Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-09-29
cattle and 60. horses to replenish the
stock on his farm

sumpsic road, has resigned and will i'm
mediately go on to another road. We
learn that B. j. Fletcher the very eff
cient bridge builder, who has labored SO
faithfully for many years, and to whom
the public is indebted for its safety on
the bridges Of this road, has been COM
PEELED to resign and leave the road. We
understand that he leaves because he
cannot have the means and the help fur
nished him, which he thinks are required
to keep the bridges in q safe condition.
Mr.. Fletcher has built some Of the best
bridges on the road, and has made them
wide and high enough 50 that no brake
man standing on the cars, or climbing
up the side of the cars, can be hit or
killed as many have been by other bridg-
es The r. r. Co. will be most fortu-
nateTif they succeed in finding a man
who will make Mr. Fletcher place good
inapoint of integrity, faithfulness and
ability.
BARTON LANDING.
Locke the photographic is coming to
take pictures.
Mr.. w A.. Phillips of Rocky Mount,
Mo-, formerly of Bloomington. died at
this place about the Oath of Aug. last.
Geo. Bush raised cucumber IA IA
by 20 inches in circumference, Of the
long green variety Who beats
Curtis johnson, the marble shop man,
will move to Littleton, N. H., next
month, closing out business in thi;
place. w @
Parker, Austin and Joslyn commenced
this morning to run their box factory
night and day. Mr.. Brown took in
1000 bushels of potatoes last Saturday,
and paid 30 cents per bushel. Chand-
Ter g. Co. are putting in a substantial
dam, and pushing the work rapidly
along. "a 81
CRAFTSBURY
I. I. Patterson was appointed Deputy
Sheriff on the 18th inst.
Peter Mcclure was brought before
Justice Doty on the 2lst, Oh complaint
of drunkenness. and fined So and costs
amounting to $l0.85.
CHARLESTON. ms
z. Knights has bought the Applebe'
house Of SIR. Thomas Ward, for 500
and taken possession of the same. Ant
the Messrs. Moulton have bought The
house and land in the village, belong
irg to Mrs. j. G.. Barnard for $4,000.
John Griffen having bought and thor
oughly repaired the Kilburn house, nov
occupies the upper part as a dwelling
house, and the old grocery store room a.
harness shop.
Mr.. R. H. Barnard having returned
from his tour through California ant
the far West. has decided that northern
Vermont possesses many If not all the
advantages desirable In a home, and ht
has purchased the carriage, blacksmith
and paint shop of E. W. Parlin, and ha
already taken possession of the same
and this business in connection with hi
large farm will give him plenty of work
GLOVER
Thos. B. Pratt has nice three year
old bay mare weighing l1OS pounds
and standing Is ga hands high, is brok
to work and drive.
One of the best animals exhibited a
the Caledonia County Fair was owne
by Mr.. Andrew Philips of Glover. I
was large two years old Durham bull
and it will be at our Fair this week.
GREENSBORO.
David Logan sells thirteen cows. thil
ty tons of hay, household furniture
farming tools-and his farm, if not dis
posed of before,-on Thursday Oct. IL
IRASBURGH.
Moses w. White will move to Barto
Landing in few days.
L. S. Thompson has moved to Stow
VT, where he will resume the practic
of the law.
The potato crop is good this season
potatoes are selling at prices yaryin
from 80 to 40 cents per bushel.
|. N. Cushman has been appointe
Register of Probate to take the place {
L. S. Thompson, who has resigned tn
office.
Austin O. Clement has an auction {
his place on Saturday Oct. 4, commend
ing at o'clock, P. NJ. See bills.
The repairs made upon the sidewal
from the brick store to the postoffic
will be enjoyed by those who have ha
to travel over it in its dilapidated stat
There is very good crop of apple
native fruit in town this season, an
owing to the failure Of the apple crop
other parts of the state, those who al
fortunate enough to have orchards vii
no doubt realize handsome sum fro
them.
A distressing accident befell Mr.. Ho
ace j. Morrill, on the 23d instan
Threshers were at work in the barn
Mr.. A. A. Morrill,. when Mr.. Morn
senior undertook to brush some era
from the machine. And not being alb