Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-03-29

claims the parents abuse the children, and
do not give the girl food fit or sufficient
for any human being, etc. 1t is well
known by most of the neighbors that the
husband and father is good provider
for his family. and not the brute repre-
scented; that the girl has been ill-treated
is only too true, but the father was not
aware of it until the article in question
came to his notice. MELVIN DROWN.
Bloomington.
Mr.. Townsend's family have the
canker-rash.
Ed. Dudley and D. 1 Cooley, have
gone to Lowell Mass.
l. G. Smith has returned and is in
quite feeble health.
Wallace Hanson, has taken the
Wells farm for another year.
John Maxwell, has moved into the
house formerly occupied by R. Bal
ley.
George Wheeler, has sold his farm
to Charles Wheeler of Ayers Flat,
P. @.
A sociable at Miss Lizzie Bryant's
next Wednesday evening. All are
invited.
The Reform Club will meet on
Wednesday eve Mar. 81, at the Cen
tire church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aldrich, of Dalton,
n. H., are in town visiting relatives
and friends.
George Wheeler leaves the Mrs.
Banding place, and Phlneas Wheeler
takes the place in the interests of
Charles Wheeler, late Of this town.
The following are the officers of
the Bloomington Reform Club: pres,
S. s. Bartlett; vice, John Camp
bell, L. A. Lund and Jasper Smith
sec., Sarah Seavey; chaplain, AL
bert Wells; committee on ways and
means, Cyrus Heath, Mrs. John
Miles, Mrs. Cynthia Denison; Exec
utive CON-, S. S. Bartlett, Sarah
Seavey. Mrs. Jasper Smith, Mrs.
Chauncey Smith, E. A Robinson,
Lucius Lund /; treas, Mrs. Cynthia
Wyman.
East Charleston.
Mrs. VIM. Walcott has returned
to her home in Orange, Mass.
Charles Goodwin has gone to
Springfield and Boston on a visit tc
friends.
Moses Currier has moved to Bar
ton, where he has secured work in
the chair factory.
Mr.. Fred Stokes who went last
week to Boston to visit his sick wife,
found her much better, and gaining
fast. This is pleasant news to hel
many friends in this vicinity.
Edward Buck, son of Morgan
Buck, reached home on Friday last
after an absence of eight years in
California. His health being poor
made him think of home once more
West Charleston.
Amos Parlin and his daughter have
moved TO Derby Center.
Robert Parker has moved into thu
front part of R. H. Lathe's house.
Coventry.
Geo. Carrow has moved into tn,
house with his father.
Alvah Smith from Boston is visit
ing at VIM. Niles.
DR.. Badger is suffering severed,
with felon on his finger.
Fred Fletcher died the 18th inst
of consumption, at Mr.. Kidder's.
Mr.. Vance from Newport has hir
ed Allen Ripley's farm, and moved
on to the same.
Albert Webster has been granted
a pension of 81 month, and bacl
pay amounting to $3.50.
Alonzo Brooks, who has been YER
sick for long time, has so far re
covered as to be able to ride out.
DR.. o. B. Gould arrived home fron
California last Thursday night, no
much improved in health. Califor
MIA did not agree with him.
The dry house belonging to Bur
bank & Williams was burned Sunda
night, Dec. 21st. 1t was full O
clapboards and the loss will be con
siderable.
The Irasburgh Dramatic societ
will present the same entertainment
which was so successfully given i
their own town March 18th, in tn
town hall next Thursday evening
The entertainment will consist of tn
drama, "The Turn of the Tide" an
the farce, "Smashington Colt.
Good music will be furnished. Ao
mission 25 and 10 cents.
! Ora 4 tSburv.
G. w. Leach will go to Spring