Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-12-01
Local News.
ALBANK.

ALBANY,
Thanksgiving day was observed by
lion services at the Baptist church, Rev.
!. Benton, of South Albany, preaching
very excellent and impressive sermon
d N Eph. $40.
The fall term of the Albany Academy,
hich has been under the faithful and
6cient instruction Of Miss Nancy Nc
hire, closed last Tuesday, with an ex-
bition in the Baptist church. The
hool has been a brilliant success, and
e exhibition, which was we'll attended,
sceived the praise of all who awaited
|emselves of the opportunity.
Mr. Sargent's concert was repeated on
turday evening, Nov. %, with some
ange of programme; this time with
Ie further assistance of Mr.. j. E. Cham
Rim. of this town, Mr. Ira McClary,
y Derby, and "Cousin Jedediah, right
pm Boston town." The occasion was
30 enlivened with a Cornet Solo by
r. Gillett, of Wolcott. who used to play
the band with Mr.. Sargent in the
tn regiment.
During the past season J. @. Dow has
ught and driven off between six and
ven hundred cattle, while Henry Hay
IN has handled some 900. Other par
BIS have driven off in small droves, a
amber sufficient to swell the total to
bOO,-all in the west part of the town
lille a large number have been driven
ON the east part, how many, we are
BIT at present, prepared to say, but we
ink it safe to set the whole number
r the town, above 5000. In this enter.
rprisc we think Albany rather leads
e County.
Orison Comstock has traded his farm
Craftsbury, with l. L. Sanders, fol
fty acres of land near the village, ant
BOO. Moses Lurue has sold his farm
the west hill, to Jefferson Cowles, fol
few acres of land and 500. On thu
me day Cowles sold the same farm fo
900. Also, on the same day. Luru'
ught one Ransom Coolbath's farm, OF
west hill. |. l.. Sanders has rented
new house to Horace Taplin. late o
brinth. B.Olin Aiken has rented ant
pved into the Shepard house. Hon
m. Hayden has let his farm to Messrs
psins and Byron Guire for one year.
BARTON.
David Collision has bought the Mans
ED place, down the river.
Thermometers vary some this morning
he one hanging on the west side of tn
artle house, says it is 26 degrees belo,
Pro. L. R. Wood says at his house i
as 20 and at Mr.. Baldwin's, 80.
DR.. E. G.. Stevens has recovered fron
is sickness and wishes us to state tina
will be at the hotel in this village
Tery Wednesday, to attend to all VIII
ay want anything in the dental line.
Last week we made the statement ths
had showed every day for seventee
ys. Three different weather observer
us that there was snow every day i
yember.
he work on the new church 90,
svely on Notwithstanding the storm
y very cold weather. The tower an
eeple are being raised, and alread
We reached good height above I'll
ge pole of the house.
The temperance meetings continue
interesting and well attended Ne
nes are being constantly added to IL
edges, and not few who have heret
r. patronized and upheld the rumsel
have concluded to spend their mon,
food, clothing and fuel, and exc
or influence in the direction of ord
q reform. The next meeting will
d Thursday, Dec. 18th, in connectic
tn the mass meeting appointed at tn
pc.
ohm Beans youngest daughter, abo
en- years old, had both her hands We
dly scalded last Wednesday forenoo
be dog with which she or one of t
her children was at play, accidental
mped against and pushed her ov,
throwing out her hands to save h,
If, she put them into kettle of h
rd, which for moment, had been $
pom the stove hearth.
J. L. Skinner, L. f. Rawson and
Webster have just returned from b,
p. Piles of new dry goods. Hea
new jewclry and silver-ware. STAG
new pictures, frames and stereoscol