Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-04-16

form adopted at the Republican state
convention. Thinks there is too much
of 1t.
Tue receipts of the post-otf1ce almost
entities the town to the ''free delivery
system. Another year will probably do
it.
E. K. Streeter is home from the west
trying to raise money to put into new
| bank at Hoxie, Kansas. We hope those
who invest will not get hoaxed.
East Burke.
Rev. C. w. Morse is at conference and
Mrs Morse has gone to her fathers in
Greensboro.
Mrs. John Dashney who has been in
| poor health all winter died suddenly
Thursday morning.
Mrs. Walter Russell has been engaged
Lowell has taken the school at Lyndon
vile which commences to-day.
West Burke.
Charles Bruce's son is not expected to
live.
Almond Silsby is building barn.-B.
w. Berry is taking down the building
that Rev. c. Simonds built.
DR.. Sleeper and J. f. Ruggles have re-
turned from California; both have en-
joyed good health while they have been
gone.
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go to Kansas on a visit in May. Mr..
Cheney has purchased the Warner Fogg
place.
The G. A r. Post are anticipating
Thursday evening, when the big piano.
rama show of scenes of the rebellion will
be given at their hall. 1t will be the
best thing of its kind.
HardwicIx.
Pike and Sons have bought the Maple
Park House of the Judevine estate, pay
ing ST. 900 for the same.
Joseph Bunker is getting the grounds
ready for the new buildings which he is
to put up the coming summer.
George Bridgman has contracted with
western firm 5000 pounds of sugar at
90 cents per pound, and 500 pounds at
10 cents per pound.
DIR. Ward who has been poorly sew
eral weeks is not as week.-Mrs.. Gerry
Houston who has been feeble all winter,
continues TO remain in a bad condition
of health; it is hoped Mrs. Kent is a
little better.
East HardVvick.
G. L. Johnson has commenced work on
his new barn.
Mamie Keller is to teach at the Cen
tire; Alice Hancock teaches at Cabot
again.
Fred Hovey is the champion crow
killer; he killed II at one shot with a
one barrel gun.
Your correspondent would remind
those who think this the most backward
spring, that in 1847 tapping was not done
till the 10th and 18th of April, and then
on top of four feet of snow
Lyndon.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Lincoln returned
last Saturday from a several months trip
to California. Mr.. Lincoln has the opin-
ion that the ''boom" will drop out of
Southern California some of these fine
mornings and will leave great many
people glad and contented to put up with
good old Vermont.
Lyndon Center.
Mr.. Johnson Quimby, an upright and
highly respected citizen, died at Lyndon
Center on Thursday, April 6. Mr.. Quinn
by was born in Sandwich, N. H., in Au-
gust, 1913. He came to Lyndon in 1920,
where he has always resided since, living
many years on his farm ON the Egypt
road; few of his last years being spent
at Lyndon Center, where his genial nature
won for him many friends among young
and old. By his death, only one, an old
er sister, is left of the large family with
which he was connected. He leaves a
widow and one son.
LyndOnville.
Good tenements are in demand.
Complaint is made that there is gang
of thieves among the boys of the village.
John Canaway has returned from Cali
fornia and takes his old place in the R.
r. shops.
G. A. Hamblett, grocer, has made an
assignment. His Indebtedness is chiefly
to Boston parties.
sutton.
DIR. Colby is better.
Rev. Mr.. Tracy and daughter are home
from Boston.
L. B. Harris will take the boys to his
farm home in Lyndon, while Mrs. Harris
visits in Massachusetts and New York.
WheelOck.
Ellsworth Drown of Chicago is here
on visit.
Mrs. Susan Smith is improving and it
is hoped that she will recover.
Thomas Flood lost his sugar house by
fire; most of the buckets were out, but
the holders, wood, ETC., were consumed;
no insurance.
Elijah Willard fell last week and broke
his hip, but is as comfortable as could
be expected; he is quite aged and it is
doubtful if he ever gets about again.
GrOton.
laundering the past winter has been
very active in town. The gross amount
delivered at the various mills foots up
II, 25O, 900, divided as follows: Baldwin
& Hazen, 1000, OOO;J. R. Darling & Son,
1000 900; Warren WEIGH, 1000, 900; T.
B. Hall, 100000; I. M. Kicker, 55O,00O
w. E. S. D. Goodwin, O,O0O Fl. A.
Kicker & Son, 100000; Carlos WEIGH,
100000; Hall & Harvey, $1,000. T. B.
Hall has about 1900 cords of wood to
manufacture into coal. Other parties
have furnished the railroad with 1000
cords. If any town has better lumber
business let US hear from them.
Probate Business.
Hearings for week ending April %, 1888.
April Doth aft Rarton LANDING Alley