Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-02-02
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Mrs. H. Z. Seaver.
&c. Boswell is reported to have
sold a house and lot in Sabinsville
to Fred Gates.
The winter term of the county
court convenes at Irasburgh this week
with a prospect of a brief SESSION.
This is one of the severest days of
winter; a heavy snow storm yester-
day, and a brisk wind with plenty of
snow-drifts to-day.
1t was not Judge Royce, as was
first reported, and as the MONITOR re-
ported, who died of apoplexy, but law
yer Heman Royce of st. Adams
A wallet containing a sum of mon
ey and other valuables was found in
the street last week. The owner can
have the same by calling at H. o.
Whitcher's.
The Aid society of the M. E.
church, and all the friends are invit-
ed to meet with Mrs. Geo. H. Blake
on Wednesday afternoon of this
week. Fill the cottage right up.
The severe snow storm which came
early in the week was heavier in 9TH
er localities than in this county.
Railroad travel was greatly impeded
and the highways were badly block
ed up in many sections.
The singers in the county will re-
member the Singing Convention at
Newport, commencing this Monday
evening and closing on Friday eve-
ming. The committee fiatter them
selves with the expectation that this
will be one of the very best conven-
tions ever held in this county.
Garvin Anderson, who for some
years held up the faithless villain,
Geo. Frost, is considerably annoyed
by petty suits, and by claims which
have grown out of his endorsements
of Frost's paper. Mr.. Anderson is
an honorable man and will pay his
own and all other just claims.
The Irasburgh Band will furnish music
at the skating rink next Saturday eve.
BY request, those who desire, are invited
to come masked, and the floor will be
given a portion of the evening to the mas
aueraders. 1t will oe the aim of the man
agement to provide pleasant evening
for those who are, and those who are not
masked. Masks can be secured for the
evening at BAXTER & Grows store.
The two lower departments of the
graded school close on Friday of this
week. Those who have not visited
these schools ought to do so at once.
There will be speaking exercises in
the school house hall on Friday even
ing in which these departments join.
The exercises will be of interest and
there ought to be good attendance.
A telegram received on Saturday
from Sank City, Mimi, announced
the death Of Harvey Childs, son OF
Mrs. Gaskill, for some time a resi-
dent of this village, and son-in law
of Franklin Farley of this town. Mr..
Childs was bagagemaster on the Pas
sumpsic II. r. some years, and had
formerly lived at Lyndon. He was a
young man much esteemed wherever
he had an acquaintance. Some years
since he went to Minnesota where he
bought land, built house and was
doing well until he was attacked with
scrofula which terminated in blood
poisoning. 1t is expected that his
remains will be brought home. He
leaves q wife and one little girl.
The Tower Bros. are contemplate
ing building over their grist-mill, by
erecting q new building south of the
old structure near where the mill shed
stands, putting the front up where
the old factory barn stands and hav-
ing access to the mill from, Main
street. They will blast out wheel
pit near the dam, put up a good
building and make the mill better
and more convenient, if they con.
clude to build over. They ask that
the old highway running by the mil
be discontinued, in order that they
poyer the road with the new building
If the project is carried out it will
make an Improvement in that part OF
the village and be benefit to the
town. There is some opposition tc
having the road discontinued.
At the recent meeting of the Coun
ty Agricultural Society the following
officers were appointed President
c. L. Baker, Greensboro; Vice Pres
idents, VIM. Merriam, Glover, j. c.
Hunt, Newport. Secretary, c. P
Owen, Glover. Treas. w. G. Brown
Barton. Town Committee, Albany
w. II. Hayden Barton, G.. +. Row
ell; Bloomington, Charles yoslyn
Charleston, Thomas /. Dolloff
Coventry, Henry Cleveland; Crafts
bury, Henry Dutton; Derby, Joe
Dustin: Glover, f. L. Stanton
Greensboro, j. ID. Cook; Holland
Nixon Morse; lrasburgh, Harlow
Foss; Jay, f. X. Hunt; Lowell
Frank Skinner; Morgan, Josial
Hamlet; Newport, J. c. Hunt Troy