Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-10-27
Local News
ALBANY.

ALBANY.
Black river is well up, plenty of water
bw.
Mr.. John f. Tenney, lost three
aars old colt by lung fever on the goth
BIT. 1t was one of a span which he re-
htly purchased in Canada, at an ex-
ense of some 1920 here
BARTON.
Wood wanted at this Office.
Geo. A. Goodnoe has bought l.. R.
ood's farm. paying $4,000. L. r.
God has bought the Amos Hunt place
the Cong. Society for 1926.
The regular convocation of Keystone
happier No. Is of Royal Arch Masons,
i'll meet at Masonic hall Monday Eve.
pv. Sd, at 1870 o'clock.
D. McDoUGALL, II. P.
E. E. RAwsoN, Sec'y.
Charley Robinson caught a bird in
he brook at the edge of his garden. last
saturday morning such as is seldom seen
this vicinity. Some pronounce it a
hipe and some woodcock.
Rowcll & Freeman are buying large
roves of cattle, which they drive south
gard and sell. They start tomorrow
With a drove Of 100 head and will drive
nto New Hampshire this time.
We have received from O. S. Bliss
secretary, the Fourth Annual Report Of
the Vermont Dairymen's Association,
md find it to be very interesting re-
port. 1t contains much valuable infor-
nation, is we'll printed and ought to be
n the hands of every farmer in the
State. The Hon. Bradley Barlow Of
St. Adams, paid the expenses of print
ng the report, and thereby gives the
public opportunity to become acquaint
ID with the doings of this active and
seful society.
SUNDAY EVENING TEMPERANCE MEET
Ma large congregation gathered las
evening to hear Rev. H. P. Cushing''
address upon temperance. Mr.. Cush
Ing's popularity as speaker was fully
maintained by his effort at this time
nnd the audience manifested its appreci
ation by the close attention, the APP
plause and thanks that were extended t
he speaker. Any digest of the remarks
will fail to give our readers just ide;
bf the lecture, and we only give some o
the leading points. The speaker dwell
on the necessity Of combined and persist
ent effort in the work, and said that sue
cess depended chiefly on the principle
conveyed by the little word stick. HI
animated that spasmodic effort, how
ever great, would fail to accomplish it
object, while it oftentimes harmed thos
engaged in it; but so long as the APP
petites of men can be perverted, and tn
influence of Satan can be felt, so lon,
must the temperance agitation and tn
Temperance work be kept up. Statistic
were quoted to show that while one dol
ar is expended in the United States 70
bread, one dollar and seventy five cent
S spent for tobacco, and three dollar
or rum. In our own country 5000
arunkards die annually, and thousand
bore from the injurious effects of liquc
upon their health. and from the effects {
hunger, exposure and sorrow that ru,
produces The instance of the town
Franklin was cited, to show that it +,
guired only little stamina on the pal
of the order loving citizens of town, |
entirely suppress the sale of rum. an
he prevention of drunkenness, by til
summary punishment visited upon IL
Intoxicated. The noble efforts of IL
Fomen in Montpelier was alluded t
nd the power that they could exc
whenever they undertook was shown |
Ihe overthrow of the "money changers
hnd the aristocratic liquor dealers
hat place. Our women were encoura
ed to give their influence and labors f
he furtherance of the good work in tn
place, while young men were admo
shed of the dangers of trifing with Il
monster even in one instance. We no
the effect of this lecture upon the NOR
and temperance standing of the tov
may be as great, as was the effect pr
duced upon the audience by the speaker
earnest and eloquent appeals if so the
will be less poverty and less sorrow.
BARTON LANDING.
McLellan's dam broke away one d
last week and carried away 400 logs
E. G. Baker and 100 for Leland.
Edward Allen clipped the end of o
of his fingers off so quick the other d
that be says IL .said'nt hurt much"