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

Rufus King, Tuesday evening in the
Cong. church.
The annual meeting of the Cong.
church and society has been adjourn
to January 10th.
John Corley has sold his Lee farm
to Geo. Goss, formerly of Albany,
who has taken possession.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid Socie-
ty will meet with Mrs. Rollins on
Friday. Dinner at 2 o'clock.
The widow of Eli Chamberlin late
of Albany has come to make her
home with the family of Amos Met
calf.
A good delegation of our singers
have been in Barton the past week
attending the musical convention.
They report very pleasant time.
The chairs, desks and tables from
the old court house were moved
Wednesday to the "City of DAVID
to furnish the new temple of IN JUS
tice.
The sheriff, l.. d. Miles, expects
to move part of his goods to New
port and 60 there with his family and
the "birds" in season to get settled
before February term of court.
Harry A. Webster, son of D. H.
Webster, who of late has been clerk
ing for the Fairbanks at st. Johns
bury, gives up his work On account
of i'll health, and will try the climate
Of Southern California. If able he
lie ayes next Tuesday.
f. X. Lord, father-in-law of l.. d.
Miles, former resident of this coun-
ty but of late a merchant in Iowa,
has returned with view of spending
the remainder of his years among his
friends here Glad of his return.
He will buy near some railroad viii
lage.
Mrs. Hog, the property of F. H.
Holdridge, has the following obituary
notice of a family of eight children,
born March 5, 1885. Seven of them
died during the early winter, and the
weight was as follows: 298, 315,
1928, $50, $50, 345 and 392; total
2347, average 335.
Mr.. Shepard, while drawing wood
on the ice on the river last Monday,
had the misfortune to get his whole
team into the water. Help was OBJ
tanned and the horses were helped
out, after remaining in the river
nearly an hour and a half. They
seem to be uninjured with the ex-
ception of being rather sore and stiff
after their bath.
Jay.
A child of VIM. Sargent died Jan.
9th with dlphtheria.
A. R. Percy is getting out timber
to erect barn in the spring.
Mr.. Dodge of Il. Y. has moved
in with his son-in-law. Geo. Bruce.
Mrs. Wilson has closed her dress.
making shop and moved to Canada.
Newton Chase, an old townsman,
is spending few days here with his
friends.
Morgan.
Mr.. Moses Fuller and wife have
gone to Barton to stay with their
sOn-in-law, A. f. Grow.
Frank Jenness has gone home to
have one of his toes amputated which
has always troubled him.
Newport.
Mrs. Warren Hines was buried on
Sunday. Funeral at the house.
Charles Bean has got located in his
new house.-Rev. Hooper occupies
the tenement vacated by Bean.
There were few cases of diphthe-
ria on Coventry street last week, but
the patients are rapidly recovering.
We learn that Rev. j. Dinzey
formerly of this place is pleasantly
located in his new home, and greatly
appreciated by the people.
The NJ. +. Sabbath School has
been reorganized with J. C. Dawson
Supt; S.: Thnrber, assistant Supt.
Allie Thurher, Sec. and Treas.
Frank Flint, librarian.
Newport Center.
The donation for the benefit of
Rev. A. Scribner Melted about $50.
Ed. Drew was arrested here the
10th and had his trial the 1ltE, and
was sent to the workhouse for
vacation.
The friends of Mr.. Wrightman
will be sorry to learn of the death of
little Robbie, by drowning in Lake
Champlain while skating on Christ
mas he was an only child. Mr..
Wrightman buried his wife a year
ago. He has the sympathy of the
people here in his great bereavement.
Westfeld.
VIM. Stetson is preparing to build
a house. next summer.
Mrs Henry Miller, who was injur-
ed on Christmas night is doing as
we'll as could be expected, perhaps
no person in town could have been
injured that would have more of the
sympathy of the people, than "Aupt
Maria"
WeStlnOl.e.
Stephen Felch is in Canada visit
inc.