Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-08-18


here for picnic last Thursday
Rev. Mr.. Gray's health is improving,
and he is expected back again soon.
CALEDONIA COUNTY
SIT. y OhnSDuI.y.
The framework of the new Fairbanks
store is up and the work of laying the
brick is ia active progress.
Charles S. Ward, an old st. Johnsbury
boy who has been general secretary of
the New Britain, Conn, Y. M. C. A, has
accepted a similar position at Grand Rap
ids. Mich. Mr.. Ward has been very sue
cessful in New Britain and during his six
years stay there the association has &C
CURED 100000 worth of property includ-
ing a fine building.
Postmaster Bowman has made arrange
ments for a closed pouch to leave the
post office at the 230 p. m. express.
This ponch will contain mail for Passum-
sic, East Barnet, Barnet, all of the Peach
ans, Monroe, McIndoes Falls, and Rye
gate, giving these offices two mails daily
from St. Johnsbury The pouch is left
at Wells River and given to the way mail
north. The ST. Johnsbury office now
dispatches and receives mail pouches
daily, and the mailing facilities are un-
surpassed by any office in the state, mails
being dispatched and received at all hours
of the day. -Republican.
HardwicIk.
The Cooperative Building Association
is declared a success. A meeting was
held at the Centennial House Wednesday
evening to hear reports of the investigat-
ing committee-M. E. Tucker, w. H.Tay-
lor and A. B. Thomas. There was a
good attendance. It was decided to or
ganze an association with a capital stock
of $4,000, the par value of shares to be
$40 each.
C. S. Cobb has connected his house and
barn with a new shed.-The cred drug
store block is being improved with new
outside paint.-The town is to rebuild
the river bridge above East Hardwick.
20. II. Marsh is building an addition to
his furniture store.-Dorman Bridgman
has contracted with Messrs. Philbrook &
Taylor to do the woodwork for his new
tenement house.-The Judevine estate is
making much needed repairs to the base
ment rooms under Rich's hardware store.
M. E. Tucker is building stone-cut-
ting shed twenty -four by sixty feet.
LyndOnviIle.
Rev. J. C. Bodwell is away on his va
cation.
A. w. burlington was authorized to
rebuild floral hall on the park, at the
special meeting of the association on
Tuesday.
Preparations are being made for the
annual campmeeting which opens in the
grove next week. The meeting will con-
tinue over Sunday, the same as last year.
substantial concrete walk is being
put down on the west side of Main ST.
above the park. 1t becoming apparent
that plank walks are failure and more
expensive than any other.
sheffield.
j. c. King and o. III. Jenness attended
the encampment at Boston.
Harley Paige's little daughter fell from
window recently, cutting cash in her
head.
Mr.. Barrett, who has been living on
Jacob Days farm, has left for parts UNI
known. His loss will not be mourned.
Byron Davis house in Wheelock was
destroyed by fire Monday night, Aug. 4.
w. II. Fadden was living on the place and
lost a large amount of furniture, etc. In
east Hard wick
Mrs. Howard is better.
The Iowa decorated train passed thro'
here Sabbath night, at ? a. m, to the dis
appointment of many.
J. B. Livingston has taken down the
old building in the rear of his shop, NOV
ed the shop back, and will erect respect
able front shop.
The famous stallion, ''Cobden, is dead.
He was probably the best horse in north
ern Vermont. The loss falls heavily
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| $4,000 for him last winter.
East Burke.
The Good Templars have purchased q
new Bridgeport organ of j. M. Cass.
John Brown and family of Hanover
N. H, are visiting at II. Freeto's.
Belle Gleason is sick with fever
Mrs. Stoddard is worse again.
Miss Tillie Lowell is visiting in Fairlee
Rev j. E. Farrow was in Boston last
week.-Rev. J. E. Smith is expected here
next week.
Sutton
Frank Ball is home from Littleton to
visit with his uncle.
DIR. Colby, Riley Roundy, A. r. Stone
and Silas Gray were in Boston last week.
Mrs. J. P. Otis is here from Kansas
A brother of A. H. Ball with his wife ar
rived from Nebraska, Thursday.
Florence ellis of Barton teaches
school in the North district.-Mrs. Hen
nv Ball will teach the village school again
this fall.
N. X. Campbell for Judge on the Re-
publican ticket and G. w. Willard for
Senator on the Democratic, speaks well
for the popularity of Sutton politicians.
David Jenness for many years resi-
dent of this town, but more recently OF
Burke Hollow, died there Aug. IA, aged
seventy three years. He was brought
4, here for burial.
Rev. G. E. Dane of Pittsfield, N. H.,
will preach here Sunday, Aug. "a. Mr.
Dane preached here several months about
twenty-five years ago and is pleasantly
remembered by the people in this parish
WheelOclx.
The committee are about to fix up the
| inside of the church.
Miss Abbie Taylor has been engaged
to teach in district No. 3 in Sheffield this
fall.
It is expected now that Mr.. Jennings
of New York will buy the Willard house