Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-15

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Mr.. Smith to the amount of one hum
dred dollars towards building new
barn. The barn was burned at eleven
o'clock, and before night quite a lot of
timber was out for new one. That's
the kind of town to live in, where the
people will help fellow when he needs
it. The barn was insured in Old Mu-
tual for $50.
COVENTRY.
Goodwin Ordway has picked from
some English strawberry plants, some
berries three and three-fourths by three
and one-fourth inches in circumference.
CRAFTSBURY.
The people that were in the spirit on
the 4th, and those who had no spirits in
them, met in grove, one of Natures
most lovely spots, and not having sour
ears tormented with sounds of fire crack
ers, pop-guns, old anvills, &C., pleasant
ly listened to interesting remarks from
Rev. A. w. Wild and J. Mcdonald, also
Messrs. Dutton. Thompson and Dustin.
The exercises were occasionally enliven-
ed by music from the Craftsbury Cornet
Band, to whom many thanks are due for
the many patriotic pieces they discours-
ed during the day. After satisfying the
inner man at the tables so bountifully
spread by the ladies. all went home feel
ing well paid for their trouble, and that
the motto of every true and patriotic
heart, was Grant 8 IVtlson
CLOVER.
The executive committee of the Or
leans Liberal Institute are DESTROYS of
securing the services of an efficient
teacher for the coming fall term
The farmers in town are busy secur-
ing their hay crop. Scarcity of help
and one-third more hay than last year
is the general complaint.
Mr.. Matthew Nesbitt has recently
erected, in memory of his mother, Cath
crime Donald Nesbitt, a beautiful slab
of dark mourning vein marble, with
q
the stone was $500 and was from the
shop of HI. R. Mack, Hardwick 1t is
the best slab work in town.
IRASBURGH.
Geo. W. Bryant recently shot bald
Gag lie which measured eight feet from
tip to tip.
Mr.. Beauclark is repairing and in
tends to occupy soon the house known
as the Merrill House.
B. B. Jackman is repairing his dwell
ling house quite extensively, putting on
another story. &c. This is one step
towards building up the long neglected
street, and we hope others may make
similar improvements, especially in that
vicinity.
A big sell was perpetrated on Geo. Y.
Cook few days since. Seeing an adj
vertisement in some paper, of sewing
machine for sale at the low price of $3.50
he sent to the city for it, when in due
course of time neat little box came
by express, marked C. O. d. With ca
ger fingers he tore off the lid. when out
came to his astonished vision, a frst-rate
shoemaker's sewing-a which retails
at ten cents or WHOLESALERS at five cents
per dozen. Previous to sending for the
machine, Mr.. Cook took the wise pre-.
caution of writing to the advertiser thai
he did not want to be humbugged, and
asked as to the durability of his machine
when the proprietor returned for ar
answer ''that with careful usage, i
would last from three to five years.
We guess it will TO sum the whole
matter up, Geo. Y. Cook is mad, and we
do not blame him. AaOlas for the wick
edness of city folks
JAY.
While the Good Templars' Ledge wa.
at recess, a man partially intoxicated
walked in, deliberately taking seal
and claiming his right to the school,
room, as much as any of them. They
tried to persuade him to withdraw, but
not an inch would he bulge, Rather
than have d row, they quietly adjourned
While &. Lucer was coming down the
Crandall hill with a four horse team
his neckyoke broke and let the Wagon
upon the horses, when they commenced
to kick and run, throwing one of then
down and dragging it until it was nearly
dead.
Josiah Crandall has taken E. Bick
ford's farm-H. d. Chamberlin ha.
moved to his farm-V. G. Sisco has lief
his farm, hired place in Troy and goe