Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-12-28

A. Claremont cut his baud on a
saw IN Z. P. Stevens & Co.'s box
shop recently.
The village school hes been divid- /
ed and Blanche Houston teaches the
smaller department.
westGcId.
Robins were seen in town by sever
al different parties last week.
Many Of our people will go to N.
Troy on Jan. 9TH to hear the cele-
brated Eli Perkins lecture.
The Methodist society hold do
nation visit at the town hall Wednes-
day evening, Dec. Both, for the ben
eft of Rev. j. Wallace.
1t was quite lively in the village on
the evening of Dec. 24th., 65 couples
being in attendance at the dance,
and very large attendance at the
tree at NJ. E. chrrch.
We notice in Bristol, Iowa, pa
per the death of Mrs. n. HI. Downs,
who formerly resided in this town,
and was SO widely known by being
proprietor and owner of Downs
Elixir.
WeStTnOTe.
No ice in the lake at this date.
ROLAND Hunt of New Hampshire,
has been visiting his parents here of
late.
A. W. Lyon has commenced to
get out timber for hen house
100x14. He intends to put in
about 800 hens
The long and bitter fight between
this town and Sheffield has reached
an end, after costing no end of time
and money, leaving a balance 10
favor of Westmore of 5000.
The telephone question is being
talked up again and enough poles
have been secured to reach three
miles or more, and if some of our
neighbors will come up and meet us,
we shall feel greatly obliged.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Sutton.
Sleighing is first rate and lumbermer
are improving it.-Repubican.
We hardly see the object of ''improv-
| ing'' first rate sleighing.
Matte Campbell finished successful
| term of school with an exhibition Wed
nesday eve.
The friends of Rev. S. Virgins will
meet for social visit at his home OF
| Wednesday, Jan. 9th.
The Christmas tree at the Baptist
church was Il very pleasant affair, anC
the exercises by the children were excel
lent. Thursday eve the Methodists cele
brated with an oyster supper and tree al
James Craig's. There were $50 persons
in attendance and nearly five hundred
| presents distributed.
East Burke.
Miss Title Lowell is home again.
j. P Stafford has put new windows ii
his house.
There were two trees in NJ. f. church
Christmas eve.
Jessie Hunter has rented the tenemen
over l. ID. Bemis' store.
Miss Jennie Amidon has gone to Straf
ford and Chelsea on visit.
Principal Ranger of the Lyndon Insti
tute preached in Cong. church the 20tl
inst.
Frank Silsby is selling quite an assert
ment of goods at auction at l. ID. Bemis
store.
The Good Templars will hold an opel
lodge and necktie party Friday evening
Jan. Sth,
Miss Clara Wilson is at her fathers, ant
it is expected that she will spend this win
| ter here.
Aunt Mary Wood has gone to Topshan
to spend the winter with her nephew
Hiram Wood.
Mrs. DR.. Dwinell was thrown from
sleigh at Lyndonville last week and badl,
bruised about the head and face.
East wick.
c. j. Bell is pressing hay for market.
w. H. Bailey and family spent Christ
mas with Mrs. Bailey's father, DR.. Parke
| of Peacham.
The benevolent people of this villag
presented Harvey Mason with an cas-,
chair Chris tmas morning. He is in fee
BILE health.
The annual church meeting of the Con
gregational church, which usually occur
the last Friday of the year, is postpone