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

There have been fifteen cases of dph-
liberia in this place. Only two have died.
DR.. Lane has bought and moved on to
the place owned by Mrs. Hardy and the
Gleason girls.
The diphtheria cases are all better
except j. P. Stafiords youngest child,
hurry, who is not expected to live.
West Burke.
The temperance meeting was we'll at
tended.
Rev. r. T. c. Mckenzie, of Jay was
in town Friday he had been on visit
to New Brunswick.
j. P. Otis and wife have been on a WIS.,
it to Coaticook. Que. They will leave
for Kansas in about three weeks.
The quarterly conference board of the
M. E. church will meet in the vestry next
Tuesday at 10 O'Clock, to decide on the
matter of building parsonage.
J. P. Otis addressed large audience
on the subject of temperance in the NJ
E. church on Tuesday eve, much to the
satisfaction of all present. Remarks
were made by others, and with reading
and songs the occasion was well enjoyed.
Hardwick.
The Advent people with their friends
are doing good job in building sheds
at the church.
Apples sell at $1.65 at the depot.
French & Warren find ready market at
the above figures.
Mr.. Naylor, teacher of the academy
school, has a smiling face. They all say
good school; this may account for it.
Quite demand for building lots this
fall. Although prices seem high, we
mistake the signs if they do not advance
materially for year to come.
/ Mrs. L. C. Foss came to live with the
village folks lately, having purchased the
M. G. Batchelder place; it is a pleasant
location. We welcome all such incom-
ers on the long term system.
All soldiers who were held as prison :
ers of war during the late rebellion, are
requested to send their names, Co. and
Regt., and length of time in service, to
j. S. Drenan, Hardwick. Soldiers OF
Caledonia Co. are especially requested
to do this without delay.
H. R. Mack has help opening his new
granite quarry on the mountain. A block
weighing Is to 100 tons, was thrown of
the main ledge last week. This granite
is very dark, takes a high polish, is en-.
tirely free from iron, is very bright, and
clean, and bids fair to become the mos
popular granite in northern Vermont.
sutton.
DR.. Colby and wife and daughters have
gone to Boston to be absent one week.
Henry F. Barker, who three years agt
this fall ran away with another man,
wife, has returned, broken down in healtl
and spirits. He is now stopping will
his daughter, Mrs. Root of Sheffield. TIL
woman who went away with him goe
back with her child to her former hus
band, Mr.. Abner Heath, so says report.
She field.
Dennis Hunter and wife from st. Johns
bury are in town visiting friends.
Mrs. S. Miles has returned from tn
west, and is very sick with the erysipe
las, but is some better now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston from Spring field
Mass, are here visiting at Bradle
browns. Mr.. Drown is quite low.
Hollis Brown has hired the Hall house
Omer C. Chesley has bought the Cutie
place; Cutler has bought the j. Har
farm.
WheeIocIx.
Susie Rogers went to Boston on tn
excursion.
n. d. Sawyer has moved in to Mrs
) | Davis house.
{ Milo Burbank, the miller, has bee
sick the past week and Frank Power
has been running the mill.
VIM. Ranney has fixed up shop owe
S. G. Cree's store house, where he wi
be found ready to do all sorts of boo
and shoe repairing.