter of VIM. Wilson
10 had skillful operation performed o
h her leg below the knee, by DR.. Kin
70 ball of Newport, who removed
70 quantity of decayed hone caused b
- fever sore; the patient is doin
nicely.
WeStmOre.
: The Oyster Supper at j. C. Orne
= came off on Thursday eve; The in
: vitation was to all legal voters an
= their wives. A good time was er
joyed by all who accepted the invits