Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-05-31


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f. Rabbit of Northampton, Mass,
hMde a short call here last week.
The sugar makers propose to hold their
lar rather than take cts. per pound.
The seIectmen have been petitioned to
GH# out a Catholic burial ground at the
nd.
Road commissioner Lumsden commence
' work last week with six men and three
lie of horses.
The repairs on the Cong. church are
|sehrly completed, except the new furnace
Aich will be put in later.
/. ID. Magoon, who has been on the E.
|1. Randall farm for the past seven years,
|A going to move away this fall.
Landlord Stone seems to be doing
GOD business this spring. At times he
Us had more guests then he could ac-
rhe Greens boro butter and cheese COM
Inv was organized last week: President
E. S. ToIman; treasurer, l.. A. Jackson; E.
0. Randall, R. A. Richie, Geo. Cuthbert-
apn, executive committee. They are re-
Neiving $500 lbs. of milk daily.
Fishing at the lake is better than usual
mis- spring and the fish caught will aver
nee larger than those of any former year.
trout that will weigh 8 lbs. are no unusual
hing. DIR. Kemp of Montpelier breaking
H he record by taking one that weighed 81
ibs.
Judge Thomson has gone to Chelsea to
hoId court.
Roland Dodd returned to Worcester,
1Iass., Saturday.
The w. G. t. o., meeting has been post
poned until next week Wednesday.
Rev. p. n. Granger preached in ex-
change with Rev. L. Dodd yesterday.
Quite a lively earthquake was felt here
Thursday evening about haIf-past ten.
Rev. P. n. Granger will preach at the
kidder school house, commencing June
18th, every other Sunday at $3.50 p. M, I'M
il further notice.
Decoration Day, like all the other days
bf last week, proved rainy one. However
very good company assembled and the
program for the day was nearly all carried
but. Double teams were furnished to take
he children and others to the cemetery in
the forenoon, after which the hot coffee
and picnic dinner in the vestry made
pleasant social hour. The address by j.
c. Cattanach on the "Grand Army" was
very entertaining and full of interest. The
boys who fought in so many parts of the
great theatre OF war will Cever be forgot
ten. Their mighty deeds Will live on.
Lowell.
Alfred Gour has gone to Barton to
work.
Hosea Woods and son of FuIford, P. O.,
were in town last week.
Harmon Convey visited friends in Cam
bridge and Fairfax last week.
Ross Kinsley is entertaining his cousin,
Miss BERTHE Kinsley of Fletcher.
VIM. Coolidge has leased the Hall place
for five years and has taken possession.
Miss Emma CrandaII, who has been Wis
iting at DIR. Hills has returned to her
home in Providence, r. I.
L. o. Sanborn found two yearlings dead
in his pasture the other day. Cause of death
but thought to be lightning.
Quite an earthquake shock was felt here
about 10 O'Clock Thursday night. A low
rumbling, followed by a Earring of about
10 seconds duration.
Miss Brown, teacher in the higher de-
IL
home Thursday to attend her mother who
is very ill. Miss Elgie Brown will fill her
place here for few days.
The old starch factory collapsed We'd
nesday. 1t has been used by w. z. Curtis
for store house. Ross Kinsley and Clar-
ence Stannard were in the building when
it fell in, but neither were injured.
The funeral of Miss Helen Richardson
was held from her late home on Wednes-
day at 1 p. M, Rev. j. w. Buzzen officiat-
ing. Deceased had been an invalid for a
time and her death did not come unex-
pected.
At social hop held by the young peo-
pie May 21st, some of the rowdy element,
rather the worse for spirits, made consider
able disturbance. Such things are dis
graceful and ought to be looked after by
the authorities.
Newport.
Archie Knott of West Derby is cIerking
Tor Lorimer & Mcdiarmid.
Henry II. Allen from Craftsbury was in
own on business last week.
Geo. c. Merrill of Montreal spent the
past week here with his family.
A distinct earthquake shock was felt
1ere by many people last Friday evening.
Thomas White has moved into the base
nent tenement of ]. E. Lambeat on Bay
rev st.
Charles Allchurch took an outing the
week. going to Johnson on his BIZ