Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-06-28
South Barton


schoolmates and friends of Mary E.
Drown, a daughter, met in remem-
brance of her 21st birthday. A large
number of presents were left, and the
occasion was very agreeable to all.
Bloomington
Prayer meeting at A. E. Denison's
next Thursday evening.
The road commissioners are doing
a good work on the highways.
Mr.Peter Ballou's folks have an ad-
dition to their family,a little girl.
Nelson Gallup has purchased sew
eral million feet of standing timber
in Charleston.
Mr.. Huntly who has lately moved
to the Centre, has rented rooms of
l. A. Wyman.
Mrs. Lila (Currier) Hackett has
been spending few days with her
friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Little of
Stanstead were visiting their relatives
in this section last week.
Doctor Young expects to leave
town in about two weeks. He is go
ing to locate in Springfield, Mass.
Evansville.
Rev. Mr.. Todd breaches here every
other Sabbath at half past 2 o'clock.
Harvey Foster has sold Mr.. Pike
one hundred solid cords of slab wood
for the milestone factory.
The masons finished work on Eli
sha Fosters new house last Wednes-
day afternoon. They used thirty
two casks of lime. 1t is the best
house in the Vile.
East Charleston.
A.Sawyer has moved to West Der
by.
BERTHE Adams returns to Lowell
| Massachusetts.
L. Goodnow and A. Willard builC
the bridge near the grist mill for $50
G. Royce, school commissioner, has
built fence around the school houst
grounds.
J. H. Walcott leaves the emplo,
of M. G. Davis and goes to work 70
E. D. Allen.
On Friday night, the 18th inst.
the barn of A. G. Lang was discov
cred on fire by Mr.. Powers, board
er with Mr.. Lang's family. The lat
ter were aroused, and had only tim
to release two horses and cow
and these not before they had beef
severely burned about the head ant
neck. There was burned with tn
barn one buggy wagon, one mic
sleigh, one set of new traverse sleds
one pair work harnesses, two drivin!
harnesses, a general stock of farmin!
tools, one calf, and several hens
The carriage and harness belonged t
Frank Lang and were uninsured
There is a small insurance on tn
barn. The fire is thought to be tn
work of an incendiary, as there wer
fresh tracks in the adjoining fields
and from the fact that threats la
been made by one Warren Handy
The latter was therefore arrested
and after a hearing he was put unde
$500 bonds for his appearance at th
county court next September. Las
Tuesday he was again arrested fo
making additional threats.
West Chalr.l,SGOn.
l.. r. Allbee has received a thous
and bushels of corn.
Geo. A. Driver has been appointe
liquor agent for this town.
Mrs. Wesley Carter of Burlnlgto
} is visiting her sister of this place.
Mrs. Ellen Ferrin has gone to E:
sex Junction to spend few week
Charles Hildreth has recent
drawn pension arrears to the amour
of $500.
John Shedd was thrown out of b
wagon the 10Th inst, breaking b
collar bone.
1t is reported that a wild cat hs
has been seen within two or thre
miles of our village.
D. D. Turner, who has been
work at Ryegate for several month:
has moved his family there.
Three ladies from this place a
tended the Institute of the w. G.
U. at North Troy the 18th inst. TT
meeting was of unusual interest.
|
Miss Lydia Human has just +
turned from Indiana, where she hi
been teaching for some time.-Ms
, Pratt has returned from Nashua, I
, H.-Horace Gochey has returnt
from Lancaster, and will work
, his trade in the building former
known at the W. B. Cole store.
: Coventry.
Henry Grout has moved into tt
2 S. F. French house.
: The Band of Hope will meet in tt
M. E. vestry Tuesday eve, June 2
The Grand Lodge will meet wi
the Pliny White Lodge next Wedne
day. An open session afternoon al
y evening.
Mr.. Holland Hancock had canct
cut out of his hip last Tuesday, DR.
Blanchard and Branch performing I'll
: operation.