Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-12-25

ness.
One of the first things that is pub
lished n the first page of this paper
is this sentence and request: swatch
the label on your paper and see that
your credit is right Strange as it
may seem, after the constant request
that subscribers see that no error oc-
ours in the dates Of their labels, some
people will come around in the course
of two or three years and claim that
they have not received the proper
credit. This is poor way to do. We
correct all mistakes cheerfully, but
we can not go back in the past ages
to look after errors. Please turn to the
first page eoaU and see if your label is
right for the year 1894.
Barton Landing.
John and Charles Bartlett are home
from Yale.
Mrs. David Baldwin is not expected
to live; she is very low.
Brown & Skinner are making quite
extensive repairs on the grist- mill.
Glenn Dodge has bought the J. K.
Fuller horse and he is fine driver.
Ray Carpenter is home for a few
weeks. = Charles Bartlett and Eddy
Collins are home through the holidays.
Ray Carpenter has had finger cut
Off and is home from Springfield, where
he has been working in a machine
shop.
John Brennan has moved into his
new house on Main ST. = Augustus
Bennett moved into his new house
last Friday.
Fred Eckels of Sherbrooke and Nell
lie Hall of this place were married at
the M. E. church Wednesday evening,
Dec. 20. They went to Sherbrooke on
their wedding tour.
Albany.
The week Of prayer will be OBJ
served at the M. E. church.
The exhibition showing views of the
Worlds Fair was very good.
At the Methodist donation there
was large gathering of people and
the proceeds were $120.
1t is amusing and interesting to hear
our old townsmen and enthusiastic
friend, Pat Ruin, now a boss on the
poor farm in Lowell, Mass, talk of the
hard times. Pat is on the soft side of
the politicians in that city and gets
good job any how, whether the ordi-
nary laborer and factory hand gets
place or not.
Bloomington.
II. LaPierre has his shop in running
order.
Perley Gallup has been very, sick
with chicken pox.
Fl. M. Nichols has been very feeble
the past few weeks with lung trouble
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gilbert of
North Troy came last Thursday to at
tend the funeral of their brother-in-
law, David Colley.
There was large gathering at Car
los Parker's last Thursday evening.
The ladies furnished supper and a
good time was enjoyed.
6 David Colley, who has been sick for
long time and a great sufferer, died
at E. Dudley's last Tuesday. He leaves
a brother, Daniel Colley, in Boston,
who is but just alive. The last months
Of Mr.. Colley's life were cheered by
the Christian faith, and his sufferings,
which at times were great, were borne
with Christian resignation. His fun
eral services were held at the Center
church on Thursday, Dec. 81, Rev. Ell.
Stiles officiating.
The restitution and suffering, as
well as unjust treatment of an aged
couple named Fem, living back from
the main road, has attracted the at
tention and sympathy Of residents in
the east part of Coventry, as we'll as
Bloomington. A week ago last We'd
nesday, a bitter cold day, Mr.. Fem,
partially frozen, was found wander
ing around on the railroad track by
some section men, who took him to
neighbours, but in spite Of their en-
deavors, would not go in to warm, in
dicating his mind was unbalanced. La
ter they took him to Coventry station,
where he refused to talk much. but
started on the track toward Newport.
In restaurant there, where he had
frequently been, he got something to
eat, but refused to pay for it. Later,
refusing to leave, and acting strange
ly, he was arrested by Sheriff Frank
Hamilton and lodged in jail, and the
following day tried before Justice c..