Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-02-15
store, and will convert it into dwell
ing house and harness shop.

across the river, owned by the Joslyn
estate, and will move there soon. Os-
car Davis, who at present occupies
the house, will move into the house
recently occupied by HI. w. Beecher.
East Charleston.
Mrs. Mae Stumpf has returned to
her home in New York.
r. P. Stevens, who has been very
sick for several weeks, is much better.
Village school closes Feb. 26, with an
exhibition in the vestry in the even
ing.
J. HI. Wolcott got his hand too near
saw one day this week, saving the
ends of three fingers and thumb
badly.
George Lang has been visiting in
Morris ville.-Mrs. M. G. Davis of Is
land Pond has been spending a few
days here with friends.
Coventry.
Mrs. James Chapman remains very
sick, and Mrs. Harrison Heermon is
quite low.
Lillian Goodnough and Hattie Elan
ders have returned to johnson Nor
NAL school.
Mr.. Harrison Heermon, one of our
oldest citizens, died Sunday morning.
He was stricken with grip a few days
ago and was unable to rally from it.
He leaves a wife, who is very ill at
this writing, and four children, son
and three daughters.
Mrs. Geo. Livingstone died on Tues
day last from grip, followed by pneu-
monia and meningitis. Mrs. Living
stone will be greatly missed in this
community. She was the kindest of
neighbors, land always a friend to those
in sickness or in sorrow. She was
very active person in church affairs,
and her loss will be greatly felt in the
church here. Her death is peculiarly
sad from the fact that she leaves
wounded companion, who has had her
constant care since his return from
the war. She leaves two daughters
Mrs. Laura Morse and Bell Living
stone. The funeral was held on Thurs
day, Rev. Eddy, assisted by Rev. L. P.
Chase, officiating.
Craftsbury.
j. P. Connor is at Lyndon on visit.
j. B. Rogers and wife are strug-
Cling with the grip.
Victoria Fellows is doing dress
making at G. w. Wheeler's.
Job and John Allen are placing
their logs on the river bank to be run
down to the Spaulding mill
By the death of Mrs. Susan Smith,
the town loses one of it's first settlers
and oldest citizen; perhaps the old
est person in town, "a years.
II. S. Andrus will lecture at the
Collins school house on Sunday, Feb.
81, at 3 o'clock p. M, the weather be-
ing favorable. Subject: "The COM
ponent parts of men and their rela-
ton to the future"
S. r. Leavitt & Sons have fitted up
rooms on the second floor of their
block, where they will keep first
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takers goods. They have A. j.
Smith, an experienced workman in
this line to assist them.
1t had been thought heretofore that
the wind was due to blow at Crafts
bury Common about 364 days in a
year; but since the place is depending
somewhat on the wind engine for
water supply, the wind itself has
gone on a strike. 1t is liable to re-
sumo active operation again, by
March sure.
The academy closes it's winter term
Tuesday evening, Feb. 10th, with a
social gathering at Mr.. Cages. The
prevailing epidemic has found few
victims at the Common, and the
school has been remarkably free
from sickness. The prospects are
good for the spring term, which COM
mences Feb. "a.
Snow is getting deep and some
buildings are breaking down under
the weight. The shed at Pixies hotel
went down recently damaging sleighs
and wagons hundred dollars or
more. His friends turned in and help
ed replace the roof, for which he says
heartily, "Thank you. The roof on
Frank Burnell's barn went down on
the 10th.
Derby.
Myrtle Kelley has gone to Boston.
Mai. Circuit is home from the West
again for a short visit.