Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-05-26


gether, do their own work. spin
ming and weaving, not only for !,
themselves but for others. Ruth is
revolutionary pensioner. If any one
would like to see specimen of the days
of auld lang syne let them give these fair
damsels a call some day. They all
think they shall bid adieu to sublunary
things in the month of April, as seven
of the family-and We don't know but
that includes all-have died in that
month. As this month comes round
each year they have a certain Fearful
looking for, but as it passes away and
they find themselves still spinning
they think they are all good for another
year. We knew citizen Benjamin thirty
years ago and he was considered quite
an old man then, having boys around
him big and brawny enough to cope
with Goliath of old These must be
the three .'smartest" old persons in this
county if not IN the state.-Erpress.
COVENTRY.
Rev. F. W. Dickinson who has preach
ed in this place for the past 3 years. has
resigned, and will close his labors here
the last Sabbath in July. 1t being the
wish of the majority of the people that
Mr.. Dickinson should remain here,
many sincere friends will regret his
leaving.
All taxpayers and legal voters, and
friends of the Montpelier, Hardwick &
Black River railroad, in Coventry, are
invited to meet at the Town Hall, on
Friday May 30th at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to
examine the profles of the survey, as
competent persons will be present to ex-
plain them.
CRAFI'SBURY.
Royal Wilson of the north village,
y
has put a new coat of paint on his house
this spring. 1t looks as good as new.
T. X. Powell & Son of North Crafts
bury, will not leave town quite as soon
as was expected. They have gone to
Boston for some new goods, which they
will sell at cost with those they have on
hand.
! Newton Boutwell, of North Crafts
bury, has rented his farm to Nelson
Hoyt. He is going to sell milk pans
for Whitney & Hodgdon for a living
1t looks as though Whitney g. Hodgdon':
milk pans were going to take the lead
They are doing good business.
Two men claiming to belong in Iras
burgh, passed through the village OF
Sunday afternoon in very Mgh-lari
Gus condition. They we're ''sick" az
they claimed, and wanted medicine O.
the liquor agent He did not admins
ter any and they reeled eff out of town
They ought not to be so far from home
in their feeble condition again.
Many improvements are being made
in our village this spring. S L. Leav
lit has nearly completed his new dwell
ing house, and is going to build set o
buildings for Geo. Howard. N. K
Kenney has finished his house and i
painting and repairing. H. A. Fits i
thoroughly repairing the wooden factory
Has put in new loom and will soon b
ready to do business. S. Blanchard Q
Greensboro has moved into the hous
belonging to Mrs. Avery, and E. Hoy
} has moved into the boarding house.
, DERBY.
} Another term of the writing schoo
has been organized. The teachers Nj
/ and Mrs. Gardiner, are the best tina
l have taught here for number
years.
Last Friday afternoon one of our cit
= zens built fire in the main road, b.
n tween Holt & Robbins and Adams
s Co.'S. stores, to burn up some refus
; matter, and neglected to put it out
: it had not been for the obliging clerk
= Mr.. Hollis store. who put it out aft
y ten o'clock, this part of the village wou
IS have probably been somewhat small
u than at present.
It CLOVER.
Mr.. L. H. Nye, the tanner, has bui
v during the past four days. the nice
front yard fence that can he seen in t
!. village.
il The spring term of school which b
E. been under the control of Mr.. I.
" Chase. closed last week Mr.. Chase
~ taught the school to the entire satisfa
Of ton of all. Efforts are being made
w secure his services for the fall term.
ne Mr.. Duron Whittlesey has rented
e. dwelling house in the village, owned
/ F. Mcclellan. Dana Rickfo
r has just returned from Boston with
P. rich display of millinery goods. S
r can suit the most fastidious. Look Q
for her advertisement in week or ty
WEST CLIO YER.
]. W. Frazier has rented his house
lis Rev. Mr.. Knapp, and is moving back
h to his farm.
as Charles Cutler has bought of Dewi
to & Hibbard, % acres off the meet
tn house place adjoining his farm, paw
COA nor ooro