Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-01-20

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ease is fashionable but not at all popular.
There will be a singing convention here
on Jan. 20 and 50, under the direction of
J. Miles. Singers and musicians entain-
ment free.
Evansville.
VI. NJ. Taplin from Irasburgh is teach
er of the singing school here.
Elmer Leonard has gone to East Brigh-
ton to work for Hobson at harness max
ing. Elmer makes good harnesses and
ought to make that his business.
Albert Gallup has a native two-year-old
heifer that commenced giving milk in
May, from which he is now making six
pounds of butter a week.
Dams Clark has the diphtheria.-Many
cases of the ''la grippe" here, or there
are many sick. There was no school
here last week as Miss Cummings, the
teacher was sick.
Coventry.
Mrs. Benz. Shippee fell upon the ice
one day last week and broke her arm.
Those who went from this place to
West Derby to attend the S. S. Conven-
ton last week, report that it was the best
they ever attended.
Rev. c. w. Morse and family were all
sick last week.-William BarrOWs is quite
sick, and many others. DIR. Badger is
the busiest man in town.
East Charleston.
The following resolutions were adopted
by the S. S., Sunday Jan. u:
WHEREAS, Almighty God in His ALL
wise providence has seen fit to remove
our brother, Thomas L.. Dolloff, from la
Dor to reward. Therefore
ResOIUed, That we hereby express, as
far as words can, our appreciation of his
long and faithful service, as superintend-
ent. as teacher and scholar in this Sabbath
School.
ResOlUed, That we endeavor to cherish
his memory and emulate with Gods help
his love for the study of the Holy Scrip
lures.
Res0lUed, That we hereby express our
deep sympathy for the bereaved wife and
family in their affiiction and prayerfully
commend them to Him who doth not will
ingly affiict nor grieve the children of
men.
ReSOIUed. That these resolutions be
spread upon the records of the Sabbath
School, a copy also be sent to the afflicted
wife and to the local papers for p~uDlica-
ton. REv j. r.. FRANKLIN, Com
q. B.. STODDARD. O0"'
w - Charleston.
J.. c. Oliver went to Rutland to attend
the Dairymen's meeting.
f. O. Bennett, C. w. Human and j.
o. Shedd are all on the sick list.
G. c. Kelley of Florence, Mass, was in
town on one of his business trips last
week.
Arthur Cheney has sent for his family,
and they will go at once to make a home
in Marion, Ohio.
Eli Elliott is going to move to Morgan
on to Ebb Lords place.-John G. Parlin
moves back on to his farm soon.
The series of meetings conducted by c..
E. Dawson have been very Interesting,
and it is hoped profitable to all who have
attended them.
East Craftsbury.
1t is reported that George Uric Is to
clerk for Geo. W. Simpson this year.
Frank Crane of this town sold $50 lbs.
of butter, the product of two cows, last
year. He supplied a family of five per-
sens with milk and butter from the same
cows. This is doing better than the
creamery folks have done.
IF our MONITOR patrons will keep
their patience, we will either 'tbust" up
this administration, or have those mail
route agents cremated, who fail to get
the MONITORS to the post-office in
Greensboro and Craftsbury on Tuesday.
We always start them from this Office
Monday night or Tuesday morning. Ed
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Derby.
A girl baby at Mr.. Uttin's.
Maj. Grout starts for the West to-day
to be absent till spring.
Influenza is prevalent, and several of
the Academy scholars are on the sick list.
Mrs. Bryant was very sick last week
but is somewhat better.-Mrs. MagOon is
very low with consumption. There is
much sickness all about.
Ezra Jewett had a stroke of paralysis
last Friday. and is at present in a critical
cOnditiOn.-Mrs. Kingsbury is slowly i'm
proving, and her recovery is hopeful
Gary Kilburn and wife are both on the
sick list.
viii Kingsbury had a little difficulty
with ono Caruil On arOnlnUaa an6 nnlla1 |
the fellows whiskers, whereupon Cargill
disfigured K%ingsbury's face and mopped
up a pail of swill with him which got
tipped over in the melee.
West Derby.
The oyster supper given recently by the
Universalist Society was a success socIa-
bly, and financially.
Ed. Hitchcock has broken up house
keeping, and his wife is stopping at her
fathers for a few weeks.
The people gave widow Ward a
a pound party on New Years eve, which
will help her considerably.
Horace Hancock is in Coventry, lumber
ing.-Charlie Boynton went last week to
DCHNCls OOl', OH dCCOulU VI Ills uCdlGII.
There are a good many cases of la
grippe, more than half of the children are
sick with it; Will Batchelder and family
are all down with it, j. w. Virgins came
home from st. Johnsbury sick with the
same disease, found his two children sick
with it, and the baby was not expected to
live, but is now a very little better.
The Sunday School Convention held
here last week was fairly well attended
and was of great interest to all engaged
in S. s.. work. The various topics pre- |
sented on the program were we'll and
thoroughly discussed and all the address
es were interesting and timely. The re-
port of the corresponding secretary, Mrs.
H. n. Tibbets of Irasburgh furnished
interesting statistics which partly ap-
pear below. The following officers were