Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-08-30

attending these meetings free of
charge both ways. No pains will be
spared to make this one of the best
and most interesting meetings ever
held in this section. 1t is not now
certain in what grove the meetings
will be held.
Bloomington.
DR.. Tinkham is in town.
Mrs Mary Ann Smith is going to
Dakota.
Willie Crandal and Florence Gill
man are better.
Mrs. Daniel Gregory has gone to
her home in N. II.
Bert and Sarah Seavey attend
school at Derby this fall.
Chauncey Smith has rented his
blacksmith shop to John Maxwell.
Fall term of school commences
Aug. 80, taught by Miss Carrie Day.
Geo. Robinson has sold his goods
in the store to Charles Wheeler of
Ayers Flat, we have no store now.
CraftSbuI-v.
Mr.. Scribner,an aged man, has been
very sick at Mrs. Kilborn's but is bet
ter.
Mr.. Henderson preached at the Con-
gregational church In the absence of
Mr.. Fraser.
Mrs. Mark Andrus who fell from a
scaffold in the barn few weeks ago is
still suffering.
Mr.. Chas A. |. Marsh from Mime
apolis MINI. and family, formerly of
this place, have been in town visiting
his aged uncle, VIM S. Marsh and
other relatives.
The mills and shops owned by Lu-
man Smith were burned on Friday
last, with nearly all the tools and
goods in the buildings. The fire
caught from the stove while the work,
men were at dinner. The insurance
| was$2 900, and the loss at leastS5, 600
| 1t is bad misfortune for Mr.. Smith
and blow to the business of the
town.
Luther Baker, who is working in
the interests of somebody who wants
to be U. S. senator, was here on Fri
day trying to fish up some anti-Ed
munds men. We think he found
very little encouragement. The vot
ers in this town should remember
that very much of the anti-Edmund.
sentiment has been manufactured il
the interests of candidate kept il
the dark, and that the good name O
the state and the welfare of the coun
try is at stake in the issue. Let thu
September election show the candle
good sense of our voters.
Evansville.
Herbert Eddy is home visiting
friends we were glad to see him.
Annie Fay has gone to Franklin
Co., to be gone month or more.
Edwin Carpenter has left tn
blacksmith shop and man by tn
name of johnson will run it for tn
present.
The selectmen met Friday to lie
the job of building the road, fror
D. Pierce's to this place it will say
a mile of travel between here and tn
Centre when completed. Ed. Smit
put in the lowest bid, $1.75 per rod
West Charleston.
JOSIAH Hamblet is laid up with
lame arm. y.
Joshua Waterman and John Dud
ley have started their threshlng ma
chine.
Wesley Foster, has bought acre
of land of David S. Cook, payin
S55 per acre.
N. S. Allen has commenced to di
the cellar for his new barn, which
to be 50x10O feet.
Frank A. Moulton has bought tn
tenement recently vacated by II
Gochey and will move Immediately.
Mrs. Ruth (Keach) Miller and he
husband from Massachusetts, ar
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. F. Cole.
Horace Gochey has moved into tn
vacant tenement belonging to Geo
Hamilton, about ~ miles from thi
village.
Ambrose Shute has finished hi
work in j. B. Holton's drug store
and intends going to school at TIL
Derby academy this fall.
The hop growers in this vicinit
complain that their hops are hardl
worth picking nearly all other crop
in this section are looking finely.
Mrs. John Cook has so far reco,
cred from her illness, as to be adj
to ride short distance, and has gor
to her fathers 10 stay for the pres
ent.
The w. G. T. U. held its annu
: meeting with Mrs. Ellen Ferrin, Au|
! 23d. Officers elected for ensuin
} year. Carrie E. Ferrip was chose
president.
, Alba Smith, has sold his place
Canada, and will move back to Il