Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-06-30

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Adams were each absent one day, caused
by sickness. Katie Hopkinson, teacher
West Derby.
d. NJ. Bisbee is having his house paint
ed.
Emma Green is sick with rheumatic fe-
yer.
Mrs. Pratt preached Sunday. the 22d
inst, at the Universalist chapel to full
house. Rev. Mr.. Priest is expected to
commence his labors the first Sunday in
July.
Derby Line.
Fourth of July celebration will be
held here. Maj. Grout will deliver an
Grafton in the afternoon. Fireworks in
the evening.
Maj. Brigham died on Monday night
last, from the effects of shocks and a
long sickness, which, doubtless, had orig
mated in the wound received and the en-
counter with tie william, Hayden, when
he killed his wife and sought to kill Mr..
Brigham.
Glover.
John Mcclellan is building large barn.
Will Aldrich is driving the cream
wagon.
E. G. Thompson has sold his Sherburne
colt for 5000.
Mrs. John Smith and Katie Mcleod
have gone to Canada on visit.
The w. r. C. hold their next regular
meeting at half past a. M, July 4th.
Old lady Ayers has gone to ST. Johns
bury to stop with her daughter for time.
Several families from this place at
tended the grove meeting at Willoughby.
Herbert Mcclellan returned to his home
in Canton, N. Y, last week. His father
is no better.
Curtis Frasier and wife and Clarence
Humphrey and wife from st. Johnsbury
visited relatives here last week.
Hayden Whitney graduated in the COM
mercial department at Lyndon recently.
He is bright scholar and worthy young
| man.
Ned Young has gone to the Mountains
to work in a hotel.-Mrs. S. B. French
and Mrs. Geo. Goodwin have gone to
Bolton Springs.
Mrs. Charles Lawrence has gone to
| Derby to see her father, who is Sick
Mrs. Hugh Carr was summoned to Burke
to care for sister who is sick.
The band will give promenade concert
on Thursday evening, July Sd, at Insti-
tute hall, followed by dancing. Ice cream
and coffee will be served. See bills.
F. H. Percival recently found a monster
egg, which on being broken, was found
to contain another and smaller egg, shell
and all complete.
Greensboro
J. Q. Cutler is canvassing the south
part of the comfy for Charles Scribner's
work on Stanley's travels in Africa-''In
Darkest Africa" The work is one of
great interest and ought to have good
| sale.
Holland.
Henry Lafo is building new house.
Benz. Smiths auction sale amounted to
$500.
Ira Page of Plymouth, N. H., is here
on visit.
Mrs. Gardner Currier died of consump-
ton on Friday. Her remains were car
ried to Richford for burial.
IraSburGh.
Orrin Powell and wife of Kalamzoo,
Mich, brother of the late f. w. Powell,
are visiting Mrs. Jane A. Powell.
The ladies of the Cong. society propose
to furnish warm dinners at a reasonable
price in the vestry on July 4th, in con-
nection with the celebration in this place
Lowell.
Carlos Harding has returned from a
trip to ST. Adams.
Arnold Caples was killed by falling
tree one day last week.
Fred Blake, who studied with Dr. Hill,
has settled in Jeffersonyille.
The buildings on the Sawyer place, oc-
cupied by Dennis Shortsleeves, were de-
stroyed by fire on the night of the 25th
A horse, pig and much of the furniture
were burned. Insurance 5000.
T. B. Cowan recently saw a bear on
his farm near the village. 1t is hard to
tell which was most frightened, the man
or the bear-possibly the bear, as he has
not been seen since ne met Mr.. Cowan.
Newport.
w. G. Calhoun, manager of the Frost
veneer mill, has closed his engagement
here and will go West.
The store in the opera house, lately va
Gated by w. G. Whitney, is being repair
ed and reftted for dry goods store.
Mark Joslyn is building a horse barn,
VIM. Boynton and Charles Norris doing
the jOb.-Repairs have been made on the
dwelling house at the court house.-Olin
Dana is reshingling his house.-Carl Sto-
ry has made extensive repairs on the
house he purchased on Pleasant street.
NewportCenter-
Martin V. Royce has been granted a
pension of $500 month, with $17S ar
| rearages.
At the annual school meeting Reuben
Johnson was chosen committee. G.. L.
Erwin, clerk and treasurer. Voted to
raise 35 cents on dollar of the list for
school expenses.
Troy.
S. R. Davis is building large barn.
w. E. Brewster of Boston is visiting
friends in town. SIS 81
Mrs. E. A. Hammond is in Burlington
for medical treatment.
j. N. Conner was elected committee at
the annual school meeting.
The Willing Workers will give an ice
cream festival at M. E. church, Wednes-
day evening, July I'd.
North Troy.
Samuel Page has been granted an in
crease of pension.
Miss Lydia Hardy closed her school on
the east side of the river last week.
Miss Cora McMannis went to Nashua,
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