Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-08-23

visiting relatives.-Mrs. Frank Wig
gins of Iowa is visiting at her broth
er's, r. H. Barnard.
The talk last Sabbath evening Civ
en- by Rev. L. S. Bean, for the bene-
fit of young men, was very interest
ing. The text was Pisa. 1879, and
those who heard the words cannot
soon forget them.
Coventry.
E. S. Cowles and wife are in town.
Prof. Nichols will lecture on phren-
ology, at the town hall next Tuesday
eve.
D. p. Walworth and family have
gone to the White Mountains to spend
a few weeks.
Rust has struck the hops in this
vicinity and some of the farmers will
not pick their vines.
Jerry Drew has made great improv-
ments on the farm and buildings that
he bought of Allen Ripley.
Allie Branch, daughter of Dr.C. F.
Branch, has gone to Greenfield to at
tend school. Geo. Newton and Char
lie Livingstone 60 to Montpelier to-
day to attend school.
Maj. G. F. Branch M. D. who is
chief surgeon of the National Guard
| of Vt. will be absent from home this
week attending the annual muster of
our State Militia at Burlington.
| CraftSburv.
Mr.. Graham from New York has
been in town visiting friends.
Geo. Allen and family are boarding
at the hotel at North Craftsbury.
The fisherman who went to Canada
to get winters supply report nc
luck.
Rev. Mr.. Elliot, secretary of the
Vermont Bible society, will preach at
the M. E. church Sunday morning,
Aug. 20.
Mrs. Horace Andrus is in poor
health. Mrs. Simonds continues tC
fail, while the other sick people are
about the same.
The Sunday schools here held s
picnic at the pond near Mill Village
on Saturday. Pleasant grounds have
been fixed up there for such purposes
and 1t is a good place to visit.
Work on the Leavitt store is goine
on, and from present appearances
it will be one of the best buildings ii
town. Mr.. Stratton also has severa
men at work on the addition to biz
store.
DR.. Huntington of North Crafts
bury has greatly improved the looks
of the Common by cultivating par
of the same, sowing flower seeds
etc. A fine display of flowers il
made.
A thief broke out light of glass
opened window and entered STRAIT
toms store on the night of the 10th
Elmer Stratton, who slept over heat
heard ia noise and went for help
but the scamp had escaped, afte
pillaging the money drawer. Th
same night the j. w. Simpson stor
at the East village was broken int
and quantity of clothing stolen.
East Craftsbury.
j. w. Simpson is home. Rev. j
G. Taylor has been attending tn
Presbytery meeting at st. Johnsbury
The thief or thieves who entere,
the Stratton store at the village
visited the Simpson store here ant
took away considerable clothing
From appearances hand was badl,
cut and bled so that blood was fount
on the floor of both stores. This i
the third time in as many years tina
Mr.. Simpsons store has been entered
in about the same manner.
Derby
Maj. CIRCUITS 'sBudd'' has gone t
New York for better job.
A number of our citizens attends
the temperance meeting at Lyndon
vile last week, also the G.. A. r
gathering at Lake Park.
w. G. johnson has moved mon
ument from w. N. Towards sho
in this place to Bloomington tn
past week, also one from his shop 8
Barton Landing to West Derby G
!, a rustic pattern-quite a novelty.
Glover.
N. B. Davis is quite sick with bi
ious fever.
The friends of Mrs. Sarah Bea
, wife of the late Eldad Bean, will b
; panied to hear of her death.
Several parties have paid heav
fines for violating the fish law, her
in our law abiding vicinity recently.
d. S. Waterman is moving to Bal
e ton Landing. Mr.. Waterman is er
gagged to teach a full term of schoe
: there.
e There will be services at the sout
church, Sunday, Aug. 29th, at 1.3
/ p. M, Rev. E. A. Hoyt of 81
Johnsbury will preach in exchang
with the pastor.
Miss Bertha Atherton of Dubuqu
4 is visiting here among the friends c
e her childhood. She has graduate
since she went from here, and taugt
, one year and is reelected to teac