Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-03-12

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ladder Co.to the number of 80 men. Vot-
ed $50 to aid the two G. A. r. Posts in
Decoration Day services.
Newport Center.
Mrs. Robert Lathe is dangerously sick.
Eli Skinner moves back to town from
Troy. Glad to welcome you back, Eli.
Samuel Meacham is trying to sell out
here and then move to Mass. We do not
care to lose Mr.. Meacham from town.
The creamery patrons chose board of
competent officers on Saturday. DR. Err
win, president, Frank Miller, Daniel Per-
kids and Geo. Hoyt, statesmen.
Troy.
The band boys contemplate a concert
at an early date.
The transfers have Aiken's logs all
drawn from his lot.
Charlie Lathe has purchased Alonzo
Gustin's village property paying 5000.
Quite number of the young people
recently gave Park Davis and wife a
surprise party.
Mrs. E. j. Woods has gone to Massa-
chusetts where she was called by the
sickness of sister.
The Good Templars work on the COM
pettve plan the coming quarter with
Bert Phillips and Aaron Johnson as cap
tains.
Ned Martin has moved into Mrs.
Catfee's house and Frank Leach in Will
Hosden's; Hugh Bullock in to Mrs. Han
nah Stevens house.
Elmer Allard has gone to work in
Hoyt & Waketield's mill at Westtield.-
Jack Wright is soon to go to Providence,
r. l., where he has a good position Of
fered him.
c. P Stevens & Co. are making re-
pairs on their boarding house and are
to build barn 40x6O the coming spring
on their Wiley place, which has been
let to John Hoyt
Maynard Carpenter and wife have
closed their services for G. p. Stevens &
Co., and have moved to East RichfOrd
where he is engaged to work in Brain
ard and Bakers null.
weStHnOre.
Several of his neighbors gave E. w.
Miller "bee" aud hauled him up quite IA
wood pile.
w. c. Daniels has sold out his share in
the livery stable at Burke and moved
back to his farm.
Town meeting passed off very quietly.
The town is out of debt and has balance
of resources. vote was taken to pur-
chase u tire-proof safe for the records.
w eStIieId.
N Root has had his pension increased
So Il month.
new boy at Henry Roberts and a
girl at w. b. Gilpin's.
j. E. Hunt, sick, is better: Mrs. Oscar
Wright is severely ill.
Mary Gardner has opened dress max
ing rooms at Josiah Miller's.
Two young men from No. Troy were
called here last week to answer for their
performances at a dance held a few
evenings previously. Rum did it.
The report shows the town to be only
slightly in debt. A tax for road and
town purposes of 80 cents on Il dollar
was voted. There were 81 births, Is
deaths and marriages in town last year.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
st. Bloomsbury.
The local newspapers are engaged In
the interesting exercise of pointing out
typographical mistakes in their own
columns, and in certain job office print
ing-a very profitable and fruitful source
of amusement.
East Burke.
Isaac Gage recently had slight shock
of paralysis.
DR.. and Mrs. Ide started for Califor-
mia Monday. Mr.. Ide had not left his room
since last. July.
A. L. Finney, a most respected Cit
izeI, leaves his native town and moves
to Lyndonvilie.
An interesting letter was recently re-
ceived from Mary Harvey and read in the
missionary society. She is in India.
West burke.
Miss Belle Manson is visiting friends
here.
Geo. Z. Powers goes to Boston to be
treated for his eyes.
Edward Mcfarland is very sick with
pneumonia and is not expected to re-
cover.
Dir. A. A. Cheney has rented NJ. w.
Smiths house. The DIR. is having plenty
of business.
Dr. Erwin of Newport was called as
counsel with DIR. Hubbard in the case
of Miss Lizzie Doyle, who has been in
poor health for number of months.
He gives some encouragement.
The Ladies' Library association will
have AN entertainment at G. A. r. hall,
Friday eve, March 16, consisting of
music, Rotations, etc; also a supper
will be furnished by the ladies to all who
wish.
Hardwic1k.
A telegram announcing the death of
Mary Brigham, daughter of Rev. S. 5.
Brigham, cast gloom over this COM
munity.
There will be meeting on Wednesday
night in the interest of the proposed
granite stock company, which it is hoped
our citizens will form for the quarrylng
and manufacture of granite.
Town meeting passed off quietly and a
good board of officers was chosen. The
town voted to raise tax sufficient to
pay interest on bonded debt, and SO 900
extra to apply toward the reduction
of the debt.
Prof Geo. w. Foster who has been
teaching singing school at this place
held convention at Woodbury. last
week which some of our singers attended
The sing was very profitable and en-
ioyable to all. The citizens entertained
those from abroad. Resolutions thanking
Mr.. Foster and the citizens were unan-
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