Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-03-18
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
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The post-office fight is on.
Corporal Tanner, Tuesday night.
Caledonia listers meet at the court
house, Tuesday at 10 O'Clock a. m.
The new engine house for the Lake
road is just ready for occupancy.
The Republican calls ST. Johnsbury the
dearest spot Perhaps the editor was
thinking about the tax assessment.
Harry H. May has accepted the posi-
ton in the choir of the South Congrega-
tional church at Concord, n. H, and will
hereafter reside in that city. For thirteen
years Mr.. May has been the leader of the
South church choir in this place and dur
ing these years has been prominently
identified with the musical interests of
this town and county. His loss will be
deeply felt in musical circles.
HardNviclx.
Josie Fisk is very sick at Cavendish
and Mrs. Fisk has gone there.
Geo. Fisk is to move into the Lydia
Fuller house, and will work for Henry
Mack; Crit Collier moves back on to his
farm.
Otis Arnold and his son Francis are
going to put up a granite shed on the
John Bridgman land and will work gran
tie the coming season.
Asel Hall has pneumonia, also Mrs.
Stone; Mrs. Kibbey, Mrs. Hall and sew
eral others are i'll. Mrs. Bridgman, moth
Gus condition of health, and old Mrs.
Hathaway is very feeble.
Corporal Tanner will deliver lecture
under the auspices of the G. A. r. on
Wednesday evening of next week, March
20, at the Methodist church; subject,
''Soldier life, grave and gay" Post De-
partment Commander p. D. Blodgett of
st. Johnsbury and others will also be
present and address the meeting. Good
music will be in attendance, and the
church ought to be filled to its utmost
capacity.
sutton.
There were Z marriages, IA births and
| IA deaths in town in 1888.
Emma Pierce seems to be improving
Mrs. jerome Bailey had partial shock
a week ago.
Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. Gilbert
Campbell last Wednesday, the next meet
ing will be at A. II. Balls, March 9th
Temperance concert at the church Sun
day eve, March oath.
H. A. Blake has sold his store goods to
Frank Holmes. The goods are to be
priced next week, and Mr.. Holmes will
begin trade as soon as satisfactory ar
engagements can be made.
d. E. Ruggles is moving into Mrs. H.
B. Parker's house.-Mrs. V. NJ Fisk has
moved from Mrs Parker's to Mrs. L. B
Wilsons.-R. /. Leach has moved from
Lyndonville to his farm to remain through
sugaring. Frank Holmes is to move into
the Thomas Barker house.
sheffield.
Ivers Ferguson has gone to Providence
r. 1.
Mrs Walter Chase has gone to Spring
field, Mass, to see her son.
The belated town meeting was rather
stormy affair, and there were some things
said and reported that will not need print
ing.
E. Miles who has been on the towr
farm this winter caring for the poor, has
moved back to Sutton and John Chesley
carries on the town farm this year.
The box sociable was well attended
and netted $40. Mrs. Drake knows how
to provide good entertainment
A good deal of sickness in town.-Johr
Ferguson is hard sick with pneumonia
Harry Chesley very sick, but perhaps ;
little better Margaret ingalls, is very
low.-O. Fl. Jenness and j. G. King are
| i'll, but not seriously, as it is hoped.
The following town officers were elect
ed Tuesday, March II: Moderator, Brad
lev ingalls,; clerk and treasurer, Georg'
| Giffin; seectmen, Bradley ingalls,, w
Drake, Charles ingalls,; overseer, Select
men; constable and collector, George "