Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-08-19

Kate Hopkinson has been engaged to
teach the school in district No. l, Maggie
Braynard in No. 3, and Mertie Moore in
No. 7. Lila Farr teaches in Holland.
Mrs. Cyrus Allbee's daughter and hus-
band from Massachusetts are visiting
friends here.-Mrs. Tidd, daughter and
grand children from Bellows Falls are
visiting at Abram Gray'S.
Newport.
Roht. Robitelle is called to Canada on
account of the sickness of his father.
Agnes Wedgeworth of St. Johnsbury
is at w. H. Curtis quite sick. Her sis
ter Cora returned home last week and is
going to Pennsylvania, to teach for
the coming season at good salary.
Dr. Gaines has moved into one of the
teDements of his house, and it is report
ed that e. A. Martin has rented his own
house and will occupy the doctors other
tenement.-A Mr.. Annis from Barre has
moved into J. B. Gilman's tenement and
works for F. P. Davis on job team.
The G. A. r. Excursion at the Noun
tain House, Saturday, was a success,
about eight hundred attending. The af-
ternoon exercises were held in the Pa
vilion. A cordial address of welcome to
British soil was given by Hon. I'll. M.
Hacket of Stanstead, Que. Addresses
were made by Theo. Grout, Judge Steele
of Missouri, Maj. Josiah Grout, Hon. A.
T. Foster, Rev. Mills of Newport, and
others. The Newport band and drum
corps from West Burke furnished music.
Newport Center.
Miss Lizzie Courtney is here from n. Y.
Mrs. Stowell is about to commence
repairing her buildings.
Quite a number from here attended the
Lyndonville camp-meeting.
Martin Courtney foreman of one of the
sections here on the railroad has been
offered position on train as fireman
W. Fl. Wiley and N. S. Rogers attend
ed their regiments reunion, the 11tn VT,
held at St. Johnsbury on the Sth. They
met several of their company, M, they
had not seen since 1865.
North Troy.
Hardy's mill has shut down for while.
pound party was given at the G. A.
r. vestry on Saturday evening last.
The Canadian Pacific Railroad Co. will
put in a new side-track at this station.
Prin. Charles Putney and Ed. Porter
and their families have been camping and
| fishing at Bronze lake.
S. Shufelt is to build a blacksmith shop
| on Main street, on the place he recently
bought of VIM. Buggy.
Rev Ross Brown of Mansonville preach
ed at ST. Augustine's church Sunday af-
ternoon in the absence of the regular
pastor.
| A. O. Dubois has returned from Maine
where he has been appointing and start
| ing in sub-agents for Lewis & Kelley, gen
eral managers for the Philadelphia Photo
Copying Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Harris have re
turned from their wedding trip. Hon. H
c.. Wilson's house on Railroad street /:
being very Hastily fitted, and they are t.
occupy a tenement therein.
| D. Webster Porter has bought Dea
John Wheeler's farm on the plain TO
about 81, 500, he having the persona
property Herewith. He recently secured
quite number OF the shares of the Nortl
| parly Ia
now owns the farm upon which it is laid
WeStGeId.
There is quite lot of hay yet to b.
cut which is rusting badly from the con
tinued wet weather.
There is considerable interest manifest
ed in relation to uniting the gramma
school with Dist. No. 2.
Mrs. R. H. Wright is again in feebl
health; DIR. Flagg from Cambridge ha
been called in council with DR.. Gray.
VIM Edmunds has upon his farm
mineral spring which has rare medicine
properties, and should be fairly tested.
Willie Gilpin's little boy Is quite badl
from a lame ankle. Charles Mitchell
boy cut a severe cash in his foot las
week with an axe.
WeStmOre.
r. Averill is reshingling his house.
Remember the service at IL o'cloc
each Sunday.
w. c. Vault of Arlington has bee
visiting in town.
J. F. Ruggles has put up a house fc
his steamer at Gilmans wharf
In surveying the lake with lea
and line recently the deepest place ws
found to be opposite the plank bridg
{ depth 275 feet.
: CALEDONIA COUNTY.
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