Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-28

Vi Tile OonS. CHuICl, WHICH she attended
e and took an active part in social meetings
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Chamberlin eel
: ebrated their golden wedding the oath
. inst with a family party. One of the
guests, Mrs. David Green, a sister OF
: Mrs. c.. now living in Albany, was pres
; ent ut the wedding fifty years ago, which
took place in Randolph. Mr. aud Mrs.
Chambeilin moved on to the farm on
which they now reside the next day and
have lived there ever since. They were
each presented with an easy chair by
their children, and the gathering, though
small, was very enjoyable.
Jay
Jas. Galbraith has bought half inter-
est in feed store in Morrsville and will
move there. They have new girl baby
to take along with them.
Lowell.
The Congregational Society have sold
: their furnace to Parker for a ''refrigera-
tor, and are putting in stoves.
} M org an.
Mrs. w. A. Bartlett has moved to her
brothers, Orrin Taylor, for the present
G. S. Allbee recently received a fall on
the ice, which resulted in insensibiity
for some time, but he is considered bet
ter.
G. I. Moore has returned from Pough-
keepsie, NY. where he has attended East
mans Business College.-Anna Cobb has
returned home from johnson for a vaca-
ton.
Morgan Center
Henry Hill cut his foot badly while at
work in the woods.
School in district No. closed Friday,
25th, with an exhibition in the evening.
Newport.
The Newport Cornet Band went to
Barton last Friday evening and gave
masquerade promenade concert.
A little son of George Smith died IN
Batesville last Friday of diphtheria, and
others of the family are sick with the
same disease.
Mr.. Frost, the senior partner of the
Veneer Seating Works, has been here
during the past week looking after the
| interests of his business
Mr.. Robb of st. Johnsbury is stopping
few days in the family of of L. r. Pratt.
Mr.. Robb is somewhat out of health from
excessive work in his music business.
WeStHeId.
Mrs. w. B. Gilpin is dangerously i'll.
Post sociable at R. r. Fosters, Tuesday
eve of this week.
Nelson Lurette has his pension increas-
ed to $50 month.-Mrs S. M. Hovey
gets $500 pension money.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Hardwiclx.
Henry Mack recently set a fine Scotch
granite monument at Newport.
NJ. E. Tucker has set up two band saw
ing machines in his steam-mill for cutting
out chair stock.
The shedding has put the granite team
sters on runners, and they are drawing in
some massive blocks.
Burton Pike has sold his hotel and live
~ property here to G. p. and S. H. Ell
dred of Sheldon. 1t is reported that the
price was $4,000.
A. E. Clement is being treated by DIR.
Wells of the Centennial House for can
cerous tumor on the index finger of his |
left hand.
Registration returns for Hardwick viii |
lage school district for 1888 show six |
births and seven deaths. The number of |
deaths was greater than for years.
L. p. Titus has the woodwork of his ell |
egant new residence nearly finished. f. !
III. Mead is doing the painting. 1t is ex-
pected to be ready for occupancy about |
the first of March.
Edwin Reed has lately been granted an
increase of pension from Sc to SIS per
trious citizen and sure to make good use
of his government bounty.
The Aiken store is nearly completed,
but will not be filled until spring, when
it is reported that Dan. Aiken, of LOUISE
ana, will return and go into partnership
with his brother
DIR. Wells, the cancer doctor, recently
went into one of the stores here, when in
conversation about sugar, the merchant
offered to give him a barrel if he would
the barrel and started for the door, when
the merchant cried out, ''Stop, 1 will
treat"
The public entertainment given by the
Grand Army post Thursday evening was
largely attended and a success in every
respect. The following officers were in
stalled for the ensuing year: Command
er, E. ID. Dutton; senior vice-command-
er, C. w. Ransom; junior vice-command-
err B. f. Taylor; adjutant, w. S. Rich;
quartermaster, 0. M. Mack; surgeon, j.
L. Kibbee; chaplain, NJ. H. Warner; of
ficer- of-the-day, B. F. Smith; officer-of-
the-guard, Arad Hall; delegate to depart
ment encampment, B. F. Taylor.
West Burke.
The proceeds of the entertainment at
G. A. r. Hall were $27.
Will Dean has returned to St Johns
bury and works for G. III. Cross.
Arch. Craig is sick with pneumonia at
Hiram Jenness' .-Mrs. Stebbins, who has
been ill some weeks, is better.-ESther
Stepens, sick with diphtheria is better.
LyndonviIIe.
On Saturday afternoon, the 10Th inst,
the up freight stopped below the Passump
sic bridge and sent fagman back to no.
tify the following through freight. Some
how the signal was not given, or the en-
gineer failed to notice it and the train
came on and plunged into caboose at
the rear of the way freight, setting the
cars together with force which broke
20 draw bars. The caboose was occupied
by Drs. Nelson and Stiles of ST. Johns
bury and one of the train men. They
were all thrown heavily upon the floor,
but no serious injury occurred except to
DIR. Nelson, who struck upon his face,
breaking his cheek bone. The conclusion
occasioned Inconsistencies in DR.. Stiles