Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-12-17
er, on Wednesday eve, Dec. 10, at school.

Slck-- | "o OF I HAS w cDSterS children
are i'll, and Ed Webster and one of
Mrs Duffs children are down with can
kerrash.
Regular annual meeting of Central
Lodge, No. 62, Z. and A. NJ, Tuesday
evening, Dec. Is. Work on LIST and I'd
degree. ID. D., E. +. Dutton is expected
Let all masons in good standing be pres
ent.
Those who have been familiar with the
fact know that one of the largest and best
kept stores in northern Vermont is
the Wheeler store inthis town. Not only
in quantity and variety of goods, but in
promptness and courtesy of the proprie-
tors and clerks, is the customer well serv-
ed, while prices are always as low as can
be consistently expected Mr.. Locke, the
junior partner, will add strength to the
firm and has many friends in all this local
ity. For the coming year customers
and others will notice special announce
ments from week to week in this paper,
in their neat and attractive ad. Do not
fail to read the advertisement of Wheeler
& Locke.
Jay
Blanche Ewins teaches school in dis
trict Nor l. Her mother has hired rooms
of Stanley Scott, and herself and Blanche
will reside there.
Curtis d. Ovitt, blacksmith, cut very
ugly cash in his wrist while pairing a
hoof lately, and was obliged to call DR..
Gray to dress the wound.
The 18th District Union of |. O. G. t.
was rather thinly attended on account of
the weather. Those who were present
expressed themselves as having an enjoy
able time We hope that it will have the
effect to awaken a livelier feeling in the
cause of temperance.
The thirty-firsr marriage anniversary
(called, or in place of, a silver wedding)
of Chas r. Bartlett and wife was quite a
success. Some 20 or so of their friends be-
ing intent on a surprise stepped in and
took possession, had an enjoyable time,
and left as a token of their esteem a fine
silver tea set
Lowell.
Ezra Taylor moves in with r. Snyder.
1t is reported that Edison Kinney has
bought the Carl Farman place.
The young folks play Peak Sisters"
Tuesday eve, Dec. Is, at town hall. All
invited.
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ornamental holiday goods at Aseltine's
are worthy your inspection. Call early.
T. H. Sanborn lost very fine young
horse recently. He ran with whitfietree
and chain attached to him and killed him
self. When he started the chain swung
around Sanborn's legs, throwing him
and inJuring him somewhat.
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Sadie Flanders intends to go to New
York soon.
W. p Bartlett and O. L. Farr are put
ting new windows into the church.
Maggie Brainard is going to Holland to
teach and Edith Ferrin teaches in the
Joel Williams district.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P Cobb have adopted
a little girl sixteen months old from the
Infant Asylum in Boston.
Newport.
At the annual election of officers of
Baxter Post, G.. A. r., held at their hail
the 10Th inst, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Command
er, L. Med. Smith; Sen. vice command
er, Nixon Morse; Jun. vice commander,
VIM Maley; chaplain, J. X. Taylor; sur
geon, Robt. j. Bunker; quartermaster,
A. j. Bowley officer the day, G. A. Da-
Wis: officer the guard, Thos. Fleming ;
color bearer Ed. Mooney; adjutant, j. S.
Colby After the election, the ladies of
the w. r. C. gave an oyster supper, and
during the evening an enjoyable campfire
was held
Newport Center
John c. Smith, painter and paper hang
err, of Newport, did a job of papering
and painting for n. S. Rogers recently.
Mrs Lucian Hauner, aged 10 years,
died very suddenly on Wednesday morn
ing, the 9TH inst, Her funeral services
were on Thursday at NJ. Z. church, Rev.
A Wedgworth officiating.
Herman Frizelle has moved to Iras-
burgh, on to the Bogue farm, and James
Crawford, who has been carrying on the
same farm, has moved into his mothers
house here-Ed. Tute has moved from
the Geo. Haslett house into d. L. Hill
dreths tenement recently vacated by Her.
man FriZelle.
Charlie Allen, a lad of II years, son of
Alex Allen, was recently severely injured
while in the woods skidding logs. The
horse which he was driving started sud-
denly, and chain hook caught in his
thigh, dragging him number of rods be-
fore his father could get to him, making
large wound Dr. Erwin was called to
dress the wound
South Troy.
new girl baby at Henry Mann's.
The donation for Rev. P. N. Granger
netted $28.
Edwin Brigham has moved back from
Hardy's mills.
Mrs M. L. Higgins was recently quite
badly hurt by falling down stairs.
strnOl-e..
e. w. Miller's friends turned out re-
Gently and helped get him up pile of
wood. Mr. Millers people have been
greatly afflicted with sickness.
Moses Smith, better known, perhaps, as
'sShaky Mose,' died on the 18th inst. at
VIM. Hinton's, aged about so years. Mr..
Smith was an Industrious and thrifty man
and accumulated some property early in
life, but has been terribly afflicted sever
al years with shaking palsy, and has been
dependent on the town for support of
late.
YES GGeId.
Mabel, the young daughter of Frank
! Wright. who was SO badly burned lately,
is now sick with typhoid fever. -
! Thomas Kirk who was so injured in
his carpet lining mandatory at Dundas,
! Ontario, is so far recovered as to return