Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-02-10
CALEDONIA COUNTY

st. y OhnSbUI-Y.
J. A. Applebee, whose wife met the
terrible fate of being burned to death last
fall, has himself died.
John Rickaby, while coasting on War
ner Hill one evening recently, struck a
post with such force as to terribly frac-
ture and tear his leg by the broken bones.
Amputation was considered necessary in
order to save his life.
LyndonviI1e.
Rev Mr.. Hoyt, Universalist, will preach
for the society the coming year.
Will H. Ford, who has been to Califor
MIA on visiting and prospecting trip,
has returned.
Mr.. Perkins, pastor of the Free Baptist
church at the Center, has resigned and
goes to other parts.
G. S. Lebourveau Jr., has sold out his
drug store to II. j. Dwinell, brother of
Dr. Dwinell, and has purchased the box
shop of the Cunningham insolvent estate.
The shop will be started up again, and 1t
is hoped the business will prove profta-
BILE and permanent.
EAST Burke
Jonathan Houghton lies at the point of
death.
I. D. Bemis is visiting old friends in
this place.
Quarterly meeting next Sabbath at the
M. E. church.
The funeral of George Denison was
held at Burke Hollow, Sunday afternoon.
He died at Hartford, Conn, where he had
been living the past few years with his
daughter, Mrs. Dr. Bickford.
w est Burke.
Rev. j. Morse will exchange with Rev.
J. E. Farron of East Burke, next Sunday
J. NJ. Smith has been appointed janitor
of the M. E. church for the ensuing year.
Roy Roundy and wife are in town; ne
has closed his engagement at Lowell, Vt.
The Dramatic Club drew good house
at their presentation of "Above the
Clouds
Mr.. Parsons has secured the services
of Frank Daley of st. Johnsbury as clerk
in his office.
The Rebekahs have recently initiated
three new members and are in a flourish
ing condition.
The ladies have invited the Rev E. A.
Hoyt, the popular pastor of the Universal
list church of st. Johnsbury, to deliver
lecture next Thursdsy eve, Feb. ID, to
which the public is cordially invited.
The ladies of the Universalist church
gave a sociable last Thursday eve which
was well attended. Mrs. Richardson was
presid ent in the chair. Programme con-
sisted of readings, Rotations, vocal and
inst rumental music, concluding with a
promenade by the young people. Next
sociable will be held Feb. goth. All are
invited.
E1aFdwick.
The granite business seems to be i'm
proving and Mr.. Arnold expects to double
his help before long.
Julia Robins has moved into the tene-
ment vacated by Geo. Fisk, where she
intends keeping boarders.
In the spelling school held at the Acad-
envy, Alice Morse, John NJ. Blake and
Eddie Bridgman won the prizes.
S. H. Eldred has sold the Maple Park
house to C. j. Ufford and A. d. Hopkins.
Hopkins is to run it.
w. c.. Daniels has graduated at the
| Titus store, and report says he is going
into the nursery business.
The Judevine estate has sold the Millen
Smith place near Charles Ransom's to
Frank w. Sleeper of Wolcott.
| Mr.. Massey has moved to MackvIlle, j.
A. Hill into the Collier house, and NJ. II.
McCrillis into his tenement vacated by
| HiL-WiH Clifford has let his farm and is
going to Georgia.
WheeIOclx.
Grippe de Ia grippe is what they are
having now.
Geo. Chaplin had shock recently and
his chance of recovery seems small.
Our village school, under the manage
ment of Mrs. Townsend of W. Burke, is
a success. The parents do not seem to be
10 Dlalne.
A. Craig and wife have been to Danville
on vsit.-Addie Squires of st. Johns
bury and F. T. Taylor of Hardwick are
among our visitors.
sutton
The receipts from Rev. S. A. Royals
donation amounted to $40 80.
The Ladies' Aid will give valentine
party at A. II. Balls, Friday, Feb. IA.
j. E. Willard and wife were called to
New Hampshire last week to attend the
| funeral of a relative.
Miss Myra Ball recently closed a very
successful term of school in Dist. s, Lyn-
don. She received valuable presents
from her pupils as tokens of esteem.
| Mrs. Wesley Mitchell had a narrow es-
cape from severe accident with a spir-
tied horse one day recently, when the horse
! fell on the ice, broke both thils and tore
| aWaV from the sleigh, running to Mr.