Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-01-30

We were drifted in completely for some
days, without the mail, the butcher, the
baker or the milk man. The blockade is
raised
Fire caught in a register passage at
the new school-house Tuesday, which
was put out by the help at hand. The
same morning John Archilles found his
house on fire in the chamber. Quite a
hole was burned in the roof.
Glover.
Alice Dwinell has gone to the Boston
Conservatory of music.
John Smith has taken Albert Dwinell's
home farm and has moved there.
Dwight Dwinell, who has been suffer-
ing severely for weeks with sciatica, is
able to be out with crutches.-John Sher-
burne is very sick.
The temperance lecture of Mrs. Purple
fully met the expectations of the audi
ence She is a woman of whom Vermont
may well be proud.
The next meeting of the Earnest Work
ers will be held at the residence of L. FL.
| Nye, Friday afternoon and evening,
Feb. 3d. All cordially invited.
Rev. Frederick Millar of No. Hatley, p.
O., will preach in exchange with Rev.
Edwin w. Pierce, on Sunday, Feb. 9Th.
Sunday-school at u is. Church service
at 10.
Greensboro
Mrs. S. w. Rice died of apoplexy at
her home in Greensboro on Monday, the
| 23d inst, at the advanced age of SO years.
She arose Monday morning apparently
as we'll as usual, assisted her daughter
with whom she has lived for the last ten
years, in her househould duties; she ate
her dinner as usual and arising from the
table went into bed room near by and
| lying down on the bed she Immediately
expired. Mrs. Rice was born in Walden,
and moved into this town when quite
young with her parents, MI. and Mrs.
Benjamin Cate; was married to her
husband Go years ago; he still survives
| her at the ripe old age of 80 years. She
has always been an Industrious, hard
working woman, spending large por-
ton of her younger days in caring for
| the sick and assisting her husband large
| ly in his farm work they had family
| of five children three of whom have gone
before her. Her remains were buried on
| Wednesday in the cemetery at East
| Craftsbury, Rev. Scribner officiating,
large number of friends and neighbors
| following her to the grave. The affiic-
ted husband has the sympathy of all in
| his sore bereavement.
Greensboro Bend
| Our genial station agent r. B. Smith,
| was agreeably surprised recently by re
ceivIng from his old employers, E. & t.
Fairbanks & Co., st. Johnsbury, Il nice
Jersey, nearly two years old, from their
celebrated herd of thoroughbreds weight
| 10 pounds. Mr.. Smith was in the en-
| ploy of the Fairbanks for ten years
| prior to his coming to the Bend, and a
warm friendship has always existed be-
tween them; he appreciates such valua-
bic present very much.
The new Methodist church at Green's
| boro Bend is to be dedicated Tuesday,
| Feb. 7, the services commencing at l
O'Clock p. m. Rev. S. Donaldson, pre-
siding elder of the district is to have
charge Of the dedicatory services, and
| Rev. T. p Frost of St. Johnsbury is to
| preach the the sermon. Mr.. Frost will
also give his lecture on ''The Infant of
the Revolution" at O'Clock in the even
| ing. People from surrounding towns
are invited to be present, and entertain
ment will be provided for them.
1ra@bssrSh.
NJ. NJ. Taplin has singing school here
| for the young.
Hon. E. P. Cotton was called to Troy,
n. Y, as witness in a lawsuit.
Miss Anna Schofeld has gone to Boston
and Brockton to visit friends.
The entertainment and crazy tea were
postponed on account of bad weather.
There viii be an entertainment at the
Court House, Wednesday eve, given by
the young people of Coventry
DIR. G. B. Rowell is visiting his mother
at North Troy.-Mrs. Twombly and
daughter of Derby are visiting Mrs. S.
Priest
The Ladies' AID Society and the II. t.
Cs. will meet with Mrs. Joseph Cook,
| Wednesday, Feb. l. Dinner at O'Clock
all invited.
Mrs. George Beede is on the sick list
| Mrs. Charles Fisher, who has been sick
Ix,1 - g, t.
| ed to her bed.
CARD.-We wish to express our thanks
to our kind friends and neighbors for
their help and kindness during the sick
ness and death of our loved husband and
father, and especially do we thank DIR.
Rowell. May heavens richest blessings
rest upon them all.
Mrs. T. C. CHAMBERLAIN, AND FAMILY
Newport.
The s'oldest inhabitant" thinks this is
really the worst one.
Geo. R. Lane is very sick.-Mrs. Rich
ards is low with paralysis.
Rev Mr. Arms donation, postponed
on account of the storm, is set for Thurs
day of this week.
The engine Triumph" the big mogul
which is kept as helper at Barton, was
down here Saturday. pulling the stalled
freight trains off the drifted side tracks.
NewDOrt Center.
Several comrades of Alexander Post |
are expected to attend the department
encampment of the G.. A. r. to be held |
at ST. Johnsbury Tuesday, Jan. 81.
N. S. Rogers has been appointed local
club agent for the New York Tribune |
and will be pleased to receive and for
ward subscriptions to the publishers. |
AS this is presidential year the Tribune |
will be of unusual interest to it's readers.
We%tEnOT.e.
The lyceums are continued with good |
interest and attendance.
Plny Clapper nearly severed finger |
with an axe recently.
Tin,har conaS into the mills at the