Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-04-05
lraSburgh.

Il
E. P. Cotton and his daughter Jes-
sic are in town.
There will be an entertainment and
sugar party at the M. +. church
Wednesday evening, April 7th, I'M
der the auspices of the H. T. Cs.
All cordially invited
Notwithstanding the state of the
| roads, the Irasburgh Dramatic Socie
| ty went to Coventry April LIST, as adj
vertised: and gave their entertain
ment. They report one of the jolll-
est times on record.
At the school meeting, IN the vii
lage district the same officers were |
elected as last year. A committee
was appointed to ascertain the cost
of reseating the school rooms and re-
port the same at an adjourned meet
| ing.
Jay
Chas. Chamberlin is off on a we'd
ding trip.
j. E. Chase has fitted up his sugar
| orchard with tin buckets and an
evaporator, made by H. T. Seaver
of Barton.
T. Abel Chase, sells his stock, etc.
at auction, April 8, having decided
not to rebuild this season.
Colby Blair was quite severely
hurt at the fire of the Chase buildings
about the head and shoulders.
S. S. Huntly has rented T. J.
Elliott's buildings, where he intends
to live till such time as he erects a
building in the village.
Geo. Day has rented rooms of
A. R. Percy.-J. Tute, having sold
his place to B. F. Paine has moved
back to West Newport.
Reuben Brown and wife have
decided their farm to their son Ches-
ter J. Brown for their life support
and Eli Brown goes to Manchester,
N. H., to look for job.
The most destructive fire that ever
visited town, occurred last Monday
afternoon by which the dwelling
house and horse barn ON the farm
owned by 7. A. Chase and occupied
by Geo. w. Day were destroyed.
The buildings were erected by M. S.
Chamberlin in 1864, at a cost of
nearly $4,000, and 1t was one of the
best set of farm buildings in this
part af the country. They were in
sured in the Vt. Mutual for $500.
Fire is supposed to have originated
from defective chimney. Mr.. Day
was not insured and he and his faith
er lost quite heavily. Mr.. Day will
not carry on the farm another year.
Lowell.
Harding & Thayer are making 10
pound butter tubs.
Ed. Generous moves into rooms in
Johnny Stevenson's house.
Geo. Crofts and H. D. Stannard
are fitting Kinney's old dressing mill
up for carriage repair shop. Crofts
: has moved into part of Edgar Cool
edges house.
Morgan.
= Willard LitchfieId starts for New
York the 10th.
Fred Leavens has taken E. Houses
place for one year.
The recent thaw has made the
roads nearly impossible.
E. X. Lord will commence saving
out his stock of lumber this week
Mr.. Moses Fuller has returned
home from his son-in-la laws, S. A.
Grow.
Miss Nellie Brainard Is now acting
as "Telephone Grip in this office of
! the Holland and Morgan telephone.
The Misses Taylor, who have been
table girls in hotel in Orlando,
Fla, intend starting for home soon.
Newport.
Miss Eunlce Keith is quite low
with consumption.
, The proceeds of the sugar party
at the M. E. church were about $45.
Will Human has returned from
the West, which he likes very much.
Religious exercises were held in
l the Jail by Rev. Mr.. Hooper, yester-
day.
John Langeway's little boy had
the misfortune to cut off two fingers
last week.
There will be a tea-party at the
M. E. church, Saturday afternoon,
with an entertainment from $50 to
4.3O O'Clock. Supper after the en-
tertainment.
Rev. Mr.. Morse of St. Johnsbury.
for long time missionary in Tur-
key, lectured at the Cong'l church
Sunday evening, his remarks were
interesting and instructive.
Rev. E. P. Wild started last week
for an extended western trip, to be
gone several weeks. The pulpit will
. be supplied during his absence.
Mrs. VIM. Corey fell down cellar
last Saturday, stunning and badly
bruising herself and breaking one
wrist. Just how severe her injuries
, are can hardly be told at present.
Fred Gokey had the fingers of one
hand quite badly sawed at tho Intor-