Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-12-03

dirt, he picked it up and found it to be
a twenty dollar gold piece.
Fannie Hastings was surprised on
the evening of the 23d inst. to receive
visit from several of her young
friends in honor of her 21st birthday.
Several presents were left in honor of
| the event.
Rev. r. w. Churchill has accepted
the call to the church in Apinan, R. l.,
and will leave here about the first of
January. He will supply the pulpit
here during his stay. His third year
ended with December. Mr.. Church
ill is very popular with the majority
of people in town and his stay here
has been a peaceful one. 1t will be
hard to fill his place.
WheelOck.
Mrs. Hart is failing.
Everett Clifford is moving on to the
Hoffman farm. Welcome.
Harmony Council, No. II, meets ev
cry Monday evening at O'Clock.
Prof. o. D. Mathewson and wife
from Barre were in town last week.
Minnie Works will teach the village
school this winter and board at Welch
Bros.
A. E. Smelling has sold his farm to
j. S. Batchelder of Lyndon. j Price,
500. There are others that are cheap
and would make good homes to the
right kind of men.
B.T.Taylor and family spent Thanks
giving at ST. Johnsbury.-W. F. Clark
and wife of Glover and Harley Drew
and wife and Mrs. J. o. Drew spent
Thanksgiving at III. P. Kings. Gill
bert Gray and wife went to Passump
sic.
West Burke.
Dan Huntley has moved into one
of Frank Trull's new tenements.
Walter Bowman is. sick with the
grip. = Mrs. Sanborn is also on the
sick list.
Irwin Kelley has sold out his stock
of goods to VIM. Booth, who will con-
tinue the business.
Geo. Haywood, who has been absent
several years, has returned in poor
health although hel has, improved
since his arrival.
The friends of j. P. Otis, formerly
of this place but now of Clay Center,
Kan, will be pleased to know that he
10 To Of
trict Attorney at that place. ,c re
Wilbur Gaskill, whose arm was
broken in the early summer and has
failed to heal, has gone to a hospital
in Boston and has had 1 p inches tax
en- from the length Of the bone. 1t is
hoped now that the bone will unite.
Hardwick.
Geo. w. Bridgman, town represent
tative, made very useful and influ-
entail representative. He had wis
dom enough to choose the right side
of questions and was able to present
his views in words which the House
were willing to listen to.
The Free Baptist society of Hard
wick has recently completed new
church edifice, and on Sunday the
dedicatory exercises were held within
it's walls. All the church societies,
including the pastors, were present
and aided in the dedication. The SER
mon and appeal for help wa preached
by Rev. f. w. Reader, and was a sue
cess. Owing to the absence of Rev.
M. @. Henderson of St. Johnsbury, the
prayer of dedication was made by
Rev. NJ Atwood of ST. Johnsbury.
The services, both afternoon and eve
ing, were interesting and impressive.
One very notable feature of this
church is that although the expense
amounted to $4,000, every dollar has
been subscribed and the society starts
out under encouraging circumstances,
with the prayers and best wishes Of
the community.
East Hardwick.
10. Marshall has moved into part
of D. J. Wards.
Wick Stewart and 10. Marshall will
run a saving machine this winter.
J. S. Montgomery has placed a fine
granite monument on his burial lot.
E. H. George is in town.-Bill John
son is home and threatened with the
fever.
Mr.. Lane, the telephone man, has
closed up his pole business, but fails
to pay many of those from whom he