Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-07-19
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N. Y, are visiting at Mrs. Aleck
Jameson's.
There is a Christian Scientist in
town who claims to effect cures upon
the faith cure plan.
w. D. Leach was accident ally shot
Friday. The ball which was intended
for squirrel, entering his leg above
the knee. Nothing serious is appre-
hended.
The N. G.. H. B. will give an Ice
cream sociable at the Cong. vestry,
Wednesday evening, July Dist. An
entertainment consisting of music
and dialogues will be furnished.
Tappan Pearsons, who was 81 yrs.
old last May, was made mason in
Randolph, VT, in June, 1926. The
members of the fraternity in this
place secured nice gold-headed cane
and presented it to him last Tuesday
night. Mr.. Pearsons has been
Tyler of Central Lodge for many
years.
The village schools, taught by Jen
ME Wilkinson of Glover and Julia
Leach of this place, closed Friday.
The scholars who received prizes for
having no absent or tardy marks
were Matte Holdridge, Lillian Leach,
Mary Thompson, Helen Thompson,
Lillian Hill, May Davenport, jose
phine Simino, Frank Thompson, Ed
die Davenport, Herbert Davenport,
George Woods, John Simino and
Thomas Simino. Prizes were also
given to Lillian Leach, Alice Parker,
May Wheeler, George Lee, Katie
Post, Bell Page and Wallace Jerome
for department, and to Marie Beau
clerk, Minnie Davenport, Geo. Lee,
LOWE Lee and Percy Templeton for
improvement in studies. The term
has been a pleasant one for teachers
and scholars.
LO well.
Mrs. D. G. Bagley of Amesbury,
Mass, has come to visit her daugh-
ter. Mrs. R. King. She will remain
several weeks.
Miss M. A. King, who has been
attending the academy in Catskill,
N. Y, the past year, returned on
Wednesday.
Morgan.
E. R. Flanders is building an ad-
dition to his barn.
Geo. Twombly has recently given
his house a fresh coat of paint.
B. F. Moore is having some new
hay scales put in near his store.
Miss Sadie Flanders recently clos
ed a successful term of school in
Barton.
North Troy.
Six persons united with the Cong.
church July 4.
Geo. G. May buys the standing
grass on the Gallup farm, sufficient
it is estimated, for 200 tons of hay.
The Palladium man recently spent
a few days in Massachusetts. He
was heard from at the beach, in the
DIR. J. c. Aver pill factory, and else
where.
G. P. Stevens & Co., of this town,
have bought a steam mill to use in
connection with their water mill at
Richford. They have an immense
quantity of logs on the river.
The American Express Co., which
has been crowded off the South East
ern r. r., will run pony express
from this place to Newport, leaving
at 8, o. NJ, and returning IN the
morning. This will be convenience
to all the valley and will be largely
patronized.
South Troy.
Village school closed last Friday.
Mrs. G.. W. Stevens of Bolton is
in town visiting friends.
Westfeld.
S. S. Johnson's people feel quite
well over their new baby girl boarder.
Mrs. E. H. Porter of Idaho is
visiting her mother and sister at G..
R. Hoyt's.
VIM. Wilson has his new house
fairly under way, and will finish il
after haying.
L. X. Annis and O. f. Sisco were
elected as delegates to the democratic
state convention.
School closed in Dist. No. 5, on
Friday last, Miss Della Stone as
teacher. A successful term.
The Creamery Co. took in during
the month of June 241, 513 lbs. OF
milk, from which 1882 lbs. of but
ter were made, which sold at an av-
erage of Is Ito cents per pound
1t required 26 pounds of milk fol
one pound of butter.
Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Crane arrived
in town on Wednesday, from Colum,
bus, Ga.
Mrs. Lorenzo Pratt and daug htel
arrived home this week from a foul
, weeks visit in Franklin county.
j. Y. Green is still in very crit.
ical condition, with no great change
for the better since week ago.
Newport Center.
Locke Percy has moved into his
nou house.