Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-11-08

Avenue. Frank Mitchell has the
contract.
L. F. Kay has moved his shoe
store into III. Lawrence's building in
the room formerly occupied by the
post-office.
Peter Baker, in the employ of
Prouty & Miller, got bad wound in
the face by stick thrown from the
board saw, a few days since.
S. H. Flint who had a hand badly
mangled in the International mill a
few weeks since, has so far recovered |
as to resume his place in the mill.
The next lecture in the course will |
be given Friday evening, Nov. 12,by |
the famous Burlington Hawkeye man.
Subject, 1.-THE Pilgrimage of the
Funny Man.
E. B. True has two more tenement
houses, Zone of them double one)
nearly completed. He has also
opened two new streets through his
land west of the village, which puts
a number of building lots in the
market.
j. H. Searle's new veneer mill is
being rapidly pushed toward COM
pletion: several carpenters were dis
charged last week, and the timers
are now covering the entire building
with iron. A more extended notice
of it will be given hereafter.
WeStfield.
Thomas Daley has cut his foot
badly.
A pension of $4,000 has been grant
ed the widow of Ephraim Kempton.
Let. Miller has moved to Water
vile. where he will carry on the farm
of his mother-in-law.
Whooping cough is prevalent here
Miss Lizzie Hitchcock is most dis
tressingly ill with it.
Francis Jacques has sold his inter-
est in lot Is, I'd division, to John
Gilbert, and Gilbert sells all of the
lot to Ed. Dusham, who is at work
on the same, numbering.
Some evil disposed person entered
the lumber camp of Farman & Gilpin
recently, and mixed things up gen.
orally, destroying and stealing sever
al articles. The same party had bet
ter make back tracks and settle up
the matter.
Representative Hoyt was at home
last week on account of the sickness
of his son. n. G. Hoyt. The boy is
better, and Mr.. Hoyt will again take
up his duties at the Capital, where,
as we learn by the Burlington Clip
per, he is acknowledged as an able
legislator and is voted a fine fellow
socially, and so we see he is consid-
cred the same at the Capital as he is
at home. Good for George, good
for his supporters, good for his oppo-
nents.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
| East Burke.
DR.. Hurlburt preached in the M. E.
church, Sunday, Oct. 31st.
Rev. 81. P. Cushing and Mr.. H. c.
Lord, are at Montpelier this week
Don Cray has started repair shop
and hired Harvey Freeto to run it fol
one year.
J. P. Stafford and son John, have gone
in company with VIM. R. Streeter, in his
blacksmith shop.
Murray the Youngest son of J. P. Stat:
ford, died of diphtheria the End, making
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this village.
Burglars broke into Mr.. Harris store
Saturday night, Oct. Both, and blew open
the safe, but rs there was no money
there, they took nothing.
The Cong. church of this place has
been thoroughly repaired, and next
Thursday, Nov. 18th, at ! O'Clock, p. M.
rededication services will be held in it,
to which the churches and public are
cordially invited.
West Burke.
Hiram Fletcher goes to his farm in
Barton for the winter.
Silas Leach sold his farm to Edo Gas
kill. Mrs. Chester Masten hugs the Gas
kill house.
There seems to be an unusual intereS
in the social meetings here, and meetings
will be held Tuesday, Wednesday ant
Thursday evenings at O'Clock in M. E
vestry.
EIa st Hard wi cl<.
, +. J. French died October Both.
The school in Dis. No. 4, commenced
Nov. 1st, Miss Fisk, teacher; the schoo
at the Centre is to commence the 10Th
with Mr.. Leonard as teacher.
w. B. Sawyer has moved into thu
Nathan Cheever house.
Rev. E. E. Rogers attended the Orleans
county Conference at Greensboro, an(
spoke on the "Study OF the Bible "
Sutton.
Frank Ball is working for Fl. A. Blake
in his store.
Fred Chapman is home from Lyndon
on account of sickness.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs
DIR. Colby Nov. 18th.
Singing school commences Nov. 9th
! G.. S. Conant teacher.
} There will be an oyster supper Nov
10th, to help raise the salary of Rev. A
p. Tracy.
Rev. Hollis Jordan was in town Over
the Sabbath, and delivered an excellent
sermon at the evening service.