Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-01-23

turage.
Breaking colts is quite a business in
this village and Main street is pretty
well trodden down by the colts from the
Bates, the L. D. Adams and the Maj.
Grout stables.
West Derby.
j. W. Virgins has finished off part of
his house and moved in.
Rev J. K. Lombard has built the ell of
his house and moved into it.
Misses Lula and Abbie White go this
week to Craftsbury to attend the singing
convention.
Leon Field has sold his half of the old
tavern stand lot to Chas. Magoon for
$500.
The donation and oyster supper at the
f. b. church for the benefit of Rev. j.
Phillips, Tuesday evening, Melted $50.
On Thursday evening, the 10Th inst,
the friends and neighbors gathered at the
house of Geo. Prue and wife, it being the
fifth anniversary of their marriage. A
pleasant evening was enjoyed by all and
among other presents the company left
them a handsome chair.
Glover.
C. S. Parker has been repairing the
dam at his grist-mill the past week.
Remember the donation for Rev. Mr..
Jenne on Wednesday afternoon and
evening Jan. 25th.
| David Jones is in very poor health
| Mrs. Sias King is feebe.-Josie Prindle
has a fever.-There are no new cases of
canker-rash reported.
C. A. Barrows will sell a lot of goods
at auction, commencing Thursday after
noon next to be continued afternoons
and evenings until further notice. He
proposes to close out lot of winter goods
with a thousand other useful articles.
They will be sold.
West Glover.
Charley Barrows will auction off a
lot of goods at his store, commencing
next Thursday afternoon with sales dur
ing the week.
Remember the Post meeting next week
Tuesday afternoon and the fact that Col.
Geo. W. Hooker is to be present in the
evening to deliver an address.
Greensboro
Calvin Waugh is very low with con-
sumption.
A. E. Tolman has bought the Hiram
Smalley farm.
Thomas Gebbie intends to put on an
addition to his barn next summer.
Miss Margaret Gebbie from Lowell,
Mass, is visiting her friends in town.
1t is reported that Andrew Jardine
killed three hogs which weighed 1900
pounds.
Charley Wiley has engaged to work
year for L. T. Smith at his mill in
CraftSbury.
Work in the silver mine is suspended |
for the present; we suppose until reports
from the ore sent for assaying has been
received.
Robert Barr intends to move on to |
the Scott place in March and George |
Spier will move to the Young place |
where Barr vacates.
Dist. No. is very proud of their |
school house, having recently repaired
it, putting 10 modern iron framed seats.
We wish other districts would follow
their example.
Misses Myra and Carrie Graham of
Richmond, p O., daughters of John
Graham, we'll known here. have been
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has gone to Palatka, Fla. for the winter
About seventy-fve persons were pres
ent at the box supper held at town hall
Wednesday eve, for the benefit of the
Christian Endeavor society. The occa-
sion was enlivened by Rotations, sing
ing and music by the band.
For the first time in many years, if not
in the history of the town, there has
been no travelling across the lake on the
ice. The condition of the Ice early in
the season rendered it difficult to cross
and now the rollers are on the roads,
greensboro Bend
Mr.. Warren of E. Fairfield is talking of
building grist-mill here.
|
Mill Co.; will soon have a million feet.
The church is nearly completed and
notice for the dedication will soon be
published.
Four trains spent Friday night at Dan
vile in the snow. $50 to Florida was
the chorus of the song that was sang.
Laban Patch was thrown from Hopkins
Texas stallion, striking on his head. He
was rendered unconscious, but has come
to his senses, and has no very favorable
report to give of the Texas broncho
Holland
Mabel Bryant has a bad arm, occasioned
by the bite of dog.
Willie Heath came home sick, from
Providence, r. l., with malarial fever, and
died on the 10th inst.
1ra~bUr&h.
Clark Chamberlin, who was injured by
a falling tree some weeks ago, died last
Thursday night.
The Ladies Aid and Fl. T. C. societies
will meet with Mrs. j. Cook, Friday,
Jan. p; dinner at O'Clock
Regular communication of Central
Lodge No. 81 F. and A. M. Tuesday,
Jan. a. Work on the Sd degree.
The N. G. H. B. will give an entertain
ment and crazy tea at Congregational
church on Thursday evening, Jan. 26.
Oysters will be served; all are invited.
Jay
The hearing in the Mrs. Titus case is
adjourned until next Wednesday.
j. Edgar Chase has gone to Franklin
and Lamoille counties to visit friends and +
relatives.
NJ. E. Doubleday, formerly of this
place, more recently of Bloomington, but :
now of Onekama, Mich, was burned out
Dec. 81, losing household furniture and
$50 in cash.
Those who attended the donation of 3
Rev. H. w. Sisco were blockaded and re- 8