Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-01-23

mite period.
Miss Clara Skinner has given up her in
tended trip South and will remain at hom,
the rest of the winter.
The aides of the R. G. society met a
Mr.. Finnigan's last Thursday Afternoon
and had a very pleasant time.
w. E. Curtis stock of logs is rapidly in
creasing. He will put in enough logs to
make 100, 900 tubs the coming season. The
shop starts today.
The concert given Jan 10, by Miss Stiles
and class was a success. The male quartette
was much enjoyed. Mrs. Hill gave several
pleasing selections on the violin.
B.. r. Covey is quite sick and was unable
to go to Evansville to begin work on We'd
nesday. Harmon went over to keep things
going until Mr.. Covey is able to go.
Joseph Snider has let his farm for one
wear to Wesley Lampher, his sOn-in-law,
who has taken possession. 10 will visit in
st. Adams and vicinity for a short time.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Cong.
church Will give an oyster supper at the
town hall next Friday evening. Supper
served from 6 until 10 o'clock. Bill, 25c.
Mrs. w. E. Curtis is gaining slowly and
will get up all right if no complications
appear. MI. Curtis is also improving and
is able to be in his store part of the time.
Eva. Youngest daughter of Francis Pa
ronto. died at the home of her uncle, r.
Snider, in Newport on wednesday.
The funeral was from the R.. G. church
Friday morning, Rev. H. j. Malllet con-
Quoting the services. She was Is years of
age.
In a letter dated Nov. p, 1898, just re-
ceiyed from Jewett Crafts, whose present
is Dawson City, Alaska, he
saws: ssThe weather is comfortably cool,
the warmest for Nov. was 45 degrees below
zero. 1t gets to be daylight about s a. M.
and is dark at 3 p. m. Have3not seen the
sun for a good while only as it shines on
the tops of distant mountains. Salt is
worth 81 a pound, sugar SOC a pound and
S1S per sack. Am doing fairly well
but cannot tell just how well until it
in the spring. If any of you people
are thinking of taking a pleasure "trip, go
farther SOUTH" Jewett says he is tough
and hearty and weighs about 200 pounds.
He has provisions enough to last him I'M
til july and is perfectly contented.
Morgan.
James Bullock is working for G. G.
Elliott on his lumber job
The farmers in this vicinity are cutting
supply of ice on the lake.
Geo. Young and wife have been visiting
in the Province of Quebec for the past few
days.
J. R. Noyes has built a tin-shop in con-
with the shop where his arches
are built.
Mrs. O.. L. Farr, Mrs Emma Calkins,
Mrs. o. P. Wilcox and Mrs. May Rye are
sick with the grip.
A large number of the friends n neigh
bors of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Calkins called
them last Thursday afternoon and
evening to remind them of the 32nd an
of their marriage. After a shor
program consisting of readings and music,
E. n. Peavey presented for the company
very pretty and useful articles, viz:
cake basket, vase, napkin ring, table
cloth, water tray and several other articles,
after which games were INDUCED, in I'M
til a late hour when supper was served,
and the happy party went home, after
wishing the host and hostess many re-
turns of the day.
Thomas Gaughn, a resident Of this viii
age, died Jan. Is, aged IS years.
F. F. Woodside, formerly with B. F.
Moore & Co.,is travelling for a Boston firm.
Luther Brown of St. Johnsbury, a for
resident here, has been in town the
past week.
w. E. Tuck, T. Circuit, l.. E. Thayer, j.
kirkpatrick, F. O.. BIount, Oh Green,
md D. W. Hildreth went to Barton Land
ng to attend the funeral of E. L.. Chandler.
F. H. Clark has returned from a bust
less and pleasure trip to Windsor.-Z. NJ.
Nansur has returned from Burlington,
where he went the past week to visit his
Alex. Brogham fell from the slip last
1onday while running ice into the Swift
Co. ice house. He fell some 20 feet and
vas somewhat bruised but no bones were
,roken.
o. S. Dane and J. r. kirkpatrick have re-
urned from Boston where they went to
the opening and dedication of the
depot. 1t is the largest passenger
-epot in the United States.
Charles Williams, of the firm of Williams
nd Paul, has sold his interest to Henry
Vallen, who formerly cIerked for Lane
Davis, but for the past two years has
cen a travelling salesman for a Boston
rm.
Ed Counter has moved from Mrs. Hitch
tenement to John Sheldon's tene-
1ent house on Prospect street.-E. L. San