Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-10-08

Quarterly meeting services at M. E.
church next Sunday. Rev. Mr.. Wedge
worth of Newport will be present.
T. G.. Metcalf has sold his farm t. his
brother Cyrus, taking his place in New
port as part payment; Cyrus NOV. on to
the place next month.
The town loses a good citizen in the
death of Geo. r.. Bryant, who was buried
Sept. 80. He has been an enterprising
and successful farmer
All the buildings belonging to Bartlett
Betters Con the w. E. Niles place. were
burned last Thursday night, including
wood, hay and grain, farming tools, two
fat hogs, etc. The fire must have been
the work of an incendiary, as both house
and barn were discovered to be on fire at
the same time, although on opposite sides
of the road. The buildings were insured
Freddie Leroy Brown died at Iras-
burgh Sept. 9th, aged wears, months
and days, the only child of Henry G.
ann Clara J. Brown. The remains were
taken to Hudson, N. H., where the fu-
neral was held the 29th, Rev. j. Z. Arm
strong of Nashua officiating, and inferred
in the Hollis st. cemetery at Nashua.
Mrs. Brown had journeyed with her little
boy to be at the bedside of her dying
father, wehn the child was taken sudden
ly with commissions only living two days.
Newport
Potatoes are sold at the cars for 25
cents bushel.
C. III. Green moves into the tenement
in the Mrs. Warren Fuller house, till
such time as he builds a house for him
self
w. w. Hutchins who has tried all sorts
of business, buys out the Stockwell bar
Der shop. Mr.. Stockwell has bought out
the picture business of Geo. c. Lewis.
Branch Alexander is sick with typhoid
fever; II. H. Caswell has been sick but
is better; Fl. H. Lawrence is off on
health recruiting visit to Massachusetts.
The Vermont State Teachers Associa-
ton will hold it's annual meeting here,
Oct Is, 10 and 20. This years program
me differs from the usual in presenting
fewer topics and in having these few
thoroughly discussed by prominent teach
ers Provision is also made for social
gathering, and for Il steamboat excursion
on the lake. The discussions will be OPP
ened as follows Country schools, Supt.
JuStus Dart ''MethOdS of promotion,
Pres NJ. FL. Buckham, State University;
ssPrimary work Prn. Edward COnant,
Randolph; ''Civics,' Hon. G. A. Brown,
Bellows Falls; mathematics, Prof. L.
w. D. Worthen, Dartmoth College;
"ClaSsics, Prof. Edward G. Morey, Meth
odist Seminary, Montpelier. Other prom
inent teachers whose names appear on
the programme are, Pres. Ezra Brainard,
Middlebury College; Supt. Ralph II.
Bowles, Jr., Bennington Graded School;
Miss Anna M. Bishop, Brandon; Prin. A.
H. Campbell, Johnson; Prin. L. B. Fol
som. Rutland Miss Ella l.. Ferrin, Ran
doph; Prof A. L. Hardy, ST. Johnsbury;
Prn. Thomas Martin, Barton; Supt.
Anne S. May, St. Johnshury; Prin. Wal
ter E. Ranger, Lyndon; Miss Ethel L.
Seaver Woodstock; Prin. w. E. Sar-
gent, Newport; Miss Belle +. Small, st.
Johnsbury; Prin. d. S. Waterman, Bar
ton Landing; Supt. II. o. Wheeler, Bur-
lngton.
NeNpOrG Center
Ira Sherlaw has been placed on the pen
sion roll at So per month with $48S ar
rears.
Elmer Rogers is at home on vacation
for one week. He works in the steam
laundry in Newport Village.
Mrs. Lucretia NJ. Dane has moved from
Andrew Titus house in the village, into
Runie Doney's new house.
William III. Wiley is building a barn to
his village residence, and Orlando Will
liams is building an addition of 40 feet to
his barn.
Geo. w. Rogers and wife have gone to
visit friends in ST. Johnsbury and Mere
dith Village, New Hampshire They eX
pect to be gone about three weeks.
Herbert L. Critchett and wife of Bos-
! UOu, MISS, were ucIC ldSI WCCh NlSlOiLE
friends, and on business connected with
/ the closing up of the settlement of the
/ estate of the late Aaron Critchett of this
place.
/ w e@tEEcld.
Herman Buck has bought one-half in
terest in T. B Hammond's store and goods
at Troy.
George Dusham has moved from West
Hill to the village, into Jacob Stebbins'
tenement.
Ben Wedge is prepared to make cider
any day in The week at the old starch fac
tory on West Hill.
Bears are making sad work in the corn
fields on the notch road. Would it not be
well to replace the bounty on them again
large enough to pay for hunting them?
We are informed that the time for which
Rev Mr.. King has been hired has nearly
expired, and we hope that the society will
see fit to engage him for another year, as
he is a man of great social qualities, an
earnest worker in his profession, fear
l6SSly GllC GIuUl vi ali OCCd-
sions, always ready to engage in all exer-
cises with the young people that will be
of benefit to the society.
w <..S t1nOE-e.
H. E. Berwick was in town last week,
looking after his farm affairs.
The mail runs on the winter time table
arriving at II a. m. and leaving at 2 &c
p. m.
We understand that Lewis Hovey, who
has carried on the f. II. Foster farm the
past year, has taken farm in Barton
where he will move soon.
Francis Richardson will sell at public
auction at the Willoughby Lake House, on
Saturday October ID, lot of personal
property, consisting in part of 25 cows,
10 of them new mich COWS, horses, 9
yearling colts, L yearling heifer with calf
2 top buggies, springboards, 3 open
buggies, 2 single sleighs, II harnesses
90 solid cords of 6 inch wood and other