Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-12-29

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5 and will deliver it to the river near Franz
Niles to DE 1oated to Barton Landing.
5 At the election Of officers for Mason
1 Post the following were chosen: Com.
/. G. p. Fisher; Sen. Vice, w. S. JENNIE
+ Jun. Vice, J. P. Christie; O. D., Thos
!. Hastings; Q. G., Elijah Stone; Chap.
j. Walker; Q. NJ, S. b. French.
West Glover.
c. f. Cutters eyes have greatly improv
ed since DR.. Campbell commenced treat
ing them.
Christmas exercises at the church pass
ed off pleasantly. There were two small
trees for the smaller S. S. children and
two larger ones for the older ones. The
program of speaking and singing was
we'll filled.
Mrs. Abbie Whipple from Sugar Hill
n. H., is spending the holidays with her
daughter, Mrs. Addie Carr.-WiU Wright
S attending school at Barton. He pur-
poses to take up a course of studies there
and then at St. Johnsbury tina will fit
him for studying law with his uncle, w.
W. Miles.
Greensboro.
The state attorney will attend to the
Austin fishing case JAN. 5, 1891.
Mrs. Edwin Philbrook died last week
Wednesday, after a lingering illness.
John Garvin is making a colIec ton of
Walton's Registers.
Morrison Jardine was at the village
last week. He says he is improving in
health.
Christmas was observed at the Cong.
church Wednesday eve, with the usual
exercises.
Mrs. c. H. Burton of Providence, r. l..
is spending the winter in Greensboro at
w. W. Goss'.
John Gebbi,e who has resided in town
over forty years, says he never saw so
cold and stormy a December as this.
Fred Phillips has engaged to work for
Cephas Haynes one year. He will find a
good home.
E. A. Townsend of North Troy has Ia
ken possession of the Cottage Hotel.
We hope he will prove n model landlord.
Perrin Bros. are fixing up their lumber
house into a temporary blacksmith shop.
They will put a man in to iron their
lumber wagons.
A. G. Chase has the agency for the
Bellows Falls sugar apparatus.-O, B.
Dodge was in town this week in the in
terest of the Burden Creamery.
The record of the three deaths which
occurred in the Wood family recently,
will be found else where. 1t was a sad
fatality that swept three persons from
one family, almost within a month. Mrs.
William Wood came to this county from
Scotland nearly 40 years ago. marrying
Mr.. Wood, a pensioner of 1912. The
young ladies were daughters of Geo. W.
Wood. They were all members of the
Reformed Presbyterian church of E.
Craftsbury and all esteemed for excel
lence of character.
Mr.. E. A. Boothman is canvassing this
town for a work entitled ''The Great
Controversy Between Christ and Satan"
The work begins with the destruction of
Jerusalem and traces the history of the
church step by step to the present time,
giving an account of the trials, Affections
and persecution of the people of God I'M
der both Pagan and Papal rule. 1t gives
an account of the Reformation began in
the sixteenth century and extending to
the present time and closes with a vivid
description of the rest that remains for
the people of God. The book is so reas-
enable that it is placed within the reach
of all.
Tra$Dur&h.
They have commenced drawing logs at
Brewster & Russe!l's mill, so business is
good there. The mill is running every
day.
About sixteen couples attended the
dance on Christmas Eve, given by Brew
ster & Post, at Cour House Hall.
Two nice Christmas trees and q good
entertainment was held at the NJ. E.
church on Christmas Eve, and also at the
Cong. church Thursday evening the 25th.
the singing by ten Young ladies and
Christmas Bells by the little girls was ex-
cellent.
At the annual communication of Cen
trail Lodge of Z. and A. NJ. No. 60 held at
Masonic Hall, Irasburgh Vt, Tues. eve.
Dec. %. The following officers were
elected and installed, Thomas Landon,
w. NJ. O. E. Hanford, S. w; NJ. j. Ba-
ley, j. W; f. NJ. Sears, S. D.; R. NJ.
Bowley, j. D.; Geo. A. Beede, Sec. H.
Foss, Treas. f. Slack, S.. S.; c. d. Ba-
ley, j. s.. H. H. Somers, NJ G. w. Rus
sell, II. II. Somers, NJ. j. Bailey, f. c.;
Rev. w. C. johnson, Chaplain; g.. w.
Russell, L.
Lowell.
Will Coolidge and Rose Sylvester have
formed a partnership.
Leonard Shufelt is home from New
York, also Pat Brahaney.
Village schools first Mon
day in January, Bell Human and Mary
Hall in charge.
Newport.
J. G. Moulton is harvesting ice.
d. Stone has gone to Chicago.
Ray Young is sick with fever.
Langmaid has anew cook in his bakery.
DR.. Blanchard is in poor health again.
Jo. Merritt has bought a farm of DR..
Gaines.
Byron Curtis has got home from Hart
ford, Conn.
ID. w. Sisco of Troy has bought the
Lake House.
D. J. Garter has gone to Mays Mills to
work and will move there soon.
VIM Hight has recently purchased a
burglar proof safe.
Luke Livingston and a friend from So.
Hero, VT, were in town Saturday.
The dance at the Memphremagog
House was attended by % couples.
Geo. Root and Will Prouty return this