Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-01-11

driven to New Hampshire and sold
from Oct. LIST to Dec. 1st, 1885, $50
head of cattle. They are expecting
to sell 100 Miller wagons and increase
their other business in the same ratio
the coming year.
The funeral Of Z. E. Jameson,
whose illness was noticed in last
week S MONITOR, took place on Thurs
day. Though long ill of a pulmona-
~ trouble, the Immediate cause of his
death was an injury sustained by
fall on the ice. MI. Jameson lacked
but one day of being 81 years old.
He had held many positions of honor
and trust in the town and state, hav-
ing represented the town in the Gen
eral Assembly, served as superintend-
ent of schools and on the Board of
Agriculture. He was widely known
outside the town as writer and
speaker on agricultural subjects, in
which he was deeply interested. He
wrote much for agricultural journals,
and was a frequent producer of short
sketches of fiction. He was born in
Irasburgh. and his entire life was
spent as a farmer, energetically and
persistently devoting brain and mus
Gle in spirit of broad, Christian phi
lanthropy, to the service of his fell
low farmers and fellow men. He
was an active member of the M. r.
church. He leaves a wife, two
children and a large circle of friends
to mourn his loss.
Lowell.
Miss Ida Brown is in town.
William Warner is to preach a
wear in Fairfield. He was in town a
few days recently.
Little George Dana, who has been
greet sufferer for many months
from dropsy, died Thursday Dec. 81.
C. B. Harding, chorister of Cong.
society, and Mrs. Cora Coolidge
organist, were handsomely remem-
bered at Christmas.
The Week of Prayer was observed
by union services in the Cong'l
church with usual exercises and a
good religious interest.
Rev. Mr.. King of the Cong'l
church is invited to give his lecture.
"The Utility of the Necessity of Toi
for Bread" at Irasburgh, Jan 10.
M and Mrs. Thayer who have
been stopping at C. B. Harding's
have returned. Their help at the
religious meetings was blessing.
Mrs. Martha Stephenson has re
turned from Lowell; her daughte
Ida came with her. Although sh.
was so ill, the journey did lot injur
her. She is doing we'll.
Post Hazen installed officers Jan
4, as follows: P. c., John Sawyer
S. L. c., C. C. Tillotson; j. L c..
VIM. w. Wakefield; S., w. S
Dingman; Chap, R. Kinsley; O
D., B. T. Woods; o. g., B. Ariel
@. NJ, Geo. Hartwell; S. NJ, Jas
Edwards Q. M. S., Timothy Deb
f lois; Adj. W. L. Kinsley.
Morgan.
B. F. Moore has bought a nice pal
of Percheron colts weighing nearl
$500 pounds.
Frank Holmes and family hav
) moved on to the VIM. Barrett plac
to take care of Mrs. Barrett and hel
carry on the farm.
Morgan Center.
Mrs. Alpha Drown of Charleston
y is visiting at Mrs. Minnie Gilmour''
J. H. Gilmour and frankie Da,
export are both recovering from the
sickness.
a Andrew Applebee is drawing
. large quantity of logs TO Gray & Gi
mour's mill.
Ie John Virgins has purchased Il
a. cooper shop and will fit it up for
repair shop.
D. Will Mack injured his foot an
or leg badly, Thursday, in Gray & Gi
at mour's mill.
re Warren Rawson has sold his pla,
+ to Gordon Bush and intends movir
ut to Manchester, N. H., next spring
t. Newport.
IN Friday night as Homer Thrash
lie was going home from his store.
re slipped on sewer CRATE and broke
lie bone in his leg.
In Cora Pope, a niece of Mrs. Ho
al kins, who lives with her, has bee
lie very sick with diphtheria, but at tn
ed writing seems to be recovering.
lie L. C. Grandy gives $40 for the no
= or of naming Mr.. Caswell's new do
Il an imported English mastiff, weig
d. ing 14O pounds; the name is Gle
Phil. Sheridan.
The Good Templars hold a reunit
~ at the Baptist church on Wednesda
In the a. m. they will hold a lod!
u meeting, and in the p. m. and evenil
he the meeting will be open to all. M
Plumley of Mortified is expected
in deliver an address.
y The many friends of w. H. Da
iels and family will be panied to he
rs Of the death of his only son, Henri
~ who died OH Saturday night about
t. O'Clock of diphtheria. His remain
uoro ioforrod in tho oamoforv of "