Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-09-02

clowns, acrobats and all the accompani-
ments of great circus in profusion. fur
nished ample entertainment. Howe's
circus is an immense establishment, and
is also one of the best selected, if not
the most surprisingly excellent exhibit
ton that has ever encamped here.
The harvest being gathered, we ex-
pect to see the largest audience ever
present on a similar occasion in this
place.
BROWNINGTON.
The Orleans County Good Templar's
Union, will hold its next session on
Tuesday, Sep. 10th with Crystal Fount
Lodge, Bloomington. Morning session
commencing at 10 o'clock a. m. Public
meeting at 2 o'clock p. m. Rev. ?. B.
Fisk of Lyndon will address the meeting.
CHARLESTON.
P E. Davis, Hotel keeper Of East
Charleston, was passenger on the stage
a week ago Wednesday, from Newport
to Richford. Fitzpatrick was expected
on the same stage, and as Davis was the
only passenger it was natural that
mistake should occur. Davis was met
at the depot by committee and greeted
as Gen Fitzpatrick. They then drove to
the Hotel where large crowd had as
sembled to receive him. Fitzpatrick was
loudly called for, and one of the commit
tee asked him to make little speech.
He delivered himself as follows: s'Gen-
tlemen, if it is Gen. Fitzpatrick you are
looking for, will just say that he stop
ped at Dodge's Hotel to sue man for
libel" The Grant men cheered of
course, while the Greeley men skunk
away.
COTENTRT.
The fall term of school at Coventry
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academy will be taught by Miss Nancy
Mcclure, and commences Sept. 18th.
Rev. F.. W. Dickinson has leave Of
absence for three weeks and starts to-day
for the West to visit his parents in I'LL
nois.
One day last week as Albert Brown
was edging boards in George Herman's
mill, thin silver flew, hitting him in
the face penetrating about three inches
between the eye and socket. 1t is fear
ed that he will lose his eye.
A lively time is expected next Tues
day, as there are three candidates fol-
representative in the Republican party
One has been blowing too hard for Gree
ley to suit some of the Administration
men.
Last Thursday, as span of horse
belonging to Port Hancock were stand
ing in front of Walworth's store, tear
ran into his wagon, tipping both wagon
, over and breaking the tongue, rocker
whifnetree and crossbar of Hancock
wagon, and injuring one of his horses.
, On Wednesday eve, Aug. 2Sth, Mis-
E Katie Dagget of st. Johnsbury gave
reading at Coventry which consisted {
selections from various poets. Althoug
the audience was very small, yet thos
i. who did attend were highly entertained
! Miss Dagget is reader in every sens
q of the word, although young, the maj
ner in which she rendered diferel
!, styles, showed natural talent and gre;
. application to her work. Besides tt
10 reading they had the pleasure of liste
ing to the best of music, by Mr.. Fletc
u er of Michigan. Mr.. Fletcher is one
II the finest tenor singers that we ev
:. heard. He possesses clear voice, c
4 pable of the most tender pathos, al
&c when needed of the greatest power. 4
:. example of the former in Chow t
- gates came ajar," and of the latter,
20 that glorious song, "The sword of Blu
ker HILL"
DERB
N On Sunday last, Mr.. Moses Kels
NJ found seven of his sheep shut into
mo- sugar house. Five of them had starv
D. to death and the other two were /
DIS just alive. It is supposed that tn
IT, went in and the wind shut to the doc
'es IRASBURGH.
VS., We are informed that Judge Ross "
er- hold the County Court commencing Sc
OIL 4th, and, as he cannot reach Irasbur
IN till afternoon, the court will not be OPP
bit ed until two o'clock, P. M.
Last Friday, the 3Oth, young n
was fined five dollars and costs for st
70 ing and otherwise bruising two lad
y while they were getting few apples
oi' eat on the roadside of the fence.
'er-
Is On Sunday, Aug 25th, there wa,
100 cotillon on Lowell Mountain, in VIII
,tu two men and one woman was success.
arc in whipping one man, and on Mond
erv the man that got whipped was fined
be dollars and costs, and on Tuesday
oe' two men that done the whipping v
nc fined ten dollars, each, and costs,
the the woman that took an active part
:. the nlav was fned five dollars and ~