Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-12-14

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Newport.
Mrs B. E. Mosher is in very criti-
cal state of health.
Byron I'll. Curtis, some months alb
sent, is home again.
E. E. Scott is at Barton doing a Job
on the Catholic church.
III. Gaylor of Newport Ctr. has NOV
ed to the Robitelle house.
The social gathering at Cong. church
Friday evening was enjoyed by many.
Remember the reception and benefit
at NJ. E. parsonage, Tuesday evening.
The relatives of little Maude Field,
bereft of both father and mother, are
in a wrangle in regard to a guardian.
Newport Center.
G. D. Squares, who has been sick
with pneumonia, is better.
Remember Rev. A. Gregory's do
nation at G. A. r. hall, Dec. IS.
Albert Martin has received an in
crease in his pension, of 81 a month.
The Free Baptist Sabbath school is
preparing to have Christmas exercis-
es and tree Christmas Eve.
Evangelist, j. A. Heath, who is hold
ing meetings at Batesville will com
mence series of meetings here in
about two weeks.
S. o. Whipple, some weeks sick, Is
better.-D. L. Hildrith is able to be on
the street again, but his health is
poor.-Abram Hager is also impov-
ed so as to be out again.
At the annual meeting of Alexan-
der Post, Dec. 9TH. Officers were
elected af follows p c., FredP. Riley;
s. V, c., Martin V. Rogers; J. V. c.,
w. H. Wiley; Surg, @. L. Erwin, M.
D.; Chap, D. J. Perkins; @. M, j. G.
Stickney; o. D., H. L. Smith; o. G.,
Miles Therlaw; Guard, Erastus Cool
beth. Delegates to Dept. enca mpment
D. J. Perkins and w. w. Wiley.
Troy.
Charles Lathe has moved back to
Stevens mill and F. D. Hale into Lathe's
house.
About 125 attended the entertain
ment given by Masonic Union Dec
9th.
The winter term of school began
Dec. 18th, with nearly forty scholars.
Mss Mary L. Wheer, teacher.
The Farmers Meeting held at this
place the 10th and 18th of Dec. was
well attended and developed quite an
interest.
j. B. Powers has pair of twin boys
IL years old Dec. 8, which weigh re-
spectively 1873 and 12S pounds. If they
keep on they bid fair to be giants.
North Troy.
A H. Butterfield has moved to his
new home.
About 100 car loads of merchandise
are inspected every day at this station
and the business on the road is greatly
increased.
HI. K. Pages saw-mill, mile from
this village was burned with farming
tools stored within, and several thous
and feet of lumber, on the Sth inst.
WestfieId.
Mrs. John A. Gilman of Shelburne
Falls, Mass, has been in town on a
visit-Nellie Wright has been in town
for few days.
L. A. Brown has put up model
barn this season. When finished it
will be one of the best in town. Ed
son Kinney is doing the work.
The first lecture of the course was
given by Rev. H. w. Worthen last
Wednesday evening. A good sized
audience greeted the speaker, and for
an hour and a half listened to him
with interest as he showed the 'Harmo-
ny of the Bible and Science"
On Saturday evening, the 9Th inst,
about 1920 O'Clock, the house of Henry
@. Curtis in this village was discover
ed to be on fire. 1t was well under
way, and not large amount of the
contents was saved. Help gathered
and the house of E. H. Hitchcock,
which stood in close proximity, was
saved without difficulty, the wind be-
ing favorable. Mr.. Aseltine's house,
d. E. Wright's barn and Benware's
wheelwright shop all caught fire, but
there was sufficient help to eXtinguish !
the flames.
WeStmOre.
Henry Atkins is visiting his chill
dren here.
Mrs. Electa Daniels has gone to
Bradford to spend the winter.
Geo. w. Conley and wife will soon
go to Maine to work in the lumber
woods.
Fred Kimball broke his collar bone |
while working in the woods some days |
since
Fire was discovered in @. M. Gray's |
buildings at a. m. the Sth inst, in /
time to save the horse. The buildings |
though not large or valuable are quite |
a loss to Mr.. Gray.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
West Burke.
A. L. Kennison and family are visit |
ing in Canada.
Lyman Kennison has gone to Mas
sachusetts to spend the winter with |
his sons.
George Brewer has returned to Wis |
consin where he has been for several |
years past.
J. F. Ruggles has put in line of |
telegraph wire from the post office to
the depot.
The village schools commence this
week; Miss Elva Smith teaching the |
higher department and Miss Bertha |