Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-03-04

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unit of the severity of the weather,
til next Thursday, March ~
Mr.. J. T. Macomber, our village
hool teacher, has been holding Sc
IS of spelling schools, in which
lille several "did fought nobly,"-
iss Ellen Edwards was the final
ctoress, being the only one who
either missed word nor was absent
single time. We'll done, Ellen; we
fe glad of it.
John C. Dow and VIM. H. Hayden
ave bought the right of Jewett's
patent milk pans, for the states OF
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachu-
etts, Rhode Island and Connecticut,
n the New England States, and Ohio,
indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wis
bonsin, in the West. Territory
Enough, we should think, to make
hem rich as Jews, for these pans are
|omething every farmer is bound to
have, sooner or later.
We had short ride the other day
fter the young stallion, "Abdel Hay
en," owned by John g. Dow, of Al
bany. He is smart colt and can get
ver the ground and make the snow
halls fly in manner that will make
most any one shut their eyes and hold
heir breath. He is one of eighteen
olts raised by the Hayden mare
Snip" Eighteen colts from one
hare, if we are rightly informed, is a
circumstance heretofore unheard of in
horse raising in Vermont.
BARTON.
Spring goods at McDougalps. See
His advertisement next week.
The Union says that Bro. Earle is
preparing to emigrate West to spend
The summer; and if he likes, to make
u permanent home there.
Paul McNeal, an old gentleman who
lives at the Landing, recently had q
hook of paralysis from which he viii
OF probably recover.
J. r. Fort of Hardwick, will open the
blacksmith shop owned by G. J. Ufford
bf this village, tomorrow. If "competi
|tion is the life of business" we may ex.
pect lively times.
Messrs. Grandy, Skinner & Parker
have recently received nearly so car
loads of spruce logs from Canada, which
in addition to those they have bought il
Barton and adjoining towns will keel
their mill busy for some time.
A CARD.
TO our neighbors and friends who S,
kindly and tenderly assisted us in ou
affliction and bereavement, we tender oul
most sincere and heartfelt thanks Tru
ly friend in need is friend indeed.
CONVERSE RowELL.
j. B. & M. S. FREEMAN.
A week ago last Saturday Sumner
Warner, of Bloomington, drew loaC
of green cedar to the single mill, al
the Landing, which measured 28S
cord feet, which was doing a goot
thing; but the beauty of it was, he
took hold like man, and helped rol
it on the pile.
There is to be an oyster supper a
the "city hall" in this village, on Fri
day evening next, March 9. AID
mission $1.OO per couple. The pro
ceeds to be used to purchase new
books for the S. S. Library of the M
E. Church. All that like to eat oys
ters and have a good time, are cordi
ally invited to be present. Suppe
ready at o'clock.
FATAL Academia fatal acciden
occurred on the Passumpsic road a
South Barton, last Thursday morning
A young man, brakeman, by tn
name Of Christopher Nelson, % year
Of age, while coupling the engine t
the way freight (train No. g. goin,
North, was caught in the abdomen
between the tender and dcadwoo
OF the car, receiving injuries fror
which he died Friday morning a
8 o'clock. He was brought to tn
hotel in this village, where everythin
was done that could be to make hin
comfortable. He died in the arms {
d. b. Russell, freight agent of thi
place, who staid with him through tn
night, and, while he was being raise
up in bed to take a drink of w
ter. lie was an honest, steady an
faithful hand, always lively and flu
of fun. His home was in Deerfelc
Mass.
A subscriber came into orr Office III
other day and paid us two dollars fc
the MONITOR year in advance, the
whispered in our ear that he had le
a quarter of beef at our house, whic
If we would accept, we were welcom
At first we could not comprehend IL
situation; thought we must be dreal
ing; rubbed our eyes, pinched GU
self, and found we were awake sur,
then asked him what it was he sal
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