Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-04-14

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SOUTH BARTON.
The '.singists" of this place feeling
the need of little training in their art,
secured the services of Mr. Ira Carpenter
of East Burke. who commenced to drill
them on Monday afternoon, March 3lst,
continuing through the week, afternoon
and evening, with eminent success the
improvement of the scholars speaking
more for Mr.. Carpenter than words of
praise from an interested witness.
COVENTRY.
There has been but very little sugar
made as yet this season, the snow being
very deep in the woods. Sugaring will
hardly pay in many places.
The listers in passing through the
town find many fiocks of sheep in very
bad condition, and think it will take
about three sheep to count one when it
comes time to turn them to pasture.
Benjaman Ash and wife left this town
on the 9th instant. for Minnesota, where
they expect to spend the remainder of
their days with their son-in-law-Mr.
John Chase. Mr.. Chase left Vermont
several years ago, and is now well-to- do
farmer. He came on here after his pa
rents.
CRAFT,SBURY.
On the 4th instant, Mrs. A. M. Har-
riman-while Mr.. Hartman was absent
seeing the crows were rather familiar,
and acting as though women had no
rights which they were bound to respect,
seized shotgun and blazed away at
them, as much as to say, keep at a
proper distance, )" when they all left but
one, and he suffered the extreme penal
ty of the law for his impudence
Sugaring has commenced in good ear
nest and sugar-parties are all the talk.
There are nine or ten sugar orchards
within one mile of the town house, con-
tanning about 5000 sugar trees. The
farmers are fond of sugar parties and
extend general invitations, and are not
put to the trouble of compelling any to
60. Their sugar houses are generally
filled to OVERLOOKING.
DERBY.
Mr.. Mckenzie lost horse last Mon
day, and the firm of Robbins and Dali
ley lost one last Wednesday of the heart
disease.
The services were held on Fast day
at the Methodist Chapel, conducted by
Rev. H. L. Jones. There was a very
fair attendance considering the roads.
There are 52S children in this town
between the years of and 20. and on
ly 353 of that number that attend dis
trict school.
The "boys" have succeeded in clear
ing the sidewalk with very little help
from some of the men) which is nearly
a mile in length, and the snow was
feet deep on an average. They worked
like "Trojans.'
A new reading club was organized a
short time since by the young people in
this village. The following officers were
elected for the month: Prof. G. F.
Stackpole, President; Miss M. c. French,
Sec'y; Mr.. W. F. Kingsbury, Treas.
Misses NJ. Human, X. Spear and Mr..
Chas. Ward, Executive Com. The next
meeting will be held this eve. at Mr..
Thomas Wards.
Mr.. Hazeltine is not discouraged yet,
although he has had a very destructive
fire. His estimates cannot be fully
known until he sends his leather to mar.
ket but he judges that he shall lose be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. The citizens
have signed a subscription paper Of
about 5000, (now) to help him sustain
his loss, and to encourage him to build
again. His brother intends to move here
as soon as his new tannery is built and
in running order. We understand that
he intends to rebuild, and his new tan.
merry will be 40xSO feet. He also in.
tends to heat it by steam entirely and
will probably have to get new engine
We wish him success.
The Erpress says that on Monday,
April z, the tannery belonging to W. ?.
Hazeltine was entirely destroyed by fire.
Soon after midnight, Sunday, Charles
Carpenter went to his grist mill to get an
early start. Soon after, he discovered
the fire in the upper portion of the bull
ding. The alarm was at once given and
the people were promptly at hand but
the fire had made too great progress to
be checked. Over 1000 worth of leatb-
er In the upper part of the building was
destroyed there was large number of
hides in the watts which it is hoped will
not be greatly injured. There seems te
be no clue to the cause of the fire. The
amount of the loss or the insurance. VIC
have not learned. The loss will doubt.
less be heavy, not only ON MIR Hazeltine
but upon the business of the place. He
was doing quite an extensive bushes,
and employed dozen or more hands
The Tannery was run by steam powe,
and DroVided with valua hIo n,ooL liz;