Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-01-06

the husbandman has been amply repaid
for his labor and toll, and AT the begin
ming of the year 1890 let us invoke the
blessing of the God of nations, that he
will vouchsafe to us peace in our borders,
health in our community, and n general
prosperity for the year to come.
@. V. PERCEIvAL.
Greensboro.
James Richie, one of the oldest and
most estimabe of our Scotch residents,
died Sunday morning of heart disease.
Babbitt & Crane have just shipped
large lot of maple sugar to Richmond,
Va, to be used in the manufacture of to-
bacco. 1t is a new departure, the using
of maple sugar for that purpose, and is
said to be grand success, making to-
bacco superior to that made in the old
way. But sugar makers for the honor
of old Vermont, don't put ''bricks" in your
sugar, it will not pay you in the long run,
and ''your sin will surely find you out"
Holland.
Thursey Hall has decided her property
tolMarshall Ames, and he is to care for
her while she lives.
child of VIM. Judd's died of diph
liberia last week and another is sick with
it.-Mrs. Benz Cole died Of paralysis Jan.
Henry Pinney is confined to his bed
and DR.. Burke is attending him. A. A.
Rumney is also on the sick list; Geo.
King is better.
Ira$bur.o-h.
Masonic meeting Tuesday evening.
Marcia Shepard, while coasting, ran
into a team and received severe kick in
the mouth.
Lowell.
Darwin Souther is home from Montana.
Grant Place, aged about II, was in
stanty killed by falling thee, Monday
Dec 80.
Lyman Lockwood has taken unto him
self a ''better half and hired Patches
house on Cooper avenue.
Morgan Center.
1t is reported there is to be G. A. II.
Post organized here in the near future.
T. j. Cargin has moved into John Car
gill's house recently vacated by Otis
Moulton.
There will be a donation visit and oys-
ter supper for the benefit of Rev. James
Allen at school house hall, Thursday
evening, Jan. o. Invitation extended to
all. Farm produce will be very acceptable.
Newport.
Great expectations for the singing con-
vention.
DR.. Gould of West Derby has so far
recovered as to be able to ride out.
A. r. Cowles enlarges his store to ac-
commodate his increasing business in the
music store.
The Prouty & Miller mill has shut down
a short time for repars.-Mr. Calhoon of
the Frost veneer mill IS making altera-
lions and repairs in their mill.
Frank Flint recently got bad hurt by
falling on the ice.-A young man skated
through the ice recently and took a cold
bath and big scare. His companions
rescued him.
NEWPORT Center.
Walter Whipple is at home on Il vaca-
ton from the Girls Industrial school ut
Middletown, Conn, where he has been
employed some three years.
Dr. C. L. Erwin has received his APP
pointment on the Examining Board of
Pensions at Newport, DR.. Blackstone re-
signing on account of his poor health.
The donation for the Rev. John Vance
the 81, was asuccess, apiece evening, large
attendance and Il pleasant good time to
all that attended. Amount received was
about $40.
Dawson jenkins and his son Bert, have
hired Mrs. Quimby'S store and will soon
put in a good line of groceries and other
goods-Truman Blake of West Derby
will soon open It meat market here.
Fred Hildreth returned home this week
from Philadelphia Pa.-Marcus Lam
phere has moved into the Joe Watson
house, recently vacated by +. z. Adams.
MIR. Adams will spend the winter with
friends in Franklin county.
Jack Brown has moved to Newport VII
lage-Herman Smith has moved to North
Troy so as to be near his work on the
r. r. section of which he is foreman.
Geo. Page has also moved there and is
going to work for Smith on his section.
Earnest Dane and Jim Jones have taken
Job to saw one million feet of logs and
Il large amount of shingles for Lewis &
Co. of Glover and have gone there and
commenced work Elmer c. Rogers has
gone there also, having hired out to work
for them.
North Troy.
Mrs. George Doane is very sick; Sam
uel Sweet is improving.
The Eastman Machine Co. have COM
menced to build on their old grounds.
Hon. L. H. Thompson of Irasburgh,
and John Young of Newport, were in
; town Thursday.
The insurance adiustors have been on
and paid every dollar of the loss in the
recent fire.
Hiram Morton, long time resident
and most respectable citizen, died last
week and was buried on Thursday He
had been sick for Il long time.
Thomas Regain was given a nice bible
for Christmas present from the Baptist
society, for which he is choirister.
1t is especially desired that all the
voters be at the annual meeting of the
village corporation, warned to be held at
G. AR. Hall on Tuesday evening, Jan. I.
Harry B. Petingil has been appointed
special collector of the customs depart
ment. He has been in the customs SER
vice during former republican admins
trationS.
Mrs. Armitage has bought John L.
Nason's house on Pleasant street, and is
to have possession in few days. Mason
will move into his new house, built south
of the one sold.
School in district No. IS, closed last
week after a successful term of sixteen