Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-12-15

of lumber. J. s. Sweeny will stock his
steam mill heavily this season.
A Ring party at the vestry Saturday
evening, Dec. 20. Admission, gentlemen,
Is cents; ladies free if they contribute
! some article for the counter. Every
body receives a present at the door.
West Charleston.
| Mary Human is home from St. Johns
| bury.
Go and see the new Christmas goods at
j. b. Holtons.
The W. c. T. Z. win meet with 4. j.
| Wheeler, Wednesday. Dec. 18th, at 80
p. m.
viii and John Bashaw are going to
| Coventry to work numbering for Burbank
& Williams.
! Supervisor M. S. Stone will give an ad-
dress here Friday evening, Dec. 10Th, in
the school-house hall, and hold a teach
ers' meeting on Saturday, the goth inst.
All are cordially invited, and teachers are
especially requested to be present.
vc1Etry'-
Mrs. Mary Niles is on the sick list.
Robt. Lathe moves to Craftsbury-not
Newport Center.
Singing school opened Friday evening
with large attendance.
1. Treaudo is putting in machinery to
grind bark in his tannery.
VIM Niles rolled a log on his foot re-
Gently and is confined to the house.
HI. c. Cleveland was called to Boston
last week on account of the severe illness
of his brother, Charles Cleveland.
Lewis Dougass'house caught fire Thurs
day from burning lard, and Lewis was
busy, if not excited, for few minutes.
DR.. Badgers people moved into their
new house last week, and on Sabbath
morning found a new baby girl there.
Strange what moving will do!
Graf is bury.
Academy school starts with 45 scholars.
A. d. Calderwood has moved to Green's
boro.
j. D. Leavitt loaded car of potatoes
last week.
A new shoemaker at the Common. Give
him some business.
James Robbins will remain on the ST.
mon Robbins farm another year.
Regular communication of Meridian
Sun Lodge, No. 20, Dec "a. Work.
Marshall Gilbert had his arm broken a
few days since by kick from horse.
John Poor of Wolcott has bought of J.
P. Conner his house and land in this vii
lage.
Rev. and Mrs. Bell were called to Nor
rIsville Friday to attend the funeral of a
grandchild.
Mrs. Prescott Scott is still confined to
her bed with broken limb. Marion ALL
bee is caring for her
Guy Goodrich has bought the Orleans
House at the Common and proposes to
run a first-class temperance hotel.
Our farmers are much interested in the
meetings of the Board of Agriculture to
be held on Thursday and Friday. Com
mittees have been chosen to look after all
the departments: Chas. Root il named as
chairman; H. S. Andrus, reporter; G. E..
Goodrich, chairman of reception commit
tee. J. w. Allen, of general committee /;
A. NJ. Hartman, on music. Meet
ings will be held at town hall. Re-
member that the ladies are specially in
vited Let there be rousing attendance.
Derby.
A singing school is proposed.
j. w. Erwin is repairing his law Of
flee.
Mrs. D. H. Boyden is quite sick with
erysipelas.
Hollis Moran was recently quite badly
hurt by being thrown from a sled.
| 1. P. Thatcher recently had a bundle of
| genuine deer skin mittens sent him from
the Chippewa Indians.
| A. D. Thatcher and A. ID. Niles have
recently received some fine bred white
Bramah chicks.
sold from S14 to SIS and hay from 81 to
50 per ton.
At last accounts Geo. Grout had live
skunk barreled up in his barn which he
was anxious to dispose of.
The funeral services of Geo. r Colby
were at his late residence Sunday, Dec.
| Dov Mr. nriCLn Cfficiotinn
Mrs. Lydia Crandall, aged 81 years, died
at the residence of her son, II. B. Gran
dali, in South Derby, last Thursday. Flu
neral was held at the house Saturday.
The village schools began Dec l. Ma
bel Shedd in the No. Dist, Kate Hopkin-
son in the Centre Dist. and Mertie Kelley
in the South Dist.
Dr.. E. W. Clark and wife were called
to Glover, Saturday to attend the funeral
of her mother, Mrs. Aldric b, which took
place Sunday a. m. Mrs. Aldrich has
many warm friends here who will mourn
her death.
West Derby.
Girl baby at Edgar Morse's.
F. Blake has moved to his new house
Christmas exercises at both churches
on Wednesday evening.
Funds are raised for the completion Of
| the Advent church.
Sociable at Universalist chapel Friday
evening, with oysters.
H. L. Babbitt breaks up housekeeping
and boards with Marcus Glover.
E. o. E. Hammond is building house
for P. S. Robinson on the lot near Ezrs
Towle'S.
Sliding in the roads here is disagree
BILE nuisance, which the authorities ough
to abate.
Mrs. Frank Kimball has a Towering
maple in her sitting room which is now
in bloom and has branches on it II fee
in length. It is six feet across at the top