Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-03-17

Grant Skinner, the pleasant clerk at
Stephenson's, has closed his engagement
in this place. We understand he is about
to go into business for himself at John
son.
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H. G. Davenport is building big bay
window, tower, etc. on the w. G. Whit
ney residence-much to the Improvement
of the house.
c. A. Phillips, steam laundry man is
obliged to enlarge his building to meet
the wants of an increasing business.
Quarterly meeting at NJ. E. church,
Saturday and Sunday next. The presid-
ing elder will preach on Saturday at
O'Clock, and at the usual hour of service
Sunday.
Laura Fairbrother was badly hurt in
the shoulder and otherwise by being
thrown from a sleigh recently.-Frank
Woodbury. recently hurt his hand in the
saw mill, and taking cold had very bad
hand for some days
Ne~oOE-E Center
In the primary department of the vii
lage school, taught by Miss E. A. Gran
dali of Jay, twenty-five names were en-
rolled. General average eighteen. Names
Of those having no tardy marks, are Liz
zie Stickney, Laura Stickney, Clemma
Connal, Iona Tute, Claud Estell, Herbert
Smith, Butler Williams. Sickness pre-
vented the attendance being as good as it
otherwise would have been.
Troy.
The village school begins to-day, with
F. S. Rogers and B. J. Houston, teachers.
Ben Sisco and Della Stone were married
last week, and have gone to E. Richford
to live in hotel.
Ernest Wakeman has been engaged as
foreman in Aiken's mill and has moved
into the tenement over j S. Young's store.
j. B. Aiken has moved to Willard
Wright's farm, in Newport. w. Mar
tin has rented J. B. Aiken's house in the
village Herbert Lewis has bought the
Geo. Trudell place on Mill street.
WeStGeId.
One or two sugar-makers in this town
have already tapped their trees.
Joseph Goddard has rented Hubbard
Hoyts house and will move into it soon.
There is to he spring term of school
in the south part of the town, taught by
Miss Emma Wakefield.
Wakefield, Wood and Trumpass have
purchased new engine for their steam
mill on the west side of the mountain.
Mr.. Thurber of Burke is in town visit
ing his daughters, Mrs. Alfred Miller and
Mrs Warren Miller.-Miss May Gilman of
| Ohio, who has been spending the winter
with friends in this section, has started
on her homeward trip. Stanton Hitch
cock has gone to Springfield, Mass.
| w eStlnOE.e.
| Fred Huntoon has moved on to the A.
w Lyon farm.-O. G. SWEET is moving to
the E. j. Bruce farm in Charleston, and
will work it on shares.-F. II. Foster
moves back from the Landing, and will
carry on his own farm this year.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
st. .JohnSburV.
The listers of the county meet here
Mar IS to talk over appraisement mat
tiers.
The supervisor holds his spring exam
nation at this place on Tuesday and We'd
nesday of this week.
Marshall Montgomery of this place, who
was in the rebellion army some over -four
years, has been granted a pension of ST.
month, and gets 81, 900 arrearages. He
deserves it.
Hard~vick.
Willie Clement has sold his farm prop
erty in Cambridge, and purposes coming
here to engage in the meat and provision
business.
Myron Goodnough has recently return
ed from Oregon, where he has been fol
several weeks past on a visit to friend:
and relatives.
NJ E. Tucker visited ChicOpee, Mass.
the past week, upon invitation of tn
Dwight Cotton Manufacturing Co. HI
supplies that corporation large quantitie
of lumber.
Geo. w. Bridgman has moved on t.
the old Bridgman farm. Wallace McLoud
: who lives with him, is considerably bet
: ter since the large abscess broke on hi
2 leg.
Our academy school commence
= Wednesday with fair number of schol
: ars MI. Andrus, the principal, spen
: Saturday and Sunday, March 10 and l6
in Burlington.
D The item in regard to DR.. Darling
: practice should have stated that his rid
was such in January and February tina
he charged 1921 for the first month, an
nearly the same for the second. Sickness
q has somewhat abated.
Y R.F. Carter, the veteran granite dealer
s is superintendent of the new cuttin
works at Swanton. There is some della
. in erecting the sheds at Swanton, as tn
4 ice-cutters on Lake Champain are Absorb
=, ing all available supplies of lumber
d The engineers employed by the Bostc
e & Maine railroad inspected the propose
route for a railroad to the quarry Tue
= day, and permanently located the rout
r Friday The local arrangements are neal
/. lv completed to begin work as soon {
re the weather will admit.
c. Quarterly service was held at M.
n church on Sunday Mar. 8. Presiding Ed
lie Donaldson delivered an interesting sc
mon upon he text, "What is Truth
as He assisted in the other services, whi(
re included the administering of the or
as nance of baptism to four persons
ed Republican.
81 DanvIlIe.
IL The Methodist parsonage was burn'
Id Friday morning, March It'll The ii
p caught from a defective chimney and t.
SIS woodwork between the floor and the &c
ing was in blaze before the smoke cou
be seen. The greater part of the conten
ed of the house was removed, and, owing
the persistent work of the men preser
lie the barn and shed were saved. The bull
dc ing and contents are insured for 81, OC