Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-12-24

Secretary, w. w. Cooke at Burlington,
VT, the application to be signed by q
/ dozen or more of the citizens of the town.
Barton Landing.
/ Daniel Skinner and Joseph Bartlett are
on the sick list.
Christmas tree at NJ. E. church, Mon
day night; at Congregational church
Tuesday night.
The MONITOR agent may be found at
post-office Tuesday evening, Dec. %, to
close up the subscription and club paper
business.
p. Guild has moved into rooms over
w. G. Twombly's store. A. G. Parker
moves on Monday into the house bought
of P. Guild.
Rev. A. L. Cooper, who was a preacher
here 90 years ago, will be at M. E. church
on Wednesday evening, land every evening
during the rest of the week.
Union services were held at the NJ. E.
church, on Sunday, Dec. 16, Rev. Mr..
Elliott, agent for the Vt. Bible society,
preaching morning and evening.
ALBANY.
Lewis Tatro has purchased II. Miles
place and moved in.
Guy Shepard has moved from Enos-
burgh to Mrs. Abbott's house and will
soon open his blacksmith shop.
S. c. Kimball cut a finger badly hand
1ipu q barral Of cu0or. T Gilmore ont tho
end off from finger while cutting meat.
The MONITOR agent visits the post of
flee next Monday afternoon and evening.
Get your money ready for the MONITOR
and club papers.
South Albany
See Mr.. King MONITOR agent, at post
office, Tuesday forenoon, Jan. 1.
Bloomington
L. Grow, Jr., has moved to George
Jones' farm.
Will Fletcher has gone to Maine to
drive team for S. S. Bartlett
Mrs. Archelaus Drown spends the holt
days in Boston with her daughters, Mrs.
Twombly and Mrs. Miller.
Evansville
Dea. John Marshall is dangerously sick
and not much hopes are entertained of
his recovery. They have telegraphed to
Lowell, Mass, to his son Willie.
West Charleston.
Hubbard Joslyn is quite sick at the
hotel here.
There will be a Christmas tree in the
town hall Monday eve.
The MONITOR agent makes his last visit
of The season at the post-office here on
Friday afternoon and evening next.
Will Reade has gone TO Groton, n. H.,
to assist DR.. F. Leonard in his business
there.-Mrs. Geo. Cheney and her chill
dren left here the Goth to join her huS-
band in Ohio.-Alfred Taylor has gone
to Richmond, Canada.-Samuel Chaplin
and wife have gone to Newark to spend
the winter with their adopted daughter.
| will Leavens is home from n. Y. on
account of the serious illness Of his sis
| ter.
Notwithstanding the storm, quite a
number of ladies were present at the
/ s'Mothers'' meeting held in the vestry on
Tuesday afternoon, some coming sew
eral miles to attend it. The meeting
was presided over by Mrs. o. G. Baker
4 in a very acceptable manner, and it is
hoped one of much interest and profit to
! all who attended. The exercises con-
/ sisted of prayer, singing, selections from
4 the scriptures, essays and a discussion
/ as to the best methods of training chill
dren for time and eternity.
East Charleston.
/ Chris tmas tree Tuesday eve at the
/ church.
/ Art. Willard has returned and is at
work in his shop.
John Hall has his new barn nearly
completed.
People are shocked to learn the sad
news that Milo Percival hung himself
Thursday in the barn at Island Pond.
| Coventry.
Mrs. DR.. Blanchard is quite i'll at her
fathers.
Mrs. Cook returns to Mass. to-day
Mrs. Mary Niles accompanying her.
Geo. Newton from Montpelier Semi
nary preached at the M. E. church yes
terday.
Geo. Keller got piece of steel in his
eye some days ago but is in hopes that
he will not lose the sight,
The families of B. F. Tower and Luth-
er Guild have gone to Orange to spend
Christmas with their parents.
T. E. Baker who got his hand
hurt some time ago is on duty again
Mr. A. c. Bryant who had his hand bit
ten by cat last spring, has not recover
ed the use of it yet.
East Coventry.
Luke T. Day broke his leg last Mon
day while skidding logs.
Mrs. D. p Walworth started from
this state for Florida Dec. 18th.
Craftsburv.
Frank Bemis is at home on visit
Allen Daniels is on the sick list with a
rheumatic trouble.
The University boys are home on va
cation of two weeks.
Elmer Stratton is fixing up the house
recently purchased from H. Scott.
Willie Campbell of Albany has bought
a farm in East Burke and is moving there.
Amory Dawson has returned from
Connecticut, where he has been for sew
eral weeks selling cattle.
DIR. O. A. Bemis has been TO West Ran
dolph to attend the burial of his brother,
DIR. Whittlesey.
L. E. Bridges has pullets that com
mencad laying when they were months
and Is days old. and have laid every day
since.
The Good Templars give a free cater
tainment at town hall tonight consisting
of literary exercises, Christmas tree, etc
All are invited.
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