Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-09
CLOVER.

Bryant, or the orchard belonging to D.
P. Wiley.
CLOVER.
Rev. n W. Scott received paralytic
shock last week He has not the least
use of one of his arms.
Several of our farmers in town are
throwing aside their ten quart milk pans,
using instead the patent Jewett pan.
which lessons very much the labor of
the dairy woman.
The annual Orleans county conference
will be holden at West Glover, this
week Tuesday and Wednesday, June
10th and L1th The citizens Of West
Glover and vicinity, extend their hospi-
talities to all who may attend.
Crops are very backward in town.
Before the rain of last week, the pros
poets for good hay crop were slim but
the copious rains within the past few
days have changed the aspect materially.
Grass is now looking finely and corn that
was not out Of the ground is beginning
to sprout.
Mr.. Thomas Stevens, living in the
west part of the town, is doing some ex-
tensive repairing this spring and sum-
mer He proposes to remodel his house,
raising the roof two feet and putting on
new clapboards he is also putting new
roofs upon his barns, which with other
contemplated changes, will make his
home attractive and pleasant.
Chas. Leonard who has for the past
few years prepared box lumber at his
shop at South Glover, has commenced a
new shop at Glover village, where he in
tends to pursue the same business. We
give him most hearty welcome, as
Charley is an excellent workman and a
good fellow; business is always lively
with him.
Mr.. d. B. Randall of this village
started for Boston last Friday evening
to obtain, if possible, aid for his eye
which has been almost totally blind for
several months. 1t was injured last
winter by sharp piece of ice. We hope
his visit will prove successful and he
will again resume his business which has
been mostly suspended for some time.
We take the following from letter
received from G. A. Clark ESQ.,, who
lately left Glover for the West: 81 ar
rived in Kentland Indiana, some two
weeks since and found the vegetation
much in advance of that of New Eng
land. This is a very level prairie coun-
try, lying some eighty miles southeast Of
Chicago. The soil is very rich and the
farmers are wealthy. The country is di.
: vided into large farms. The farm own.
ed by Mr.. Kent of this place, although
not nearly as large as many, contains
: four thousand acres. Besides this he
; has fifteen thousand acres in other Sec
lions of the county. 1t takes to carry or
this farm large force of men, twelve
tenant houses being occupied by them
One hundred horses and mules beside OK
> en-. On Monday last, one hundred acre
Of corn were planted ON the farm. Tn
stock consists of eight hundred head o
e cattle, one hundred and twentv-fv
0 horses and mules and six hundred hogs
# Mr.. Kent's corn crib is one hundred an,
= eighty-fve feet long, and one hundre
a and fifty wide, with two ellis, which GOV
} er more ground than the main building
a The capacity of the building is two hun
e bred and fifty thousand bushels.
is small engine with elevators and convey
D. ors, carries the corn from the bins to tn
L shelter, and from thence to the bins c
D. to the car, in which it is to be shippe
II East The people in this vicinity al
70 friendly and social. They do not apes
K to begrudge man meal of corncal
s. and bacon. think the country too lev
H. to be healthful. | leave here for Kal
ne sas next week.
We Ke'atla'ad, Nay Sd.
ng GREENSBORO.
The r. r. Co. are laying brant
track to the steam mill.
- Sportsmen from Montpelier and els
where are taking large numbers of tro
TO- from Caspian Lake this summer.
'se Now is the time to look after the ca
'aS erpillar ON our fruit trees They a
ne small but plenty. They can be east
eh wiped off with stick
The Bend is to make vast strides
the building line this summer. Will;
:" Sawyer is to erect building at on
Whether to be used as a teneme
-. or for purposes of traffic, it is not STATE
Augustus Folsom as going to put up
:, dwelling house. Simpson & Cuthberts
''0 are going to build a house.
9th The Greensboro Library Associat
starts off with L. F. Rabbit for Pre-
dent Ell. M. Cuthbertson Vice Pre-
,st dent; o. W. Howard Secretary; J.
Cook Treasurer HI. Nj. Cuthbert'
= Librarian A. w. Wild. Luke Eastm
:, George Bailey Executive Committee.
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