Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-01-05
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Mrs. Robert Allard is in quite poor
health.
Joe Tatro has moved into the house
with Mr.. Johnson.
Ida Recor has finished her labors at
Newport and returned home.
Jay Percy cut an ugly cash in his foot,
necesstating the taking of five stitches
to close up the wound.
Mr.. Auranger has moved on to Winslow
Chamberlin's farm in Troy, and Harry
Kimball is to move into the house vacated
by Auranger.
Walter Lucier of Boston is at home Wis
itng his friends.-Lou Dustin has been
home on short visit.-E. X. Hunt and
daughters went to Greensboro to fam
lily reunion during the Christmas holidays.
Lowell.
A boy baby at 10 LaBounty's.
Charles Patch has snapped his village
place with Mr.. COwan for the Mills farm.
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Work has again begun on the church
much to the satisfaction of those interest
ed in the vestry part. At a recent church
sociable at VIM. Demicks $500 was raised
for church use.
Morgan Center
]. w. Goodseli is at home from Mass,
for few weeks.
j. A. Gray is confined to his house
most of the time with neuralgia in his
head. He is Il great sufferer and there is
nothing that the doctors can give that
will give relief.
Rev. Geo E. Burnham is delivering
series OF lectures at the Union church,
Wednesday evening of each week, on Pill
grims Progress. All come that can as
they are free.
A building owned by A. Ewens and
used tor storage or farming tools, car
riages etc, collapsed last week, owing to
the great amount of snow on it. One
sleigh was demolished and other damage
done.
At the regular meeting of l. Blake Post
No. IO4. G. A. r., Dec. 26, the following
officers were elected: Geo. G. Kimball,
commander: Joel Williams, S. V. G. ;
Nathaniel Piper, J. V. c.; Marcus JOS
lyn, Adjt.; G. w. Bryant, surgeon; Jas.
+. Gray, chaplain; Henry Calkins, q. M. /;
Joel O. Bailey, O. D.; Daniel 6. Brooks
o. G.; delegate to state department en-
campment, Geo. w. Bryant.
Newport
Village school begins to-day.
MI. Foster has finished work for c. p.
Story.
c. A. Barrows and wife of Glover were
in town last week.
III. g. Blanchard is home again.-H. f.
Ryther has gone to Mass. visiting.
Mrs. Wright MAY Branch) has been
very sick with rheumatism, but is improv-
| ing.
Mrs. Geo. Flint goes to Springfield and
Boston this Week.-Mrs. Hands at work
for the Gilmans.
D. ]. Carter has moved to Newport
Center; Fred Allen has taken the Glines
farm in Derby.
Henry Blanchard, who was home from
| Boston for few days, returned last Sat
urday. He is travelling agent for Howard
w. Spear & Co. selling groceries.
Rev. r. V. Hall died at his home here
| on Wednesday morning last. He was one
/ of our oldest residents-Sl years of age
His wife is very sick at this writing
A horse from the Newport House stable
! got away Saturday and ran to the Sidewalk
near the post-office. Fred Brown was
struck by the sleigh but not seriously
! hurt.
At the called church meeting, it was
voted to engage Rev. Mr. Mills for an
other year, but Mr.. Mills thinks it best
not to remain and a new minister will be
in order.
At the election of S. S. officers of the
Baptist church, the following were chos-
en-: O. Newcomb, Supt. S. Henderson
assistant Supt.; Harry Gale, librarian.
OF the Mission School, Henry Ryther
Cupt. S. Henderson, assistant; j. r
/ Huse, librarian.
Henry Blanchard came home on Thurs
day, but returns to Boston at once and
goes on to the road as a travelling sales
man for a grocery firm.-Geo. Walworth
of Worcester, Mass, is in town, but re
turns soon. He expects to go into bust
ness in New Haven, Conn.
The past year has been one of large
growth and of remarkable things in the
line of improvement of which this village
may be justly proud. The village, through
| it's trustees, laid long lines of concrete
walk, which will be permanent and {
marked Improvement over the old walks
A company have projected an electric
light plant and, we judge, that the village
will be ligted by electricity before long
The completion of the new church anC
the erection of new houses and res
licences, the repairs done on many others
will make the year one of gratifying
growth and success. So far as we know
the larger number of those engaged il
business here have no occasion to com
plain of hard times or an Improbable
season. The following, while it does no
deal in details or presume to be absolute
ly accurate, will give an idea of what thu
parties mentioned have expended the pas
season in improvements The Congrega
tional Church Society completed thei
church at cost of $15, 5000; w. L. Tuck
50, 900; E. Raymond, $4,000; ia Prouty
$500; B. F. Hamilton, $4,000; H. III
Caswen. $500; F. A. Brown, $500; Mari
Joslyn, $500; Chas. Crawford, $500
Catholic Parish, 5000; DR.. Hamilton
$500; c. A. Phillips, $500; f. Sherman
$500; Lewis Ladoo, $3.50; Frost Venee
Mill, 5000; E. A. Stewart, 5000; Sher
; man & Brady, $500; j. Revoir, $500; c
P. Story, $500; w. Whitney, $1,000; S
Parker, $500; H. S. Root, 500; Mrs
Elkins. 5000; O. G. Miller, $500; w. La
mere, 5000; G.. Gilbert, 500; c. Proven
Gle, $50; H. Rondo, 500; j. Enos, $3.50
T. S. Cummings, 500; w. Richmond
5000; C. Brady, 5000; o. C. Miller, $500