Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-03-10

to resort to all honest, lawful and judi
cious means to prevent the illegal sale OF
spirituous liquors.
Ch;ldre,s's Pledge-We, the subscrib-
ers, pledge ourselves to abstain from all
use of ardent spirits as a beverage.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President. Emery
Cook; Vice President, L. H. Nye; Sec
rotary, N. B. Davis; Treasurer, Stillman
Bickford.
GREENSBORO.
King Fuller & Co., contractors, have
sued the Lamoille Valley R. R. Co. for
breach of covenant.
The steam mill company atthe Bend
have decided to rebuild their mill. The
building will be the same size Of the
old one. The people are wide awake,
and feel it for their interest to have it in
running order as soon as possible, and
are contributing generously in work and
money towards that end. We sincerely
hope the company and all interested will
be rewarded for their enterprise.
IRASBURGH.
F. Ranney has sold out his grocery at
the Common to William Hughes.
Joseph Kelley of Lowell, Vt, has
moved on to the 2. F. Cassidy place,
which he has leased for two years.
S. W. Beauclerk has come to the con-
clusion that the dog business don't pay
in Northern Vermont, and consequently
has given orders for disbanding his dog
brigade.
J. F Kent, Of Newport has rented the
Allen farm for the ensuing year.
E A Leach has rented his farm on the
Albany road to G.. w. Pettee, of Greens.
boro.
Charles 2 Allen is now in Havannah,
Cuba, but expects soon to return to En-
terprise, Florida.
B. B. Jackman, has sold out his in
terest in his blacksmithing business to
his son Henry.
Not long since woman hailed man
in our street whom she claimed had been
selling her husband rotgut whisky, and
gave him a temperance lecture which
was forcible if not elegant.
Rev. A. A. Smith, week ago last Sab
bath, preached an able and instructive
sermon from the text 'Owe no man any.
thing, but to love one another The
speaker dwelt principally upon the first
clause of the text showing how neglect
to pay ones over dues, dwarfs a mans
religious growth, destroys public conf
dence, and not only lays at the debtors
! door the sin of his own neglect, the
broken PROMISE but the sin he cause;
| the expectant creditor to commit What
better than stealing is it for man t.
run in debt for his newspaper, for good:
at his neighbours store, for the services
S of his minister, or anything else wher
n he has no means, and knows, judging
e from the past, that he can have none, t.
: make his promises good
The Ladies Aid Society are going t,
d have an Anticipated supper at the yes
s try of the Congregational Church ON tn,
e evening of March 18th. They propos
o to recall to mind by their eatables, hov
our grandfathers and grandmothers, an,
q our great-grandfathers and mothers lived
}. Were it not so late in the season, anon,
: other lost arts brought to light, the pub
V lie might expect piece of pumpkin pie
1t The proceeds of the supper are to b
used in fitting up the church. To adj
! to the other attractive features of tn
occasion, Rev. E. P. Wild will delive
g his poem upon Progress.
II ISLAND POND.
J. j. W. Bartlett and D. Stone hay
a bought out G. G.. Waterhcuse, in til
Island Pond Hotel they take possessio
:, April 1st. Mr.. Waterhouse finds b
o health too poor to stay in the Hotel. f
IN will be very much missed as nelghbc
al and landlord, as the country affords nor
. better. as his wide extended circle
N friends are ready to testify.-Herald.
r. TROY.
" New maple sugar made this week
- A. S. Ward.
ir- ". J. Maloney received an ugly C
he ON his arm while chopping. He W
IS. lose the use of some of his fingers, t
n cords being cut.
Oh The village school, taught by Mi
H. Abbie Donagan, closed Thursday the 6
ice inst. The scholars under the directi
W. of their teacher, gave an exhibition
the evening. Some parts were render
be beautifully. The scholars present
''' their teacher with gold ring as tok
, . of their esteem.
the SHEFFIELD.
The Methodists of Sheffield have I
~ a new organ in their church. 1t v
ho. purchased of the Smiths American {
les gan Co., Boston. and cost 5000
- William l.. PEARL the merchant, v
ate | sell at auction March 6 almost all