Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-02-13
!. and G. D. Pratt were summoned

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to West Berkshire few days. since, to
the bedside of dying sister, Mrs. C. w.
| Searles.
Ara Miller from Westf1eld proposes to
build block of buildings next summer
on the lot he purchased of Sylvester Cass
near T. S. Cummings.
| The village school will give an exhibit
ton next Friday evening at :45,in Opera
Hall Admission % cents; children Is
cents. Proceeds to be used in procuring
| books of reference for the use of the
school Everybody invited.
Newport Center.
| A boy at Vim. Larabee's.
Miss Irvie Quimby is sick with rheu-
matte fever.
Geo. Goodrich has moved in with his
father in-law, Lewis Peabody.
Mr.. Hildreth is somewhat better.-Geo.
Dunn is better and has gone home to
North Troy.
Leon Peabody and Clara Durham were
married Feb. 8. The good wishes of
many friends extended.
Notwithstanding the bad weather a
good number turned out to the donation
for Rev. G. F. Arms. 1t netted $40.
N. S. Rogers and C. S. Mouton attend
ed the G. A. R. Encampment at st. Johns
bury as representatives for Alexander
Post, and report good time had.
Donation visit in G. A. r. Hall, Tues
day evening, Feb. IA, for the benefit of
Mrs. Ruth NJ. Lawson and family. Mr..
Lawson was a soldier of the war and
every benevolent or patriotic person
their need.
South Troy.
Harry Rice, who has position as
brakeman on the G. p. r. R., is here
visiting his parents.
L. M. Rockwell has moved in to S. R.
Davis new house, and Truman Lock
wood has moved to Westfeld.
The revival meetings are being conduct
ed through this week, Rev. Granger be-
ing assisted by Rev Mr.. King of Lowell,
and Presiding Elder Donaldson.
Mrs. T. NJ. Emery is visiting relatives
in Franklin Co.-Mrs. J. N. Conner has
returned from Peru, N. Y, where she
was called by the illness of brother.
Ed. Brigham who has been confined
to the house with heart trouble is i'm
proving. Milton Bean who has had
run of fever is recovering from it's effects.
WeStGeId.
Mrs R. H. Wright who has long been
sick is a little better.
Truman Lockwood has moved from
c. P. Stevens & Co. mills to the village.
Charles Coburn has been laid up for
repairs on account Of hand being caught
between two logs while numbering.
Gary Edmunds' infant daughter died
of dphtheria at Moodyville on the 4th,
and was brought here and buried on the
9Th inst.
The school in the South district has
been closed by the committee while the
superintendent says the school is all
iiShe' AACic 10 SGIouS pOlut lOT Tue
town system.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
st. y ohnSbury.
Misses Isabel Fairbanks and Mary E.
Stone left for New York last Thursday
where they expect to remain until spring.
The national festival of the seventh
anniversary of the birthday of the Young
Peoples society of Christian Endeavor,
will be celebrated by the local society
of the South church, Friday evening"
Feb. 18th. The young people will give
an old folks supper and rosette party
Capt. Horace X. Ide has had his pen
sion increased from So to $l8 month
and gets back pay of SI4e5. He was
Captain in the VT. Cavalry and did val
liant service. He was twice severely
wounded. His health is not good and he
each winter.
Hardwiclx.
Mrs. Houston and Mrs. Perkins are
on the sick list.
Rowland Lewis of Newport was in |
town recently.
Frank Cahill has rented the w. c. |
Morris farm for year.
Mrs. Geo. Kent has been very sick, |
but is now on the gain.
The funeral of Mr.. Ransom who died |
in Barre was held at the NJ. E. church |
Monday.
1t is reported that a Mr.. Jackson of /
Barre is soon to put in first class livery |
stable here.
Geo. w. Foster proposes to have
singing convention at the close of the
singing school.
The Good Templars' union was a
county.
Mrs. Mahlon Hathaway of Calais. nee
Stella Shedd, who has been sick for the
past few months from cancer, died Sat-
urday the 4th; funeral Tuesday.
Asa M. Woodbury., former resident,
was in town last week and traded his
store and tenement house with Mr..
for his house on the corner
of Depot st.. paying Mr.. K 800 to boot.
The late campfire and box supper was
a pleasant affair and netted $40. Com
rade G. w. Flagg of Brantree, an old
veteran of the I'd VT. was present and
spoke interestingly on war incidents.
Prof. G. w. Foster enlivened the meet
ing by several war songs. Geo. w.
Uncle Peter Batchelder, Prof.
Taylor and DR.. Ward spoke. Next camp
fire at E. Hardwick.
Three people were lying dead at one
time in this village last week. Mrs.
Herbert Lewis died Wednesday, and her
remains were carried to st. Johnsbury,
where the funeral was held Mrs Elvira
mother of Ira v. Edwards,
who was temporarily residing here, died
on Thursday, and was carried to Nor
risville for burial. Here double funer-
al was held, a sister-in-law, Mrs. Della
Boyden, having died on Wednesday.