Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-02-11
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The dramatic cinb will play the drama
entitled 1.-The danger signal" at school
house hall on Thursday evening, Feb. IA.
The entertainment to conclude with a
grand promenade concert. Good music
will be furnished.
Ne wDOI.I.
II. V. Ryther is suffering with bad eyes
and is unable to work.
N. T. Blake has bought out the Butter-
field restaurant again and taken posses-
sion.
Mr.. Camp, of the Express, will go to
Washington to assist Gen. Harrison dur
ing the inaugural week.
Several carpenters in town are going
to Hanover, n. H., to finish a large board
ing hotel for Story & Bray, contractors.
Miss Lucy Dane has been obliged to
give up her place in the village school on
account of sickness, and Bell Rand takes
her place.
The place in the Custom House made
vacant by the resignation of Mr.. Doyle,
has been filed by the appointment of /.
n. Chase of East Fairfield.
George Haslett has closed his engage
Troy, and will commence work in the
mill of Prouty & Miller soon.
board saw burst at the International
mill last Monday morning, one piece strik
ipcr To oh
by Pat Norton's head-a very narrow es-
cape.
S. S. Lunt has been at work for the
railroad company for several months car
pentering. He has been in st. Johnsbury
for some time at work on the new round
house being built there.
The Barton Band will reciprocate the
attention shown them recently by our
band, by giving promenade concera and
masquerade for the benefit. of the band
here, Wednesday evening, Feb. Is in the
Opera House. No effort will be spared
to make it great success.
Another child of Geo. Smith died of
diphtheria some days since, but the girl
is getting well.-Haskell, the youngest
son of w. II. Curtis, is hard sick with the
same disease, and there are a few other
mild cases. The health authorities will
try to stamp out the disease as soon as
possible.
NVeStmO1se-
w. E. King and wife are home from a
visit tn Cabot Paacham etc
social hop was well attended and
enjoyed at the Willoughby House, Feb.
9th.
D. j. Orne is laid up by an injury re-
ceived in falling on the bunk dogs of his
sled.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
SIT. j OhnSbury.
There were so births and So deaths in
this village in 1888.
The new bobbin mill at Summerville
has six hands employed and Is now filling
an order of 6OO 900 bobbins for Burling-
ton party.
Rev. T. p. Frost has cosmopolitan
Sunday school class, its members being
natives of United States, Canada, Ger
many, Sweden and China.
The selectmen will put in an electric
light on the Summerville side of the
Portland street bridge-a place where a
light is much needed.
An extra force of 10 hands has been
put on to the round house and the build
ing will be completed this month. The
workmen are now putting the roof on.
The round house will hold 10 engines and
can be enlarged any time if necessary.
H. n. Turner, general traffic manager
of the Boston & Maine railroad, Lowell
system, and general freight agent of the
ST. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain railrosad,
has resigned his position to become as
sistant manager of the Fairbanks scale
company.
sutton.
Warren Joy has sold his sugar place to
Gordon Anger.
Belle Barker is in Montpelier taking
painting lessons.
back from Kansas.
Winnie Campbell and Laura Philbrick
are sick with diphtheria.
The prohibitionists or somebody else
ought to look after that man who was
drunk and drove his wife out of doors.
Andrew Lang has sold out his milk
in ho oh
to Sutton. He is living on the John Oar
ling farm.
Home Circle have promenade and
candy pull Saturday night. Rachel East
man will accompany the usual music with
her harp.
Emma Pierce is in failing health.-Mrs.
Josiah Brockway has been quite ILL.,
Mrs. Henry Ball has been afflicted with
two felons lately.
Rev. Mr. Tracy is assisting Rev. Phil
lips in Il series of revival meetings at
Derby. Mr.. Lombard of Derby supplied
the pulpit last Sabbath, and Mrs. Henry
Ball the Sunday before.
Sherman Campbell is his home from
Lebanon, n. H.-Parker Ball is home
from Lyndonville for little rests.
Cass and wife from Ashland, N. H., are
visiting in town.-Mrs. Ordway and child,
Geo. Warner and wife, and Mrs. Spargue
were in town last week visiting. This is
getting to be quite winter resort.
Charles Willard came near losing his
life last Sabbath morning in an encounter
with his Jersey bull. He was milking
when the animal got loose and in attempt
ing to secure him Mr.. Willard was knock
ed down and badly injured. He caught
hold of a ring in the animals nose and
finally tied him up, then managed to
crawl to the house. AS his family was
absent he was obliged to stay alone until
Monday noon, as no one passed and he
was unable to call for assistance. He
came near freezing, as he could not keep
a fire.
HardxvicIx.
Judge Walter p. Smith has been invited