Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-10-14
Local News.
ALRANY.

ALBANY.
sIr. Freeman Reynolds recently sold a
. calf which weighed, a few days ago,
n pounds. 1t was March calf.
II showed little here to-day, Oct. IL,
Ia the Lowell mountains are white.
8 Is is the first snow we have seen for
Zee and half or four months.
BARTON.
\ 1T comes, it comes Cistern water.
The first few fakes of snow came down
earth this morning.
In coming up the Passumpsic Satur-
y, we noticed Moosehillock capped
th SNOW.
Samuel R. Hamel sawed one Of his
hmbs off close to his wrist one day last
ek, in the steam mill at South Barton.
A CARD.
Die undersigned takes this method Of extending his
anks to the manager, Mr.. Isaac Drew bearers, and
er friends for their kindness to him at the funeral
Bis wife, on the 8th inst.
Boston, Oct. H. 1872.
We understand that Miss A. J. Cutler
i bought out the Millinery stock and
ade of Mrs. N. M. Jewell. Miss Cut
has done an extensive business in the
illinery line this summer; and she has
3he it by ADVERTISING, too.
a vote on the presidential question
s. taken on an up train last Wednes-
!, resulting in 100 for Grant, and 10
Greeley. A vote was also taken in
,e car of the Saturday mornings train
bich stood, IL for Grant and 3 that
IA not yet made up their minds how
Aey should vote.
A Musical Convention will be held at
Arnet, VT, commencing Tuesday, Oct.
th at 10 o'clock A. NJ, and continues
ur days, closing Friday evening with
grand concert. B. F. Rix, Director.
fingers from abroad will be entertained
BEE. Fare one way on the Pass. and
& o. Rail Roads. Tickets to conven-
bn and concert 80 cents, concert 20
ents. The "Streeter" method of voice
Iilding will be taught, Mr.. Rix having
ben in Boston studying with DR.. Street
all summer.
On the outside of this paper we give
interesting account of balloon as
nsion made by Samuel A. King, the
IAN that made the ascensions from this
lace year before last, and last Year,,
nd a correspondent of the Boston Jour-
el, by whom the account is written.
he ascension was made at Plymouth,
H., and the gas manufactured by Web
er Robinson, of this village, who went
pwn for that purpose, and to give King
"boost" that sent him above the clouds
hd five hundred miles away.
On Thursday morning, last, Geo. W.
imball, section hand on the Passumpsic
pad at this place, while passing over
he road, at about three o'clock in the
horning, found rock weighing about
nc hundred pounds, upon the track, two
+ niles this side of the Landing, placed
here, evidently, by some reckness hui
nan being with the evil intention Of
ausing a smash-up to the southern bound
Express train, Wednesday night. Mr.
Iimball thinks one or both of the ex.
Press trains must have passed over the
Foad after the rock was placed upon the
rack, it having the appearance Of hav.
ng been struck by the engine, and crowd.
ID into the mud enough to let the trail
|ver without damage. This is the third
ime within year that rocks have beer
placed on the track between here anc
he Landing. We understand the R. R
%. suspicion certain party whom W.
ope if they catch and prove guilty O
he cowardly act, they will hang OIL
he spot
The S. S. CONVENTION AT BARTo,
LANDING, Der. Sth and 9th.-This con
Fention was decided success. The PEG
de at the Landing were full of hospital
ty and the ministers, S. S. Supts, an,
aymen generally took hold with sucl
i'm in the outset, that the meeting seem
ID to run itself. We cannot give tn
proceedings in order and detail but wi
notice The points touched while We wer
PRESENT. On the first day we we're e1
eedingly gratifed with the example {
Black Board exercise by l. p. Gage
;. S. Supt., also sermon by w. C. Rol
nson. Second day, the Model Infar
Class by Mrs. r. J. n. johnson was
reat, and the Model Bible Glass W;
rich and doubtless as whole it was
golden opportunity, calculated to stim'
ate to nobler actions for S. Schools.
NJ.
COVENTR
On Wednesday evening, of last weel
the Rev. Mr.. Cushing, of East Burk
delivered a very eloquent temperan
address at the town hall in this place.
q crowded house. In his opening r
marks he said he was not an easy Gus
ing ion for the tippler and rumselle
md proved that to be the case before
cot through his lecture, by showing h
hey ruin themselves and their neighbc