Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-04-07

A Union service of prayer aud praise
was held at the M. E. Church Fast day,
April 4th. Rev. R. Moody, assisting Rev.
NJ. Z. Bell, in the service.
Derby.
Mrs. Emera Kingsbury died April I'd,
aged IS.
Mrs. j. Haye of Boston is visiting at
her fathers.
The students of Derby Academy enjoy
| ed sugar party at Mrs. Eatons last
week
Dr. Gatchell moves to Charleston this
week.-Octave Gilbert has rented his
farm and moves to the village. -Dana
Farr, blacksmith of Newport. has NOV
ed into Maj. CIRCUITS blacksmith shop.
Glover.
New spring millinery at Mrs. Young's.
The village school will commence Mon
day, April IA.
There must have been a great deal OF
sickness in this town last year to require
5000 worth of liquor from the town agent.
Rev. T. Millar takes about as wide a
range as an old-fashioned Methodist cur
cult rider. We hear from him all the
way from Massawippi, p. @, to West
Burke. When out of religious work he
is off at some school house preaching.
Mr. Percival has in his possession an
issue of the old North Star printed in
1917, in which Solomon Wadhams posts
Arson Robinson, boy "bound out" to
him; and David Abbott gives his son
David S. Abbott his time.
This quiet village has an enviable no.
toriety in the character and ability of it's
legal fraternity. Messrs. Cook, Clark,
McGaffey and Norton. A new light has
appeared in A. J. Spalding Esq, a pupil
of Cooks, who made his debut recently
in referee suit before justice Bean. 1t
has been our good fortune to listen to
nearly every member of the Bar in this
county since 1880, and we must say that
for forensic display, for remarkable logic
and for wild bursts of eloquence, we new
er witnessed anything that equalled the
performance of Saturday. It was an oc-
casion long to be remembered.
West Glover.
There will be a creamery meeting at
the school-house on Thursday evening, at
615 o'clock. Mr.. Person will be present |
and make arrangements for the purchase |
of the milk, or for making the butter by |
the hundred, as is desired. Let there be |
a good attendance.
V. Golf is sick with consumption
Mrs. Currier is hard sick.
Charles Cove from the West and Mrs. |
John Sloan of N. H., have been here visit
ing old friends.
Mrs. Charles Clark, daughter of Judge |
Fletcher, has been home from ST. Johns
bury on a visit.
II. c. Holbrook is home from Morris |
vile on visit.
Miss Maggie E. Thompson has returned |
to her school in Bradford, Mass
The M. E. church has new singing
books for the Sunday school and prayer
meeting.
Mrs. Emma Sanity has just received a
pension of $12 month, and 5000 arrear-
ages.
The Irasburgh Farmers League will |
meet at court house hall, Tuesday even
ing, April Sth.
John E. Stanford, former correspond
ent of the MONITOR, is pleasantly situat-
ed in store at Fargo, Dakota.
We are very sorry to hear that Rev. A.
B. Blake, a former pastor of this place,
has left the Vermont Conference and gone
West.
Lowell.
Mrs H. c. Brown is home from the
West.
A. Roby is at Newport, boarding with
Sheriff Miles.
Fast Day services at Cong. church Fri
day evening.
Dennis Shortsleeves has moved into
the Ezra Sawyer house.-Grant Skinner
has bought store in Johnson and moved
S. Smith has moved in with D.
T. Lathrop, and Irwin Stephenson into
rooms over his store.
Charlie Hutchins has gone to Eden to
work in a tub factory; James Lawrence
to st. Johnsbury to work in a foundry
10. Generous and Charlie Greenwood re-
Gently started for California.-Hatte
Chamberlin has gone to Mass. to work
Milo Hines, Frank Finnegan, Allie Dodge, |
Francis Murphy and Mike Dyer and his
brothers have gone to New York.
The following officers were elected at
the town meeting, Saturday, March %:
Moderator, Will L. Kinsley clerk, Don
B. Curtis treasurer, A. A. Asetine; Sc
ectmen, W. e. Curtis, n. F. Hutchinson,
w. E. Patterson; road commissioners,
selectmen overseer, G. C. Skinner; mem
Der of school board, A. A. Aseltne aud
itors, J. Stephenson, Will. L. Kinsley,
John Stephenson; constable, F. j. Smith
grand juror, John Stephenson; listers,
A. J. Dodge, F. H. Skinner, H. H. New
ton. Voted $25 for memorial day.
Morgan Center.
A boy baby at Lincoln Goodsell's.
Chester Goodsell has moved into Will
Blake's house.
D. G. Towle has moved into Jonathan
Bryant's house.
A. G. Sawyer and family have returned
from their visit to Canada.
Thomas B., son of T. B. Alexander, has
gone to Craftsbury to work for Herbert
Bailey for the season.
Prouty & Miller have adopted the week
ly payment system, instead of the month
ly, as they formerly did.
Fast Day services were held in the Bap
fist church, the Rev. N. W.Wilder preach
ing the sermon. Revs. Mills and Phillips |
assisted in the services.
Mrs. John A, Prouty, a long time stuff
erer with consumption died on Saturday
10 funeral was held at tho