Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-05-20

trees planted VIII De at least one adulClon
to the beauty of the place.
Boo After all these seven long
months of cold weather; after all this
shivering and shaking with cold fingers
and toes, an exchange brings to US the
comforting prediction, from scientific
men, that we shall have cold days dur
ing the summer, cold west and north
west winds, sickly crops and sickly peo-
pie; and all these little ills are to be
supplemented by famine, cholera, or
something of that sort. Let's move.
New PASSENGER ACCOMMODATIONS ON
THE observation-disclosures who travel
much by rail will be interested in the
advertisement in another column of the
c. & P. R. R. R. They have lately adj
ded to the express train, one of the eel
ebrated Pullman Palace Sleeping and
Drawing Room Cars. Persons now who
wish to travel by night, can by taking
a berth in this car, pass safely on their
journey, gently reposing in the arms of
morpheus. the rocking sensation, (Which
by the way is very similar to that of
crock me to sleep mother, . or crooked
in the cradle of the deep, ~ has alwaws
the effect to produce dreams more pleas
ant than ever dreamed before For full
particulars see the advertisement
A lecture on Chill, including notice
of trip over the Andes, effects of earth
quakes, and the comparative advance
ment of the South American Republics,
will be delivered by Rev. N. P. Gilbert,
ten years a missionary in Santiago, the
capital of Chill, at the brick church,
Friday eve, May "A at 7:45 o'clock
The following named gentlemen having
heard the lecture pronounce it an exceed
ingly entertaining and instructive one
Rev. J. Tory, Hardwick Rev. c. W.
Thompson, Danville; Rev. DIR. J. Glenn
ent formerly pastor in Windsor; Rev.
VIM. Sewell, Norwich Rev. j. E. Good.
rich, Meriden, N. H., principal of Kim
ball Union Academy DIR. J. B. Bancroft,
Concord, N. H. Rev. n. ?. Gilbert is
the district secretary for New England,
of the American and Foreign Christian
Union, and after the lecture collection
will be taken up for the benefit of that
cause.
We clip the following from the Mon
treal Gazette of March 80:
ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE, RICHMOND
The closing services of the winter term
in connection with this institution, took
place last Wednesday evening, a very
large number of people being present
1t appears from the report presented thai
the attendance of students during last
winter has been unusually large DIR
Graham having resigned his official con-
nection with the college, the exercises
of the evening were made especially in
teresting by the circumstance that an adj
dress was read in the name of the citi
zens by Thomas Hart, Esq, Mayor o.
Richmond, expressive of high apprecia
ton, and accompanied with splendid
testimonial to DR.. Graham, consisting O
a valuable gold watch, two lockets, an(
purse of money. Mr.. Elliott present
ed, also, as the gift of the college boys
beautiful gold chain. The several pre-
sensations are valued at $3.50, of whicl
watch and chain were purchased by Mr.
Snow of Danville.
DR.. Graham will be remembered b,
many of our citizens as the energetic ant
persevering principal of our villag
school some Is years ago; and whel
they remember the great interest he man
Tested for the welfare of our school, an,
his gentlemanly and courteous bearin
while here, all will be pleased to lear
of his excellent success as principal in
structor of St. Francis College, Richmond
?. @. that his services as such are high
ly appreciated, and also that he has bee
made the recipient of substantial token
of such appreciation.
Whereas and forasmuch a
the various cats, caught and killed abou
three doz.n of my chickens last season
contrary to my wishes, and contrary t
the good appearance and well being {
my poultry yard,-therefore, in consic
Grafton of the foregoing facts, hav
placed myself upon war footing in thu
particular, and am fully prepared
deal death to all chicken-killing quad
rupeds that may infest my premises, Ian
the owners of any such animals wi
hereby take due notice and govern then
selves accordingly.
j. BARNEEY ROBINSON
! Barton May Is, 1872.
We don't much blame Barney fl
making the above proclamation, an
guarding as much as possible against a
Catastrophies that might otherwise owe
take his 'henery,' for he has, indeed
the best flock of egg producers we hay
seen scratch for some time. He has a
least five varieties of Thorough bre
Fowls, " from the "Seabright Bantam" u
to the "B uff Cochin" cock of the yart
''all fat and fair and sleek they are" He
just purchased these extraordinary chicl
ems, and paid fancy price, from a ma
in Massachusetts,, who brought the egg
from over the waters. The "Chochin
rooster, which as yet is but '.chick,
| ic cti1l larra anourh to ctand on II