Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-11-05

Two new gold lettered signs on the old
corner brick store, painted by Z. d.
Stafford, Barton Landing.
The Youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs G.
E. Rice died last week and was buried
Wednesday. -Charles Sylvester's baby
is very sick with pneumonia.
T. c. Fisher, our nail carrier, drove
his team into an open ditch in Barton
Landing, which had been left open and
unguarded, and his horses were quite bad
" hurt. 1t was careless thing on the
part of somebody.
Jay
Martin Day has bought farm in Pier
mont, N. H., and will move there soon.
Arad Cobleigh has taken G. r. Bart
let's old farm for one year and will move
on to it soon.
Bisbee, Bannister & Lewis have bought
the timber on college lots Is and in the
| 18th range, known as the White & Wright
lots, for $500.
The selectmen have made a survey,
changing the road from B. F. Paine's
clapboard mill west 76 rods, going thro
the old mill yard and alongside the stream
instead of over the hill, saving considera-
BILE grade. They are also putting in new
| bridge near James Rice's and above the
old one, shifting the road to conform to it.
Lowell.
The democrats have swung out Il Cleve-
| ,,,d aud rTburnau fa0
Rev. r. King has gone to New York to
see his daughter who is there, ill.
r. Roundy and f. w. Jones have each
had horse badly cut on the same piece
of wire fence.
A four years old son of Marshall Free
hart, while at play with neighbours boy
a few days ago, was struck i'll the side
with an axe, cutting cash about five
inches long, just above the hip. Dr.
Tempeton sewed up the wound and it is
doing well.
Morgan Center
A boy baby at j. FL. Gilmans.
The telephone office is in Frank Bush's
store.
VIM. Mack and Henry Persons have
gone to Maine to work for Caswell &
French.
John Kettle and William Green have
bought whot is known as the Thompson
& Howard farm of J. A. Gray.
Newport.
William Schofield, a former resident,
has been in town in town in search of a
farm, and is liable to return from Rich
ford
PIT. Morey, the contractor, is pushing
toward completion the beautiful house for
Mrs Elkins on South street. This, with
F.P.Davis' new house and DR.. Hamiton's,
recently enlarged and improved, together
with other improvements, makes this one
of the finest streets in the village.
Two postal cards announcing the death
of a lady and requesting the presence of
friends at the funeral, were put in the
| Newport office Wednesday, for Derby,
and though inquiry was made each day at
the Derby office, the cards were not de-
livered till Saturday, and not till the
friend was buried.
Mrs. Ezra Dawson, whose case of par
alysis was mentioned last week, died on
Wednesday, at the advanced age of 81
years Her husband, who survives her,
is nearly 80 years of age, and is quite well
and strong for man of his age They
came from Caledonia to this county in
1886, and have lived in Troy and Newport
most of the time since. They have been
married more than GO years. Mrs. Davi-
son has been member of the Methodist
church about Ga years, and has lived a
life of Christian example for her children
to initiate Her funeral was held at the
home of her son, with whom she lived, on
Friday. Rev. C. Wedgeworth officiating.
NewpOrt Center.
Ernest Bartlett has gone to Boston to
take course of study in a commercial
college.
Alvin Bowley has rented his farm to
Oscar Downey and has gone to live with
his son-in-law, Heman GaylOr.
Charles Estelle has bought Joshua Mer-
ritt's village place, paying $500 Merritt
has moved to the J. c.. Dawson place one
mile from the village.-Orlando Griffin
has moved into his village residence that
he bought of Frank Stevens last summer
Ed. Tute has moved into the Geo. Has
lett house in the village.
North Troy.
Jacob Clapper and II. w. Blackstone
Ia4ol,, raoaiva6 panSinnS
Moses Wheeler has bought the Charles
Baraw place. paying $4,000. w Fowl
er & Son have bought IA hundred acres OF
spruce timbered lands of the Horace San
born heirs.-John Sullivan has bought ;
place in West Newport, of John Currier
and will move there.
South Troy.
Geo Trudell is home from st. Adams.
Isaac Bean lost his barn by fire includ
ing hay, grain, etc, on the 10Th ult-
Frank Farmau and wife started TO
Boston last Tuesday. Mr.. Farman ha
let out his farm.
Mr. Fox, man in the employ of G
W. Aiken, started for Newport Cente
on recent night, when he was attacked
by some unknown parties and pulled
out of the wagon. The object OF tn
attack is unknown.
WestgieId-
Byron Wood cut his foot badly las
week
Mrs. Snyder has moved on to the plac
she bought of Mrs Young.
Darius Barnes has been granted pen
sion of eight dollars a month.
Ara J.. Miller has his new house at New
port completed, and has moved his good
there.
There has been new fence put arount
the graveyard at North Hill, which wa
much needed.
Paul Dusham has moved into the black
smith shop tenement and has commence
!, work with an experienced workman.
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