Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-11-08
CALEDONIA COUNTY.


fall.
Dan. Hood has returned to his home in
Oxford, N. II.
A. o. Gray has been in town.-Miss Bet.
sey Leavitt has been visiting in town.
Very interesting and profitable meetings
were held last week in the F. B. church.
A donation for the benefit of Rev. G. G..
Gorse was held in the M. E. vestry last
Thursday evening. There was a good
number present.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. K. Hill, and Mr.. and
Mrs A. j. Giffin visited S. G. Johnson at
Newport last week.-R. Gray and wife, and
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Mcdowell have been
visiting in Boston and vicinity for the
past ten days.
HardWick.
Mrs. Elma BatcheIder visited friends in
Albany last week.
Miss Inez Hathaway is acting as assistant
bookkeeper in the bank.
Jefferson Cowles of st. Johnsbury is in
town visiting relatives.
The lecture course will open Nov. 9th.
good attendance is desired.
L. M. Rockwell will cut 100 cords of
wood for Geo. Bridgman.
Elmer Nelson is laying the foundation for
a new cottage on Cherry street.
Rev. G. e. Clark and wife attended the
quarterly meeting at Sheffield as delegates
from the church here.
J. V. Dutton, w. Ii. Taylor and B. E.
Billiard have greatly improved the looks
of their premises by grading their lawns.
Rev. G. H. Wells of this place supplied
He delivered an excellent sermon.
The open season for killing of deer is
now over. We have not heard of single
deer being killed by Hardwick hunters.
Marion Sullivan is on the sick list
Charles Stewart, who has been laid up
with muscular rheumatism, is now able to
be out
A subscription paper is being circulated
for the purpose of securing money with
which to purchase bell for the Baptist
church. Almost enough has been secured.
Rev. j. H. Wilkins, a former pastor in
this place, and now living at Derby, visit
ed friends here last week.. II. Drew of
st. Johnsbury was in town on business
last week.
Clarence Cochran has moved his family
from his farm on West Hill in to Daniel
Nichols new house on Main street. This
makes five farmers who have moved here
within year. Why is it?
There is a fair prospect of our having an
arc light at each of the street crossings in
this village 1t would be a fine thing and
the promoters of the scheme should be en-
couraged by all who havethe best interests
of the village at heart
Wednesday evening, Oct. 9th, quiet
and pleasant wedding took place at Mrs.
F. Fl. Pierce's, when John Swerdfeger of
this place and Miss Winifred Hammond of
Swanton were united in the bonds of mat
rimony. Congratulations.
Stephen Leavitt's lumber camp on the
Judevine wood lot situated about three
miles north of this village was destroyed
by fire Oct. 3Oth. Cooking utensils, pro-
bedding, clothing, everything in
the building at the time was burned.
East HardwiciA.
Carl Warner is to have charge of the post
Office here after Nov. %.
Geo. Lovejoy is getting out lumber to
build a barn for Mr.. Foss.
Our road commissioner is doing a good
Job cutting the bushes beside the highway.
Mrs. J. r. Delano has returned from
visit to her daughter Florence at the hos
pita1 at Burlington. a5
Herbert Elliott has moved on to the
John Porter farm, and Geo. Wheeler and
MS mother have moved on to the farm they
purchased of James Richard son.
w. H. Hoyt has been sick during the
past week and his condition is quite seri-
BUS.
The firemen will give New Years ball
1t Music Hall on the night of Dec. 81, and
will prepare for a full house and a fine
hing.
The Dodge & Watson brick block has
.eached the third story and the work pro-
crosses finely. They are about ready TO
he roof.
d. NJ. SiIsby went to Boston last week |
olhave an operation performed in the nose I
If his son, Lewis, injured some months ago !
0y the kick of horse.
The Wednesday evening rehearsal of the |
Merry Cyclers" was well attended. In t
crest is warming up and the public are
assured of fine entertainment. Is e4
III. B. Gordon has sold out his drug bus /
ness in McIndoes, after two years pros +
porous run. His old friends here would |
De glad to see him resident of Lyndon
lille again.
sutton.