Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-11-22
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long time clerk in the drug store of
James r. Hall, has bought an inter-,
est in the hardware store of W. w.
True.
An employe in the veneer mill was
killed Monday by a trap door giving
way and some hard wood logs falling
upon him. He leaves a wife and one
child in very poor circumstances.
On the road leading out of the vii
lage toward Troy, there are so many
little one roof shanties in connection
with the other buildings, that the
place has been christened ssShanty
Lane"
Mrs. E. E. Scott was called to
Nashua. N. H. recently by the death
of sister. She went to the same
place to the burial of another sister
only few weeks before, both of
whom died with consumption.
Newport Center.
Joshua Merritt has just received
back pension of $1,000.
M. P. Lanpber has bought house
in the village of S. D. Meacham.
Walter Regain is putting in stock
of groceries in the Hildreth block.
The wind on Friday blew down
part of G.. E. Percey's 80 it. shed.
The many friends of Elder Rey-
nolds will be sorry to learn that his
house and barns at Glen Sutton have
been burned.
WeStmOre.
Horace Beebe is re-saingling the
Page mill, and will soon be ready to
do custom work.
Mr.. Chester Moore of Morgan has
been engaged to teach the village
school the coming winter. 1t will
| commence Nov. 29th.
Eugene Rash is going to move to
Irasburgh soon to work in saw-mill.
Henry Gage has gone to Evansville
to work in the stone shop. /.
A petition is being circulated for
daily mail to come from West Burke.
Let our people remember that there
are six miles of bad road to keep in
repair summer and winter that way,
while there are but ~ miles the
Landing way. We hope the people
will consider this matter before pc
tition is sent.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
St. JohnSbury.
| The talk on the street is that II. c..
Belden, ESQ.,, is to return to st. Johns
bury to live. All our people would be
glad to see him back again.
The boys missionary society of the
South church gave supper and soci-
able in the church vestries last Monday
evening. There was sale of articles
of their own manufacture, nuts of their
gathering, etc. 1t was a pleasant affair
though the attendance was not large.
The boys animal jug breaking comes
later in the season.
| oh hoA
putting into position the sub-base Of
the soldiers monument at Brattleboro
/ which they are making. The stone was
Ii feet square and two feet thick ant
weighed 20 or % tons. Several spans
| of horses were first hitched to it, but
they couldn't move it; and finally eleven
yoke of oxen were procured, and they
did the business.
East Burke.
Miss Belle Amidon is sick with diph
liberia; also Eta Godding.
Judge Humphrey has been confined tc
his room for several days with rheuma
tism.
The Cong. church has been handsome
ly repaired at an expense of about $500
of which sum Elmer Darling, owner O
Mountain View farm pays one third
Mr.. Charles Harris another third, ant
the society makes up the rest. Mrs
Alfred Darling, of New York city has
presented the society with new com
munion service.
East Hard wick.
VIM. Ellis recently fell and broke his
shoulder.
Alice Hancock is going to Ohio where
she is to have situation as governess.
School commenced at the Center last
Monday, town superintendent Leonard
teacher.
School in the village closed last Friday
for a two weeks vacation. w. DrenaI
teaches the winter term.
LyndOnvil1e.
Mr.. H. w. Hubert, son of Rev. DR.
| Hubert of Lyndonville, is to give in
struction the coming year in the theo
logical seminary of the Syrian mission
of the Presbyterrians at Beirut, his chair
being that of Bible history.
Sutton.
Look out for the MONITOR agent mex
week, and have your club papers picked
out.
N. Campbell has between 800 and 900
turkeys ready for Thanksgiving. Thanks
giving proclamations must have de
cidedly savory odor to him. He com
menced last Tuesday by killing $50 o
the choicest to send to market.
WheelOck-
w. H. Taylor who has been teaching
in Hardwick is home on vacation
Glad to see him.
Burke
The MONITOR agent will be in Burke
next week, ready to receive arrearages
and also to give club rates for next year
Mrs. Baxter, the woman who was
drowned in a tub of water recently
at Middlebury, left some 5000 or $500
which at first was supposed would &c
to the town as she had no relatives