Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-02-18

nal, emma. LaIef, a Train consisting OF
26 cars of hay from Minneapolis, passed
through this place en- route for Boston,
and a car of electrical machinery, bound
for the Sandwich islands, passed in the
opposite direction not many days since.
An item recently published in the Mon
IToR, boosted that Glover had 80 veteran
soldiers living in that town, and asked
that other w having a larger number,
report the fact. We nave counted 50 res
idents of Troy who served in the rebel
lion, and possibly there may be two or
three more. What town in this county
claims a larger number of veterans?-
| Palladium.
WeStfeId.
Col. Eugene Davis had the misfortune
to cut a severe cash in his DOT last week.
Joseph Edmunds died at the home of
his son, William, on Feb. Sd, at the age
of 81 years. He had always been very
Industrious, and was of a quiet DISPOSE
ton. In his last sickness he did not COM
plain. He came to this country from Eng
and fOrty-seven years ago.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
St. y OhnSbUry.
Nearly all the business houses in the
village are to be lighted with electricity.
The Summerville people nave raised
money for the erection Of four arc lights.
Jason Wheeler of Bloomington was
arrested at Burke Monday and tried be-
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Tuesday on the charge of adultery. He
was placed under bonds amounting to
$3.50 to appear at the higher court. He
is out on bail.
ExaEdwIclx.
The prospect is good for a large school
this spring.
Quite a large number of our citizens
attended the court in Orleans county dur
ing the Corey trial.
All the schools at the village closed
here on Friday. The spring term viii
commence on Tuesday, Feb. %. There
is a prospect of a large school.
A Woman's Relief Corps has been form
| ed here, with Mrs. Helen NJ. Holton, pres
ident. There are thIrty-five charter mem
bers, and they start off under favorable
auspices.
On Wednesday morning, at about l
o'clock, as Asa Kittridge was coming up
stairs from his billiard room, he fell on
to his lantern and was terribly burned.
His recovery is doubtful.
Hardwick is not behind other towns in
the number of societies, orders, ETC.,
which require support and attendance !:
Besides the churchs there are the Ladies'
Aid societies, a Band of Hope, the H. H.
C's, the Woman's Relief Corps, the W.
f. NJ. Society, the Chautauquans, a Ma
sonic Lodge, an odd Fellows Lodge, a
G.. A. r. Post, Sons of Veterans, Good
Templars and a Brass Band.
East Hard wick.
Ice is being drawn from Caspian lake
to fill the ice houses. 1t is above II
inches thick.
J.. NJ. Stevens has erected a fine granite
r. Mack shops.
A singing convention will be held at
school hall, Feb. 10 to 81. J. H.. Hum
phrey, St. Johnsbury, leads.
Sutton.
Mrs Nelson Dean is sick and is not ex-
pected to recover.
Rev. Mr.. Phillips of Derby occupied
the pulpit last Sabbath.
Five births and eight deaths in the vii
lage school district d uring the past year.
Thomas Barker, on e of our oldest cit
liens, is very low and will not probably
survive the winter.
Mr.. Knapp and Gilmore Whipple of
Franconia, n. H., were visiting friends
in town last week.
sheffield.
1t is quite sickly in town.
Henry Hannett has moved on to the
Frank Robinson place.
Willie Wilkie has been laid up some
time with a quinsy sore.
Mrs. Charles Sisco has been spending {
few days with relatives in Troy.
Aaron Gray has been closing out hi:
goods at auction the past week.
DR.. N. L. Dow has snapped his new
dence.
West Burke.
Miss Hattie Dolloff started for Texa:
last Monday.
There will be a public temperance meet
lug at the NJ. f. church, Wednesday, the
goth inst, at Z O'Clock p. M. w. H
Whitcomb of Burlington, one of the Offic
ers of the Grand Lodge Good Templars o
the state of Vermont, will address TIN
meeting, and there will also be songs, Sc
l~ections and recitations. 1t is expecte
that a Juvenile Temple will be formed
> Let all the children attend with their pa
rents.
Quarterly meeting at M. E. church o
Sunday, the 10th inst. was attended by Rev
II. w. Worthen, who preached an exec
lent sermon and administered the sacrs
ment to LOG persons. Tuesday afternoO
the 4th quarterly conference was heiC
the presiding elder being present. TIL
S. S. Supt. reported the average attenC
ance ia. The official board was unan
nous in asking the return of their paste
: another year. In the evening Rev. L.
Frost spoke on EMISSIONS" and was 70
u lowed by Rev. j. E. Farrow. A collectio
: of $50 was taken for missions.
Whe clock.
II n. d. Sawyer has taken Mr.. Burbank
mill for a year.
. Where are the temperance people an
~ the town authorities these days?
Mrs. Ward Bradley and Sue Carr wei
to Canada recently to attend the funer
:" of an uncle.