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

this locality. Among those on it's list last
week was our postmaster, w. ID. Miller,
Mrs. Emory Miller, who was unable to
enter her school during the week because
of it, O.. p. Wright was obliged to dis
continue his school on Friday, being sick
with it other members of his family are
sick. Mrs. Wright, who has for a long
time been sick with a lung trouble, is
quite low.
CALEDONIA co
The old board of directors of the Lynn
donville National bank was elected at the
annual meeting on Tuesday, as follows !:
G. A. Harris, c. d. Bigelow, j. w. Cope
land, H. F. P%illSbury, j. F. Ruggles. The
directors chose c. A. Harris president
L. B. Harris cashier.
At the annual meeting of the Lyndon
Savings bank the following officers were
president, w. l.. Pearl; treasurer, Ida
S. Pearl; trustees, L. w. Sanborn, w. L.
Pearl, J. w. Copeland, C. ID. Bigelow,
H. F.. PillsburY, w. A. DensmOre, j. F.
Ruggles. Chas f. Ruggles was added to
the list of corporators.
At the annual village meeting held on
Wednesday evening of last week the fol-
lowing officers were elected j. T. Glea-
son, moderator: John p. Webster, clerk;
w. A. DenSmore, j. S. Butler. o. NJ.
Badger, trustees; L. w. Sanborn, treas
urer; w. S. LETTERS, collector: w. S.
LETTERS, w. NJ. Weeks, c. p. Chase, aud
itors; j.. T. Gleason, agent; Geo. w.
Knight, chief of fire department. Voted
"a tax of 25c. to apply on village indebt-
edness.
East Burke.
Rev. j. f. Farrow has gone to Canada
visiting.
There was no school after Wednesday
last Week as Mr.. Wood attended the in
stitute at St. Johnsbury.
There is to be u missionary festival
here next Thursday evening, at which
Rev. G. VI. Curl of St. J%Ohnsbury is eX-
pectrd To deliver an address.
West Burke.
The old Captain Cobleigh dwelling
house, located on the north ridge in SUIT
ton, took fire and burned TO the ground
on Monday morning about 6 O'Clock. 1t
was owned by Dea. A. p. Taft and Occu-
pied by Fred Parker. 1t is a mystery
how the fire caught, as there was no fire
in the ell part where the fire caught. 1t
was insured.
There will be a campfire at the G. a. r.
hall on Friday evening, Jan. "a, under
the management of d. Ratteray Post, No.
8. Good music will be furnished and
Capt. p. d. Blodgett of St. Johnsbury
will give his description of the battle of
Gettysburg. Hon. H. c. Bates, COM
mander of Chamberlin Post at St. Johns
bury will be present, and others. Oysters
will be served and a good time is expected.
Hiram Allard of this place died very
suddenly Jan. Sth. He retired in his us
ual health about Z O'Clock in the evening
and in about half an hour was heard to
groan, and his son-in-law, Ira Chappell,
went to mis- bedside and he breathed but
once after he went to him. Mr.. Allard
was one of our Oldest citizens, being eigh-
ty-one his last birthday. He had been a
prominent man, holding the Office of JUS
tice of the peace for several years, and
was greatly interested in the building up
of West Burke, being Il first-class car
penter and millwright. He leaves a wild
ow two sons and four daughters.-Re-
publican.
Sutton.
The village school closes Friday next.
A ola nee at the town hall on Tuesday,
Jan. %.
Some of our Odd Fellows went to Bar
ton to help organize the new lodge re-
Gently formed there.
The Republican considers our local
items of so much consequence as to pub
llsh them twice over.
The Wheelock Quarterly meeting con-
venes at ibis place next week, beginning
Thursday with a ministers conference.
East HardNick.
Henry Stevens was in town on Monday.
Henry never looks very our.
The two churches observed the week
of prayer by appropriate union services.
Rev. DR.. Hurlbert has so far recovered
from the 'la grippe as to preach last
Sabbath.
S. w. Owen has traded his house in the
village for J. J. Burdick's farm one mile
south of the village on the hill road to
Walden.
DR.. Martin has removed from Mrs. Da-
Wis house to H. A. Rabbits upstairs ten
ement.-Mrs. Capt. Davis is expecting to
spend a portion of the winter in New
York city.
Ancil B. Hunt has bought of F. A. East
man his jewelry shop and goods; Mr..
Wetherby will continue watch repairing
on the second floor. Mr.. Eastman's eyes
are so weak he cannot continue the BUSH
ness.
WheelOck.
Ward Bradley is on the sick list.
School commences again to-day, lMon-
day. with Miss Townsend of West Burke