Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-03-05

Mrs Dolly ID. Bartlett, VINO nVes VIII
her son, j. c. Bartlett, was SO years oil
last Saturday Mrs. Bartlett made pro
fession of religion at the age of IA, ant
has been faithful and devoted Christian
since that time, and although advanced il
years and feeble health, her faith is still
strong in Christ. Mr.. and Mrs. Bartlett
moved to Barton Landing when Their
were only three houses in the place.
AIbanN-
Mike Ryan undertook to amputate
toe the other day but concluded it bes
afterwards to have DR.. Campbell sew i
on again.
E. H. Town has purchased the Skinner
house in the village and moved into it
Louis Tatro has moved into the house
with 10. Fisher.
The Republican Club holds its next
meeting at Academy Hall on Monday
evening, March ~ Among other things
it is proposed to discuss the tariff ques
ton.
Geo. Wilson from No. Troy was re
Gently arraigned for abusing his horses
but LAWYER Burke came down here and
pleaded so eloquently for Wilson that
the jury let him go free. Those who
thought the man guilty of savage cru
city are not pleased.
All persons interested in providing an
adequate supply of water for the village
are requested to meet at the school house
Friday evening next, to discuss the mat
ter, and if possible effect an organization.
The horse is stolen, to be sure, but there
are more i'm the barn.
Saturday morning, March Sd, at an
early hour, fire broke out in j. B. OAR
ling's hotel, which, in spite of every effort
to subdue, soon enveloped the whole
house and spread to the T. c. Miles house
and the 1. L. Sanders building, all of
which were consumed with much of their
contents. This is the most disastrous
property was all moderately insured,
mostly in the Vermont Mutual. The G..
A. r. Post, the Masons and the Good
TemplarS all used the hotel hall, and each
loses regalia, etc. The G. A. r. loss be-
ing nearly $50. The destruction of the
hotel is a great loss to the community
and an effort will be made to have Mr.
Darling put up new set of buildings.
1t il hoped that all the burnt district may
be built upon ere long. Mr.. Darling has
moved i'm with J. B. Rogers. Mr.. Miles.
who had been confined to the bed some
weeks with rheumatism, sprang out and
assisted in dressing himself, when he was
carried to IL neighbours, to be removed
later to his old home at Rufus Miles
The insurance is as follows: On the Oar
ling property, 5000; on the Miles prop
erty, 1890; on The Sanders building,
5000.
east Albany.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs
Orlando Cass Friday, March Is. All
invited.
Bro NvningIOn.
Prayer meeting at Albert Wells next
Thursday evening.
Oscar Hackett has been suffering with
paralysis the past two weeks.
Willard Wakefield has caught the ami
mails and sold sos worth of fur this win
ter.
The Ladies' Aid will furnish refresh
ments in the school room at the Center
town meeting day.
There was a marriage anniversary at
David Colley's on the evening of Feb. 81.
knives and forks.
Ed. GLADDEN. has taken Mrs. Lucius
Spencers farm for year, and moves on
at once. Arthur Grow has rented house
at Barton Landing and will move his
goods from Island Pond
EVan%VllIe.
Miss L. L. Gallup has been visiting
friends here of late.
Jack Page had an arm cut badly last
week while working in the woods.
Brown & Miller contemplate renting
their farm and moving to Bloomington
Center in the spring.
Many will be saddened to learn of the
death of Homer Bradley, which occurred
in Craftsbury last week. He was a resi-
dent eff this village several years and our
first postmaster.
West Charleston
w. Lyman has returned from Malone,
Ny.
Orrin Willis is recovering from pneu-
monia.
Creamery meeting Saturday afternoon
to elect officers, etc.
J. B. Holton is charging his front
store by taking out petition.
Dentist Wood has removed his office to
East Charleston for the present.
Mrs. VIM. Aldrich has gone to Green's
boro to see her mother who is sick.
Randall and Eva Wheeler and Mary Nc
Dermaid are home from Lyndon for va
cation.
A young son of Moses Grape, while try
ing to assist in loading some logs, had
both bones in one arm broken. The bones
were set by DIR. Bowker.
n. Carron has settled with the insur-
ance company for his fire losses and gets
1915 on shop, stock and house damages.
Mr.. CarrOn's people extend thanks to
nei9hbors and friends for assistance and
favorS.
Coventry.
Mabel Black goes to Barton to attend
school this spring.
Allan J. Grant froze his hand quite Sc
verely one day last week.
Mrs. r. B. Edmunds has been hard
sick, but is better.-Charles Chamberlin
is also quite sick.
Henry Pearson is attending school at
Derby.-Anna Douglas is attending
school at the convent in Sherbrooke.
The Band of Hope will repeat by re-
quest the Prohibition program at the M.
E. church, Tuesday evening, March 13.
A large attendance at the vestry so.
cial held last Friday evening. A sleigh
ing party from Newport dropped in
making pleasant surprise.