Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-01-16


to finish the term.
Notwithstanding the unfavorable wealth
er, quite company gathered in the Uni
versalist chapel on Friday eve and enjoy
ed social hour. Come next Thursday
evening to the same place and help good
cause.
Glover.
Johnnie Borland has returned to St.
Johnsbury school.
S. Wheeler, an employee on the rail
road, is home quite sick.
Lucy A. Randall has gone to Littleton,
n. H., to attend the musical convention.
The Glover cornet band gave a con-
cert last week and good crowd was in
attendance. The proceeds go to purchase
street lamps.
There will be an oyster supper for the
benefit of Rev. W. S. Jenne at the NJ E.
church Wednesday afternoon and even
ing. Jan. %. In the evening Mr.. Jenne
will give general talk on the late war.
All cordially invited.
West Glover.
Mrs James Martin who has been sick
several months is better.
David Calderwood and Ed. Tichurst
are running a wood saving machine.
The religious services held under the
ministration of Mr.. Parsons, assisted by
| Revs. Sterling and Jenne, have resulted
in great good. Many have been con-
verified, spirit of Christian fellowship
| has prevailed and the whole community
| has been blessed by the services. Mr..
| Parsons leaves to-day and the good will
and blessing of very many follow him.
The first stated meeting of Mason Post
No. 16, G. A. R. for 1888 will be held here
Jan. 30, at 2 o'clock, p. m. All members
of the Post are requested to be present
Open installation of officers at O'Clock
in the evening, sharp, after which there
will be free lecture by Col. Geo. w.
Hooker, of Brattleboro, one of Vermont's
most distinguished soldiers, to which |
comrades and the public are cordially in
yted. Entertainment will be furnished |
to all comrades and their families who |
come in the afternoon.
Greensboro
They are still getting out stone or mine |
raj at Ufford's silver mine.
Two little boys, who have been visiting |
at James Turnbull's, started last week |
for Kansas.
Geo. Allen has sold lot of butter tubs
to parties in Waterford, and went over
last week and delivered them.
Holland.
Carrie Cobb has closed successful
term of school.
A son of James Stearns, only thirteen
years of age, has rheumatic fever-Willie
Palm is sick with fever.-Fred Moulton
is home from the Wenlock woods, sick.
lra~bur&h.
H. W. Clark and Ida Hannant have
gone to Johnson on visit
w. F. Morey is home from Olcutt Falls
on visit.
Promenade concert by the Quintet Club
at Albany, Thursday evening.
Mrs. w. L. Russell passed away Thurs
day evening, after a long and distressing
illness.
The band, assisted by J. Wesley Batch
elder. have Leap Years party on Friday
evening.
The Ladies Aid society will meet with
Mrs. F. A. Buchanan Friday afternoon.
Dinner at o'clock; all are invited
A singing school under the direction of
NJ. M. Tapln will be opened in Court
House Hall, Wednesday evening, Jan. Is.
Let all those interested in having good
singing school be present at the first
meeting.
William Owen, while at work in the
woods last Friday, was struck by falling
stub and crushed to the ground, receiving
a blow that rendered him unconscious
several hours, and cut a large cash in his
head. He was very badly chilled before
he was carried to the house, and the inju-
ries are severe. DR.. Wright was called
and the most possible done for him. He
appears to be in way to recover.
Jay
j. Sheldon has been appointed guardian
for Luna Titus.
Henry Mahon has recovered from a
fever Frank Coburn had a leg badly
injured in the mil-yard recently by a
rolling log.
Donation for Rev. F. E. Currier at the
vestry Tuesday evening, and at H. d.
Chamberlin's next week Tuesday evening
for Rev. Geo. w. Clough.
c. D. Ovitt has rented his farm one
year to Mr.. Bishop. Wallace Place has
rented rooms Of H. G. Bannister and is
hauling timber from the mountain.
Lowell.
Arthur Wheelock is at home.
The Good Templars had box party at
town hall Wednesday eve, Jan. II, and a
good time.
Morgan Center.
Friday morning Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Calkins were aroused from their slum-
bers by a noise in the chamber above;
on investigation they found their house
on fire and it was burning briskly. 1t
required considerable effort on their part
to extinguish the flames. Supposed to
have caught from a stove pipe that went
into the chimney there; damage light
Mrs Darvis Elliott and her son are
quite sick.-Frank Kidder has two chill
dren sick with fever.-Mrs. Noah Per-
kins is very sick.-Arthur Sawyer is i'm
proving; Joel Goodsell is able to be
out-Mr. J. A. Gray has been a great
sufferer for the past three weeks with
neuralgia and has not been able to at
tend to any business, but at present
writing is some better.
Newport.
Geo. Sanderson has moved into one of
M. B. Halls tenementS.
Phil. Baker, very hard sick with pneu-
monia last week, is reported better.
Our singers report pleasant time and
an excellent convention at Barton last
week