Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-12-21

received no intimation of what was in
store for them, until in response to
some trivial pretext they arrived al
the old homestead. They began their
married life on the farm where half a
century later their friends celebrated
their golden wedding. Of thirteen
children given them, eleven are liv-
ing and ten were present. The pleas
ure of the occasion was enhanced by
the presence of Gilman Dow and his
lately acquired bride.
East Coventry.
See MONITOR agent at post office,
/ Tuesday forenoon of next week
Craftsbury.
II. Stevens has a fine display of
| Christmas goods.
B. Williams has an uncle Efrom sNeW
Hampshire visiting him.
Chas. Root has car load of cotton
seed meal at Hardwick.
FL. T. Martin and Eph Robbins have
each girl baby at their houses.
FL. Scott has moved into the Rand
block with his motherin-law.
The old tannery is being thoroughly
repaired and will be occupied by a
mechanic.
Katie Randall does dressmaking at
the Common, and has rooms at Ed
Wheeler's.
Bert Pike is making repairs on his
hotel, painting, papering and cleaning
up generally. There is a prospect of
good patronage.
Derby.
A girl baby at Marvin Moran's.
Lagrippe is quite prevalent now.
Alice JENNIE returned to Newbury
last Saturday.
Ross and Willie Moran are having
the measles.
A. R. Cowles gave sample singing
lesson last Monday.
HI. B. Crandall plowed all day the
18th, for F. Pleasance.
A singing school will be organized
this evening, Dec. 21st. A. r. Cowles
teacher.
The three churches have appointed
a committee to arrange for Christ
mas tree and exercises in the town
hall.
A. Fl. circuit and mother, and Benz.
Human of Newport, intend to start
Tuesday for Chicago to spend the holi-
days with J. III. Bisbee's people.
Glover.
Geo. Spaulding is about putting in
line of groceries.
o. V. Percival has sold his land in
Barton, to Mr.. Abbott, for $500.
Mrs. Annie Bridgman has returned
to Hanover. Emily French is at st.
Johnsbury.
Reuben Chrystie, formerly of Shelf
field is moving to the home of Mrs. J.
King, who is in feeble health.
Miss Nellie Osgood is home from
Sheffield, where she has finished a
fourteen weeks term of school.
Freeman, son of Henry Phillips
died Dec. 10Th, after an illness of
four weeks. He was in the home of
G. S. Phillips, where he was tenderly
cared for.
Greensboro.
Eighteen dollars received at the box
supper for Rev. Mr.. Vail.
Asa Chase is getting out lumber to
build a new horse barn next summer.
Sam Lewis, son of the late Rev.
Dan. Lewis, is teaching school in our
village.
T. HI. harrington is in very poor
health.-Mrs. John Barr and Mrs. A.
Barber are on the sick list.
Jas. McEmen is building an addition
to his creamery to make room for his
increasing business.
DR.. E. F. Root from Sheffield, has
taken rooms at ]. A. McDowelIs, and
will practice medicine here We wish
him success.
G. w. Wiley has taken possession
Of the Badger place, recently bought,
and Mrs. Badger has rented rooms in
VIM. Arthur's tenement.
Henry King, who has been at work
for E. FL. Pope, has bought a black
smith shop at Craftsbury, and has
moved his family there.
George Gebbie has moved on to the
nj oY,l Doh00o1I h.
has rented his the past year, has
moved on to the place recently bought
in Glover.
Geo. Wood Jr., mailed a draft let
ter at this Office, directed to Ed Kill
gallen, which has mysteriously disap-
peared, and no clue to it. A lawsuit
grows out of it.
Mrs. Miller. died last Sunday. She
was a woman of noble Christian char
acter and highly esteemed by all who
knew her. She leaves husband and
five children to mourn her loss.
Greensboro Bend.
R. A. Simpson is engaged for the
winter with o. J. Howard to cut wood
and lumber.
School began the winter term in this
district Dec. with Mr. Lewis of Hard
wick, teacher.
There will be Christmas exercises
and a tree at the M. E. church in this
place on the evening of the oath.
Henry King has closed his services
at the forge with E. Ell. Pope, and has
moved to Craftsbury, where he has
bought a shop and will do blacksmith
ing.
Holland.
Mrs. Thomas Clapper is recovering
from the severe injuries received from
a fall recently.
Go to the post office on Thursday
afternoon and see the MONITOR agent,
or to West Holland post-o in the
evening.
Arthur Kimball, BERTHE Tice, and
Minnie Moulton have gone to Derby
Academy to attend school, and Geo.
Burnham is at Stanstead college.