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

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Mr.. Blossom and wife from Canada
visited at Henry Bradley's last week
Quite a number of the voters OF this /
place attended the Republican rally at il
Derby Center Saturday evening.
John Wheeler has moved his family
to Holland, and Mr.. Lockwood hasI
taken possession OF Wheeler's place.
Prof. Plummer with his two sons
and Geo. Franklin OF this place left
last Monday for Canada to give con-
certs.
The item last week should have said
the new road ran from the railroad
track on Indian PIT. St., through TO N
Maple, instead of Elm st.
Glover.
III. S. Chaplain is reshingling his
house.
N. Nj. Lewis is republican nominee
for representative good one.
Several from this vicinity attended
the Horse Breeders meeting, at New
port.
Our citizens are going to Barton,
Thursday afternoon, TO attend the bigN
republican rally.
Sociable of Ladies' Society, Friday
afternoon, Aug. 20, in G. S. Leonard's
grove, if pleasant, If not, il will bd
held at @. S. Leonard's house. leo
cream will be served. All cordially
invited.
Gertrude Davis is spending a fewN
weeks with her parents i'm the old
home.-Lena Randall is spending her
vacation here.-C. S. Phillips has gond
to Littleton on his annual visit with d
fine display of taxidermy goods OF his
own manufacture. H. j. Dwinell and
family and Mrs. A. ID. Scott of Leba
non visited here last week.
West Glover.
Miss Efiie Clark goes to Derby I'd
attend fall school
Mrs. Chas. Cutler is on visit al
Waterford and st. Johnsbury.
Olin Skinner and family from Kan
sas are here OF visit. We are pleas
ed to see them.
John Teller is laying the foundation
and making preparations 60 erect
house on his Dodge farm.
Mertie Clark teaches in the Centre
district. Miss Amy Partridge I'm tho
Parish district Matte Cook has the
school at West Glover.
Misses Hattie and Leora Clark ol
Wakefield, Mass, who have been Wis
iting in this and adjoining towns, re-
turn to their home this week.
The teachers home from the sum
mer school report an enjoyable time
as well rs an extra opportunity FOL
receiving instruction on all impor
tant and minor subjects.
Greensboro.
Karl Knowlton is in town, stopping
at the Cottage.
A. G.. Wheeler and a number OF 9th
ers have bought four acres of land o
III. S. Tolman on the shore of the lake
comprising the ground known as thd
Wheeler camp.
At the democratic caucus, Jas.
Calderwood was nominated towI
representative; II. S. Tolman, S. b
Pinney, j. b. Cook, Arthur Salmon
n. B. Payne, Jas. b. Calderwood and
Jas. Wilson, justices.
Lightning struck John Garvin'
house last Friday damaging the chin
ney and cornice of the house anS
played around generally. The same
day John Clements barn was strucl
and some damage done.
HIS. Tolman's buildings were en-
tirely destroyed by fire on SUNDAY
morning, Aug. IA. The fire was dis
covered at about o'clock a. M, and
seemed to be in the horse barn, bu
there being no water at hand it wa
thought best to save what things thej
could, and a large amount Of house
hold goods were saved. The stock
except the hogs, was saved. His WOO
and butter were burned and a largo
amount of other property. IL is est
mated he lost about 100 tons OF hay
The origin of the fire is a mystery
some claiming ii to be incendiary.
Holland.
b. +. Jerome and family from Bar
ton are visiting in town.
Your correspondent and others hav
recently seen a red CD squirrel with
perfectly white tail.
James Bradford is sick with diph
liberia and several others are sick wit
the same dreadful disease. A. Runner
has lost two children and has tire