Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-05-07

ownership or them.
w. C. Whitney who bought the old
Boston Clothing store, finds it heavy
thing to move. They commenced to
work at it several days ago. and at this
writing they have got it just out little
into the street. Chains and other appli-
ances SO far fail to be strong enough to
do the business, but Whitney is gritty
and it will have to go to the south end
of Coventry street.
Newport Center.
Mr.. Mcdowell has moved into John
Crawford'S house.
Merrill Clapper has received his in
surance on his house.
Rev. Mr.. Russell will preach at the
Baptist church for the present.
Eli Sherman is able to ride out again.
He has been having run of pneumonia
j. B. Gilbert has returned from market
with new goods, and also Mrs. G. L.
Sleeper.
Mrs. Leroy Tute died May I'd; she has
been sick over two years and has been
d great SuutI0f
Amos Chamberlain, Clark Rogers and
William Wiley are each painting their
houses on the outside.
The Newport creamery starts up to-
day for the season. Mr.. Bryant will
have charge of it the same as last year. .
Mr.. D. L. HiIdreth is now able to be
out of doors little, after being confined
to his house by severe sickness over six
months.
The village schools have commenced
| with the same teachers as last year:
Miss Edwina Crandall of Jay and Nettie
Jones of this village.
North Troy.
| L. Jacobs made 1000 pounds of maple
sugar from 100 trees.
The MisSisquoi was very high last week,
and some damage was done hereabouts.
1t is claimed that rs cords of bark,
which was piled in the r. r. yard, has
been appropriated. The owner will
try and find out who stole it.
Miss Blanche Ewins has left her
place as clerk in the post-off1ce and
will teach at Jay Center.-Miss Cora
Blackstone will also teach in Jay this
summer.-Miss Ella Harvey has engaged
teach on East Hill.-Miss Kitty Sheldon
will take the school in the Hammond dis
trict.-Miss Nora Elkins is to teach on
the West road.
We~tGeld.
Napoleon Root is building new barn.
Dana J. Edmunds has returned from
California.
Joseph Goddard says it is girl baby
at his house this time.
Miss Lyons of Morrisville has been en-
gagged to teach in the South district.
John II. Buck has made 5l4 pounds of |
weighed sugar from % trees.
Captain Jesse Buck has moved on to |
the Buck farm on North Hill.
Isaac S. Wilson is to build barn this
season with all the modern improvements.
John Carrow, our veteran backwoodS-
man, claims to have seen more traces of
bears this spring than ever before.
Charles Bean, one of our most estima-
BILE young men, died quite suddenly on
April 28th, at the age of "a years.
Philip Povonto has bought of Louis
Touchette five acres of the part of his
farm lying on the Notch road, and will
build on the same this summer.
Homer B. Walker has moved into the
tenement over the Green Mountain Cream
cry, which concern he will run. He did
good work last season for the association,
and no doubt will this
At the Democratic caucus held in the
Town Hall, Saturday evening, Jere Hodg-
kins and E. H. Wood were chosen dele
gates to the state and district conventions,
and 0. N. Stone and Eleazer Miller alter
mates. Four good men.
We$tn lore.
Roads are open to Burke.
D. H Fox is improving his buildings
by moving and repairing.
Chas. Cheney has moved into the j.
w. HYDE house so to be near his work
IN the bobbin shop.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Clement & Ellinwood of st. Johnsbury
are advertising some good farm proper
ty in this paper.
East Burke.
Allie Thurber is here from Newport.
DR.. Lane is quite sick with the humps.
Myron Gibson has moved into the
Eugene Jenkins house.
1t is Charles Thurber that has moved
into the Bradford Flower house and
Nathan Parker into the hotel.
West Burke.
The Quebec lumber company have
again started their mill.
w. FL. Parker from Cambridge will de-
liver the address on Memorial-day.
Mrs Edo Gaskill and daughter re-
turned from Pasadena, Cal, last Mon
day.
A pound party was given Rev. j. Morse
Tuesday evening. very pleasant time
was enjoyed
F. j. Wiley while moving a moving
machine with others near his shop acct
dentally caught two of his fingers in the
gearing, injuring them badly.
EGa st Hard w icix.
There is an unpleasant report of an
affair at Mr.. Newell's, in which the fam
lily were engaged in a fight DR.. Jones
was called and we understand the states
attorney has been informed of the
trouble.
Mr.. Nathan Morse will move into the
Collier house in the village.
Mr.. w. III. Taylor will contine his law
studies during vacation with lawyer Ide
of St. Johnsbury.
James Kelso is very slim this spring
with heart disease. 1t is doubtful if he
survives long.
Mary Ward will continue her music
classes and not return to the Boston