Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-08-15

w mint hIlltAh lh dangerously SICK
with diphtheria. Mrs. Griffin Is sick
with the same disease, but is slowly
recovering.
William Scribner has contracted
with French & skinner OF Barton
Landing to log eight million feet OF
spruce at their new mill in Maine. He
will begin operations in September.
Newport.
Fred Dawson cut himself quite bad
~ with an adj recently.
The wires for tho new fire alarm
system are being pat up.
Miss Pettengill and friends are the
guests of Mrs. M. L.. EllSins and son.
A brother of Rev. +. A. George is
stopping with him for a short time.
Enoch Colby is home from S. Troy,
where he has been painting for S.
Slee.
Remember the Breeders Meeting,
18th, 18th, and 18th of this month.
There will be balloon ascension
sometime during the meeting.
The building fever is raging Any
thing that is half big enough, and that
will hold together long enough TO
move is being converted into a dwell
ing.
The Newports played the FARM
hams a game recently and defeated
them. Score 1875. Now what have
you got to say, unbelievers2 Your
pockets are lighter but you must have
gained some experience.
Newport Center.
Henry Squires has moved from the
village back on to his farm in Dist,
No. II.
The steam mill here and SINNERS
below here commenced running last
Monday.
Work has again commenced on the
new church. The frame is up and
partly boarded.
Ernest Bartlett is at home on a va
cation from Providence, r.. Twill re-
main at home until fail.
The post office here has been moved
into the rooms formerly occupied by
Mrs. Geo. L. Sleeper's millinery
store. Miss May Meacham will occu-
Ply for her millinery business the room
where the post-ofiice was.
At largely attended union service
at the M. f. church, Aug. Z, Mr.. Il. ID.
Collins of Barton Landing, gave a fine
talk or address, giving an account of
the great Christian Endeavor meet
ing at New York. The address was
of much interest TO all.
L. III. Williams has returned 20 his
home at Providence, II. 1. Charles
A. Bartlett accompanied his uncle,
and will find employment as clerk I'm
one of the Williams Bros, stores i'm that
city. Carlos Sleeper has returned to
his home and business ut Boston, Mass.
Mr.. William Williams, who is ninety
years of age and living with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. III. Il. Bartlett, last Friday
night, got up i'm his sleep, as is
supposed, and fell down the whole
ength of the front stairs and receiv-
I'd injuries to that extent that his
recovery is very doubtful, although
We understand no bones were broken.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Q. Cleveland
eft here on Wednesday p. m, for
Boise City, Idaho. Mrs. Cleveland
will be greatly missed here. She was
or a number of years a successful
Jeacher in our public schools OF the
village, a member of the Free Baptist
church, sabbath school and choir, and
vas active, efficient, punctual and
prominent in all society work and i'm
crest.
North Troy.
r. Y. Heath's family have friends
rom Washington visiting them.
The heavy rains of the past week
rave lodged grain and injured uncut
,rass.
w. b. Hadlock, who has been sick
70 long, has so far recovered as to be
lble to ride out.
James Banister is ready to buy but
er, eggs, poultry, calves, hogs, and
inally anything farmer has to sell,
md pay the highest market price
every day in the week.
J. w. AIKEN, ESQ,
Chairman Democratic 90. Com, Troy,
My Dear Sir,-I was somewhat sur
,rised to know shat one of the re-
ults of the recent democratic 90. con-
,ention was the nomination of myself
or states attorney, inasmuch as oneof
he members of the county conRnittee
to the convention my un-
to receive the nomination
or any Office, which expression now