Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-01-22
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DTdIy Will dpouo oiAUy h0" Noiuii0o'
The school in district No. II is pro-
crossing finely, under the care of Miss
Letta Lane of Newport
The young folks prayer meeting at
West Derby is having good attendance,
and considerable interest is manifested.
Several have lately expressed hope in
Christ and others are inquiring the way.
May the good work progress until all
shall find peace to their souls.
CLOVER.
Mrs. E. L. NJ Paul will speak in the
South Church, Glover, the I'd and 4th
Sabbath in each month for the year. She
is one of the best of speakers. Come
and see, hear, and think.
The donation for Rev. Mr.. jenkins on
the afternoon and evening of Jan. 18th,
was decided success. The proceeds af-
ter paying all expenses amounted to
$40 The donors have the thanks of
Rev. and Mrs. Perkins for this generous
expression of kindness toward them.
GREENSBORO.
On the 9TH inst, while Joseph Fol
som, an employee in the saw mill belong
ing to Burdick & Warner, East Green's
boro, was in the basement of the mill
oiling the machinery, his coat was caught
by a set screw on one of the main lines
of the shafting, and he was drawn over
it until badly injured; as he was alone
at the time and has not sufficiently re-
covered to explain what happened to
him, much is left to conjecture. His at
tending physician, DR.. Hyde, thinks he
is injured badly internally, and says
there are doubts of his recovery.
IRASBURGH
There have been several cases of can
kerrash at the Common, but none of them
have proved fatal.
A few days ago G. W. Dewey slipped
and fell, striking his hip and leg upon
a piece of granite forming part of the
walk in his front yard. His injuries
were quite severe, but it is expected that
he will recover.
THE Drummer Boy" or the Spy of
the Rappahannock," which was played
at Irasburgh, last Thursday evening, by
Bailey Post, G. A. R., was grand sue
Gees. The receipts amounted to over
two hundred dollars. Some twenty-five
or thirty couple, after the play was over,
adjourned to the Irasburgh House and
had lively little dance. Ten or fifteen
couple, who could not be accommodated
at Irasburgh on account of 1.-the rush. =,
went down to the Valley House, at Bar
ton Landing, and were cordially received
by Jack Brown, the proprietor, who got
them up supper with oysters, &c. They
had good time, and all went home by
the light of the moon, so merrily sing
ing some good old tune.
Tuesday evening. Jan. 18th, Mr. Eben
Thompson organized a grange of the Pat
rons of Husbandry at Irasburgh. This
is secret agricultural society, branch
of national society that has spread and
gained favor rapidly among the best in
formed farmers in the land. There are
societies of this order in twenty three
states and territories. In Iowa there
are over one hundred oranges. The
temporary officers of the grange at Iras-
burgh are Z. P. Cotton, Master; D. A.
Locke, Overseer; G. B. Brewster, Lee
turer; W. D. Post, Chaplain z. E.
Jameson, Secretary; J. G. Smith, Treas
urer E. A. Leach, Steward; AFRO C.
Bryant, Assistant Steward; Mrs. A. c.
Bryant lady Assistant Steward Mrs. Z.
E. Jameson, Ceres Mrs. E. P. Cotton,
Pomona Mrs. E. A. Leach, Flora Mrs.
A. G. Bryant Organist. The society
has commenced under very favorable cir
cumstances and will doubtless prove Of
much benefit to those who join.
ISLAND POND
ALMOST A FIRE-At about 2 O'Clock
on Sunday morning Jan. IA, the Greer
Mountain House was discovered to b.
on fire by one of the boarders. 1t caugh
IN the lathing by the pipes burning out
about thirty feet from the stove. Thu
fire was seasonably discovered and ex
tinguished with little difficulty.
JAY.
O. P. Hadlock has sold his farm to H
Manuel for $500. Martin Doane ha
sold his half of the farm to 8. P. Had
lock, who owns the other half.
T. A. Chase had an overcoat stolen a
the dance at North Troy, Jan. T., an,
track was got of the'thief by his return
ing a deed by mail that was in the peck
et "Honor among thieves brough
him to time, when he paid costs and re
turned the coat.
The loss sustained by S. B. Wakema
by the fire was $40 besides some fin
pictures that we're ruined. Loss covere
by insurance.
B. N. Chase, while on his way to tn
Grand Lodge, lost a horse, and the men
bers of the lodge surprised him with
contribution that nearly covered his los.
B. F. Paine has finished his house an
moved into it. Edison Hunt moves int
his old house and keeps boarders for tn
accommodation of the mill hands.
WE'LL.
This morning, TUESDAY, Jan. ~ OF