Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-01-26
Newport.
Mr.. Bowman runs the Memphre-
magog House another season.

Newport.
Mr.. Bowman runs the Memphre-
magog House another season.
A son of Geo. Bush of Barton
Landing sawed his arm at the Inter
national on Friday.
E. NJ. Quimby, better known as
'sMase' Quinby has been in town
for the past week.
L. G. Grandy and wife were dele
gates to the Grand Lodge of Good
Templars at st. Adams last week.
Miss Hopkins, teacher of the Gram
mar school, is quite sick with pneu-
monia at her boarding place, Jas. r.
| Halls. Miss Nellie Miller takes her
place in the school until her recovery.
Arrangements have been made to
hold the county musical convention
here the first week in February. It
will be in charge of the same leader
as last year, Willis Clark. The fol-
lowing soloists have been engaged,
Miss Clara Hunt. soprano, of New
\ ork j; Mrs. Annie Mitchell. contralto,
and Mr.. Wheeler, basso, of Boston.
On Saturday, at about half past one
p. M, the alarm of fire was sounded,
and it was found that the large build
ing at the head Of Main street, be-
longing to John Prouty, was on fire.
The building was consumed, though
its contents were mostly saved. 1t
was occupied by Mr.. Hitchcock for a
blacksmith shop, Sleeper & Co. as a
repair shop, and two French families.
The building was not insured.
The death of Mrs. Martha L. Crane
of Somerville, Mass. better known to
our people by her maiden name of
Miss Matte Bingham, will be
mourned by circle of friends in this
community. She was widely and
pleasantly known in society as a
young lady of rare sweetness of char
actar and possessed of many win
ming accomplishments and social
graces. Her father was the we'll
known and genial Col. Norman W.
Bingham of Boston.
Newport Center.
A beautiful rainbow was visible
here Jan. goth.
The donation for the benefit oil
Rev. S. NJ. Cowell Melted $40.
F. w. Bartlett lost valable horse
, recently.-C. l.. Drown found one
of his horses dead Thursday morning
There was good attendance
at the Good Templar's reunion
The exercises were very interest
2 ing, consisting of essays. music ant
speaking in the afternoon there was
9 an address in the evening by Franz
Plumley G.. w. G.. T. of Mortified.
WestiieId.
Lyceums at North Hill prospe
finely: meetings Tuesday evenings.
\ The singers are meeting with d
A. Winslow every Friday night 70
practice.
Oyster supper and entertainment
+ at town hall Thursday evening 70
o the benefit of the M. E. Society.
n Henry Roberts Sr., and wife eel
ebrated the 10Th anniversary of thei
marriage one evening recently; 10
4 persons were present.
r M. c. Hitchcock, who for SOM
t months has been badly afflicted witt
: sore eyes, has returned from Lowell
mineral springs with his allmen
nearly cured.
, A lecture at Cong'l church OF
Tuesday evening by Rev. R. KING
3 subject, "the Utility and Necessit
!, of Labor" After the lecture Their
will be a package sociable at tn
Town Hall.
At the annual meeting of the Con
c gregational Society the following of
fcers were elected: Clerk, NJ. c
! Hitchcock committee, Ashley Far
man, A. G.. Hitchcock and VIM. B
Gilpin; treasurer, ID. +. Wright.
"a Miss. Mary Winslow, formerly q
this place, has resigned her positio
: as book keeper in the New Englan
Conservatory of Music, in Boston
= to become teacher in the gramma
school at Hyde Park.
Westmore.
: The funeral of Raws0n Hunt wa
= attended here last Tuesday, lars
y number from this town, Glover an
Barton attending. 1t seems that hi
y death, which casts great gloom owe
d this community, was caused by a
IL injury which brought on peritonitis.
A CARD.-To the friends who rendere
r. US such sympathetic assistance durin
d the sickness and death of our loved ON
! and for the beautiful tribute to his men
DRY from the friends at Glover, we exten
our heartfelt thanks. May mercif
a God reward you and comfort you in tin
# Of II ouble. HELEN M. HUNT.
ELIZA C. HUNT.
,, CALEDONIA COUNTY.
> St. Johnsbury.
a. Twenty-six carloads of rasins passe
through here going over the Pas
umpsic road recently, all in one train.
Rev, H. w. Jones handed in his resi-,
i nation recently, and it was referred I
l. a committee of members of the church.