Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-12-13

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day. The same company have factories in
eran Iumberman has thoroughly repaired
his saw-mill the past summer and is ready
for his usual stock of logs. The two mer-
chants, Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Allard, each
seem to be getting a fine trade in their
line of goods, and the farmers all about
the little village are improving their farms
by clearing up more land, cutting lumber
from the roadsides and pastures, repairing
their buildings, etc. The church here,
under the leadership of it's pastor, Rev. o.
E. Newton, seems to be prospecting, having
the past summer and fall painted the out
side of the church and enlarged and en-
enclosed the horse-sheds in the rear of the
church, making it very convenient for
those who come to the village on week
days, as well as for those who go to church
on Sunday.
East Charleston.
John Fuller has gone to Name to work
through the winter.
G.. E. Blood, the village blacksmith, shoe
twenty-six horses one day last week. A
big days work. Who beats?
At the last meeting of the reading club
it was voted to discontinue the regular
meetings during the winter months, but
the library will be open for distribution
and exchange of books on the first and
third Saturdays of each month from 2 till
3 O'Clock p. m. The society has lately Or
dered 100 new books.
The attention of your correspondent,
who recently visited the famous stock
farm of @. l. Hood of Lowell, Mass, is
called to the fact that by some mistake,
typographical or otherwise, he was re-
ported to nave said in the letter he adj
dressed to the MONITOR in regard to the
farm, ETC., "They had about It's cattle and
MIXED 1O5, making from 300 to 400 pounds
of butter weekly, the butter being sold in
New York for so cents a pound" The
facts in the case are that the cream from
most of the milk produced on the farm is
sold in Lowell for go cents a qnart. Any
balance left over is made into butter and
sold in Boston to the famous Adams House,
run by Mr.. G. F. Hall.
West Charleston.
Colby Clark and wife from Montreal are
SSOPRAAS "Aeh AAAO' Nv
Several of our citizens went to Newport
to listen to Sam Jones' lectures
Mrs. N. H. Piper is home from Morris
ville.-Henry Norton and his family have
moved back to Newport.
Marshall Wilson has moved to Morgan,
on to the farm bought of E. K. Lord. He
will board the lumbermen at work for
Wilson & Abbott.
Isaac Blake Post will hold it's annual
meeting in G. A. R. hall, Tuesday, Dec. IA.
1t is hoped that the comrades will all be
present, as this is the time for election of
officers.
Coventry.
Leon Litchfield, recently hurt by a fall
ling tree, is better.
Mr.. Walker has rented the Stevens tene-
ment house for a barber's shop.
James LABEL has moved back into town.
George Newton has moved into the Bur-
banks & Williams tenement house.
Mrs. Lemuel Nye is afflicted with heart
trouble. While in a bad spell recently she
fell upon the stove and was quite seriously
burned.
The MONITOR agent will be at the post
office in this village Friday, Dec. II, from
8 a. m. till noon. See him and arrange
for your reading matter for the coming
year.
Mrs. Cook has been at Richford to bury
a grandchild.-Amos Tower and Mrs. Jen-
ME Stowell visited in town last week.
Russell Richardson and wife are in Crafts
bury visiting.
Joseph Cooper, an aged and respected
citizen, died of heart disease on Thursday
last. He has felt Pill Of late and the day
previous visited the village to consult a
physician. On the morning of his death
he was as usual, when suddenly he COM
of dizziness and expired almost
instantly. He was a member of the Meth
church.. His funeral was held on
Saturday, Rev. Bolster officiating. He
leaves a widow and two sons Henry, who
in California and Frank in Massa-
Craftsburv.
Harry Nelson has returned to mis- home
in East Hardwick.
John Uric, who has been quite sick
improving rapidly.
E. A. Smalley has a large gang of men
logs for the Graham & Skinner
mill.
Mr.. John Poor and Mr.. James Libbey
are numbered among the sick.-Mr. J. G.
Allen is in poo health.
Harry MacIndeare, who has been cut
ting logs in a lumber lot in Greensboro,
broke both bones in one of his legs last
Wednesday,.
w. J. Shillito returned from his vaea-
ton last monday, and commenced work
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