Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-07-02

DIR. J. c.. Campbell under the following
circumstances: As she was in pain on
| Wednesday from the effects of sore
foot, the doctor gave her morphine pill
in the afternoon and another in the even
ing at about 8 80 o'clock. On going out
of her room the bottle containing about
400 morphine pills was set on the outside
of her room on a casing above her Win
dow entirely out of her sight ;but by some
mysterious means, during the night or
early morning, she reached out and got
hold of the bottle and took the entire con-
tents. The first thing known by the fam
lily the doctor was awakened about am.
by her peculiar breathing and upon going
to her room found her in dying condi-
ton, having taken not less than 80 grains
of morphine. She fingered until 10 a. m.
East Albany.
Wilbur Chamberlin has left town.
III. o. Clough has gone to Lisbon, N.
| H., to work.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs.
Edward Wells on Thursday afternoon,
July 3. All invited.
| Henry Eldridge is having his house
painted outside and in, work being done
by Geo. w. Norcross.
The marriage of Levi Bean and Ida
Sawyer took place on the oath ult., quite
a number of friends being present. Con-
gratulations and wishes of prosperity.
William Simon was attacked by bull
last Wednesday and badly bruised. He
managed to catch the animal by the horns
and hung to him two hours before help
arrived.
Bro <vn1ngtOn-
Prayer meeting at A. J. Smiths next
Thursday evening.
Rev. Mr.. Cowell of Newport Center
will preach at the Center church Sunday,
July s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phineas Wheeler of Ayers
Flat were in town last week their friends
were glad to meet them again. Mrs.
Wheeler is in feeble health. Solomon
Berry has sister from Colorado visiting
him.
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w. C. Johnson of Derby will preach
here next Sunday, July s, at 80, p. m.
Homer Leland is home from Lowell,
Mass, where he has been for the last
year.
Mr.. M. Smith and wife of West
Burke were visiting friends here last
week.
A. H. Allard has erected a nice granite
monument in his lot in the East Brown
ington cemetery.
Mr.. Moses Foss has a hen that laid an
egg recently that weighed 5 ounces, and
measured by So inches.
News has been received that Lucius
Warren, who was here last winter, was
shot dead recently at Lake Megantic, Que.
He was a son of Mrs. Hiram Gray of
Bloomington.
West Charleston.
Mrs. L. Shedd is failing.
Charles Ranney will supply the desk
at the Cong1 church for the present.
Lura 1. Bruce and Ina E. Campbell
are home from johnson for vacation.
The family of Mr.. Douglas, our new
harness maker, have arrived here from
Malone, N. Y.
Several of our ladies attended the w.
C. T. U. Institute at Glover; they re-
port very interesting meeting.
Mrs. E. A. Kenyon of the state w. C.
T. will give a chalk talk address at
Cong. church Monday evening, July 9.
Coventry.
VIM. Tibbetts has new shingled and
painted his store.
Quarterly meeting at M. E. church yes
terday. Three persons were taken into
the church in full connection.
The remains of Will Gray were brought
home last Wednesday; the funeral was
held at the house on Thursday, Rev. w.
N. Bacon officiating.
We learn that Geo. Newton won one of
the prizes at Montpelier Seminary. We
are glad to learn of his success. He is
fitting himself for the ministry.
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John King is moving from this place to
Hardwick.
The University boys are at home on
vacation.
Willie Merrill and wife are expected |
home soon from Dakota. Going West |
has not benefited him as was expected
Mrs. Joseph Scott and Miss Myra
Gage are in town visiting friends.-Mr
and Mrs. H. X. Story have been in town. |
Mrs. Fred Wright from Minneapolis,
Mimi, is here visiting her old friends.
She intends to stay a few months.-Mrs. |
Cotton from Princetown, ILL.,, is here Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Geo. Anderson.
The band gave an open air concert at
the east village Friday evening, and they
will give another at Mill Village, and the
Common next Friday evening; the boys
are requested to report at headquarters
in uniform at o'clock p. IN.
Mr.. G. w. Henderson, who has been
principal of our Academy number of
terms, has had call as pastor of church
in New Orleans, and goes next week. He
has been very successful as teacher, and
leaves many friends who will deeply re-
greet his departure.
The Advent camp-meeting at Beebe
Plain was largely attended.
The M. E. ladies will provide refresh
ments at the vestry on Wednesday.
1t is stated that the Methodist people
purpose to have camp-meeting in Gov
entry.
republican club was organized June
23d, Maj. Grout president, with a full
board of officers. The next meeting
will be at town hall next Saturday even
ing. We expect to have a large club
and to poll very heavy republican vote.
There will be celebration here July
(, and the good old town will send greet
ings and invitations to its neighbors.
The program in part consists of u sun
rise salute, an open air concert by the
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