Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-11-12

A session of mock legislature will be
held at Academy hall next Friday eve.
All are invited.
The fail term at the Academy closes
nv. goth. II has been a pleasa i and
successful term.
The poultry thieves better be :. tile
more cautious. a. they viii be caughs with
chickens III their hands.
Mrs. Chas. Nutting, who has been sick
long time, is better. She gives DR..
/ Campbell of Albany much credit for her
recovery.
VIM Kaiser's anvil, which has been
used as cannon by the republicans the
past four years, could not be found at the
democratic flag raising, but it beloved
loud at the Harrison & Morton ceebra-
ton. William and few Others in town
enjoyed the music greatly.
At meeting of the w. C. T. u, held
with Mrs. Witt, Mrs. Fraser, president,
resigned on account of having charge of
the missionary work in Orleans county
! The following officers were then elected ::
Mrs. Scribner, president; Miss Mary
| Scott, secretary; Miss Anna Paddock,
corresponding secretary; Lucy Kilburn,
treasurer.
The buildings belonging to Richard
Smith were entirely consumed by fire on
Thursday evening, Nov. s, together with
most of his household goods and farming
implements, and all of his produce. The
fire caught by the upsetting of lantern
on his hay NOW, and in a very few min
utes twas beyond control. Dick has had
quite fiery experience for man only in
middle life, having been burned out as
many as three times. He had completed
a new barn the past summer We under
stand the insurance on the whole is about
50 900.
East Ora ft&buE-y.
Mrs James McEwen intends to visit
her brother, Rev. Royal Meachar, in Cal
ifornia, leaving here about Dec. 1st.
Mrs DIR. Corey has gone West.-Mrs.
James Simpson has gone to Chicago to
care for her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Wylie,
who is ill, land may remain all winter.
DERBY.
Mrs Daniel Chandler is sick with the
pneumonia.
Guy Robbins, aged 70 years, died Nov.
IL. Funeral at the house on Tuesday, at
l p. m
A citizens meeting was recently held
at Academy hall to devise ways and
means to raise funds for the academy and
to take advice in regard to some matters
that have to do with the peace of this
neighborhood.
West Derby.
There are about a dozen dwelling
houses going up now in West Derby, that
will be ready for occupants before settled
cold weather.
Schools in district No. y closed last
week, and have a three weeks vacation.
Miss Blake and Miss Cowles are expected
to teach the winter term. They are eX-
cellent teachers.
Ozias Boynton's little girl, who is sick
with cankerrash,- is much better.-Mrs.
Ransom is gaining very slowy.-Little
Walter Morey is very sick with fever and
heart trouble.
0. Pettingill has moved from Mrs B.
B. Fields tenement to Newport. Mrs.
Field has rented her rooms to Mrs. Mead
er.-Moody Kimball has moved into DR..
Gould's tenement.-Mr. Grow of Newport
has bought a house of of f. Mitchell late
ly occupied by NJ. Kimball, and taken pos
session.
Salem-Derby-
Fred Wilson is home from New York
again, hale and hearty.
Miss Gertie HiIdreth expects to spend
the winter with her aunt in Connecticut.
Miss Bell Hamilton of Charleston is
teaching her second term of school in the
Croft district.
Tom Wright has let his farm to his
brother David for year, and has moved
to Newport.
George Powers was the happy recipi
ent of thousand-doliar present, recent
". 1t was ten and One-half pound boy.
Glover.
Ladies' Aid Thursday afternoon and
evening.
Mrs. James Simonds is suffering from
another attack of paralysis.
Frank Dwinell of Boston is in town;
Claude Beedle is visiting here.
Almon Sargent and Irwin Walker have
gone into the lumber woods to spend the
winter.
The remains of Mrs Nye, widow of the
late L. H. Nye, were brought here for in
terment last Saturday.
Our quiet village was enlivened by a
bonfire, ringing of bells and caunonading
at the news of the election of Harrison
and Morton.
The Earnest Workers will hold their
next sociable at Mrs. F. c Clarks on
Friday afternoon and evening, Nov. 16.
All are cordially invited.
The auction sale of the N. d. French
property was postponed on Friday on ac-
count of the storm, until Tuesday, Nov. |
ID, at l O'Clock, afternoon, at same place.
Come and hear ''Grandpa's Birthday"
an operetta, to be given by the children
in the North church, next Thursday even
ing, Nov. 10Th. Admission 10 cents.
The Ladies' Aid meet in the vestry in the |
afternoon.
Lewis Fisher of Dakota is home on a
visit, perhaps to remain permanently. Mr..
Fisher was unfortunate last winter, being
quite badly hurt by horse, and has been
obliged to let his place and take time to
regain his health. He may conclude to
locate in Wolcott.
The ladies who propose to form a Wo-
mans Relief Corps will meet at Institute
Hall on Thursday, Nov. Is, for organiza
ton. All interested are cordially invited
The Post is invited to be present at the
of officers. The exercises to
begin at O'Clock.
Gre
Mrs. Jason Young has just returned
from visit to n. III.