Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-01-15
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Local News.
1LRANY

hat weighed the I'd of December nine
hundred and thirty-fve pounds. The
Polt stands fifteen and quarter hands
high and is of dark bay color. Good
bolt.
The annual session of the Teachers
institute for Orleans county, will be
leld in the village of West Albany, COM
nencing on Monday, January Goth, at
Ten o'clock A. NJ, and closing on the
Friday following, at four o'clock, p. NJ.
Luther D. Hyde, son of Perley Hyde,
Esq, has received the appointment of
station agent and telegraph operator at
East Hardwick. He has been employ
ed with the civil engineers on the road
for nearly two years, and has gained the
confidence Of his employers, as he al
ways does wherever he is employed, and
we doubt not will be favorite with the
public.-ErpreSS.
The friends OF the Freewill Baptist
church, in East Albany, met on the 18th,
agreeable to notice, for donation visit
for the benefit of their pastor, Rev. Jo-
seph Cox. The evening passed off pleas
antly, with speeches interspersed with
singing. About o'clock oysters we're
served with quite good lot of nice cakes
and other eatables, gotten up by the la
dies, to whom due praise belongs, All
seemed to enjoy the visit well, judging
by the amount of money left, which was
$132.30. On presentation, Mr.. Cox made
some appropriate remarks, and thanking
the donors kindly, the exercises closed
by singing doxOlogy.
BARTON.
The fifth annual meeting of the Or
leans Fair Ground Company will be
holden in the south school room, on Tues
day, February 30.
Mrs. Buchanan read we'll written
essay before the Debating and Literary
Society at the Landing, last Tuesday
eve., entitled 1.-The Hill of Science"
Messrs. Grandy, Skinner & Parker
shipped $354.18 worth of dressed lum-
Der from their mill for eight days COM
mencing Dec %, 1871, and ending Jan.
8, 1872. That will do for the holidays
A donation visit and oyster supper
for the benefit of Rev. John Thurston,
will be had at the school house, Barton
Landing, on the afternoon and evening
of Thursday next. All are invited to at
tend.
There are members of four generations
living in the house of George W. Heath,
of this town, viz: Moses Heath, George
W. Heath, Milton G. Heath and Harry
NJ. Heath; all in one house and one
family. Who in the county can show a
like or similar record.
The way-freight train south ran off
the track last Saturday between South
Barton and West Burke, badly smashing
several cars and blockading the track
making the passenger train two hour
late. One man, peddler in the salool
car, was quite badly injured.
Notice the advertisement of E. E
Rawson, in another column, and then g
into his store and take a look at hi
shelves, showcases, &c. You will SCI
that Mr.. R. is particular, tasty and nea
in the arrangement of his watches
clocks, jewelry, toys, &c, and has
place for everything, and everything il
its place. If you have a watch tina
wants fixing, carry it to him and he vii
be just as particular about fixing it JUS
right, as he is in the arrangement of hi
goods, and will make it go if there
any 60 in it.
G. B. Warner, who was burned out
the fire here the day before Christmas,
is on his legs again, with new set of tool
He has finished off shop in his bari
where he will hammer away at tin an
sell stoves this winter and probably r,
build in the spring. See ad.
Our friend and next door neighbo
Charley Dwinell, who was burned out
the same time and whose loss was MOI
than all the rest, will continue the lun
Der business as before and on a larg
scale. See advertisement. Charley is
good fellow and the best kind of neigl
Dor, and we wish him so much succe.
that he may more than make good
loss by fire. His furniture shop w
burned with everything in it. He d
not even have a chance to open door
Windows but he ooolly remarked to
next day that he had tie key An amt
ing incident at this fire was fellow VII
in the excitement, tried to lug off an o
rusty caldron kettle, as he said, for
wife to fry doughnuts in.
SILVER WEDDING.-We take the f
lowing from the st. Johnsbury CaJedol
an, relating to the Silver Wedding
Rev. E. d. Hopkins, formerly of Il
County.
There was very pleasant gatheri
at the residence of Rev. +. d. Honlz