Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-12-11

CURED surgical operation, has had
the work successfully performed by a
surgeon from Montreal, assisted by
local physicians.
The Barton Building Association is
organized as corporation, and a
board of officers has been chosen. H.
Q. Pierce is treasurer, and that part OF
the subscription due Dec. 1, should be
paid in at once.
The annual meeting Of the Orleans
County Fair Association will be held
at the American House, Barton, on
Tuesday, Jan. I'd, 1894, at O'Clock am.
to elect officers for the ensuing year,
and to transact other business.
}. j. Hill is selling we'll gotten up
aim mac, which has the weather pre-
dicted for the full year. Mr.. Hill has
much faith in the weather prophecies
of the author, and thinks he has prov
ed their accuracies in years past.
There was pleasant wedding GER
emory at L. M. Hubbard's on We'd
nesday evening when Miss Maria
Weed, sister of Mrs. Hubbard, was
married to Almos B. Ghdden of West
Burke. Several valuable presents
were made.
Mr.. Buzzell and his foreman, Edgar
WEIGH, have pushed the Harding fac
tory forward with great vigor. The
frame is all up, the main part of the
building boarded, and the big boiler,
ten tons in weight, is put in place,
ready for the brick work.
Many friends in this vicinity will
learn with regret Of the death of Mrs.
julius Rice. We understand that her
death was from heart disease, occur
ring in her own bed and unknown to
her husband. Mr.. and Mrs. Rice were
residents Of this place for some years
and are well and pleasantly remem-
bered.
Rev. John KimbaH of California ar
rived here late Saturda night with
the remains Of his wife, who died
about week previously. Funeral
services were held at the Cong. church
yesterday, Rev. Mr.. Swain officiating.
The burial was made in the Kimball |
lot, the body Of an infant being placed
in the grave with the remains of the
mother.
Martin Meehan, whose almost fatal
injury was mentioned last week, still
lives, though his condition is pitiable;
his spine was SO injured that he is al
most wholly paralyzed below the mid
die Of his body, and with, perhaps, no
hope that he will ever have the use of
his lower limbs. He is being cared for
by DR.. Ruggles. The family is very
poor and has become town charge.
Charles Cheney has taken an agen-
cy for the sale of carbonized lamp
wick which he is putting in on trial
and selling in this vicinity. The wick
is treated chemically so that it does
not burn out and it is claimed that it
will last for months. We have tried
some of them in the house and office
and they appear to be very much bet
ter than the common wick, both in
the amount of light they give and in
ing.
Remember the entertai nment to be
given on Wednesday evening next at
Opera Hall by M. c. Robbins, who
spent three months OH the Worlds
Fair grounds studying the great Ex-
position in detail. This entertainment
Will prove instructive to old and
young. To those who enjoyed visit
20 the Fair this lecture will prove of
great value, and to those who did not
make personal visit to the Fair this {
"trip" affords favorable opportuni-
y to become informed upon the great :
The principal of the State 3
Normal School at Castleton, before
whose school the entertainment was
given, speaks very highly Of it. Ad- !,
mission % cts; reserved seats So cts:
children under II years. Is cts. Tick
Its on sale at Pierce's drug store on l
md after Dec. II. Entertainment be-
gins at 7:45. Pe
Mrs. Julia (Merriam) Dwinell. who
came from st. Johnsbury to the home
It her sister, Mrs. E. E. Foster. last
summer, hoping that rest and change e
night restore her health, which for
ome time had been failing, died last a
of consumption of the
bowels. She was the daughter of VIM. 1
Merriam Of Glover and resided there
lntll year or two since, when her
elf and husband, D. J. DwinelI. NOV :
ID to st. Johnsbury that they might
EDUCATE their children there. She was
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