Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-01-02

Wolcott and came home with very sober
faces Better look out boys, furniture
is very high this year.
J. d. Wilson has flax wheel made by
William Allan Wright, Kilburney Bridge,
Scotland, in 1902. The wheel is in per-
feet condition and is beauty
The event of the week was the marriage
of Miss Mae King, daughter of John King,
to w. G. Caswell, formerly foreman in
the Barton MONITOR office. The CLAP
py Couple" have gone to Massachusetts
on their wedding tour. They have our
best wishes.
Greensboro bend
L. S. Collins loaded one car of pota-
toes paying so cents per bushel.
Amos Hopkins has to suspend work.
his horses being sick with the pink eye.
Holland.
Caswell & French have started up theil
steam mill.
NJ. B. Pinney has 40 tons of pressed hay
ready for market.
Willie Heath has returned from Provi
dence, r. l., where he has been since
early last fall. Mr.. Graves has also re
turned from that place, having been there
to sell carload of potatoes.
EraSburgh.
Our village is having an epidemic Of
the measles.
Miss Mary Eaton has returned from
Boston after an absence of year.
Miss Mary Burbank and Miss Maggie
Thompson are home from school spend
ing the holidays.
The Ladies' Aid Society and HI. L. C.'s
meet with Mrs. d. H. Webster, Friday,
Jan. 6. Dinner at O'Clock.
The Christmas trees at the Cong
church were filed with nice presents.
The Irasbnrgh cornet band presented
the Rev. VIM Schofield with student
lamp and the N. g. Fl. B. presented him
a library chair.
Jay
Banister, Bisbee and Lewis have pur-
chased an engine and machinery for their
mill.
VIM. Kelley has taken farm in Coven-
try Gore-Mr. Bishop has moved into the
upper boarding house.
Clifford Chase, who has been spending
his vacation with his father, t. A. Chase,
returns to Boston this week.
M. E. Chase, one of our oldest town
residents, died few days since. He has
been a great sufferer for years, but he
well.
Campfire at c. Tillotson's Friday even
ening, Jan. 6.
News is received of the death of Milton
Coolidge, formerly of this place.
Morgan Center.
Arthur Sawyer is very sick with lung
fever, and lies in critical condition.
r. d. Maplesden has gone to Lawrence,
Mass, to spend the winter.-C. j. Thorn
as and Thomas Gilman, with two horses
each, have gone to CRANKY to spend the
winter logging.
Newport.
The next entertainment in the Newport
lecture course will be concert by the ia
nous Jubilee Singers from the Fisk Uni
versitv. Monday evening, Jan. 8.
The Grand Army had rousing camp
fire last Thursday evening. The exer-
cises were held in Opera hall Gov Orms-
bee, Ex-Gov. Pingree, Gen. Grout, Col
Powell, Maj. Josiah Grout and other dis
tinguished gentlemen were present
There was a large gathering, speeches
were short and spicy, bountiful supper
was furnished by the ladies, and the
evening was greatly enjoyed by all.
There will be meetings every evening
this week at the NJ E. church in this
village. Willie Mccain will be here
and all are invited to come and assist in
the work.
Center.
The railroad company are repairing
the depot here, putting in new stills, etc.
Band of Hope meetings every Saturday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock at the NJ. E. church.
Miss George Jenkins is recovering
from the typhoid feaver, of which she
mas been very sick.
The friends of Rev. g. S. Arms pre-
sented him with Il nice buffalo robe on
The Christmas tree
Mr.. ID. L. Hildreth is very sick and
has been several weeks with liver COM
olaint. His wife has returned from
d. c., leaving her mother
much better.
Jacob Clapper has been granted
pension of eight dollars per month with
s11S arrears. His friends are glad as
lake was good soldier and served
through the war in the Sth VT Regt.
Willie Mccain is holding revival meet |
ngs here this week in the Baptist church |
assisted by Rev. Mr.. Arms and Rev S
". Cowell; the weather is very unfavor-
ble for people to get out. Interest very |
,ood
In the report of the attendance of the
SChOOl tlICIc W6IC Two SCnOldfS
Who attended in the past year SO Sab
'aths, one 80 and one 81; all have done
xtra well the past year and the schoo
5 very prosperous.
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III. E. Robinson has moved into his new
ouse-
Our road roller does much better work
ince second cylinder has been added.
Michael Mcnamara gets much needed
ension for service in the Mexican war
Milo Gray has large job of cutting
lumber in the east part of the town, for
Ohm Sweeney.
Willoughby Lake froze over Dec. 81
hree days earlier than last year. 1t was
pen 246 in 1887 and 252 in 1886.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The somewhat noted suit of @. U. Y |
files VS.. Cornelius Clifford, for damages
II account of injuries sustained by Mrs.
lilies in interfering in an alteration be-
ween Miles and Clifford, was tried by
he county court resulting in Il verdict