Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-01-18

SCHOOL DISCUSS the tOUaCSo IuSottot
pro and con on Friday next.
Charley Conant made his mother
visit last week. He works in a WOODEN
factory at Winooski. Glad to see him.
Fred Davis and wife from North
Troy, formerly of this town, made q
few calls as they passed through here
last week.
Hamilton Hartman has hired,
and skidded himself, nearly 5000
logs on the Skinner lot, which he
bought of A. Randall. Sold to A.
Boynton of North Wolcott.
Nelson Hoyt has hired Luman
Smiths blacksmith shop; he has en-
gagged good blacksmith and propos-
es to do all kinds of work in the
blacksmith line at reasonable prices.
Rev. L. Dodd of Barton Landing
will deliver a lecture at the M. E.
church on Wednesday evening, Dec
20, after which oysters will be served
in the vestry and church donation
held.
Rob Patterson's dam gave way.
making large hole in the center on
Thursday last, but he rallied men and
got stones and gravel and stopped
the leak 80 he was able to run his
mill again. He ground Thursday night
and made 200 bushels of meal.
A. G. Collins house took fire last
week around the stove pipe and dam.
aged it $25, and the building was
saved only by desperate effort. Mr..
Collins eye was badly injured in his
battle with the fames.-Charles
Wits house came near being burned
last week, but by the free use of wa.
ter was saved.
East Craftsbu1.y.
Mrs. Lizzie Doe and her son from
Iowa are visiting friends in town.
Pliny Moody from West Point, Ne.
braska, came here last Wednesday
night. Glad to see him.
DR.. P. L. Templeton starts free
singing school here next Friday night
and invites all beginners. Be
on hand the first night to arrange for
books.
Derby.
Mr.. Duval, whose barn was burn
ed some time since, is preparing to
rebuild.
Soclable at George Severen's next
Friday evening, with cordial invi-
tation to all.
Horace Wilder has opened a bar
ber's shop in Jenne's block with a
good prospect of custom.
DIphtheria has abated and the
Academy and the district schools
have opened again, DIR. Clark is at
tending to The duties of his profess
sion and his family are we'll.
Since the Methodist people made
repairs on their church, the Baptist
church has had furnace put in,
and now the Cong'l folks talk of re-
pairing their church IN the spring.
This sort Of contagion is not harmful
to community.
West Derby.
One lady has taken her children
and gone to Canada on account Of
the diphtheria scare.
Gustus Wilder and wife have been
hard sick with diphtheria but have
nearly recovered. The son of Mrs.
Ward also hard sick with the dreaded
disease is better. Mr.. Wilder again
Is in his blacksmith shop and will be
glad to see all his old and many new
customers.
Glover.
Temperance concert at the M. F..
church next Sunday a. m.
The repairs on the M. F. church
furnace prove beneficial.
The Earnest Workers will meet at
the vestry Friday, Jan. 22d. All in
vited.
A number of the friends and rela-
tives Of Hiram Clark enjoyed very
pleasant visit at his house last Satur-
day, it being his 18th birthday. Some
tokens were left to remind him of the
pleasant gathering.
West Glover.
The Cong1 Sunday school elected
the following officers at their annual
meeting: David Baker, Supt. John
Borland, assistant Supt. /; Mrs. James
Cameron, Treas; w. NJ. Wright,
Sec.
The NJ. f. Sunday school elected
officers the 10th inst. as follows:
Supt., A. 5. Clark assistant, P. H.
Skinner Sec, E. W. Cook Treas,
J. G.. Martin; librarian, Miss Oracle
Clark. This is a small school with
an average attendance of AZ; whole
number connected with the school "a.
Greensboro Bend.
We are to have q singlng-school
under the leadership of S. P. Pinney.
Oyster supper for the benefit of
Rev. J. Thurston next Tuesday even
ing.
Public installation of officers of
Burnside Post, G. A. r., Wednesday
eve. All invited.
The open meeting of the Lafnollie
Valley Div, No. %, S. of r., was
we'll attended last Wednesday even
ing and was success in every par