Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-05-20
peed, beautiful form and elegant mo-


scendent of Albany Boy. He is consid-
cred by good judges to be one of the best
horses the state can boast Of
The people of cur village and vicinity
have been improving their grounds by
the addition of fruit trees. They have
set between five and six hundred apple
and cherry trees obtained from Mr..
Bridgman's nursery, of Hardwick. Mr..
N. Fl. Kinney has filled his beautiful
front yard with fruit trees, that will add
both beauty and comfort to his already
beautiful residence. Mr.. Stephen Rob-
erts has been adding to the beauty Of
his surroundings by building three beau
tiful ponds for the culture of fish, which
bids fair to be profitable as we'll as pleas
ant.
COVENTRY.
Quite spirited temperance meeting
was held last Monday evening, in the
vestry of the church, for the purpose of
forming temperance society whose OBJ
ject shall be the suppression of intern
perance and the liquor traffic, both of,
which are increasing to an alarming ex-
tent in this place.
There is snow-drlft within mile of
this village laying in the clearing fair
to the sun which measured on the 10Th,
2 feet and inches in depth.
DERBY.
Tuesday night, the dwelling house and
barn belonging to George Kelley, were
destroyed by fre-supposed to have
caug ht around the chimney. The furni-
ture was nearly all saved. Loss nearly
covered by insurance.
GLOVER.
The measles are raging to consider
able extent in the village and some are
very hard sick with them.
The exhibition came off last Thurs
day evening as advertised, and was pro-
nounced by competent judges to be a
good thing. The pieces reflected much
credit upon the teacher and pupils
A few of Mr. & Mrs. Perkins friends
met at the Parsonage on Tuesday after
noon and evening. to assist in celebrat-
ing their minister's tin wedding. The
interview was very pleasant and many
useful articles were presented, aud all
had happy time.
A young man by the name of ". J,
Perrin, from Hardwick, in the employ
of J. E. Dwinell met with serious ac-
cident last Tuesday, the l4th. While
doing a job of planning, his foot slipped
and in trying to save himself from fall
ing, he placed his right hand too neal
the knife of the planer, when it was
caught and badly mutilated to the wrist
rendering amputation necessary. The
citizens of Glover, with the aid of SIC
from Barton, made up a purse of S8t
for the poor boy.
PARKER POND.-Situated near The
village of West Glover is beautiful
sheet of water known as Parker Pond
The stream forming the outlet is known
as Roaring Brook" which runs nortl
and empties into Barton River, affordin.
numerous water privileges for two miles
This pond covers about 400 acres o
land, and as it can be raised six fee
above low water mark, it will be readil
seen that it is one of the best water priv
ileges in the county. There are numer
Gus springs and brooks that supply thi
pond with water, on two of which one
stood saw mills that did good business
The stream coming south, known as tn
''Coomer Brook" has its head in small
pond known as the ewing Pond" tire
miles from Parker Pond, on nearly th
highest land between Montreal and Bul
lington. The stream coming west, know
as the ''Colburn Brook has its head i
a small pond in Albany, three mile
from Parker Pond On this brook, bt
tween the two ponds are eleven beave
dams, showing that it was once we
stocked with this industrious ANIMAL
Trout were formerly very plenty in bot
5 these streams, and in the early settl,
ment of the town suckers were so nume
; GUS in these brooks that they could
E thrown out in carloads scarce one no
remains. The pickerel which have bee
, put in the pond have become numerol
and devoured them all. The land aroun
this pond is very good. Two large mea,
ows, owned by Messrs. Dewing and Hill
| bard flow every spring, and are very pr
: ductive. There is a travelled road arour
this pond, and ride around it woul
we'll pay lover of the beautiful to ga
on its clear, transparent waters
, O. V. p.
| GREENSBORO.
S. Hill has sold his stage route fire.
the Bend to Craftsbury, to John Graf
: At the annual meeting of Caspis
t Lake Lodge of T. & A. NJ. NJ. 81, tt
| following officers were chosen for tt
. year ensuing:
VIM. B. Sawyer, .............W W. \
5 q. S. Calderwood, IS. v
: Frank A. Fay, .....J. '
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