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

Ell partridge cut a spruce tree on Ills
+. back lot, last week, which was 115 feet
e high; he cut from it seven II feet logs.
f It's diameter was 3 feet at the butt, and
: IL inches where he cut the seventh log.
Who beats?
G. S. Leonard has invented a new kind
: of truss, for the cure of hernia, which is
said to be the best fitting and most com
Portable to wear of anything ever invent
ed for that purpose. He has applied for
a patent.
There is much sickness at present writ
ing; f.. F. Hinckley was summoned to
SWanton on account of the dangerous i'll
ness of his son Bert, of pneumonia
Mrs. 1. Damon is sick.-Rev. B.. Adams
was unable to fill his appointments yes
terday.
West Glover
The ladies of the Cong. society will
hold IA sociable at the church Tuesday
eve. Jan. %. Rev. Mr.. Mills of Newport
will give IA reading, and Mr.. Grimes Of
Barton Landing will sing. A good en-
tertainment and social time is expected.
All cordially invited.
Greensboro.
Ed. Baker is home from Boston, where
he has been at work.
Miss Sylvia Perrin is home at her moth
er's, and is very sick.
VIM. McClary from Mass. is here stop
ping with his brother.
MpC william Hupfor hoe noro 20 Tni
nois to remain through the winter.
Miss F.. H. Babbitt, our teacher in the
village Dist, attended the Institute at st.
Johnsbury last week.
Felix & Son have bought an ice pond,
and are keeping the ice cleaned Of snow.
They will be able to furnish ice in any
quantity on short notice.
DR.. Calderwood of St. J%ohnsbury was
in counsel with DR.. Kennie in the case OF
Mr.. Jardine. He is dangerously sick,
though reported a little better.
Robert Barr narrowly escaped death by
a falling limb of a tree. 1t struck the top
of his head with such violence that it
shattered a tooth and cut quite a cash in
his scalp.
Geo. Y. Simpson, one of our farmers
who keeps an account of his farming OPP
erations, between Feb. l, 1889 and Jan. l,
1890, made 1882 pounds of good butter
from eight cows, besides supplying a fam
lily of five persons with milk, etc. Two
of the cows were heifers and one was
farrow. He fed 2 quarts of meal and 3
quarts of shorts daily while in milk. A
good record.
Holland.
Thomas Crosby had a severe stroke of
paralysis the 18th inst.
E.. E. Pinney of Cedar Rapids, Iowa is
in own for "a few weeks.
Mrs. John Judd is sick with diphtheria.
Two of her grandchildren have died in
her house.
Ira@burgh.
H. T. C's meet with Mrs. Fisher Tues
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. P. Webster are home
from their marriage trip.
H. f. Holbrook has a position as tele-
graph operator at Morrisville.
Eunice Wheeler has moved into the
rooms over Wheeler & Locks store.
Rev. W. c.. Johnson is on the sick list.
Ina Drew has left her school on account
of sickness.
Ed. Rice has bought the Jackman
blacksmith shop and hires an experienced
man to run it.
Ladies' Aid and H. T. C's are invited to
meet with Mrs. j. H. Cook Thursday af-
ternoon and eve. Dime at 2 p. M;
sugar served from $50 to $50, Every
body invited.
Carrie Stanford has gone to Olcutt's
Falls to spend the winter.-Nellie Stan
ford is having a vacation.-Mrs. S. f.
Clough went to Swanton last week to
visit a brother who is very sick.
Jay
The loggers are at it and are doing
good business.
The big gale last Monday blew down
the smoke-stack at the Bisbee mill, u
shed for F. Morse and did other damage
IN town.
Benz. Hill, a former resident, is here
from the west on Il visit. He proposes
to deliver a few lectures on the Pacific
Coast, also on his army and prison life
experiences.
Lowell.
John Sawyer has received his pension.
Lyman Lockwood has gone to keeping
house in Patches tenement
Will Coolidge has a new house up,
nearly opposite the Cong. church.
Hazen Post had a camp fire at c. c.
Tillotson's Wednesday eve the 10Th.
Sarah Dodge has been obliged by rea-
son of sickness to leave her school.
The extremely high wind Monday night
did considerable damage to buildings,
tearing down Burgess barn, moving
Maynard's house sc.
The following are the officers of the
Hazen Post for 1890: Com, B. j. Austin
S. V. c., G.. w. Hartwell; j. V. c., Will
lard Farman; Chap, A. M. Aseltine; O.
D., P. Martin; Q M, John Sawyer; O.
G., N. Root; Surg, w. Warner; S. M,
L. j. ingalls, Q. M. s., T. Deblois; Adj,
Will Kinsley.
Morgan.
j. C. Moore has been considerably sick
for the past week.
E. X. Lord has rented the A. P. Cobb
house and will move in soon.
CD. Moore has an amateur photograph
ic outfit and is doing some work in that
line. 5 Cc st
A meeting of old soldiers will be held
here Thursday eve, Jan. %, to see about
organizing a G. A. r Post. All invited
to come.
Frank Wilder is at East Charleston
working for A. J. Lang.-L. d. Farr has
had an offer of a job at Bradford, Vt, at
$1,000 per year.