Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-01-09

Mrs. Stratton has gone to Boston and
New York to spend the winter.
An infant son of H. S. Green died of
Group last Saturday morning.
Capt. Cleveland was quite badly frozen
recently in coming up from the Mountain
House.
Rev. G. A. Mills, the newly called pas
tor of the Cong. church, has come and oc-
cupied his desk yesterday.
The revival meetings at the NJ. f..
church will be continued through the
week under the direction Of Willie Nc
Gam. The meetings have been blessed
with conversions and more than thirty
have been enrolled as seekers.
Baxter Post No. 81 will at their regu-
lar meeting Jan. 18th at Z 80 p. m. have
their officers for 'S8 installed: L. c.
Potter, P. c.; L. Med Smith, s. " c. ;
Nixon Morse, J. V. c.; G. F. Merriam,
Adjt. j. S. Colby, Q. NJ; M. G. Sar-
gent, c.. c. F. Branch, s.; G. A. Davis
Q. D.; A. w. Adams, o. g.. A. G. Bow
ley Q. M. s.. j. X. Taylor, G.. The officers
of Baxter Relief Corps will be installed
the same evening. All members of the
Post with their wives are urged to be
present.
Newport Center.
Inez Balch has gone west to visit her
parents.
DR.. Erwin recently bought good
driving horse of Curtis Jones.
A. L. Page has been confined to the
house of late with asthma.
A. C. Wheeler has returned from the
west.-A. Benoit is at work at Bates
vile.
Geo. L. Sleeper is recovering from a
quinsy sore.-Will Cutting is abed with
rheumatism.
Mr. ID. L. Hildreth is some better than
lest week, and his many friends hope to
see him out again soon.
The friends of Edmund Trowbridge
celebrated their tenth marriage anniver-
sary on the I'd, with usual ceremonies.
Geo Hoyt has hung out new sign on
his store that is very attractive. The in
side of his store is also very attractive as
he has a large stock of new goods.
There will be donation for the ben
eft of Rev. G. f. Arms at Quimbys
hall on the evening of the 18th. Oys-
tiers will be served and all are invited.
J. o. Whipple has returned from Iras-
burgh, where he has been clerking for his
son-in-law, Morris Bailey.-Andrew A.
Wheeler has returned from the West
There will be donation visit at Mrs
Quimbys hall for the benefit of Rev. Geo
F. Arms on Wednesday evening, Jan. III.
Oysters will be served and all are invited
to attend.
grocery has been run in connection
with our barber shop in this village,
which has been run pretty sharp, too on
Sundays, but we understand that p.
COnnal, our special prosecutor, has or
dered the barber to keep his shop shut
on Sundays or run the risk of being
prosecuted. The good people are de-
termined to stand up for law and order,
Notwithstanding the fact that prom
inent town officer has encouraged the
barber to keep his shop open.
weStHeld.
Fred Johnson is running the engine
at Hardng's mill.
II. B. Stetson has moved to the Wesley
kempton farm recently purchased.
Diphtheria has abated in the VIM. Ed
munds family and we think the danger
over.
James n. Clark, who moved from this
town to Fairfax, died some weeks since.
He was a worthy man and we regret his |
loss.
Gerald Hodgkins and Sylvester Andrews |
have bought lot No. in the school divis-
lon, of the Hodgkins estate. paying $1,000. |
/. ID. Johnson has made arrangements
with the n E. Cooperative Farm Agency
to act as agent in this valley. Parties
having real estate to sell will do well to
confer with him.