Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-02-04

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Guy Scott is sick with typhoid fever
b. G. Ovett is recovering from his
shock.
Fort, the lumberman, has moved back
to Barton.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
st. j OhnS bury.
Sheriff Sulloway has had the case of
the missing Dodd boy put into his hands,
and is trying to find the hayward lad.
The new electric light works for light
ing the streets are just getting into ope-
ration. The lights for private buildings,
etc, will soon be set going.
Rev. 7. 2. Frost has had unanimous
call from Methodist church at Brooklyn,
and it is feared-by his friends in Yer
mont-that he will go to that city in the
spring.
LyndOnviIle.
The many friends of Rev. C.S. Perkins
will be glad to learn that his Boston ply
sicians assure him of help, and that he is
steadily improving.
Mrs. Aaron Twombly has been piecing
up print quilt for her daughter in Cali
fornia in which she has put 1856 pieces
from samples received by Mr.. Twombly
in his store, no two of which are alike.
John t. G. Cunningham, one of the
oldest and most honored citizens of the
town, died Jan. 25th aged SO years. Dur
ing his long life he has been a prominent
business man in town affairs. A man of
sound Judgment and good sense and
strictly upright and honest in business,
he held many offices of trust and respons-
| Utility and had in charge the settlement of
many estates. By industry and economy
he had accumulated handsome property,
which he leaves to his widow and to his
two sons, John t. and Ira w. Cunning
ham, both residents of Lyndon.
West Burke
Widow John Colby is in very poor
health.
Mrs. VIM. Slsby of Newbury was in
town last week.
Charles Martin was called to Canada
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Their, last week.
Charles Townsend has gone to st.
Johnsbury where he has a situation in
the scale shops.
r. Bradley has bought James Kimball's
farm and will take possession as soon as
he gets his tenant out.
Harvey Silsby, who voted for Benz.
Harrison and is still a staunch republican
at II years of age, intends to go to
Washington to the inauguration.
Quarterly meeting at the NJ. f. Church
Sunday, Feb 10. Rev. H. w. Worthen
of Barton will exchange with the pastor.
| Quarterly Conference, Tuesday, Feb. r.,
P. NJ. Rev. S. Donaldson will be pres
ent. In the evening Missionary meet
ing will be held, Rev. S. p. Frost will con-
duct the services assisted by Rev. S.
Donaldson and Rev. c. w. Taplin.
East Burke.
| The st. Johnsbury district NJ. E.
preachers meeting began here Monday
evening with sermon by Rev. t. Ire
valian. Tuesday there was a good at
tendance, with speaking in the morning
by Messrs. Morse, Gregory, Chase, Bur-
ton and others. In the afternoon there
was speaking by Mr.. Worthen and an
essay Rev. Trevalian. In the evening
there was a lecture by Rev. T. P. Frost,
Rev. H. P. Gushing invited all attending,
ministers and friends, to dinner at the
Burke Mountain House Wednesday.
East HaI-d~vick.
Col Brigham of Ohio, Master of Ma
tional Grange, will lecture in village hail.
on Wednesday evening. He deserves a
large audience.
Whipple Warner is negotiating with
Mr.. Newell for his place in the village,
and may not go West, as he planned
III. w. Stevens has moved his family to
johnson, and f. T. Cummings is moving
into his house.
Frank Underwood was so injured by a
falling tree on Thursday last that he died
on Friday. He was chopping for c. j.
Bel, when a tree fell on him and so in
jured him internally that no help availed
to save his life. He was about 90 yesrs of
age Funeral Saturday.
sutton.
Remember the donation visit at Mrs.
r. d. Wilson's Tuesday, Feb. II. for the
benefit of Rev. A. p. Tracy.
Hardvviclx.
David Strickland and Eben Scribner
are quite sick.-Wm. Daley has been
having bad Quinsy Secretary Hous'
tin is improving Mr.. Underwood is q
little better.-The cankerash patients are
doing well.
The Odd Fellows, who have been hold
: ing interesting meetings fortnightly dur
ing the winter, made DR.. Darling's people
a friendly visit on u recent eve, 60 oil
more attending. The evening was mos
, pleasantly spent.
t The NJ. E. Quarterly meeting services
= here were interesting and it was time
of spiritual refreshing. Mr.. Donaldson
was present and preached two excellent
. discourses. Seven were baptised and ont
admitted to the church.
e Somebody has been cruel enough tt
y call our literary circle the ''Shetalkans
because it is mostly composed of ladies
perhaps. It is true that the larger mum
Der of Chautauquans in the country ar
women, who are not only learning so the
: can talk, but will know what they tall
about.
, WheelOck.
Arch. Craig, sick at West Burke, is re
ported better.
, Geo. Weeks, formerly of Dakota,
y visiting in town.
Ladies' Aid at the hall on Friday. A
"a invited. Willing Workers meet wit
\, Mrs. John Nelson on Monday, Feb. IL.
She Hfeld.
% Benz. FAIR is very sick.
n John Orcutt will move to the Meme,
m place and Mrs. McNeal will move to Ba
10 net.