Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-01-26
The Good Templars are finishing hall
in Sideways building and expect to have
it completed in a few weeks

1t completed In a few weeks.
J. p. Otis and wife, l.. w. Green of
West Burke and John Cole of Newark
were in attendance at the Grand Lodge of
Good Templars last week and report
good attendance and an interesting ses-
sion. Rev. E. Butterield, Mrs. j. p Otis
and Rev. \. H. Webb were elected as rep
resentatives to Right Worthy Grand Lodge
in Toronto, Canada, in June.
Several of the Masons attended the 18th
district meeting at Danville on Friday last,
at which time the new Masonic hall was
dedicated. Several of the Grand Lodge
officers were present, and on the whole,
it was very interesting occasion. The
members of Washburn Lodge, No %,
gave collation. in the banquet hall in the
evening which was well served.
East Hard wick.
At the annual meeting of the Cong1 So
ciety, the committee were instructed to
hire Rev. f. d. Chandler, for the year to
come, at the same salary as heretofore,
$500 and use of parsonage.
East Burke.
David Hunter is moving back on to
his farm. Mr.. Pesha has moved into the
tenement over the d. P. Cushing store.
1t is expected that Mrs. Clara East
man will speak on temperance at the NJ.
E. church next Sunday.
rha I, q Ann
burned on Friday. A part of the house
hold goods were saved, but Mr.. Pesha,
who occupied tenement in the house,
lost everything that Belonged o the house
hold, except the clothing that was worn
by his family at the time; he also lost
$40 in cash.
Lyndon.
Mrs. David Currier is dangerously i'll
| of pneumonia.
Twenty-seven persons united with the
| Congregational church at the Ville
| Jan. 18th.
| Six births and four deaths in the Cen
| ire district in 1884.
The Master Mechanics Office ut the r.
II. shops has been connected with the tel
| ephone exchange, this week.
| Tuesday evening, drew an audience of
about 25O, two carloads coming up from
st. Johnsbury.
Dea. Thomas Quimby died at his home
at Lyndon Centre, Jan. 10Th. He was
born on the farm now owned by A. II.
Ball in Sutton-then called Billymead-
in 1899, and had he lived until Feb. 18th
would have been SO years old. He lived
in Lyndon nearly seventy years, and was
an honorable and respected citizen.
Charles Sidney recently fell and dis
located his shoulder; Peter Collins was
struck by a falling limb, received bad
scalp wound and lay in the snow uncon-
cious for more than an hour, but will re-
cover Bert; jenkins, while scuffiing in
school was rendered insensible. If this
remedy for school house scuffiiDg could
go into common use, it would be a great
blessing.
Brother Harris drops the IndeT with a
spicy valedictory in which he says he has
done as well as one could be expected to
do "without money or brains John has
brasSed it for couple of years in good
shape, and there was no call for him to
Darn up so quick after going out of the
business. We are sorry to have the boy
quit, because he has made the Indea
newsy rs well as saucy, and has proved
to the world that Lyndon does not con-
tain the only champion liar in Christen-
dom. How is that, John, for a twit on
facts?- Union.
LyndonviiIc-
Twenty three have been taken into the
NJ. =. Church as a result of the recent
revival meetings, besides class of ten
children that has been formed.
Deposits are coming in finely to the
new Savings Bank.
The hum of the box shop is again
heard. About fifteen hands are now en-
ployed.
Sutton.
Rev. Mr. Tracy is giving good salts
faction to his Pensioners.
There will be an oyster supper Friday
evening, Jan. Both. for the benefit of Rev.
A. P. Tracy. Everyone cordially invi.
ted.
Stannard.
Last Tuesday evening large COM
panY to the number of $50 friends and
neighbors of Mr.. Samuel Winchester as
Sembled for an old-fashioned house>warn.
ing. Mr.. Winchester kindly showed his
guests oyer his new and commodious
house. Many of Mr.. Winchester's ole
soldier friends We're present. The eve
ming was pleasantly spent in visiting
!. singing and after being served to q boun
tiful supper the young people repaired te
the old house fer u social dance.
%hclzielG.
Geo. Kendall has sold his farm to {
Mr. Farr from Woodbury..
| The venerable father Woodman preach
5 ed a most eloquent sermon at the Ere,
+ Baptist Quarterly meeting yesterday
! Elder Moody, of Lexington, Me-, for
mer pastor of the South Wheelock church
has been employed for the ensuing yea
in Rev. M. Atwoods place here and Il
Wheelock.
David Hannant came near burning hi
, house last week, by a fire originating in
barrel of ashes in his shed. 1t does no
o take smart engineering with wooden ash
barrels to burn buildings.
Sylvester Hall has sold his farm t.
Robert Dow, of Woodbury. for So, 200 an,
gives possession at once, and moves t.
Sheffield village. Mr.. Hall was born OF
this farm some Go years ago, and how h
: win enjoy himself in the dusty streets of
crowded town remains to be SEEN
: BURNED TO DEATH.-On Frida,
morning as Mrs. A. S. Jones wa
dressing little girl near the stove