Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-05-06
School commences to-day; Ella Stoddard

School commences to-day; Ella Stoddard
teacher-Alison Blake has bought G.
browns old saw mill, and is putting in a
clapboard mill, single and planning ma
chine-An Irish boy, by the name of
CAVITY, cut his foot about half off last
Wednesday, while playing with a sharp
AK. Dull tools are just as good for boys
to learn with-Reuben Ellis lost Sl5
"meerschaum" between the head of the
pond and South Barton, last Wednesday.
If the finder will leave it at our office,
we will see that it is taken care OF.
Reub don't smoke (O but as the pipe
was present from an old friend, he
values it 'muchly'-The melting snow
upon the mountings have raised the
streams in the valley so they are now
at "high tide" The three mills are
"going going!' all the time, and the
old saws hum without ceasing, as they
slice up the logs. The lumber business
is South Barton's best hold, and the mill
owners are just pushing things" Ly
man circuit is spelling logs in Chauncy
browns new mill at the rate of 10000
feet per day.
COVENTRY.
DR.. d. w. Blanchard has sold his
place in the village, with 80 acres of
land, to Scion Percival for S24O0. The
doctor thinks of moving to Newport soon.
Holland Thrasher has bought 60 acres
of land of Joseph Kidder for $1,000, for
an addition to his farm, which it joins.
Last Thursday several roughs came
into the village for the purpose of fish
ing, and being somewhat the worse for
liquor made considerable noise. During
the afternoon a gray-haired old man in
STOPPING to drink from spring fell in
head first, and but for the timely aid of
his fellows might have been drowned.
at night, having exhausted their supply
of whiskey, they called upon the town
agent for more, and being refused they
dared him to fight, but after some hard
swearing they left without bloodshed
CRAF1'SBURY
On the 9th inst, a two-story house
at the common, owned by Judge French
and occupied by Edgar Hoyt took fire
in the roof and was only saved by the
greatest effort, as the wind was blowing
strong from the north at the time.
DERBY.
The ice in the lake is broken up a.
far as can be seen. 1t is considerabl,
later than the usual time of breaking up
West Derby is brushing up consider
ably this spring. A. Glines is having
his house thoroughly repaired, Bennett
Fields is doing considerable ON his, Will
several are giving their buildings Goa
of paint, which adds much to the look
of the place.
Orlow Shattuck has sold to ALDER
Glines 81 acres of wood land, situated
just back of the village, for $400. Franl
Mitchell has recently purchased of Al
bert Glines 7 acres of land near MI
Gline's house for 1925. 1t is mic
building lot and we expect to see goo'
house built upon it.
CLOVER.
Mrs. Paul will speak in the Soutl
Church again next Sunday.
The spring term of Orleans Liberal In
stitute will close with an exhibition o
Thursday eve., March Is.
Owing to the i'll health of the ST.
perintendent, the teachers examinatio
is deferred one week, and will take plac
on Saturday, May 18th, at the Institute
Glover village, commencing at 8 o'cloc
A. NJ, and continuing through the day
Mr.. Leonard Foster and wife celebrs
ted the fifth anniversary of their marrlag
by wooden wedding, last Monday a
ternoon and evening, April 30. Th
, house was full of invited guests. A
) had merry time and retired early, lea'
ing the couple to jog along together al
: other five years.
A son of Mr.. Gabriel Patterson, age
r about 10 years, was severely scalded OF
7 day last week by falling into a pan
e boiling water. He was in the loft abov
/. packing away buckets when |
/. stumbled and fell into the pan, scaldir
his back, arms and legs in a terrib
f manner. He sprang out hin
8 self and was carried to the house and d
3 Bemis of Craftsbury was called, wi
e made him as comfortable as possible u
4 der the circumstances, but it is feared |
: cannot recover.
l GREENSBORO.
On the 26th ult Mrs. Hammond, age
: n years, fell down stairs, breaking h
hip and receiving other severe injuries
The sugar season was below the ave
age this year. A few early places mac