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


damage 1t originated in a burning
string which was thrown upon a bed by !
one of his daughters, bit, as she SUP i
posed was immediately extinguished.-
On going to the room about two hours
after it was found to be in flames, and
effort was necessary to put
out the fire. Loss estimated at about
$500.
Officers of Crystal Fount Lodge, for
the quarter commencing Feb. lst, as
follows: w. C. T., w. c. Thrasher;
W. V. T., Stella Mead W. S., Josie
Parker w. T. S., E. J. Smith W. T.,
Ella Perley W. NJ, Willie Dutton W.
/. G., Clara Houston: W. 0. g., Clara
Parker w. A. S., Willie Twombly
w. D. NJ, 0. A. Jenkins W. r HI. S.
L. Grow; w. J.. H. S.. Hattie button
w. c., I. H. Parker; P W. G. T., A.
0. Joslyn.
CHARLESTON
N. Allen had one of his legs severely
bitten by hog, last Friday.
The next lecture of the course will be
on Tuesday eve, the 18th, by Rev. S. 5.
Nickerson. Subject, 1.-The Six Days of
Creation
J. P. Robinson has removed from our
village to Barton, and we understand
that Mr. Orne is to come from Barton
to take the place of Mr.. R. here in the
Tannery.
COVENTRY.
Mr. La France from East Burke will
open new shoe shop in this place in
few days He is said to be a very good
workman and with two shops in the
place there seems to be no need of peo-
pie going barefoot
By the death of B. W. Bartholomew
of Chelsea, who died in that place about
two weeks ago, Geo. III. Walworth and
Jennie Walworth will probably be heirs
to one-half his estate, which is valued at
from $4,000 to $4,000. Their
mother was a sister of the deceased, and
as he was never married. they are among
his nearest of kin. 0, why did we mar
ry so soon.
The Congregational Society have re-
ceived the insurance allowed them by
the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
for the damage to the church last Christ
mas, it being promptly paid them as
soon as the loss was fully proved to the
Co., through one of their efficient di-
rectors, w. Fl H. Brigham, of Stowe
This Co. always pay promptly on all
honest losses.
Last Sabbath. pear the close of the
afternoon service one of the stoves in the
vestry of the church was heard to tip
over on to the floor and as the smoke
poured up into the audience room, it
gave the people quite a fright. There
is said to have been a number OF small
boys in the vestry at play during the at
ternoon as there usually is. Where are
they whose duty it is to look after such
boys at such times and places?
CRAFTSBURY.
T. J. Roberts has closed his labors
) with the Black River Wooden Mills and
will probably engage in other business.
: He respectfully invites all indebted to
y him to call and settle.
The dancing school at the Common
closed on the I'd inst, with drunken
squabble. Some of the participants car.
ried marks that looked as though some Of
y the party had long fnger-nails and used
u them very carelessly.
Henry Turner returned home on Sat
! urday eve from his confinement in thu
l. Orleans County jail for the shooting o
n Charles Mercy on the third of March
y 1872, without trial. This looks a
. though our prosecuting authority was
= weak in the joints, but we must submit
st to the powers that be. Murder wa
n once considered crime.
~ In 1868 S. r, Renfrew bought an oil,
70 warrant farm, so called, on Black River
v for which he paid S225O. One grea
Vi objection to the farm was that the suga
- orchard was small and almost WORTHLESS
SC at that time He has been on the farr
ne Is years and now can keep 20 COWS,
h, few sheep and team; and for the las
P ten years has averaged 1900 lbs. of ma
as pie sugar; has expended about Sl,00
O. in buildings. He can now take 5000
BE for the same The productions Of thi
w farm have been increased without tn
y aid of guano, phosphate or plaster.
We
C. DERBY.
it. O. D. Harvey has purchased of S Pei
be dar the little house situated near G.
~ Cuttings. and intends repairing it an
bo moving his family there.
tie There will be a donation visit al
N oyster supper for Rev. I. P. Moulton.
no the house of B. B. Field, on the evenir
a of the 20 inst. Supper served at
ID o'clock. All are invited to attend.
40 CLOVER.
re.
eli In consequence Of sickness of the teac