Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-03-11
Local News.
ALBANY.

rs. Rev. Charles Newhall slipped
caught a fall as she was returning
from the Thursday evening prayer
Ing, Feb. 30, bruising her left side
badly, in consequence of which she
been confined to her bed large por-
pf the time since.
i. Samuel Dickinson, formerly from
md fresh from his theological stud
Bangor, Me-, is at present filling
congregational pulpit. He is rest
rom his studies on account of par
failure of sight, and is now obliged
some one read his chapters and
ms. 'If the blind lead the blind,
both fall into the ditch" but, from
ccounts, Mr.. Dickinson is not spir-
'ly blind.
strick Mccartney sells at public auc-
on Saturday, March l6, his farm,
ing and dairy tools, household fur
Re &c. Also one two years old stall
sired by Albany Boy, said to be
best colt of his age in town. See
advertisement in another column and
ers.
essrs. Nathan and Jonathan Skinner
bought of Mr.. Robert Reede, SIX
acres of pasture land, known as the
isle lot, and situated on the west
of the ''mill road" for $3.50, in
payment of which Jonathan sells
a horse for $3.50. Also, Nathan
sold to Jonathan his interest in their
Cooper's shop, together with one
acre of land, for $l75.
BARTON.
cad J. N. Webster's advertisement
sing humbug, this week.
egistration returns for the year end
January l, 1872, give II marriages,
births, and 81 deaths.
he members of Mignonette Family
SO, are requested to meet at the
be of F. NJ. Perry Friday evening,
ch 10, at 7 ?. NJ.
Z. NJ. PERRY.
H. Austin, administrator of the es-
of the late Charles X. Mcneil, will
real estate at auction, at the store
-ustin g. Joslyn at Barton Landing,
thursday, March IL. See advertise
t and bills.
gentleman from Holyoke, Mass,
has been stopping for day or two
his village, says that they have had
very little snow there this winter,
that the ground is frozen fully SIX
deep. Guess M. Plantamour's great
ct, with its tail of fire. has got some
g to do to thaw out the ground down
e next summer.
he old black crow, and the piping
bird have made their appearance,
Indication that spring time is not
far away. One man says he saw
bin a week ago yesterday, and as he
OH several "glasses" at the time, VIC
IS he saw something similar"
I, as some folks say, when March
es in like lion it goes out like q
b, we may expect some pretty meek
Their the last of this month, for il
ply has come in not only like lior
like the every old boy" if we may
allowed the expression. Mercury
lt down on Tuesday last to twenty
nty. three, and in some places twenty
degrees below zero, and the wine
lied like a perfect hurricane, pilins
the snow and driving the cold int
houses, cellars and cisterns, freezing
many instances, everything in the eel
and the water in the cisterns solid
ny must have suffered severely, bu
have heard of no one giving way en-
ly and freezing up. About one-quar
of the voters in this town were on
town meeting, and we heard some o
m wishing they we're home again be
the meeting was half over.
cRoMANIsM AS IT is, by Rev. S. w
mum, is the title of new work, wei
eulated to inform the American pub
in regard to a system whose rapid,
wing power in our nation is beginning
excite alarm in thoughtful minds
author traces its history from its OF
to the present time. He describe
institutions, ceremonies and teaching
well as its dignitaries and leadin
D. He describes its workings and PEI
ltions in the past, then shows its IT
ons to our schools,-the Intelligent
prosperity of our people and to An
ban institutions and liberties. l
TT it is thorough, reliable descriptio
the catholic church and system,
past and in the present. boo
It ought to be in every family. Al
her book revealing much of the cathol
TEN in this country to-day, is "Col
pit Life" by Edith L: German. A
count of six years among the sisters
arity and in every position-as Cal
late--novice--fully a sister,
arge of orphans in an orphan asylum.
d as superior of a convent-and Ii
nee leaving them. This town is beir
nvassed for these books. by f. Y