Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-02-27

Jerry Drew was in such a feeble con
dition of health court time that he could
not attend to his liquor case.
Edward E. Scott lost his only child
% months old, last Monday of pneumo.
MIA; funeral Wednesday, Rev. Mr.. Mills
officiating.
Wallace Spencer. young preacher
who has been teaching in Dist. 10, sup
piled Mr.. Arms desk last Sunday 10 his
absence.
W. A Hines will work for Mr.. Cook
in the fish market.-Alvin Adams and
G. A. Davis have opened fish market
at ST. Johnsbury.
Newport Center.
society called the Earnest Workers
has just been organized here, Mrs. G. L.
Sleeper, presidents Mrs. o. Giffin, vice
president; Nettie Sleeper, secretary
Mrs. c.. L. Erwin, treasurer. Next meet
ing at Mrs. G. L. browns, Tuesday eve.
Orlando Williams has bought the For
saith farm, giving his residence in the
village where he now lives and $4,000; he
will build house on the farm in place Of
the one recently burned. Williams has
one year.
Troy.
The selectmen are having three snow
rollers made.
Hiram Wing has moved into Geo.
Jerome's house.
Will Brown has closed his school at So.
Jay and returned home.
Bert Chandler is clerking in the store
of F. B. Hammond few weeks.
Geo Jerome has purchased a farm in
Irasburg and will soon take possession.
Marriage anniversary at Jehial Powers
on the evening of Feb. 49, A very pleas
ant affair.
Mrs. Howard Beede, after lingering
illness, died of consumption at the resi-
dence of Alvin Washburne last week.
L
ings at the Methodist church this week,
conducted by Revs. Shattuck and Davis.
A few have expressed a desire to lead a
Christian life.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
st. y Ohn$bUrv.
Asa Livingston has gone to California.
Electric lighting is being agitated
here.
The Prohibit1onists will organize a
political club.
The scale factory people have had a
meeting and declare dividend.
The car shop boom is liable to be en-
tombed with the remains of the shirt
factory.
The Carrick Bros. have large orders
for granite and are increasing the Ca
pacity of their work.
The Merchants bank will not pay the
Barlow ''dividend' unless the other hold
ers of his stock decide to do it.
John Belknap talks of putting a dam
across the Passumpsic river on the falls
opposite the fair ground to furnish
power for some manufacturing business.
The CaledOnian having made state
ment that liquor could be obtained in
many places about town, the states at
torney demands proof and promises to
''go for'' the law breakers if he can get
evidence against them.
EAST Burke
Those on the sick list are improving.
Daniel Gibson has returned home from
Victory.
John Reach has moved back from the
lumber camp, as the job is completed.
Willie McGann left here Wednesday,
but the meetings will continue for the
present.
Quite a number from this place and
vicinity attended the musical convention
at West Concord last week.
West Burke.
Rev. and Mrs. G. w. Morse of East
Burke are both sick with pneumonia.
Ernest Warren was quite badly hurt
by an accident with colt.
Nellie Thompson is very sick with
pneumonia, and her grandmother, Mrs.
Wooster is in a critical condition.
Good Templars union at Lyndonville
Friday, Marcn 8. A good attendance
is desired let US rally and make this
good meeting.
Hard wick.
There is much sickness in town.
There will be more house building here
this season than has been done in the
ten past years. The Aikens will COM
mence on their store SOOn