Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-22
CHARLESTON.

very interesting lecture from Rev. Mr..
Hay of Derby. The next of the course
will be given by Rev. w. S. Herrick.
Subject. Intelligent Farming"
Three persons about 20 years of age
have died in our village during the last
week. Deacon Charles Cummings on
the 18th, Mrs. Cummings on the 18th,
and Mr.. Ashbel Nye on the 18th. But
few persons in the community would be
missed more than Deacon Cummings. be-
ing an active business man, a firm friend
of the temperance cause and an active
and Jealous member of the Cong. church.
GLOVER
Henry Phillips has been making re-
Gently many improvements upon his
house and barn, and has added 10 acres
to his real estate, purchased of Mr.. Ira
Strong.
The Annual Meeting of the Glover
Congregational Society will be held at
the Congregational Church Glover will
age on Wednesday afternoon. Dec. 3lst
commencing at 2. o'clock.
Mr.. E. B. Simonds has small COW
part Jersey, from which he has realized
81 4h1 of
this is no guess work, but can be shown
by actual figures. Who can produce
a better record from one COW?
Orleans Grange are to elect officers
next Saturday afternoon, and every
member is especially requested to attend
the meeting, as important business will
be presented, emanating from the late
meeting of the State Grange.
I'll. S. CHAPLIN, Sec'y.
The second lecture of the Course was
delivered at the South Church last Fri
day evening by Gen. W. W. Circuit of
Barton. The subject of the speaker was
Robert Burns" and was pronounced in
the easy flowing style which so forcibly
characterized Mr.. Circuit. The lecture
was lengthy, but no one seemed weary,
and at its close the large audience dis.
persed, fully endorsing the closing re-
mrrk that 1.-THE world never produced
but one Robert Burns"
Mr.. and Mrs. Pliny Day received q
present last week little earlier in the
month than is customary to distribute
Christmas gifts. Last Friday morning
about 3. o'clock Mr.. Day was called tt
the door by loud knock, in time to SET
a man fastening rapidly away from the
house leaving behind, the object of hi
visit, plump, hearty, good looking lit
tie girl, apparently but few hours old
snugly tucked away in a small box pre-
pared for the purpose. The little wal
Was taken in and kindly cared for. The
town has furnished Mr.. Day new mill
COW. The overseer of the poor, suggest
ed that if we are to have any more sucl
gratuitous endowments, it would be pol
icy to wait till new milk COWS are NOR,
plenty. 1t is fitting to add that thu
little stranger was supplied with al
abundance of wearing apparel.
GREENSBORO.
A dancing school commenced las
week at the Greensboro Hotel, unde
the instruction of Mr.. Montgomery.
The next lecture of the course vii
be delivered at the South Church by MI
Thompson of Irasburg. The meeting will
occur Friday evening January End.
Our people are beginning to inquir
when the good time is coming, in whicl
-four can be bought S per barrel cheap
er ON account of the Portland and Og
densburg Railroad.
The Entertainment given by the Ii
brary association on Thursday evening
was success as far as the audience wa
concerned, the Hall being we'll filled
and we venture 70 say they were wei
satisfied with the performance
The old blacksmith shop owned b
VIM. B. Sawyer, has been rented by MI
Edward Fort, who is prepared to atten
to customers. There is work enough 70
two blacksmiths shops here. and we hop
he will get his share of the custom.
No public festivities are announce
for Christmas, but, without doubt, Sar
ia Claus will remember the occasion
as he was never known to let the seaso
pass unnoticed, even in the most sever
money panic.
The Congregational Society has bee
for several weeks without a pastor an
with only occasional preaching. bu
meetings are held regularly, and wit
the aid of sermons judiciously selecte
and we'll read, are quite interesting.
Wesley Aldrich was seriously injure
last Friday, as he was descending the hi
from his house the horse he was drivir
took fright in consequence of a defecti,
hold back and ran violently down IL
hill upsetting the sleigh throwing al
} dragging the driver upon some rocks |
the roadside.
LRASBURGH.
There will be donation and oyst
supper at the Methodist church Thursd;
evening, Jan. lst, for the benefit of
e f. Forest. All are invited to attend.
The orders for the premiums award