Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-10-05


Teller is putting up convenient shed
building.
Greensboro.
A. c. Chase has his house in readiness
for the painters.
Mrs ]. B. Cook has gone to Naticl1 and
Boston visiting.
One of r. Morse's little girls is very sick
with rheumatic fever.
w. E Hanson starts lot OF cattle and
hogs to market to-day.
H. McLarey is making quite extensive
repairs on his house. G. w. Wiley is do
ing the carpenter work.
L. w. Harrison has purchased the Ran
dali Wood place and moved on to it. Mr..
Wood has gone to Williamstown.
d. c. Melvin had sixteen sheep killed
and twenty-one wounded by dogs last
week. The damage was appraised at $685.
f. E. Pope has greatly improved the
looks of his premises by the use of new
boards and paint Frank is bound to have
things in good shape about him.
Holland.
Kate Ferrln is at nome SICK.
The potato crop is lighter then usual.
Good oxen are getting scarce in this
town, so are democrats.
Several farmers are selling their COWS at
low prices SO as to sell hay.
John Ruiter sold a hog weighing 675
lbs, at three cents per pound.
Parker Kelley, son of L. r. Kelley, has
gone to Lynn, Mass, to attend school. He
makes his home with his uncle, w. 4.
Kelley.
At the fellowship meeting at the Cong.
church last Wednesday, there was a good
attendance and the meeting was highly
spoken of. 1t was very interesting and
profitable to all. Much credit should be
given to the ladies, who served the plen-
tious lunch at the church.
Irasburgh.
Alice and Gertrude Parker were at home
over Sunday.
John Ranger and family are stopping at
Joseph Cooks.
Mr. Holdrige and family from Bridport,
are visiting F. II. Holdrige.
Mrs. Eliza Chapman last Friday.
Mr.. Stanford and Mrs. Sweeney visited
friends in Littleton, n. II. last week.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs. l..
II. Thompson Wednesday, at 2:30 p. m.
Mrs. George Hill picked fragrant APP
pie blossom from their orchard last week.
Rev. F. b. Phelps from Whiting is in
town calling on some of his many friends
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lothrop from Wells River
are visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Drew. Huia
The squirrel hunt and supper served
to the winning side, has been the event of
the week.
Little Harry Cook fell from a swing last
Tuesday and broke his arm. DIR. Young
reduced the fracture.
Mrs. Lucius HoIbrook has returned
from Johnson, where she has been with
her daughter, Mrs, Rice. sU .ir er
The Ladies' Aid will meet in the NJ, Il. i
vestry Thursday. Dinner will be served
at O'Clock. All are invited.
Philo Jerome from Athol, Mass, has
been visiting his mother and sister.-Jo-
seph Tetrault's sister from Canada is visit |
ing him.
Mr.. Barney and family have returned /
home. They with many other visitors ex-
press themselves much pleased with the |
scenery and drives in and about Irasburg.
The Cong1 society had the pleasure Of
ID Il ID N
pastor, Sunday. Rev. l.. Dodd supplied,
the pulpit for Rev. j. K. Fuller at Barton
Landing.
Mrs. Ann Jameson died at the home of
her nephew, Edwin Holbrook, last Thurs
day morning, aged eighty-four years. She
had been a member of the Congregational
church in town for more than thirty years.
AS David France and F. A. Barney were
driving near Newport, their horses became
frightened and threw the gentlemen out.
Fortunately no bones were broken, al
though they sustained injuries which re-
mind them of their mishap.
Lowell.
There is an apple on exhibition at the
post-office which measures IA inches in
and weighs Is ounces. Who
beats
The Elysian Troubadours gave an enter
tainment here Tuesday evening. They
failed to find their Elysian however, and
left town out of pocket.
Rev. II. B. Phelps, former pastor here,
preached at the Cong1 church Sunday,
Sept. 9th. Rev. Atwood has been to Rut-
land, delegate from Westfield to the c.
E. convention.
Chas. Kelley has sold the Kicker farm
to John and Thomas Brahana, and rented
his other farm to Napoleon Blodgett for a