Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-10-12


on the Cook farm this week.
A little son of Walter Gray drank
quantity of kerosene oil recently, with
rather dangerous consequences.
Mrs. Ed. Bickford and daughter have
returned to Mass-Isaac Damon re-
turns to Canada to spend the winter.
The young people, assisted by the
Kendalls, are preparing an Oriental
entertainment, ETC., which will come
off on Friday evening next.
Mrs. J. E. Dwinell, Mrs. M. Abbott
and Mrs A. Skinner were delegates to
the w. G. T. U. meeting at St. Johns
bury.
Chaplin Leonard has become Free
Baptist, and was immersed in the rlv-
err near his own premises some days
since.
James Dow raised i87 bushels of ears
of corn on 60 rods of ground, which
would be hard to beat for soundness
and beauty.
DR.. w. F. Templeton was sent for
recently on account of the severe
sickness of Miss E. Hagar. Mrs. Mitch
ell is also on the sick list
1t is reported that Ernest Partridge
is going to work on the road, and will
move his family somewhere on the
line of r. r. to keep boarders.
Capt. Percival had an old mems
husking last Thursday afternoon. The
Oldest man present was 80, the young
est So years of age. The way they
made the corn fly plainly told that
thew had not lost the art of husk1ng
corn. Neither have they lost the art
| of telling big stories.
West Glover.
John Borland and wife have been
spending a few days in Marshfield.
The Smith Bros have taken job to
ont and skid a lot of lumber for n. M.
Lewis.
A. S. Clark has the agency for the
DeLaval separator that was shown at
the fair.
Harvest Home concert will be given
| bv the M. E. Sunday school, next Sab
bath. commencing at 1920 a. m.
Thos. Hastings has his house thor
ouohly remodeled and is now painting
the outside in colors. He has as con-
venient and fine looking farm resi-
dence as one need wish for.
Rev. Mr.. Moore, who has been
preaching for the Cong. church here,
closed his labors yesterday. He has
made many friends here and 1T is hop
ed he NAV return, after he finishes his
studies, to become pastor of this
church.
Greensboro.
Mrs. Thomas Uric and daughter Lii
liam has gone West on visit.
J.B. Calderwood raised pear tina
, weighed three fourths of pound
Report bigger one if you can.
> grew on a graft set in mountain asl
tree.
IF. Rabbit has secured the posi-
ton of clerk in the Mass, Insane Asy
\ lum at Northampton. He has goo
lob in the institution and is capabl
4 man for the position. Greensbor
has lost a good citizen.
# John Olmstead has sold his farm t
w. II. LELAND, including sugar tools, 70
5000, and has bought the Geo. Drur
: farm south of the village for 81 ,OOO,re
= ceiving some personal property in tn
bargain. Mr.. Drury leaves town an
goes edown country to reside.
n A sad accident occurred last wee
q bv which George Caswell, son {
Warren Caswell, aged 16 years La
m June. was killed. He was DRAWN
q manure and in some way, while steE
rs ping from the wagon to the WACO
at pole. fell behind the horses, his FOX
n. getting entangled so that he was he
fast. The horses became frlghtene
is and ran long distance, the boy belr
dragged under the wagon. His hes
was terribly hurt and his back broke
" and he died from his injuries at one
His father stopped the horses and wi
IN messed the dying gasp of his son.
is very sad affair and the stricke
is parents have the sympathy of Il
whole community.
re Holland.
Mrs. Solomon Davis of Dakota visi
lrt in town.
I'M The Summers Bros. have moved
the Charles Eastman place.
ed E. w. Eastman and wife have go
*, to Mass. to spend the winter.
James Boothman has sold his N
he gearing to Matthew Whitehill of Mo
Ia gan.
VIM. Palen raised a heavy crop
ne potatoes, one of which weighed
en- pounds, another IA pounds.
Wis The concert that was given in
no Town House at Holland, Sept %
will be repeated by request on Frid
the the 10th, inst, at Morgan Center.
lily cordial invitation is extended to al
Cne Irasburgh.
INK Miss Jessie Cotton has gone
ed. Norwood, N. Y, for two or tn
our months stay.
aW- Mr.. and Mrs. It. A. HOldridge HI
ter, gone to BRIDGEPORT, VT, to visit
ouU Holdridge's mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dow and
7ble Arthur Croft, wife and daughte
ORR Enosburgh, spent few days at Z.
ON Wheeler's last week.
Oie A lady lost a black handbag c
~" tanning a bundle of keys and OF
articles of much value to her, bu
wed none to the finder. Will the pei
new who picked it up return it to Whe
oVes & Locke's store?
Ioru The entertainment by the Keno
iol Tuesday evening was well worth
port .o+uonono Roth Mr. and Mrs. I
dali have a happy faculty of port
ing ing characters, which shows nat
Geo. talent we'll cultivated.
lai0 Morgan Center
aU The chicken pie festival ne
efUle about 81 90 for the w. R. @.