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

the Union House.
The Ladies' Mite Society will meet with
Mrs. A. A. Williams next Friday after
noon and evening, Dec. 10. The young
people are cordially invited in the even
ing.
Eddie Walker and Elmer Berry are to
run the engine at Lewis mill this winter,
Walker running days and Berry nights.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherburne have given up
! keeping house for Mr.. Lewis. Mrs Sher-
/ burne teaches school, while he works in
/ the mill at So. Glover.
There are several cases of measles in
town. Loren Randall's oldest daughter
is dangerously sick with them. 1t is fear
ed the village school will be broken up.
Greensboro
Miss Frances Babbitt teaches at the
Bend.
Albert Young is laid up with bad cut
on his foot.
We expect the Cottage Hotel to be oc-
cupied in few days.
Philip Badger is i'll with stomach
trouble.
John Kendrick is at school at Crafts
bury academy.
Village school opened last Monday, I'M
Felix & Son are making ready to cut
ice and will be able to fill any order they
may receive.
J. B. Calderwood recently killed bull,
Is months, old which dressed 900 lbs.
Everything about James has thirty ed Won
derfully since the Nov. elections.
II. S. Daniels was badly hurt last week
while at work on the trestle between East
and South Hardwick by the springing
out of jack and the timber striking him
and throwing him from the staging. 1t
is uncertain how badly he is injured at
this time.
A prepossessing looking man was here
last month claiming to represent Boston
firm selling a certain kind of goods, offer
ing special inducements by paying cash
in advance. One customer was found
here to accept the offer made, who soon
found to his sorrow that no such con-
Germ exists. This is pretty late to expose
him, but it may warn others not to pay
for thing until they get it.
Mrs. Calvin Clary, mother of Sabin
Clary, who died at the home of her son,
Dec Sd, was nearly 90 years of age. She
spent all the years of her life until she
came here, nine years ago, in Georgia, VT,
where she reared a family of ten children,
six of whom are now living. During the
rebellion five of her sons were in the
army, one of whom did not return. Her
husband was a soldier of the war of 1912,
and she drew pension for many years.
She became a member of the church when
is years old and attended the church
where Rev AIvah Sabin, at one time a
member of congress, preached forty yrs.
She was a woman Of exemplary Christian
character and active in every good work.
At about the age of eighty years her mind
became clouded and she never regained
her reason. Her remains were carried to
| Georgia Plains for burial beside the re-
mains of her husband, where appropri-
ate funeral services were held.
| Greensboro Bend.
| P. G. Salmon's new block is completed.
The building is 40 go feet. On the low
er floor front there is convenient and
pleasant grocery store; also Mrs. Sal
mon S millinery rooms. In the rear is a
work room. The upper story is finished
into large hall, which was dedicated
| Nov. &c.
Holland.
Geo. Hamilton is seriously sick with
a lung trouble.
Harris Bryant and family have return
| ed to New York City.
IraSDIIr2-h.
| Christmas exercises at both churches.
Lots of holiday goods at Wheeler &
Locke's.
Mrs. L. Holbrook is very dangerously
! sick.
All the cheese has been sent to market
! from the factory.
We hope our farmers will attend the ag-
ricultural meetings this week
NJ. NJ. Taplin is home from Conn,
where he has been selling cattle.
An unpleasant tip-over for Mr.. COTS
people near the church Sunday. No Sc
rious damage.
Emma France. goes to Boston to com
plete her studies in music. She is good
music teacher.
Bailey has a heavy line of Christmas
goods, with an extra lot of silver plated
ware, jewelry, etc.
Mr.. King, who has lived on one of w.
G. Taplin's farms, has bought the Burton
A. Parker farm, paying $1,000.
L. d. Loverin has moved on to the
Bogue farm.-A B. Carpenter has moved
Wells.
The market for old horses is rather
dull, we Judge; At recent auction two
were sold for $15 each. Is Mckinley re
SpOuSIDIe9
Mrs. Geo. Brewster was quite seriously
hurt by a fall recently, which so injured
a knee that she can not step on that foot
It does not grow better.
The following is the program of the
meetings of the Board of Agriculture
which are to be held here this week:
Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
Opening Address; 10 80, s'The advantag
es of the Creamery" by w. w. Cooke o
Burlington; IL 80, discussion.
Afternoon, 2 o'clock, marketing Farm
Products by VIM. Chaplin of Middlesex
3 o'clock, discussion.
Evening, o'clock, music; 7 :15, ''Dai
rying," by Rollin C. Smith of Pittsford
8 Is, discussion.
Wednesday, Dec. II, 10 O'Clock a. m.
''Saving and Applying Manures,' by j
O. Sanford discussion.
Afternoon, O'Clock, ''Stock- breeding,
by Homer W. Vail of Pomfret; discus
sion.
Evening, o'clock, Music; Z :15, ''Pro