Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-07-16

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Mass, are in town for few weeks
! Miss Jennie Powers has been spending
a week of her vacation visiting her friends
here. She expects to return to Johnson
school in September.
! Mr.. Bakers family wish to express
their thanks to their neighbors and
| friends for their kindness. during the
! sickness and burial of Mr.. Baker.
Meigs Colby met with an accident
while driving by the side of the lake
which resulted in the smashing up of q
very nice top buggy.
The republicans have rally and a
Harrison and Morton flag-raising this
afternoon, 10th. Senator Bates, Judge
Smith and others from ST. Johnsbury
speak upon the issues of the day.
Mrs Austin Thayer, who had para
| lytic stroke the 4th, died last Monday.
Her funeral was held Wednesday from
her home, and she was buried in the
cemetery near the village. She was near
| ly eighty years old and leaves a husband
and a large family of children, who live
| in different localities
St. Johnsbury.
There is social scandal in upper-ten-
dom which the papers are partially ex-
posing.
Dr. T. r. Grow is to leave town soon
| for Rockport, Mass. He has exchanged
his practice with DIR. Hall of that place
and DIR. Hall has bought his house here
and will soon come here to live.
Work will soon he begun on the new
round house for the Lake road. 1t will
be of brick, with iron roof, probably, and
will contain twelve pits. 1t will be semi
circular in shape and when the business
| of the road increases so as to make 1T
necessary the complete circle will be
built, giving twenty pits. The building
will be nearer the river than the old one.
Lyndonvi1le.
The new box shop is getting well start
ed and is employing large number of
hands.
T.. B. Harris expects to cut $50 tons of
hay on his big farm. He has so acres in
wheat.
Does any body know of an anodyne or
stimulant that will revive the democracy
in this locality?
The republicans at the Corner had
flae-raising last week with speeches and
much enthusiasm.
DanviIIe.
A family was poisoned recently by eat
ing cheese that was bought at a village
store.
Quite a large number of city and other
people from abroad are stopping here
this season.
The editor of the North Star had his
head and face badly burned and disfgur-
ed by powder on the morning of July 4.
He touched off, the cannon with piece
of paper which he held in bis hand. He
knows more about powder than he did.
Sutton.
Another girl at DR.. Colby's.
I'll. w. Esterbrooks is very i'll on &C
count of injuries received from fall.
A large VI pCOp1O sAO
from severe colds. some of the children
being dangerously sick with distemper
Florence Campbell is home from New
York for a two weeks visit, when sh'
returns to n. Y. with her sister, Mrs Ro
sena Flint, who is now visiting at Leba
non, N. III.
III. L. Gilman has received visit from
her daughter (Mrs. Warrener) and her hus
band from Springfield, Mass. Sherman
Campbell and Mrs. Oville Campbell ar
visiting in town at present.
We learn from a Massachusetts pape
that Charles H. Frost. recently cltizel
of this town, but late resident of Mid
dleton, Mass, died in that place June 30
aged 90 years. Mr.. Frost lived in thi
town many years, and was esteemed TO
his neighborly qualities, his honesty ant
Christian character. He was long use
full member of Free Baptist church. Th
loss of two sons in the army was grea
blow to the family, from which they suf
fered great grief. The remaining son
Charlie, went to Mass, some years since
and the parents followed later. Mr.
Frost died of cancer in the stomach, ant
suffered greatly the last weeks of his life
sheffield.
George Chaplin is sick with typhoid fe
ver
William Mitchell and Nina Ayers hav
each received pension.
Aaron Hanscom was seriously hurt b.
a cross buck, recently,
Miss Ziada E. Wiley of Barton Land
ing closed a very successful term o
school in district No. 3, July 9th.
Walden.
, Most of the farmers are securing
good crop of hay, though help is yer
) scarce.
Several persons claim to have seen
bear or other animal near So. Walden, bu
the stories are exaggerated and somewha
, unlike 1t probably is a genuine demo
, cratic mutton killer who favors Cleve
, lands policy of free trade, free meats
, free wool
|. Eas HardNvicEx-
) Hunt & Babbitt have bought Dan Hunt
new house for $3.50.
: The hail storm of June 30th LETT 1t
5 marks severely upon the corn, potatoe
: and vines, and the high winds of the 12t
: inst broke down much corn.
History repeats itself. Your CORE
spondent's first vote for President wa
for General Harrison AS years ago. The
the issue was, as now, protection t
American industry then as now the dem
ocrats were for free trade. Three time
three for Harrison and Norton!
WheeIOcE1.
Rosie Kelley and Mary Harrison ar
going to the mountains to work.
The heavy winds last Thursday bleN
down considerable fence in town.
Ha1.dwiclx.
City boarders at Centennial House.
Methodist quarterly meeting will b
held here Sunday, July %.