Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-12-20

companion, who is Frustrated from
the effects of it.
Holland.
Caswell & French have their mill
enclosed, and will put in the machin-
cry as soon as it can be secured.
They will put in all new improved
machinery. j. Saucier is making one
of his clapboard dressing machines
for them which does very nice work.
lrasburgh.
There will be Christmas exercises
in the Cong. church Friday evening.
Mrs. S. w. Beauclerk and daugh-
ter Mae have gone to Boston on
short visit.
The band have promenade con-
cert in Hills Hall, Wednesday even
ing, Dec. p.
The selectmen are remodeling the
old court room into hall. They
have bought fifty new chairs and are
putting in new stoves, lamps, etc.
They expect to have it ready for the
farmers meeting next Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The 10th meeting of the 18th Dis
trict Union was held here SATURDAY..
There was good attendance from
neighboring lodges. The forenoon
session was private and consisted of
routine business, address of welcome
by Rev. /. P. Chase, music by Iras-
burgh Lodge, response by Rev. S.
B. Currier, reports of lodges, and
miscellaneous business. The after
noon service was public and consist
ed of prayer by Rev. Mr.. Schofield,
address by G.. Fl. Phelps, music by
Coventry Lodge, reading by Lowell
Lodge, music by Irasburgh lodge,
remarks by Revs. Chase, Scribner,
Soules, Currier, and Jenne, and
Bros. Horace Story, j. A. Brown
and others. The next meeting is to
be held at Newport Center. Enter
tainment was furnished to those from
other towns by members of Iras-
burgh Lodge.
Morgan.
w. HI. Rood has taken Harvey
Chsdwick's farm for one year.
There will be Christmas exercises
and tree at Morgan Corner Christ
mas eve.
Morgan Center.
Last Tuesday evening Mr.. VIM.
Gilman slipped and fell down a
flight of stairs, breaking rib and
bfuising his back severely.
Rev. G.. Chapman and Rev. Mr..
Hastings will hold meetings at the
Union church commencing Tuesday
evening, Dec. %, and holding until
Sunday evening, Dec. 26.
Jay
The cankerrash has made its APP
pearance in town.
Mr.. Kelley of Lowell has bought
the north half of the S. B. Pettingil
farm and taken possession.
Lowell.
James Sinclair and family are NOV
ing into Mrs. Randall house, William
Kelley has just moved out of it.
Mr.. Wheeler who has had charge
of Kinney's mill has been succeeded
by Jesse Cooper and has gone home.
The Good Templars have moved
into the new hall which is very nicely
adapted to their wants. The @. A
R. boys will occupy the same hall.
Tuesday the 18th. was a legal hol
iday here, w. Geraw having four law.
suits set for that day, he being plain.
tiff. Geraw came out ahead in all the
suits. Burke of Newport for plaintiff
Wakefield of Westfeld for Defts.
Mr.. Stannard who died Tuesday
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was brother of the late Gen. Stan
nard. He had lived in town about
thirty years and had been prominent
in town affairs he was an excellent
neighbor, and respected by all who
knew him.
Newport.
Ned Fuller has been in town for /;
few days.
W. D. Crane has been appointed
county treasurer.
Christmas exercises at NJ. Z
church Friday evening.
Low. Goodwin and Sam Parker e
to California this week.
Frank True has gone into company
with Idle & Dow in the music store
Fred Edmunds is clerking fol-
Wallace Kendall, A. G. Sleeper TO
Sherman & West.
Mrs. Norris is improving; Mrs
Merrill is confined to her bed, ant
her daughter, Mrs. Smith, is caring
for her.
If the proposed arrangements will
the Canadian Pacific do not fail
there will be an amount of railroad
: business on this road that Henry
Reyes never dreamed of.
1t is telegraphed from Washing
ton that the President has sent il
the nomination of Moses Brasher
for postmaster at Newport, Vt. This
will be news to the people of this
town.
, Captain Cleveland is at work will
, q gang of men in the forest near tn,
Mountain House cutting 1000 cord.