Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-01-02

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Joseph Lafond, worthy citizen near
| ly 20 years of age living on Maple street,
fell down number of stairs in his house
recently and broke his hip. The injury
| is very serious one and it is doubtful
if Mr.. Lafond ever fully RECEIVERS from
the effects of the break
John ID. Hazen of Whitefeld. N. H., has
/ played the North church organ the past
two Sabbaths and will occupy that po-
sition hereafter. Mr.. HaZen is quite
young, but with age and experience he
| promises to become an uncommon!y fine
church organst.- CaledonidR.
West Burke.
Mrs. Alanson Cheney is very low with
| a tumor.
Mrs. d. R. Densmore is in Mass. visit
ing friends.
James Craig had ii paralytic shock
last Tuesday.
DR.. Davis is improving but is still
very feeble
Myrtle Aldrich returned to her school
in Boston Monday.
The week of prayer will be observed
at the M. E. church.
z. P. Porter, has we learn, recently
| received an increase of pension.
A. N. Glines has been appointed post
master at Burke in place of d. Coe re-
signed.
Mrs. j. NJ. McSherry caught an owl
in a trap which measured 4 feet 8 inches
from tip to tip of its wings.
M. X. Colby has an old tall clock said
to have been brought from England
which has run over 100 years.
Geo Marshall was quite severely hurt
at Barnet last Tuesday while at work on
the r. r. bridge, by "a timber striking
him on the head he is able to be out.
The institution of the Alpine Odd
Fellows Lodge came off at their new hall
Friday eve with E. McGinnis n. g., w.
| w. Coe V. g., E. ID. Bemis Sec, E. A.
| Way Treas. About 100 from the adioin-
| ing towns were present and good time
was enjoyed.
A large number of friends gathered at
the residence of L. w. Warren on the
eve of Dec. 28th to witness the marriage
of their daughter Nellie, to Wilbur f.
Gaskill. They started the same evening
for Boston and other points on their
wedding trip. We wish them joy.
Henry Carr, one of the runaways has
returned, and Dwight Woodruff is eX-
expected soon. They found Il short
supply of crackers to eat, and sleeping
by the roadside was far different from
home fare. But as it is out of season
for fatted calves the boys will be content
to settle down on their old time rations.
The Quebec Lumber Co. is doing an
unusually brisk business. During the
past year they have dressed 5000, 900,
more than double the amount of last
year. contract was recently made
for 1000 900 feet of lumber to be shipped |
from Canada and delivered here on the |
cars. Foreman +. Il. Cleveland and |
about 20 hands comprises the force.
East Burke.
Eugene Jenkins is better.
Mrs. Dashney was buried Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Burton and daughter are at St.
Johnsbury this week
ID. H. Gray moves to his new home at
Lyndon the first of January.
IL. III. Freeto Is building a snow roller
for the roads in this part of the town.
Harris Smith seems to be falling
Mrs. Streeter has been quite sick with
erysipelas.
Mrs. Melvin White, a sister OF Mr..
Phippen is confined to the house being az
fected with the asthma trouble.
johnson Hunter who came with his
wife from Lancaster, n. H., to attend
the funeral of his father is visiting other
relatives here.
Miss Goodrich, sister of Mrs. c. w.
Morse, who has been stopping here some
weeks, returned to her home in Green's
boro last week.
Hard wick.
Horace Andlos is just alive and APP
parently cannot survive but few days
Henry Mack is putting another polish
ing machine in his shop. As his granite
business increases he is obliged to en-
large his works.
Professor Taylor was called away to
survey disputed line and the three
of the village were closed Mon
day and Tuesday the 26th and 9th.
Rev. Lucius Taylor and family of
and Miss Mabel Taylor who
is student in the Northampton Female
College were here visiting friends Tues
day and Wednesday.
The annual meeting of the G.. A. r.
Post was very pleasant affair; most of
the old officers were reelected. One
thing was noticed, that John Kibby knows
how to cook oysters. The speeches and
music were much enjoyed.
Lyndon.
As Mrs. Phillip Goss was walking
across her room recently, she tell to the
door, breaking one OF her hips Mrs.
Goss is 81 years of age and has been
quite feeble for several months, and this
accident makes her condition quite Sc
rious.
Charles Switzer is getting 20 cords of
wood "a day on to the railroad sliding.
Steven Taft has bought the house :
owned by the late A. f. Taft, and takes a
possession soon. t
James Craig had hard attack of
heart trouble while at West Burke last
Tuesday, but is better now.
Rev. Dawson of st. Johnsbury is hold c
ing meetings here. There must be good
interest as RUDE has commenced to at |
tend them.
There was a Christmas tree and oys-
Ter supper at James Craig's last Tuesday
eve. One hundred persons were pres
ent and over two hundred gifts distrib-