Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-08-22

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Julius, son of Rev. Mason Dutton,
Mof Newtonville, Mass, is visiting at
Nudge Thompson's.-Miss Minnie Ty-
Ter of West Burke was in town last
week visiting Miss May Wheeler and
bther schoolmates in town.-Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. Jordan of Boston are stop
ping with Mrs. Jordan's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John d. Cotton.
Lowell
The republicans of the "Valley''
will attend the great rally at Nc. Troy,
next Friday.
Morgan.
Maggie Braynard is engaged to
teach school at Morgan Gore.
Mrs. Hattie Byron, daughter of Mrs.
#Cyrus AIlbee, with her husband is
here visiting.
Mary and Emily Foss from Saco
Maine, are visiting at their grand
fathers, Calvin Brown.
Mrs. Demack, former resident of
this town, with her daughter, who
weeks, have now returned to their
home in Manchester.
Morgan Center
CD. Thomas has bought reaper
and binder of Joel Williams.
Winnie Griffin, of whose sickness
mention was made last week, died
Monday Aug. 18th, with that dread
disease diphtheria. Since then boy
and girl in same family have taken it
and are very sick. The doctor has
little hopes of saving the boys life.
w Newport.
Will Gilman is gaining rapidly.
John Alexander is home from Rich
ford where he has been for some time.
L. E. Thayer, whose hands were so
terribly burned recently is slowly i'm
proving.
Mrs. S. II. Corey, who has been sick
NJ for long time, is not expected to
recover.
The Methodist Sunday School picnic
has been postponed till week from
Tuesday.
Miss Hanaford and Mrs. Ionic from
Lowell, Mass, are guests at A. @.
Sleeper's.
VIM Hight has given up his trip to
England for the present on account
of business.
Don Wedgeworth, the son of a form
er Methodist pastor here, is the guest
of Will Alexander.
John Gale, w. A. Hines and their
wives have been stopping at Bolton
Springs for a few days.
The rooms now occupied by the Bank
will be taken by w. J. Avery upon the
removal of the bank I'd the Lane block.
The Newports played the Farnhams
a game of ball Saturday; the Far
hams FORGETTING the game, the score
stands to o.
A. r. Cowles will move his music
store from the Beede block to one of
the new stores in the Bean block upon
the completion of the latter building.
III. S.Greene will remove bis jewelry
store to one of the rooms in the Bean
block. Harvey Lapiere will put a
full line of tobacco and cigars in the
rooms now occupied by Mr.. Greene in
the Memphremagog House.
There are some persons in this place
who need reminding that bicycle
has the same right to half the road as
a team. In case of an accident, it
may be economy for them to keep
within the law if nothing more.
There was the heaviest rain-f fall here
Saturday night that has been seen for
years. The gravel sidewalks were
mostly carried down the cutters, and
the streets were badly gulled in several
places. Persons living less than half
a mile out of the village report only a
moderate shower.
The sixth annual exhibition and rae
es of the Eastern Vermont Association
of Road and Trotting Horse Breeders
opened successfully last Tuesday. The
stake for foals of 81, value $3.50, half
mile heats, was won by F. B. Lang's
teMcAlroy.'' In the 2:32 class first
money was won by CD. Pratt's ''Joe,"
purse 800. Thursday the attendance
was larger than Wednesday and about
125 horses were exhibited. In the
three minute class Dartmouth of
the Hyland Stock Farm won first mon
ey. First money was taken in the 2:35 |
class by EGov. Hendee.'' Purse 1870. |
The stake of $500 for foals of 1888 clos |
ed the days races. First money was |
won by Sutton from the Lee farm. |