Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-02-17

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ii ld sttn'l1rd.
ALBANT.
is worth from SIS to Sl2 per ton.
s. 80 cents per bushel at the eel
afren Story saw striped snake
sEs ago near Isaac Lunge's house,
snow. He was Is or 20 feet from
brook. 1t being a thawy day
L snake) thought he would look
Foperty over.
bbath afternoon, Feb. 9, Mr.. Da-
Danville, n. H., delivered a lee
on temperance at the Congregation
arch. Mr.. Davis, according to his
storv, is a reformed drunkard, and
Ihtes his sad history in PLAIN
htforward manner The lecture
Both interesting and admonltory.-
no have opportunity should hear
Davis.
atistics of school district No. 10, IN
by village, Jan. lst, 1878; Whole
ber of families, 49; whole number
ildren under 20 years of age "a.
iren between years of age and not
20 years, so; heads of families
so, years of age, !; over 70 years
a under 80, z; over 60 and under 10
over so and under 60, 8; over 40
under 80, IS; over 80 and under
Q over "a and under 80, 6. The
age age about 40 l-5 years. and the
Fecate of their ages 1858 years. The
bier of births in 1872, 3: the num-
ef deaths, 4.
BARTON.
here is to be a grand sociable at Mr..
bp's-Mountain District--Thursday
next. All are cordially invited, A
class time is expected.
3ur valentine came round all right
Friday night. Twas comlcal
ure of, and appropriate verse on the
buntry Editor" All right, Boss-we
the point.
Rhillias Angler drew load of birch
Saturday afternoon, to Mosman'
which measured 223 solid feet, with
Dir of horses that weigh but 500
h. This is the heaviest load that
been drawn this season.
Lecture tomorrow evening, by Maj.
bah Circuit, of Newport. Subject
GRACE Greeley AS the Major was
Be q resident of our village, and is
u and popularity known in this vicin-
we bespeak for him full house.
BACK Furious advertisement is lost
warns Gus" and "every other man,
hinst trusting his wife Mehitable, tol
ything, Or keeping her over night,
giving her anything to eat, on penalty
life; all because she left his bed, board,
g., without just cause.
The horses that ran away last Mon
By belonged to Charles Bickford, o.
befield. They kept up their speed foI
mile and a half, the pieces of slet
4 Id harnesses flying hither and yon til
Ley were we'll demolished. Horses no
lied, but slightly bruised.
The Singers and Musicians of Bartol
hnding and vicinity under the direction
II j. Z. Chamberlin will give concer
bid oyster supper, on Wednesday eve
eb. Goth. The people are earnestly in
tied to give full attendance as the oh
let is to raise funds to pay for the Sing
hg school.
There was an exhibition of the scho'
Is of our graded school at our miserabl
own hall, last Thursday evening, whic
bowed that they had made good pros
ess the past term. Some of the decl;
hations were)positively good, while nor
Fere insipid. But it is an imposition
Ask any one to 90 into such a hall to ST
Rnything.
In the case of Evans VS.. Smith,
which the jury gave verdict for IL
PIE the court set the verdict aside fl
I he reason that the jurors decided tt
Ease by drawing cuts"'to see whetht
Rhe Plff. or Deft should have the We
Dict 1t is strange that twelve INTEL
gent men, sworn to try case occordi1
70 tie lar and tie evidence, should NAL
such fools of themselves.
The County Building Question seer
TO be both settled and unsettled, Gle
Enough and muddled enough. Some S;
10 is and some say it is not. The Go
ernOr we understand, has written to o
that no locating committee have be
appointed, and to another that if t
county voted Eyes," the commit
could then be appointed. Therefore
advise every man to vote. and set
the question beyond all dispute.
Mr.. /. NJ. Shedd delivered a lectl
here last Tuesday evening, though on
different subject than that announced
him in our last. Fair Play for Woma
was what he gave us. 1t was a woma
rights argument, which was as well h;
died as any we have seen on that side
the question. Some portions of the