Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-12-06

pirate exercises.
David Mahan has been engaged to
keep Mr.. Paine's boarders the COM
ing year, and has moved into the
boarding house.
School at the Center, with Miss
Iona Morse as teacher, began last
Monday. Miss Watkins is to teach
the winter term where she taught last
summer and fall.
Lowell.
An oyster supper In town hall on
Friday evening.
The Cong. pastor was called to at
tend the funeral of A. Miller of West
field on Wednesday.
Mrs. R. King has gone to Ames-
bury, Mass, because Of the illness
of her mother. Miss Sarah Dodge
accompanied her to Boston, where
she intends to stay some time.
Morgan.
Mrs. L. Williams is very sick, and
not expected to live.-Allyn Berry
is also quite dangerously sick.
The state Supt. of schools visited
this place on Tuesday last and gave
us an interesting talk in the church
in the evening.
The school in the South district be-
gan Nov. 20, taught by Miss Cora
Hall of Charleston. Miss Anna Cobb
is to teach in the Cargill district.
Morgan Center.
Singing School will begin Tuesday
evening taught by G.. w. Browne.
The Ladies' Aid Society meet with
Mrs. Clapper Thursday evening Dec
goth.
A. 0. and III. Elliott have taken a
contract to haul 100000 feet of
spruce to Geo. w. Fitzgerald's mill
in Island Pond this winter.
Newport.
Judge Royce will preside at the
next term of the county court.
The Misses Linnie and Myra Serb
ner are home from the Lyndon In
stitute.
The M. E. Sunday school proposes
to celebrate Christmas with tree
and concert.
A toboggan club is organized, and
we expect some solid winter sports
ala Montreal.
| The family of A. Morgan will soon
60 West to join Mr.. Morgan, who
went last fall.
Eddie, son of j. A, Prouty, is in
So. birmingham, Mass, attending
school and learning music.
A painter, at work ia j. r. Hall s
new store, fell and knocked out q
light of glass which cost S65. He was
so badly hurt as to be confined to
his bed.
Harry Hall, of whose sickness we
have spoken before, had so far re.
covered as to be about the house.
and by being allowed to go on the
street, took cold, and is having lung
fever.
A son of Rev. Mr.. Wild broke
through the ice on the lake on Mon
day, the 10Th ult., and lost two pairs
of skates belonging to young ladies
vino were going out skating will
him. Bad for the girls.
A. J.White has been making need
ed repairs in his shop, he has raised
his engine and re-laid the foundation
for it, lined up the engine room with
matched boards, and fixed things uE
generally. He has also recently pu
in heavy machine for planning anc
matching lumber, which largely in
creases his facilities for finishing
building material.
NEWPORT Center.
Walter Regain has opened his new
; grocery.
Asa Harris and BRIDE have return.
ed from their wedding trip.
Mr.. Davis, teacher in the higher
department of our school, has beer
quite sick the past few days.
The mill will commence running
the middle Of the week. A. Craw
: ford and L. Wiley have the job tt
saw the lumber.
All members of Alexander Post
q. A. R., are requested to be pres
ent at the next regular meeting o
the Post, Monday evening, Dec. 9Th
TO elect officers for the ensuing year
Troy.
j. Fifield has moved into the Kin
ney house.
Frank Chaffee of Dakota is il
town to spend the winter.
Gardner Buzzell has traded places
with Mrs. Booth, and each ha
taken possession.
t Henry Bolton is quite sick; Mrs
HI. Fox and Mrs. P. Seymour ar
also on the sick list.
3 Mr.. and Mrs. @. Miller celebrate!
: their tenth anniversary Monday, whei
4 several friends were present.
Fred Edmunds has gone to New
port to work land Bert Chandler take
his place In Hammond's store,
The Fellowship meetings at tn
Cong. church Tuesday and Wednes
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