Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-11

Mrs. DR.. Blanchard and Herbert are
/ to be here this summer and will board
with Mrs. Campbell.
w. d. Crane has sold his fine span
of horses and a single driver to
Springfield parties.
G.. FL. Prouty is making various adj
ditions and repairs on his village res
idence.
w. E. Tuck has bought several acres
of land of Sylvester Cass and will put
it upon the market for building lots.
j. G. Dawson has the contract to
build the new Methodist parsonage on
Prospect st. Work will begin on the
| foundation soon.
A boy by the name of Bennett of
Newport Center is in jail here for try
ing to wreck train on the G. R. r.
He is only 10 years old.
Rev Mr.. Cooper came before his
congregation at the Methodist church
a week ago yesterday and preached a
very appreciative sermon.
Joel Woodbury. has moved from E.
A. Martins tenement to West Derby.
Mrs. Welcome has moved from the
Robatille house to S. c.. ScOtt's tene-
ment in Batesville.
H. S. Lawrence is making some i'm
provements and repairs on his resi-
dence.-C. M. Brady is moving away
his old barn with a view to build a
new one He will convert the old
one into tenements.
Mrs. George Mcdonald of this vii
lage and Miss Ivy Cook of Newport
Center were arrested last Thursday
! by Sheriff Miles on complaint of town
grand juror, H. S. Root. They were
charged with shop lifting in Gilman's
store. On Friday they were brought
before justice G. G. Goodrich, and,
pleading guilty were fined.
Mrs Miller, an old PRESIDENT of this
town and the widow of the late Free
man Miller, died last Friday at the
house of Jack Kendall with whom she
was living. She leaves two daughters,
Mrs. Zed Bowley OF this town and
Mrs Gilbert Walker of Albany. Her
funeral was held at the house on Sun
dy afternoon, Rev. A. l.. Cooper Off
ciating.
At stock holders meeting Of the
MemphremagOg Driving Park AssO-
citation held here May 2, list of by
laws was adopted and the following
officers were elected: Jno. A. PrOu
ty, Pres; G. H. Prouty, 1st vice;
Benz. Human, End vice; Benz. Hin
man, Treasurer; Jno. Parker, Sec;
Jno. A. Prouty. Benz. Human, w. d.
Crane, E. J. Tinker, G.. II. Prouty,
Jno Parker and Seymour Lane, di-
rectors. S. NJ. Dorman, II. E. Lane,
G.. H. Gaines, auditors. This associa-
ton has a solid subscription list of
So 600. Has pure hased twenty acres
of land in West Derby and propose
to build one of the best equipped
and fastest half mile trotting rings in
New England. Work has already
commenced on the grounds and 1T is
expected to be in shape to hold one
or two days trotting meeting on or
about July 1, when good liberal pur-
ses will be offered and great effort
made to make the meeting saUisfactO
ry to the public.
Newport Center.
Clark Keith is running the road ma
chine i'll this part of the town and has
commenced work.
Hattie Perkins is boarding at n. S.
Rogers and attending the village
school this term.
George Grigwire has been put on
the pension roll at - a month, and
draws 1888 arrears.
Henry Fox has moved from the
White farm into the house in the vii
lage that he and Mr.. Locke recently
bought.
The Derby creamery men will run
the creamery here in the purchase of
milk and and the separator, but the
cream will be carried to Derby to be
made into butter.
The village school commenced Mon
day, May 4th, with Miss Mabel Rand
of Newport in the higher department
and Miss Eva Hendrix of Westfield in
the lower department.
The Methodist society people have
bought a house which will be repaired
and fitted up for a parsonage. Rev.
A. Gregory has arrived here and will
preach in this place and at So. Troy.
He will reside in the c.. Spalding
house until the parsonage is ready.
Westfield.
Henry O'Srout has sold the old
starch factory to John Morse.
Ephraim Courser's house on East
Hill was consumed by fire May 3.
The village school taught by Miss
Elva Farman numbers about 40 pupils.
Hon. E. Henry Powell of Richford
has been engaged to deliver the ora
ton here on Memorial Day.
VIII Bryant's baby daughter, who
has been very sick for several weeks,
died May 8, aged about 10 months.
WestmOre.
Fishing starts off slowly this cold
weather.
Rev. J. II. Gray has moved to Shelf
field.
The river drivers have their logs all
in the river.
Miss Mamie Stott of Island Pond is
teaching the west side school.
! j. B. Grant will preach at Mill
Brook, Sunday, May II. Let there be
a good attendance.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
| St. .EOhnSDury.
Judge w. P. Smith goes to McIndoes
to deliver the Memorial Day address.
The State w. G. T. U. will hold its
annual meeting in St. Johnsbury the
coming fall
Lafayette Soper, formerly of this
place and we'll known in the G.. A. r.
] i II.