Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-02

The jurYmen drawn for the coming
term of county court are James Boutwell,
and Thomas Gilbert.
Miss Mary Root has closed her school
in district No. 4. Guy Farman closes his
school on the North Hill this week
Dr. Gould of Newport was recently
called to see E. H. Miller, who has been
very sick. Mr.. Miller is now improving.
Edwin Courser has rented his farm to
viii PEG of Lowell for five years. PEG
pays $3.50 and one half the taxes. He
takes possession soon. Simon Hitchcock
burgh.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
HardVvicIx-
Principal McNair has established ath-
letic exercises for the students of his
school.
The result of the donation for the ben
eft of Rev. A. p. Drown of Mackville
was about fifty dollars.
We understand there are parties from
Boston looking over the Hardwick and
Woodbury. granite quarres.
. The Misses Bridgman have organized
i fine class in voice-building. The pupils
meet two evenings during the week.
The registration report for 1890 of the
village district shows fourteen births and
nineteen deaths, which is more than dou-
bic the number of any previous year.
Our pastor, Rev. Mr.. Worthen, preach
ed a very able and convincing sermon on
Immortality recently. We are glad to
have with us this thorough scholar and
impressive speaker.
Business seems to be prospecting. There
are large quantities of lumber daily drawn
to the mills for building purposes the
coming summer and new streets are being
opened for this object This is in the
right direction, for every new building
benefits our community and helps pay our
taxes.
The G. A. r. Post advertises an enter
tainment for Wednesday evening, Febru-
airy 4, in which Mr.and Mrs. Stanley Starr
are the principal performers. Mr.. Starr
advertises as an elocutionist, vocalist
and impersonator of eminent ability. The
entertainment is for the benefit of the
Post.
The village meeting on Saturday even
ing last resulted in the acceptance of the
charter or act of incorporation by vote
of siXty-five to seventeen. The village,
as limited by the act, contains about II5
voters, qualified to vote in a village meet
ing, and quite number more entitled to
vote in town meetings, the requirement
of a years residence in the village exclud-
ing them from voting at this time. The
village contains about $50 men of voting
age, including those of foreign origin and
unnaturaliZed. The following officers
were elected: President, d. Bridgman;
trustees, j. III. McLoud, M. L. Tucker, l.
p. Titus, j. S. Drenan; clerk and treas
urer, M. V. B. Hathaway; auditors, NJ. |
E. Tucker, w. s. Rich, Z. ID. Dutton;
collector, o. B. Hall; chief engineer, o. |
II. Marsh; first assistant, C. L. Wheeler;
second assistant, A. E. Wakefield; fire |
wardens, G. w. Bailey, c. II. Ward, AL |
bert Perley, c. S. Cobb; Inspector of |
wood, bark and lumber, George B. Ship |
man. The president and board of trus-
tees were made committee to prepare
a code of bylaws, and also to investigate |
the feasibility and expense of procuring |
a water supply for domestic and fire uses,
to submit their reports at a subsequent
fn ha 0all cd xuh coi1
mittees are ready to report.
East Hard~vicL
Mrs. Delano has gone to st. Johnsbury
to care for her daughter, who is sick.
Much sickness prevails. School at the
Street closed last week successful
term. The Center school suspends on ac-
count of measles.
Mary Flanders, daughter of G. w.
Flanders, aged about ID years, died a few
days since of pneumonia which followed
an attack of the measles.
West Burke.
Miss Rosa Solomon has gone to Boston
to spend the remainder of the winter with
her sister, Mrs. Wyzanski.
Mrs. Nancy Bumps, lady II years old,
during the past seven months has had the
care of a garden, done considerable house
work, quilted ten bed quilts and pieced
four more which contain IL, 900 pieces.
Smart old lady.
A little boy of seven years of age, who
had been in the habit of sitting in church
with little sister, refused to do so any
longer, and when asked the reason, said,
81 don't want to sit with her every Sun
day folks will think we are married"
D. Rattery Post, No. 9, G. A. R., and
D. Rattery w. R. C. held public Install
alton of officers, Jan. "a. The following
officers of the Post were installed: CON-.
Wendell Silsby; S. V. c., Geo. N. M
Bean; J. V. c., Alonzo Barney; Adjt.,
H. H. Packer; Q. M, A. N. Glines; Sur
geon, H. r. Cummings; Chap, Geo. w.
Humphrey; Officer of the Day, p. P. Por-
ter; Officer of the Guard, ID. w. King;
S. NJ, Geo. Hartman; Q. M. s., A. L.
Carr. Officers of the w. r. c.: Pres,
Mrs. Carl Gilfllan; S. V. p, Mrs. James
Craig; ]. V. P, Mrs. A. E. Carr; Treas,
Mrs. H. R. Cummings; Sec, Mrs. Z. L.
Porter; Chap, Mrs. Lucy Hartwell; Con-,
Mrs. Almont Silsby; Asst. Con-, Miss
Annette Silsby; Guard, Mrs. Elva Carr;
Asst. G., Mrs. Sarah Buell..
East Burke.
Mrs. w. E. Fairbanks has gone to her |
old home, Guildhall, for a few weeks
visit.
Mrs. Melvin White, who has been sick |