Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-12-07

pie rallied from all directions and by |
the almost superhuman efforts of men,
women and children, saved the build |
ings, except the barn. The build
ings we're not insured, and the loss
is 5000 or upwards. Mrs. Kinney,
who is severely afflicted with heart
trouble, kept her nerves down and
suffered no apparent injury from the
excitement. The women in the vii
lage supplied the fire fighters with
hot coffee. 1t was hard fight.
North CraftSbury.
Charles Silver has been appointed
postmaster at the Branch; he has
bought M. V. B. Ainsworths place.
Price $500.
Mrs. Mary Woodbury. has moved
from the South village into L. w.
Wheeler's house at the Common M.
V. B. Ainsworth has moved into one
of Mrs. French's tenements Mark
Andrus into DIR. Dustln's old house.
Derby.
The M. E. people not only dedicated
their newly repaired church last week,
but held an interesting preachers meeting
here They expended about $1,000, and
put vestry under the church and put all
in a neat and convenient condition. The
money to complete the work has all been
| raised. The dedication sermon by DIR.
Bolton of Boston, and his lecture Tues
| day evening were greatly enjoyed by all.
| Success to the Methodist brethren of
| Derby and God bless brother John.
| The public and the patrons of the
Academy feel that the past was very
pleas ant and valuable term. The board
The closing exercises were especially in
teresting. The recipients of prizes were
| as follows: Ladies, LIST, Grace L. Adams,
| I'd, Phebe Moulton, both of Derby; gen.
tlemen, LIST, Milo J. Eddy, Bloomington,
I'd, Geo. Roberts of Derby. The singing
by Miss Grace Adams was highly COM
plimented. The winter term promises
well.
West Derby.
We hear of no new cases of diph-
liberia.
| School IN this village commences
to-day, Miss Morse of the Centre
teacher.
Glover.
Rev. E. W. Pierce preached at St
Johns bury Sunday, Dec. 9th.
most excellent Missionary concer
was given at the M. f. church last eve.
Ladies' Aid Thursday afternoon ant
evening. Literary exercises in evening
The donation for Rev. G. w. Mors,
will be held at the M. E. church, Dec Is
afternoon and evening.
The lecture delivered by Mrs. DIR
Huntington, Dec. 4th, was very interest
ing and of high character.
Greensboro.
DR.. Geo. French has located here
with rooms at Sawyer's hotel.
Mrs. L. M. and Chas. Kilburn
have purchased the Taplin premise.
in the village.
Richard Logan has gone to Rock.
port, Mass, and has got job fo
the winter.
Miss Nellie Ranney of West Con
cord will teach the district school a
the Centre, this winter.
VIM. Spier tried to run his hant
through threshing machine recent
ly, and is laid up for repairs.
Spier & Sons have snapped thei
farm with H. S. Tolman for thu
George Young farm giving S210(
; boot.
Joseph Smith has bought Wesle,
Batchelder's farm in Burke fo
, $1,000. He will move there imme
diately.
Armour S. Babcock, whose build
; ings were burned few week since
!, moves into A. McLaren's house TO
, the present.
A representative of the VT. Mutu
al Fire Insurance Co., c. H. Forbes
has been here and adjusted A. S
Babcock's loss, paying the full
amount of policy, less about S24.
Geo. Martin and Francis Fell:
have license from the fish commits
sioners to take front from the lake t,
propagate. The commission TAX
5 what they can hatch at stipulate'
price per thousand. We hope the,
will not abuse this privilege.
y. &. HaZen is coming back to oc
cupy his blacksmith shop. If he will
stop trying to regulate the affairs o
f the universe, and this Republic il
e particular. he will do we'll at black
smithing, and will not so much fee
3 that things are out of joint.
Miss Linda Richards, forme
> resident of this town, who has BEEF
a for eight year nurse in the Genera
r Hospital in Boston, starts for Japal
via San Francisco, the first of mex
month, where she will have charg
of a training school for nurses.
Holland.
} Mrs. c.. D. Bennett who is sicl
, with cancer can not long survive
Mrs. VIM. Anderson is quite sick
S. M. Davis has nearly completes
, the building of a sugar house, in tn
place of the one burned few week
E ago.
1raSbur@h.
The Orleans County Union Sunda
School Convention will hold its an
, nual meeting in Cong. church, Iras