Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-01-12

OldTh presented them Win q DeaQUlIu
hanging lamp at their housewarming.
Remember the oyster supper at NJ. f
church, Tuesday eve. The band will be
present to furnish music in addition tc
the usual entertainment.
Aaron Sargent, Sen, is very sick with
rheumatic fever.-H. n. Wilson's little
boy, Earle, has the st. Vitus' dance
Charlie Darling is quite out of health.
The year of 1890 will be remembered
as an uncommonly wet, cold season In
January the wind was south 10 days ;west,
3 days; north, IA days; snow fell on s
days; rain on 2 days. February-Wind
south, Is days; west, 2 days; north, 1C
days; snow fell on 6 days; rain, 4 days.
March-Wind south, s days west,2 days
north, - days; snow fell or II days E;
rain, 3 days. April Wind south, 10
days; west, 6 days; north, IA days snow
fell on 5 { days; rain, 4 days. May-Wind
south, Is days; west, 2 days; north, IA
days; rain fell on 8 days. June-Wind
south, 8 days; west, Z days; north, IA
days; rain fell on IA days. July-Wind
south, 13 days; west, 10 days; north, s
days rain fell on s days. August-Wind
south, 10 days west, IL days; north, 10
days rain fell on IL days, September
Wind south, lG days west, 4 days; north,
10 days; rain fell on II days. October
Wind south, Is days; west, 1O days !;
north, s days; snow fell on 2 days rain,
8 days. November-Wind south, 10 days,
west, II days; north, s days; snow fell
on 6 days; rain, 5 days. December
Wind south, s days; west, Odays; north,
IA days; o fell on Is days. No thaw
from the 25th day of November until the
I'd day of January. Amount of snow fall
in December, 4 fit 3 inches, with unprec-
edented cold weather all the month.
Amount Of snowfall during the year, ~
it., 3 inches coolest days, February 10,
March Z, December 20, 30 and 81; warm
est days, June II, 10 and II, Aug. IA,
September Z and s. Crops of all kinds
not quite an average with past years, with
an unusually bad time to harvest them.
A general time of health has prevailed in
our borders, and at the beginning of an
OGilC JCdI ICG US IuNOhC GIIC UlCSSluS Ol
the God of our fathers, that He will
vouchsafe TO US as a people, health and
peace in our wide domain, and general
prosperity for the year to come. O.V.P.
West Glover.
There will be an entertainment at the
school-house, Saturday evening, Jan. II.
All are invited. Admission, free.
Quartus Graves has let his place, the
John Teller farm, to the Anderson Bros,
h are doing a large business, running
their own farm and threshing machine,
drawing lumber, etc.
The following from the CdIedORtan will
be of interest to the many friends of Mr..
Adams: Rev. b. s. Adams, for nine
months the Congregational pastor here,
died a week ago Friday morning after a
lingering illness. In this time his suffer
ings were often intense bnt all the pain
was endured with great Christian pa
thence. He was 81 years old and had
been settled at Cabot, Westfield and Clio
yer before coming to this village. His
death was caused by heart failure.
The funeral service was held at the
church. 1t was a most touching service
and attended by many of the pastors of
the conference. The service was con-
Quoted by Rev. S. f. Drew of McIndoes,
Rev. C. H. Merrill and Rev. Edward T.
Fairbanks. A brother and sister aud two
nephews of Mr.. Adams were present and
two sisters of Mrs. Adams. The floral
tributes from st. Johnsbury friends in
Guided a lovely cross and a beautiful an
Choir and some ladies arranged a floral
sickle with a beautiful sheaf above.
Greensboro
P. d. Badger is very hard sick.
Mrs. Clara Collier has gone to China as
a missionary.
Frank Chase has let his farm to Chas.
Goodrich for Il year.
Jas. White has bought the Bickford
place and sold part of it to Henry Hill.
There was neither a birth or "A death in
Dist. No. Z, during the past year.
S. P. Campbell is selling Mrs. Bells
daily readings.
The body of Mrs. Francis Felix reach
ed here from Brattleboro Tuesday, for
burial.
CalderwOod and Gebbie drew the snow
roller 100 miles in the month of Decem-
Der.
Robert Barr has lost his only horse
and an effort is being made by the neigh
bors to help get another.
A telegram was received that Edwin Ba-
ker was very sick at Boston, and Mrs. c.
L.. Baker, his mother started Immediately
to attend him. His sickness is typhoid
and gastric fever.
We Learn that Mrs. Dea. Drury has
suddenly failed in health, and but little
hopes are entertained of her recovery.
There seems to be a breaking down of
her system.
The trial Of Austin for violation of the
fish and game law attracted a large crowd.
The disagreement of the jury gave salts
faction to some and Disappointment to the
law abiding citizens of the town, who
think tina the material welfare of the
town is increased by making our lake at
tractive. Another trial will come off
Feb. %.
About, fifty of the citizens who wished
to show their good will to the new land
lord of the Cottage Hotel partook of
an oyster supper there last Thursday eve.
The supper gave abundant evidence that
Townsend knows how to set IA good ia
BILE which is SO necessary to the success
of a hotel. May the favorable impress
sion made by him and his family continue.
holland
Geo. Hamilton is hard sick with a lung
trouble.
L. R. Tabor and wife have gone to
Lawrence, Mass.
The Advent church cancelled its debt
last Thursday. Now why not have some
meetings?
A. B. MOulton and daughter and Gertie
D. P0ul 4Ao.l1 IT, Al-,-1 49, -