Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-02-22


manufactures has largely increased.
We are not going wholly to the bad
under the rule of these terrible men.
Bro~vnin .tOn.
Mrs. A. Redfield is quite sick.
Nellie Townsend and Minnie Smith
attend school at Barton.
Prayer meeting at Mr.. Royal Bal
ley's next Wednesday evening.
Joseph Carter has rented his farm
to j. Carpenter for one year for $75.
Stephen Townsend has returned
from Belvidere leaving his wife and
little girl quite sick.
Mrs. William Colley, who has been
in poor health for long time, has
been dangerously i'll of late.
All persons that have not paid their
school tax in district No. 2, call and
settle before Feb. 20, and save cost.
GEO. w. Grow, Collector.
The school exhibition at the Cen
ter will be On Thursday (instead of
Friday evening of this week. There
will be an oyster supper and sociable
after the exhibition. ALI invited.
c. X. Alger commenced school on
Monday, the 12th.-A. E. Grow has
finished his school in Derby and is
at home.-Mrs. Louise Staples had
to give up her school, temporarily,
on account of erysipelas.
Evansville.
Some of the Landing and Evans
vile men went to the Lake, Friday
TO exercise their horses. There was
no large amount of money drawn
but lots of fun.
The donation visit for Rev. L.
Dodd, Feb. II, netted $62. Notwith-
withstanding The bad travelling, the
house was we'll filled, and a very
pleasant time was enjoyed. Thanks
are due Mr.. Evans and wife for the
use of their house for the evening.
School closed Feb. 10, Milo S.
Eddy teacher, whole number of pu-
pills 30; average attendance 27.
Those having no absent or tardy
marks, are Carley Foster, Harley
and Jennie Trip, Allison and Frank
Marshall, Emma Eddy and Oracle
Bates. Edith Perkins, Kate Mar
shall, True Randall and Archie
Drown have each beed absent only
one day each.
West Charleston.
Your correspondent ate new sugar
on snow at David S. Cooks Feb. Is.
H. Gochey has gone to Lancaster,
N. H., to work, leaving his family
here
S. l.. Hutchinson from N. Y, has
just made visit to his aged parents
here.
Maud Cole has recovered from
diphtheria, and has resumed her du-
ties in the school-room.
Rev. Daniel Land of West Bolton
will hold a series of meetings here,
commencing Feb. oath.
Coventry.
n. w. Gray is confined to the
house with sciatica rheumatism.
Fred Hill has moved into the Geo.
Newton house.-Mr. Chas. Cham
berlain has hired rooms in the Dea.
Cowles house. and is moving in.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Idle gave them surprise
visit last Thursday eve, it being their
18th marriage anniversary. A guam
tity of silver was presented, and
very pleasant time was enjoyed.
Graf tSburv.
Luman Smith is putting new ma
chinery into his mill with which to do
wagon work.
The Ladies Aid will hold lunch
box party on Wednesday evening,
Feb. oath.
A transient merchant put stock
of goods into the town hall recently,
and has been doing quite business.
Susie Paddock has been offered
position as music teacher elsewhere,
and will 60 away in a few weeks.
Sorry TO have her go.
East CI.aftsbuI.y.
Spring term of school at the Com
mon co mmenced Wednesday with the
same board of teachers.
DR.. Templeton has rented tene-
ment in the Babcock house, which
he intends to occupy soon.
1t has been good fall weather
around here since the thaw unless
we stepped very careful, as some of
us have found out.
John Carr's blacksmith shop came
near being burned few days since,
having caught from barrel of ashes
to be cold. 1t was discov-
cred in time to save it though a
big hole was burned in corner.
John says he shall take better care |
of his ashes in future.
Derby.
The Good Templars had mas
querade party on Friday evening.
There is quite revival interest in
the M. f. church; may it continue.
G. A. Doody has quite lot of
wagons about his shop which he is
IRONING. He is bound to keep bnsy.
The Academy term closes on Fri
lay next with All exhibition the