Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-08-30
Daniel Brewer who has been sick

for number of days is now conva-
descent.
lraSburGh.
Several singers went from here to
Albany Tuesday, to Mr. Chamber
Inns sing.
The "Kickapoos" have struck us,
and commence business to night;
they stay one week.
Miss Helen Vance from Albany, |
is teaching a term of school in the
Webster District, which began last
Monday.
The village schools begin this,
Monday, under the same teachers as
last summer, Miss Wilkinson and
Miss Leach.
Belle Kinney of ST. Johnsbury,
is visiting at L. Fl. Thompson's, and
Mrs. H. K. Dewey and daughter
have been at F. H. Holdredge's.
Quite little party assembled at
the Cong. parsonage Tuesday even
ing, and reminded Will Schofield
that it was his birthday. A pleasant
time was enjoyed by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. S. Allen have
returned from Burlington and gone
to housekeeping. Friday night the
band boys went down and gave them
a little music, and presented them
with fine hanging lamp.
Mrs. Newland's music scholars
gave recital In the hotel parlors
Wednesday evening. About a hun
dred invitations were extended. The
| parts were we'll rendered, and every
one was pleased with the evenings
entertainment.
Lowell.
Geo. Thornton is building new
house.
Harding & Thayer are putting up
a new tenement house..
Willie Coolidge has just lost a
horse by disease; this is the third
one he has lost IN the last three
years.
There will be a meeting of the Con-
gregational church society at the
church, Friday eve Sept. Sd. All who
are interested in having preaching the
the ensuing year are earnestly reques-
ted to be present.
Newport
Allie Grandy has gone back to the
White Mountains.
Mr.. S. Thurber and wife have
gone to Peacham to visit friends an q
relatives.
Mr.. Searles and son and two hands
have gone to New York to start up
a veneer mill there.
Bonnie Thrasher, the newly ap-
pointed postmaster, is to have his
father to assist him.
Helen Brown is going to st.
Johnsbury to school this fall, and
Myra and Lucius Scribner 90 to Lyn-
don Institute.
Prouty & Miller have forbidden
the trustees emptying the sewers into
the bay, and village meeting has
been called to settle the matter.
Troy.
J. S. Young is painting his store.
Miss Abbie Coburn is home from
down country, and Flora Woodward
IS home from Rutland.
Ned E. Boyden broke his arm last
Thursday. by falling from load of
grain while working in Lowell. DR..
Gray was telephoned, and went and
dressed the fracture.
Opera Hall was filled Tuesday
evening, it being open lodge of the
|. O. G.. t. Rev. S. II. Greene of
Washington D. c., was present and
addressed the audience on the sub
iect of temperance. The literary
exercises were rendered excellently
the lodge is progressing nicely.
North Troy.
VIM. Rowell Esq. who was prom.
inent candidate for the senate at the
last republican county convention is
said to be making his preparations to
move to Methuen, Mass.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
St. .JohnSbury.
On Tuesday last the St. Johnsbury
} Guards left for the muster field in Bur
lington, where they will be in camp the
rest of the week.
The salvation army has drawn crowd
ed houses every pleasant evening of the
} week. So far these services have beer
conducted in an orderly manner anC
what little disturbance has been created
has been the work of a hoodlum element
that is getting to be altogether too large
t for town of this character. The village
authorities have done we'll to instruct thu
police to maintain order.
The prospect now is that the show O
cattle at the fair this fall will be large
: and superior to any exhibition ever mad,
on the grounds. L. B. Harris of Lyndon
will appear with 60 head of Herfords
Devons and Poll angus; W. w. Wright
, of Rygate, will have SPLENDID herd o
! Jerseys; L. d. Hazen will be able t.
d show 60 yoke of oxen if he wants to, ant
will doubtless show enough to max,
four town strings, two Of the strings t.
average over 1000 pounds to the yoke
l Hazen, doubtless, has more and bette
t OK meat than any man in the state. DR.
Gleason, of McIndoes, talks of showing
so head of yearlings which average 100
: pounds each. The great cry now is TO