Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-11-19

Rev. II. n. Barton is grading the
grounds around his residence.
The republicans celebrated here Mon
da' night With powder aud Nominations
archie Wikie has opened barber
shop ~ the tenement vacated by Mr.
GrasSett
Charles Phillips is quite sick and it is
feared he will have fever.-Mrs. Luther
Frasier has the mump8.
Sam. Carpenter who has been sick so
long was buried last Sunday. He was
thirtYtwo years old.
Mr.. Bowditch who lately moved from
Cabot here is very sick with dropsy and
asthma and falling rapidly.
Mr. Henry Whitney has bought the
buildings and part of the John Hubbard
farm, and Ben. Jenkins the rest of it.
The village school closed last Friday
with an exhibition in the evening which
was very successful. The winter term
| will commence Dec. End to be taught by
Mr.. Woods from the Lyndon Institute.
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Charley Stanford has been very sick.
Mrs. Kent has had an i'll time.-Mrs.
Chandler has been quite i'll several weeks.
Abner Balch's shock proved more Sc
rious than at fist appeared. He died
Nov. II, and his remains were taken
to Bath, N. H. for burial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor and Miss Emma
Whtcomb teach in the village, Harvey
Burbank at the Center, Cora Fay in
the Red school house, in Mr.. Chubb's
district, Ebert Page at Mackville, Eta
Bangs at the Jackson Bridge district the
coming winter.
The republicans had jollification at
the Centennial House Tuesday evening
Oysters were served, after which the
company assembled in the parlor where
music and speaking entertained the COM
pany until about eleven p. m. John
Drenan called the meeting to order and
introduced the speakers. George Bridg
man, lawyer Hathaway, DR.. Fairman
Mr. Huntley, Mr.. Shattuck and others
made remarks suitable for the occasion.
The prize speaking at the Academy
came off on Thursday evening. 1t was
stormy and the audience was small
There were 26 speakers, Is in each di-
vision and the speaking was very good.
! The committee awarded the prize in
the first division to Ernest Peck, and
made honorable mention of Emily Stew
ems. In the second division II. Stedman
Hoton won the prize and honorable men
tion was made of Abbe H. Taylor. On
Friday evening six of the prize speakers,
viz Harvey Burbank, Miss Matte Lew
is, John NJ. Blake, Walter Ward, Miss
Abbe Taylor and H. Stedman Holton re-
peated the declamations and rectations,
after which the popular drama, 1.-THE
Reward of Crime" was acted by the pu-
pills before a large audience. The Hard
wick band was in attendance and enliv-
ened the occasion with music. The
chUruses and instrumental music by the
scholars were well rendered. The people
presented Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor with a
very nice marble top table. The school
has been profitable.
last Hard ~viciS.
P. S. Paine is much worse of late.
Eugene Giffin has moved into Mrs.
| Woods house.
The Odd Fellows had a social gather
ing at J. j. Campbell's the other night.
Postmaster Jenness wheeled 7. G..
Bronson through the village Friday on
an election bet.
At the celebration of the election of
Harrison here. the democrats wet the
tie powder and stole the fuse, but the
thing went on all the same.
Jonathan Foss voted for Harrison this
year and it was the 10Th vote he had
cast for President; the first was in 1924,
and he says he never voted for dem
ocrat.
Sutton.
Ebe Watson is on the sick list.
c. w. Willard is building large sugar
house on his Eastman place.
Thomas Barker has moved from the
village to live with his son, Frank,
through the winter.
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