Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-03-02


held here by Mr.. Montague of Newport
evening, March 6.
Bert Fellows has been cutting ice on
Echo pond for two or three days and
those who wanted ice could get it loaded
for % cents per ton.
Will Wheeler, who traded with Mrs.
Ruth Gregg for her place about year
ago, has decided it back to her and has
moved into a part of 81. A. Gregg's house.
Joseph L. Stoddard passed his 81 birth
| day last week, Monday the 23d. Those
of his children and grandchildren living
in town, gathered at his house and very
| pleasant day was spent.
The next entertainment is to be held
in the vestry Saturday evening, Mar. IA.
The money that has been raised at their
gatherings is now being used in putting
registers into the church so as to warm
it from the vestry below.
West Charleston.
George Jennings is married to Kate
Norris.
Charlie Moulton is at work in the Good
win repair shop.
David Cook and wife have been visit
ing in Hardwick.
L. R. Albee has just received car
load of Bradley fertilizer for sale.
Emma Parlin has closed her school at
Tn of Toll
Wesley Moore has taken Marshal Will
sons farm for three years. Mr. Wilson
is running meat market and boarding
house in Lowell, Mass.
Coventry.
Mrs. Luke Day, who resided in the
east part of the town was buried last
week.
Dan Hannant has moved to the Ira
Boynton farm which George Newton va
Gates.
Mrs. E. R. Spalding received the news
recently of the death of her sister, Mrs.
Tracy of Concord, N. II.
Dorcas Society will have literary en-
tertainment on Friday evening at the YES
try, serving scriptural salad
Several from this place attended the
singing convention at Barton Landing
last week and report good time.
Fred Shufelt is sick.-E. w. Merrill
has had quite severe run of the mea-
sizes. 1. P. Chase and wife were here car
ing for him.
The Ladies' Social will give an anti
quarian supper in the vestry of the Cong.
church, Wednesday eve, March 4. A
bountiful supper of the viands of ''ye old
en- time" will be served at $50, of which
all are invited to partake, after which an
entertainment will be furnished by the
ladies.
School in district No. 4, primary de-
partment taught by Hattie Burroughs,
closed Feb. 20. Number of scholars in
attendance, %. Those having no marks
were Emma Bean, Alice Allen, Mary Dol
Der, Edith Herman, Mary Wheelock,
Charlena Herbert, Marion and Raymond
Guild, Charlie Williams and Arthur Tru-
deau. Those who had no marks except
on account of sickness, were Edgar and
Efffe Smith, Eva Herman, Samuel Will
liams, Warner Guild, Calie Gardener and
Edward Trudeau.
Graf
Thirteen persons united with the Cong.
church last Sabbath.
The donation visit for Rev. Mr.. Bell
was we'll attended and a pleasant affair,
with good cash results.
Rev. r. Noodle starts for the west
soon on business connected with the in
terests of the Academy.
Tbs Academy school closes on Friday
with prize speaking in the evening. 1t
is hoped that Mr.. Day will be able to
run the spring school.-The village school
also closes on Friday.
Oliver Brill, one of P. w. Davison's
transfers, with a pair of horses that
weighed less than 100, recently drew, a
distance of two miles with two quite
sharp pitches on the way, load of spruce
logs which scaled 1880 feet. Dawson
and his men get there with big loads
every time.
From the printed report of the finan-
cial condition of the town as reported by
the selectmen we gather the following:
The town and highway taxes last year
amounted to $4,000. "a; town received in
dog licenses, s567O; from liquor sold
800. Town expended on the highway
$1868 of which $3.50 was for rolling and
breaking roads in winter. Cost of sup
porting the poor $513. The present in
debtedness of the town is $1175.40
The Good Templar entertainment on
Friday evening was well attended and
pleasant affair. S. Lathe, Chas. Critch-
EFT, and w. Allen showed conclusively
that "the world is growing better, while
Bert Goodwin, A. Smith and Martin
Sawyer proved that the thing is going
rapidly from bad to worse. The affirma-
tive won the decision. The charades
and dialogues were pleasing and well
rendered; but the most exciting and
pleasing thing was the sale of the Old
Maids at auction. Some twenty masked
ladies were bid off and the purchasers
were we'll satisfied with their goods. Two
gentlemen discovered to their chagrin
and misfortune that they had been swim
died in the purchase of two boys.
Derby.
Miss Sarepta Carter is quite i'll at Mr..
Shedd'S.
Maj. Grout has a car load of bran
shorts for his stock. 81.
Capt Henry Foster is appointed guard
ian of Emera Kingsbury.
Lewis Lamere has taken the Miller &
House farm and moves on to it soon.
Josiah Shedd and daughter Mabel are
in Boston on a visit.-Olla Shedd visits
an aunt in n. H.
N. T. Blake has purchased the d. w.
Rogers place at The north end of the vii
lage of Lizzie Drew, paying $3.50 for it.
The spring term of the academy opened
last Tuesday with brighter prospects than
last term. Miss Mabel Shedd has been