Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-02-10

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Charles Glover had one hand quite badly
cut by drag saw last week.
A. M. Landell, formerly of Waterville,
is repairing watches and clocks in Ben.
| Eaton's barber shop.
Committees have been appointed to
make arrangements for singing conven-
ton, the second week in March.
Rev. j. P. Marvin preached an excellent
sermon at the Cong. church yesterday,
from the text, 'sWhat is your life?"
Percy Templeton is home from West
more, where he has been teaching.-M1ss
Gertrude Parker has returned from Barre,
having been away since September.
R. F. Drenan spent few days in Hard
wick last week.-Frank Day is home from
Bradford for few days.-Mr. Charles
Clark of Lyndon is in town for a few days.
Flora Drenan won the first, and Carrie
Fisher the second prize at the spelling
school Wednesday evening. An earnest
effort has been made to stimulate spelling
in the Irasburg schools the past year, and
we trust that the work may be continued.
During the past years school in the Kid
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Anna, Grace and Adds Knight have had no
marks for the entire year; Elsie Kidder
and Iona Healey none for two terms; and
Grace Webster, Oliver and Viola Wells and
Jessie Healey none for one term. Anna
Knight has been without mark for five
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| An effort is being made to arrange for
short course of lectures to be given at the
court house during the remaining winter
months. A committee has been appointed
to ascertain what can be done. Now let
every public spirited citizen, who has a
desire to promote an educational move
ment give that committee the desired en-
couragement.
J. G. Cattanach of Newport gave his lee
ture, ''Life in a corner of the Sunny
South" at the court house last Tuesday
evening. Mr.. Cattanach is ready speak
er, not being confined to his notes. His
description of southern customs, and of
the negro in particular, were both interest
ing and instructive. Many have express
ed wish to hear him again.
Lowell
About sixty persons were present at the
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and an enjoyable time is reported
1t is reported that the liquor agency will
change hands soon. We shall probably
have better roads in the village hereafter.
Mrs. r. G. Kinsley who was taken sud-
denly ill a few days ago, is improving.
Hope we may soon see her out again in
good health.
The snow has come and the lumber bust
ness booms. A load of logs scaling over
1900 feet was hauled from the Silsby camp
recently.-W. L. Kinsley now has his
hands full scaling for J. III. Silsby & Co.
The banner social of the Ladies' Aid
Society was held at B. r. Covey's, Friday,
Jan. 81. About IS were present; some
evidently appreciated Mrs. C's. culinary
efforts, as 100 tickets for supper were sold.
Newport.
Mrs. Emma Young of West Derby has
moved into Arthur Scott's tenement on
Scott place.
Our hotels, boarding houses and private
houses were well filled last week with peo-
pie who were interested in court and
music.
ed again after shut down the first of the
year. J. M. Hazel & Co. now employ over
50 men and expect more soon.
Fl. Merrill of Boston, chief mail clerk of
New England, was in town last week on
his regular tour of inspection. Some of
the mail clerks had their examinations
held while he was here.
Henry Waller returned from Maine,
where he had worked since Nov. 1st in a
clothing house, and has gone to ST. Johns
bury to work for Geo. G. Carey in the
wholesale grocery business.
Logs are coming in SO that both the In
ternational mill and Prouty & Miller's
mill are running again.-The Union Bob
bin Works are building an addition to
their plant, J. G. Dawson doing the work.
Geo. Ram, who has for many years been
Waterman at the gate at the R.R. crossing,
died at his home in West Derby Feb. 1.
Funeral at the Catholic church Tuesday a.
m. He had worked for the r. R. Co. 80
years.
Our druggists, Davis & Robatille and
Farrell & Richards, have had some very
attractive windows, especially for those
who attended the Musical Convention, to
put them in good trim to sing-''Frog in
the Throat" and 'Reeves Cough Drops"
C.P. Story made flying visit to this
town last week. Carl is ''hustler," so do
not, because man has little hustle, start
any report unless well founded, as much
damage is done in starting a report that
can do no good and may do much harm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Campbell of ST.
Johnsbury have visited his brother, F. G..
Campbell, the past week and attended the
convention Mrs. S. III. Hobson of Island
Pond has been in town the past week