Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-02-06

FL. Colley is home from Andover. N. I'll.
and will do some carriage trimming TO
Dr. Wright Mrs. Colley is visiting il
Boston.
The sick are improving slowly. /
Guild has been worse, but is more com
Portable again; Mr.. Simpson can wall
some: j. B. Clement, May Skinner ant
Charlie Orne are on the mend.
Tuesday afternoon P. ID. Blodgett, De
partment Commander, installed the fol
lowing officers of George G. Meade Post
G.. A. r.: A. ID. Matthews, Com. /; Henri.
Haselton. S. V. Com; S. Burroughs, j
V. Com: C. E. Joslyn, Quar-; E. A
Grow, Sur. Charles Owen, Chaplain; Z
B. Ordway, officer of the day o. P. Dun
ham. officer of the guard. Commando
Matthews appointed ID. Skinner, Adj.
Mr.. Goddard, Asst. Adj; F. A. Stafford
Quar-. Sergt. A short speech by Com
mander Blodgett was fully appreciated b,
the Post tor his kindly suggestions ant
advice, also for the sharp wit, and some
very interesting war "reminiscences. HI
was followed by Commander Matthews
and past commanders Austin and Skin
ner. Quite a large number attended the
meeting at St. Johnsbury Tuesday ano
Wednesday.
AIbanN-
The antiquarian supper Melted $50.
1t was Mrs. John Crowley who was in
iured by falling down stairs, not Mr..
Crowley.
There will be meeting of republicans
and all interested, at the school house on
Wednesday evening, for the formation OF
a republican club. Let there be a good
attendance.
Mrs. J. c.. Dow, who is at Wolcott, has
lung fever.-T. G. Miles is confined to
comb is suffering with sciatica.-Dyer
Skinner is sick at Daniel Lawrence's.
south Albany.
Rev. J. f. Wright's donation was large
" attended and Melted SIG.
The sudden death of Lottie Anderson
cast sad gloom over our community.
Mr.. Ellis, father of of Rev. Geo. w.
Ellis, died at his sons Jan. %, aged So
wears. The remains were carried to
Essex for burial
Rev. Mr. Lathrop of New York was
present at the rededicatiOn of the w. M.
church and remains to hold series OF
meetings. The exercises were interest
ing. and sufficient money was raised to
pay all expenses of the repairs.
BrO~vningtOn
Riley Smith has moved to Barton.
Ozias Putney is sick with lung trou-
BILE.
Prayer meeting at A. E. Denison's
Thursday evening.
The school in district No. l closed last
Friday with an exhibition in the evening.
Ernest Dutton and Miss Alice Parker
united their destinies in life partnership
Jan II.
H. C. Bassett and family have returned
from Worcester, Mass, on account of
the i'll health of Mrs. Bassett.
News from Island Pond, announcing
the death of Mr.. Lorenzo Allbee, brother
of Mrs. Grow, was received on Thursday.
Miss Emily Cummings of West Charles
ton is teaching a very satisfactory school
at the the Center. There will be an exhl-
bition at the close of the term.
John Miles was compelled to postpone
his singing convention at E. Charleston,
and it will come off Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week. Singers cordially in
vited.
George l.. Wheeler, who was badly in
iured in an explosion at Lexington, Ken
lucky, some time since, has returnad home,
bearing some marks of the steam, but
otherwise nearly recovered.
Over sixty friends and neighbors met
at Mr.. NJ. A. Lewis in the north part OF
the town last Wednesday afternoon and
evening to enjoy avisit and a.nice supper.
There was an entertainment of reading
and speaking furnished. The proceeds
are to be used towards buying an organ
for the Center church.
Joe Smith cut his foot quite badly while
chopping fer G. Morse.
Lucius Warren of Maine is visiting his
mother, Mrs. Hiram Gray.
Our Charleston neighbor, S. E. Win
slow, lost good work horse recently the
second he he has had die this winter.
George Morse has the job of cutting
md skidding 200, 900 feet of lumber for
). Drown.-L. Drown and his son-in-law,
George Sheldon, are in Morgan numbering
his winter.
East Charleston.
Mr.. Miles was compelled to adjourn
his singing convention till Feb 80
Miss Mcclure of Albany is teaching
In excellent school in this district.
j. S. Sweeney is stocking up, but will
lot start his steam mill till spring.
Fred Brainard and wife are home from
lowell, Mass. They did not like there.
Allen Cushman is home from the Gran
" woods, reporting it a hard place for
eams.-Mr. Thompson lost horse over
here.
j. P. Wheelock has made the town a
lew snow roller.
The Good Templars went to Irasburgh
asst Wednesday eve. and played dra-
ma at court house hall.
Mr.. SiIas True living on West Hill
lied last Tuesday night. Mr.. True had
)een i'll for some time. He leaves
amilY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Phelps were
urprised on returning from a neighbours
asst Monday night to find their house
He'd with about fifty of their neighbors
nd friends, it being Mrs. Phelps 57th
birthday. Refreshments were provided
" the guests, and Rev. I. p. Chase made
very pleasant speech, presenting them
With several nice and expensive pres
nts, including a silver caster and set
# silver knives and forks. 1t was a
cry enjoyable occasion.
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