Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-16

great curse by shorter though severer
means than those of the Mother Country.
The next lecture is to be Friday the
Goth, by DR.. Cutting of Luninburg.
BROWNINGTON.
S. r. Jenkins has rented his house at
the Center to Mr.. Sleeper.
Mr. George Rice has rented his farm
to Mr. Currier of Island Pond for three |
years.
S. J. Robinson has sold his farm at |
the Center to his father J. ]. Robinson,
for $1,000.
COVENTRY.
A few nights since Abel Fairbrother
lost good horse by the "epizoot.
The winter term of the village school
commenced last Monday Miss Blodgett
Of Glover and Miss Wilcox of Albany,
teachers.
CHARLESTON.
A singing school has been started at
West Charleston by W. N. Donaldson
of Derby.
E. o. Bennett has received the APP
pointment of postmaster vice E. H. Rob
inson.
The course of lectures in this place
commenced on Wednesday evening. the
18th inst, by Col. j. B. Mead of RAN
dolph, who gave an able and eloquent
lecture on temperance. The next will
be given by Gen. W. W. Circuit of Bar
ton, Tuesday evening, the II. A num-
Der of the best lecturers in this section
have been engaged, and it is hoped that
the lectures will be as well attended as
they deserve.
DERBY.
Blazing Star Lodge will give public
exhibition and entertainment on Friday
evening, Dec. 27. All come, as the
cause is worthy one.
Charles Bates recently caught in a
trap large owl, which measured IA
feet from tip to tip of wings. He was
supposed to be species of the cat owl
> Fred Butterfeld has sold his hotel al
Derby Line to H. B. Hanson, formerly
of the firm of Hanson & French. Mr.
H. takes possession Immediately.
! ,-t GLOVER.
\ David Cass killed a hog last week, Is
r months old, that weighed 626 pounds
:, The measles are again raging to SOM
IS extent in town. None are dangerousl,
n sick with the disease
W A horse belonging to DR.. Hill droppe,
l.. dead passing along the highway fe,
days since. No cause is assigned for it
g death.
I'd Hiram Phillips left town last Satu1
Id day for Boston. He goes to seek medic
l. al aid for his wrist which has been trout
s. ling him for three years.
~ The annual convention of the Orlean
10 County Musical Association will be hel
~ at Glover, commencing Tuesday, Jan. 81
- and continuing four days. L. o. Emel
y son, conductor. Complete programm
will be furnished in due time.
% Lyman Darling's horse took fright
I. the village a few evenings since, viii
" hitched under the store shed. In breal
NJ ing away from his fastenings both shat
IL =. of the sleigh were broken, and in tn
no condition he went for home on the ''dou
'y lie quick" the broken shafts being he
" from the ground by the hold backs.
ak
! A whole souled and warm hearted SUI
scriber in West Glover sends to us fe
cheerful and encouraging lines, for whi
ms we should be ungrateful did we not l
ng turn our thanks. We give his wor
'u- and leave our readers to judge if tn
lc- do not smack of honest contentment al
"; the true ring of friendship.
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" OUR COUNTY PApER-THE MoNITo
n AS the year 1872 has nearly expire
n and the new year is close at hand, it
- our duty, as citizens, to take hold wi
n will and give the MONITOR hear
support the coming year. Let eve
man act as agent for it. If he has
neighbor who does not take it, urge h
to subscribe for it. There is no one W
.. is not able to take it and pay for it
- let no one say l do not like this nor tn
e Who, that has ten or twelve hundl
- customers to deal with, can please tn
all? 1t is not to be expected by a
reasonable man. Our Editor has giy
ekS us the paper nearly year, and as
Gnu as | know, has given universal satisf
'rd- ton. Now let every man in the coun
nah and others, show their appreciation of
VII merits by heartily supporting it.
'he A SUBSCRIBER
GREENSBORO.
80 The population of this village at pl
~ ent is not far from l25 persons. 7
business directory would include VIII,
' wrights, blacksmith, l clergyman
Wv physicians, 2 shoemakers, harness
ker, sash and blind manufactu1
1at merchants, hotel keeper, miller
or 3 gentlemen of leisure, S or d,
.1T besides others of inferior craft.