Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-11-18
Local News.
ALRANK.

English hay sold at Warmers auction
- twelve dollars
Messrs. Madison Cowles and John b.
lbvey have bought the Alvin Hovey
rm. Immediately north of the West
illage.
Miss L met with terrible fright
few evenings ago. She had retired as
sual shortly afterwards she saw what
be supposed to be homo sitting upon
Ter bed. OF course the next thing was
tremendous unearthly scream, which
rought to the rescue. other members of
be house, accompanied by a luminary
nd what astonishing object think you
bat luminary revealed. Well, it is
readful you may call it an optical
Illusion, freak of imagination, child
sh timidity, a whatnot, or, if you please,
bot what but the fact is she had seen
Der skirt hanging across the foot
board
BARTON.
See Halls and Ovens new advertise
ments.
WANTED This week, by the sub
scriber, two tons of we'll dressed turkeys.
j. B. FREEMAN.
Schools in this village close next Fri
day. Exercises in the brick church in
the afternoon. Public invited.
J. H. Clark was thrown from a car at
the depot on Friday, the 9Th inst, and
quite severely injured about the foot and
leg.
The evening express train south, here
tofore due at Barton at 9:18, is put back
on the old time, and now leaves this
station at 1887.
J. w. Malcolm will lecture next Sab
bath at l o'clock. Subject-Sacrifces
of the bible, when and how did they
come into use and what they mean.
School examination Thursday and
Friday; primary department closing
Thursday; higher departments Friday
noon rhetorical exercises Friday after
noon.
Examination of teachers for town Of
Barton will take place in the town hall
in this village, Saturday, November %
commencing at o'clock. The public i,
invited.
Last Saturday afternoon, Robert Brown
of Lyndonvillc, fireman on the engin,
"E. Cleveland" fell from the tender
while taking water at the water tank a
this station, striking upon tie and dis
locating his hip. He was taken to tn
depot, and DIR. R. B. Skinner called, VIII
put him under the influence of ether
righted the joint and sent him on hi
way rejoicing.
All interested in the Ladies' Benevo
lent Society in this place are requisite
to meet at the NJ. E. parsonage, at tn
large white house on the hill, Thursda
eve. next, at o'clock Ladies are goo
rulers therefore, ladies, rule your hu'
bands to the Harvesting of the horse an
then come, old and young; and in cas-
there might be ladies without husband
gentlemen will be indispensable. Shout
Thursday eve. be stormy come Friday eve
BARTON LANDING.
Turkey shoot November 26.
Bradley is busy with his brush o
Silas Bartlett's house, and it will 500
be ready to be occupied.
The shops and stores at this place a,
to be closed at s p. m, except Saturds
evenings, by consent of the proprietorS
L. N. Chandler is leveling off his mi
yard by removing the clay, and fllil
that unpleasant mud hole in the rear
the post Office, thus making two go
improvements. Chandler wants thin
about right.
BROWNINGTON
The fall term of the school under t
direction of Miss Fisk will close with
exhibition in the Good Templars' h;
on Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Alonzo Hunt a man in the e,
ploy of Homer Bradley, was found de-
an his bed Thursday morning. He h
been in poor health for some time, b
the cause of his sudden death is I
known.
COVENTRY.
There has been worked up at the star
factory in this place, this fall, 100
bushels of potatoes, giving very Zig
yield of starch.
F. z. Cobleigh has sold his farm
north neighborhood, known as the tt
farm, to Millet Gray for $4,000, and S,
stock at auction last Saturday Ste
and grain sold very well.
CRAFTSBURY.
We had pleasant time on Learnt
the result of the election. A few we
before the election, Mr.. Nelson Ra
agreed if Grant was elected, to
down the Greeley pole that stands
front of his store and supports the CIR
ley flag. As soon as the result of
election was known, few Grant N