Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-12-21
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
ST. ,JOhnSbury.

st. JOhnSbury.
CT. Gibbs, florist, has added another
greenhouse to his esta blishment.
w. P Stafford has been appointed Su-
preme Court reporter, in place of &. A.
Prouty, who has resigned to take better
place.
Barbour's business college is having
large attendance and doing an excellent
work for the young men and women who
attend it.
st Johnsbury has another shoe factory
enterprise on its hands, and it is hoped
that sufficient stock will be subscribed for
to make the thing materialize.
The Caledonian, always a model news
paper, grows better with it's years. 1t was
compelled on account of press of matter
last week to get out ten page issue.
LyndOnvilIe.
The winter term of the Institute at the
Center opened with 80 students.
The Northern Caledonia Fair association
at recent meeting chose l.. B. Harris,
Joel Sanborn, A. o. Harris, A. w. Hough-
ton, and 1. d. Eggleston directors. The
fair next fall will be held the same week
the New England fair is held. The asso-
citation appropriates $500 for races.
The long controversy in regard to the
ownership of the electric lights has been
amicabIy settled by vote of the village,
taking the thing off the hands of those.
whopguaranteed money for the 5construc-
tion of the plant. The present, rentals
show that it will soon be a profitable in
fo- he
East Hardwick.
Mrs. P. S. Paine is at Mrs. Delano's
nursing her daughter, Florence.
Kate Kidder is home from Peacham and
her sister Mabel has gone to Boston on
visit.
Mrs. c. NJ. Bailey is in an almost help
less and speechless condition from the eff
fects of creeping palsey.
Sherman Maynard, who committed
burglary on several premises about here,
has plead guilty and win get term and
an occupation which will prevent law
breaking for some time.
WheelOck.
Harmony Council, No II, meets Satur-
day, Dec. 26, for the election of officers
Thomas AIdrich, who has lived on the
VIM. Folsom farm, has moved to Walden.
Mr. AIdrich, who has been sick at John
AIdrich's, died last Tuesday. Remains were
taken to Stewartstown, n. H., for burial.
He was about II years old.
Sheffield. --ts.
Nfahala Simpson remains about the
same.
Nettie Drown is in poor health.-James
Salmon has been quite i'll.
Christmas will be observed with exer-
cises and trees in both churches.
Miss Fanny Hastings is teaching in Dist.
No 3and Mrs. Smith on the square.
The c. E. society held an old mans auc-
ton and supper in the town hall last Fri
day evening.
Mrs. c. B. Simpson has been in st.
Johnsbury caring for her daughter, Mrs.
Ernest Brown.
Lucretia Gray is visiting in town.-O- E.
and Austin Carter and families visited at
John Paige's last week.-R. Everett and
wife visited relatives in town last week.
Mr.. WaIcott, who has been in failing
health, died Tuesday, Dec. Is; funeral SER
vices were held Dec. II. The remains were
taken to Glover for burial. His age was
SO wears; he leaves a wife and two sons,
Andrew and George, who reside in
Glover.
West Burke.
Listen for wedding bells at Christmas.
Mrs Laurinda Marshall has gone to
Hardwick to spend few weeks with her
son.
There will be Christmas tree with ex-
ercises at G. A. r. hall on Thursday even
ing.
Clark Kimball has bought the Lyman
HENDERSON place and will move on to
School street.
Quarterly meeting services at the NJ. E.
church Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 26-27.
The Presiding Elder is expected.
Loren Green has hired the Oliver Fogg
farm, TO take possession March 1st.
W. Anard has hired the VIM. Booth
store, and will put in a meat market and
stock of groceries. He takes possession
Jan. 1st.
Mr.. King, the MONITOR agent, will be at
the post-office here next Wednesday from
p. m. till 3 p. m. Do not fail to see him
and arrange for club papers.
Word is received that Mrs. Geo. Mar
shall of Worcester, Mass, for some time