Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-15

lifted with the Freewill Baptist Church
East Albany, Sabbath before last.
The f. W. Baptists at East Albany
ave engaged the services of Rev. G.
\. Griffin, graduate from Bates Col
edge, Lewistown, Me. He will COM
hence the third Sabbath of this month.
The Sabbath School Concert at the
congregational church on Sabbath eve.,
uly 9TH, was rendered particularly
Pleasant by the presentation. by the Su-
perintendent, Mr.. Geo. Bill, in behalf of
he members of the school, of a nice
concordance of the Holy Scriptures, to
(ir. Philander Sawyer, in consideration
# his being the originator of, and
aithful and earnest laborer in the Con-
EDUCATIONAL sabbath school of this place.
beautiful and fitting reward yet how
lessed a thought it is that our Father
las promised to reward his faithful Ia
orers with the palm of victory, the
brown of glory, and the inheritance Of
Eternal life in heaven.
Byron Moore had an unwelcome Wis
tor last Monday, in the shape of streak
# lightning, which, after throwing sew
sral bricks across the street, came down
the chimney of his store and dwelling
house, went behind the counter, ratified
mong the lamp chimneys, visited the
fbmily in the kitchen who were at the
table, ripped up the zinc under the stove
which was we'll nailed down, within )
feet of the table; tore q hole through
The floor and lightened in the cellar,
fame up and pretty thoroughly ransack-
ed the house, going into five rooms in all,
baking its exit through the side of the
house. No one hurt.
BARTON
See advertisement of c.. & p. r. r in
another column.
J.. N. Chandler, at the Landing, is
putting in new water wheel, the Green
Mountain Giant, manufactured at St.
Johnsbury.
On the 18th inst, Mrs. Page, at the
Landing, fell and severely sprained her
wrist, and some of the bones are thought
to be fractured.
Last Saturday the morning mail train
ran over and killed three dogs sat one
slap" at the Landing. Plenty of saus-
age down there now.
A. c. Parker, at the solicitation of
many, is doing quite a business in the
tonsorial line at the Landing. Those in
that vicinity wishing chair cut or
shave, will find he can do good job in
that line and does not charge full prices
either
The prices paid for help during the
haying season are full as high, if not
higher, than last year. Some have paid
as high as 500 per month. 0. L. Cowles
has been offered $3.50 per day, and
board, for every fair hay day in the
month of July.
A newl y arrived Frenchman bought a
piece of meat of one of the meat -men
the other day, and after examining it a
little closer, exclaimed ''no bone no
bone :" BONE" said the meat-man,
you'll find BONE enough when you come
to cook it."
Don't be round here with long hair
hanging down your neck, when you can
get it cut in style for the small sum of
twenty-five cents by calling on NJ. G.
Currcn, next door to the hotel
The following is the list of letters re-
naming uncalled for in the post-office
On this village
Mrs. A. S. Atwood; Geo. A. Allen, 2;
Miss Carrie Berry, (2) lessee Buffers
Lewis Chase; J. W. Hanson Rev. Z.
A. Jacobs c. H. Riser; Moody Kim
ball Geo w. Lawton Mrs. Fannie
Nelson Peter Hroux; Miss Nettie A.
Parker John Pierce
One of those striped animals that
scent so, got into Dean Rogers barn al
the Landing, Monday morning, had
chicken for breakfast and stayed all day
He occupied the cow-manger, and, like
contrary hog, he could neither b.
scared nor coaxed to 'come out" anC
thus for twelve long hours was '.mastel
of the situation" Lead finally brought
him. JVhec!
Col. Eaton is good Democrat, and 6
jolly, good-natured old fellow he is too
Standing on the post-ofice steps last
thursday evening, he heard of the nom
nation of Horace Greeley by the Demo
Gratis. He chuckled at the 'ridiculosity
OF voting for Greeley, took a good sizeC
pinch of snuff, and after inquiring fo
some lime to white-wash his old blacl
hat with. SAID 81 saw snake the 9th
er day that had swallowed a great toad
and he-he looked as though he fel
mighty uncomfortable.
BROWNINGTON.
Quite a party went to Willoughby O.
the 4th, and held Basket Picnic. The
report capital time.