Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-02-01
CALEDONIA COUNTY

St. JOhnsbury.
- Hon. Henry C. Belden of Minneapolis,
Mimi, is in town to remain five or six
days, looking like H. C. B. of old.
Twenty-six Knights from st. Johns
bury go to Lisbon for days ride, and
benefit to Sir Knight Brigham, who late
ly leased the hotel there.
Hon. H. G.. Ide's orange orchard in
Florida suffered with the rest during the
late freeze there. About 800 boxes of or
anges and 1900 trees frozen.
The first of two immense freight en-
gines which the B. & L. road has recently
purchased for it's northern division, the
Atlantic has been received and put
into service, giving perfect satisfaction.
1t is l0-wheel locomotive, was built in
Schenectady, has Is by "a cylinders and
its weight without the tender is 45 tons.
Lyndonville.
Charles P. Pearson, an engineer on
the Passumpsic r. r., who has been i'll
for several months, went to a Montreal
hospital, this week for treatment. Pre-
vious to his departure he was presented
with sum of money amounting to nearly
$l25, which was nearly all contributed
by the r. Il. ''boys."
Pcahcam.
great work appears to have begun in
the Union Revival meetings, held here
under the direction of Rev. +. A. Whit
tier, evangelist. About so have thus far
come into the inquiry meetings as seek
ers and converts, among them large
number of the young. Wednesday is to
be observed as day of fasting and pray
err, and the academy. schools, and stores
are to be closed. Mr.. Whittier expects
to remain about a week longer. Many
in middle life among the respectative
citizens have boon reached, and the work
is becoming a very powerful one. The
whole town is thoroughly stirred.
sheffield.
Independent Grange will hold its
next meeting at B. Ingalls,, Feb. 9th.
DR.. Campbell Of Albany, came here last
Saturday and performed an operation on
A. d. Draker, who has been afflicted
with the kidney trouble for quite num-
Der of years. The doctor thinks it will
be a permanent cure.
West Burke.
Charles Watson is very low.
There were births and deaths inths
school district.
Clarence, son of S. D. Bugbee, will en-
ter the Normal school at Johnson, next
week.
Adna ID. Blake has returned from Flor
ida. He says that he came back to get
warm.
The annual meeting of the Caledonia
county Young Mems Temperance Asso-
citation will meet at town hall, St. Johns
bury, Thursday Feb. 4, 1886. Let the
temperance men turn out.
A French family has moved into the
Petigrew house.-Chauncey Warren
will break up housekeeping and board
with NJ. X. Colby at the Hotel.-Dr. Boil
ton has rented I'll. HI. Packers house.
East Burke.
Miss Jennie Amidon is home again.
The village schools close next Friday.
The sociable ut A. L. Finney's was well
attended,
DIR. Lane has found broken bone In
John Hibbard's foot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah Gibson had a re-
ception last Thursday.
Jesse Hunters folks have taken
boarder for life; it is girl.
Rev. Mr.. Burnham of West Concord,
preached in the M. E. church a week ago.
George Sewell has been in Portland for
week past, to see This mother who
is quite poorly.
The next Ladies' Aid and sociable will
meet with Mrs. L. g. Shurtlef, Wednes-
day afternoon and evening, Feb. TO-