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

VEST GLO yrs.
DIR. Tyler Mason has an English watch
which he has owned and kept running
for fifty years, and it knocks out good
time yet. !
The children and grand children of
widow Ruby Lyman, to the number of
thirty-two, paid her visit on Monday
last it being her ninety third birthday.
Presents were made and oysters served,
and general good time was had by all.
IRASBURGH.
There were So cases tried during the
Feb. session of the County Court.
DIR. C. B. Parkurst started for Chi
cago last week, where he intends to re-
sumo the practice of medicine.
Lucian III. Nichols late law student
in the office of H. G. Wilson was admit
ted to the Bar at the late session of the
County Court.
Dedication service at the Congrega-
tional church next Thursday. Open at
o'clock P. NJ. instead of 10 A. NJ. as
stated last week.
Enough money has been raised by
voluntary subscription to pay the in
debtedness Of the Congregational Society
incurred in repairing its church ediice.
Charles Jackfnan, NJ D. intends to
open an office at Morrisville, VT, whore
he will dispense ''the little pills" as the
wants of men demand.
1t is said that the whiskey which our
Rum-sellers are vending so freely, is so
poor, that during the late severe cold
weather, they had to freeze it up and
sell it by the stick.
Owing to poor health L. S. Thompson
of the firm of L. S, & L. H. Thompson,
has retired from the practice of the law,
selling out his interest in the business
of said firm to his partner, L. H. Thomp-
son, who is to continue in the practice
of the law.
The Good Templars Lodge, notwith-
standing adverse circumstances contin-
ues ''to live and have being" 1t
meets weekly at the vestry of the Cong.
Church, has fair attendance and dis
play of interest in the good work to
which it is devoted.
G. W. Ordway and L. Holbrook de-
serve to be marked as mo. l." wood
dealers. The fine looking wood piles
which they have drawn into the village
prove conclusively that there are two
men in existence who can sell wood. and
not cheat in piling it up, in quality and
in measurement. They ought to be SCI
down as the eighth wonder of America
There is likely to be vote taken il
all the towns in the county on the re
moval of the county buildings. The Sc
lectmen will insert the article in tn,
warning of the town meeting. A boz
will be prepared and the votes cast OF
the question. Let every man who think
his taxes are great enough now be read,
| to vote as he desires to have the matte
arranged, Yes or No!
VIM. H. Daniels can tell big shee
story. Two years ago he boaghta sheer
4 From the same and its increase he. ha
4 sold $40 worth of wool, besides KILN
: one lamb for mutton Last week t
f crown the whole, he sold the sheep an
d her five children and grand children fC
$50 cash. Perhaps some one can bea
= Daniels in telling sheep story, br
e who can beat his sheep?
u The sugar coated morphine pill, pull
l. lished in the Express & Standard thre
S or four weeks ago under 1rasburgh Il
S Gals, but written by a Newport man, il
u timating that the question of the remo'
IS al of the county Shire to Newport VIZ
virtually settled in the negative, shoul
d not deter the proper officers of each tow
r, from inserting the proper article in tt
1t warning for March meeting, to subm
II the same to the vote of their respecti'
IS towns. Don't be hunabugged into lettir
N Newport carry her pet scheme by Il
a default of the rest of the county.
St JAY.
l. nj. S. Chamberlin has rented his far
" for one year to A. B. Chamberlih gi
" ing possession the first of March
Is Donation visit with oyster supper f
IL Rev. Robinson resulted in good til
and S34 for the minister. Bad goil
prevented many from attending.
9 The Smith estate which has been
- law for the past year from a foreclosu
suit has decreed to the holder of t
mortgage,-a Mr.. McFarland-who /
III rented it to S. S. johnson.
80 VIM, Carpenter and wife have liv
. together one year, and during that ii
they have had so many cross words tt
SHE has made up her mind that mat
mony is not what it is cracked up to
N and has packed up her kit and left h
ige to cook his own grub.
| see q number of articles in relat
~ to the Chase dowry in England and SO
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