Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-09-30
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riage.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hunt have returned
from Sutton, where they have been spend
ing few weeks with their daughter,
Mrs. L. Watson.
Capt. Averill has built a nice boat-house,
put the boat in it and is nearly ready
to go to Texas to work for Wells, Rich
ardSon & Co.
The social event of the week was the
surprise party given Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Atkins, nearly sixty called in the evening.
During the evening, Miss Edith Orne of
Boston, an elocutionist, entertained the
company with some very amusing read
ings, initiating a class in school in laugh
able manner. The company left set of
silver knives ETC., as mementoeS of the
occasion; all enjoyed the evening and
wish happy future for the young couple.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
The summer trains to the White noun
| tainS will not be discontinued until Mon
day, Oct. z, or one week later than usual.
The large hotels will close about the 1st
of October, but there will be ample &C
commodations for all who desire to visit
the mountain region. The Boston & Maine
and the Concord & Montreal railroads are
selling excursion tickets and many are
taking advantage of the reduced rates.
St. j OhnSburv.
Mrs. A, H. Senter has bought a house
and lot on Cliff street, of George C. Glenn
ent for $1450.
Report says that Herbert, son of E. d.
Blodgett, has recently fallen heir to about
$50 900 from some ancestor on his moth
er's side of the house.
Darius d. Webster fell from building
he was shingling for E. L. Hovey in Som
erville on Friday forenoon and died of
his injuries early Saturday morning.
The New England M. E. society ofFor-
eign Missions will meet here Oct. s, 9, 10.
A very large delegation of women from
the different M. E. churches in New Eng
will be present, and will be entertained
by the society here.
HardwicIx.
Charley Wilcox has decided to leave
the Lewis farm and will move into the
village.
John Drenan has discovered an excel
lent spring of water on his land and will
pump water to his buildings with a n.y.
draulic ram.
We are to have a new drug store here
in the building where St. John has had a
harness shop; Harley Kimball is to run it.
At the Mystic trotting park, on Tues
day, w. S. Bailey's two-year-old, Helen
M, trotted mile in 2.2914 distancing her
competitor and breaking the New Eng
land record for two-year-olds, she being
the first New England bred colt to get in
to the 2,3O class. Mr.. Bailey has at Mys-
tic Helen Ms own sister, Yearling,
which much resembles her, Golden their
sire, and Hardwick. Helen M is by Cob
den, by Daniel Lambert; dam the Wake
field mare by the Laundry horse. She
was raised by d. K. Wakefield of Danville
on the EImwood stock farm and is now
owned by w. S. Bailey of East Hardwick.
Helen M was driven for record by Jim
Duda and made the first quarter in the
fair time of 3914, the second in 81, the
third in 3714 and finished in 3534 amid
great applause.
Col. NJ. S. Colburn of Manchester has
been in town looking at the local granite
interests; and it is said that he will I'M
doubtedly soon identify himself with
them. He says that the proposed rail-
road to the quarries will certainly be built.
Mr.. Fullerton of Manchester, has assoc
ciated with him E. j. Hawley of that
town; and the quarry owned by them
near Buck Lake will soon be opened and
actively worked. The land owened by
Messrs. Fullerton and Hawley comprises
80 acres, and $50 rods of granite front
standing above ground, from 10 to 20 feet
high. The quality of the stone thus far
uncovered is claimed by experts to be su-
perior in all essential respects to anything
yet developed in this state. 1t is finer
grained, darker, and susceptible of
much finer polish.
LyndonviIle.
Rev. p. B. Fisk, former pastor of the
Congregational church here, and for sew
eral years resident of Florida, has re-
ceived a call to the Congregational church
of Morrisville.
DR.. f. E. Dwinell is to have a change
of quarters this week, and his patients
will do we'll to remember the fact. He
| bn .
Mrs. M. E. Pettigrew.
At meeting of the creditors of Ira w.
Cunningham, E. F. Griswold of st. Johns
bury was appointed assignee. Mr.. Girls
void declines to act. In the Caledonia
Box shop matter F. w. Silsby of Lyndon
vile was appointed assignee.
There will be a fair at Lyndonville on
| Wednesday of this week. The bills an
uounce 100000 worth of cattle; $50, 900
worth of horses fine sheep stallion race !;
a four-in-hand pony show; game of base
ball; the Lyndonville band, etc. etc. 1t
| looks as though the far might be very
attractive one. The L. B. Harris and
the Vaille cattle, sheep and horses would
make big fair in themselves.
est Burke.
Mrs. A. r. Boyce is in Barre for few
days.
Mrs. johnson of Barnston, p. O., has
been in town visiting her son Horace.
News has been received that T. L. Mar
shall of Worcester, Mass, an old resident
of this town, is quite low and not expect
ed to recover.
Sumner Hartwell is failing.-Katie
Nichols is quite low with consumption
Mrs. Emma Stevens is failing.-Flora
Davis is quite poorly.-Alice Townsend
is out again.
Rev. John Currier of Montpelier, in his
85th year, preached an able sermon here
Sunday, 22nd inst. Although infirm in