Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-01-13
IRASBURGH.

hooked to death few days since.
Nj. L. Duncan has charge of the Iras-
burgh House during the next three
months
Daniel and Arnold Caples thrashed by
hand one day last week, for Abel Fair
brother of Coventry, 60 bushels of oats.
Who can beat this?
Elijah G. Powell left for Florida Jan.
6, where he intends to spend the winter.
He intends to spend his time with G. P.
Allen, hunting alligators and other 'rep
tyles" of the South 1t is said such
business is decidedly healthy.
Thomas Crowley recently settled with
the state of Vermont for the drubbing he |
gave his brother John, some time since.
1t cost him the snug little sum of S24.
He wishes he'd put in few extra whacks,
for he feels that he didn't get his mon
ey's worth.
The prudential committee of the Con-
gregational society were directed by the
society to secure, if possible, the services
of Rev. A. A. Smith for the ensuing
year. Mr.. Smith, by his earnest and
faithful labors. has secured the goodwill
and esteem Of all.
At the annual meeting of the Congre-
gational society of Irasburgh, January Z,
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: J. B. Clement clerk;
N. ?. Sawyer, collector; A. E. Knight,
F. H. Holdridge, L. Holbrook, pruden-
tial committee; L. II. Thompson, treas
urer
The Congregational S. S. society at
its annual meeting, Jan. Z, elected the
following officers for 1878: A. Z. Knight,
PRESIDENT c. W. Wheeler, vice presi-
dent; N. P. Sawyer, secretary and treas
, urer; l.. H. Thompson, superintendent ;
!, l.. NJ. Clement and H. Jackman, libra
e rians.
t ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ORLEANS
Co. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, JAN. Z, ,73.
The executive committee met in the
forenoon and awarded premium of
three dollars to Lewis Arnold for one
. half acre of rye, which yielded 10 bush
els and IA quarts. A sample of wheat
was shown, called warner Wheat =
The crop reported was % bushels per
acre, but the committee decided that %
bushels should not be the premium crop
of the county. The 100 ears of seed
corn offered by Charles Cowles was of
the same sort that received premium last
year, and as several reports came in that
the crop grown from seed of this kind
Is was rather later than other corn, upon
n its own merits no premium was awarded
'r A premium was awarded HI. Randall Ct
IL Glover, ON two years old heifer, under
1T circumstances explained to the commit
4 tee. No essays upon muck or draining
l. were presented.
\. After dinner the society was called t.
K order in the court room by H. G. Cleve
}. land, President. The Secretary made
he general report of the success of the las
Id fair and their gradual improvement dur
ing the last six years. and called atten
e. ton to the suggestions from the depart
~ ment at Washington, desiring the officer
g. to be elected in November, so that tn
III seeds and publications could be sen
y. from the department to the proper off
~ GERS. Also attention was called to tn
he American Farmers Advocate, the oficia
organ Of the National Agricultural Con
gress, and the item that five dollars fo
in a society of fifty members and one do
A lar for every additional member, woul
|. entitle the society to representation i
by the Congress and to their publication
nd Secreta1y's report adopted, but no actio
he taken upon the topics referred to. R,
in marks were then made by the Presider
in in regard to papers awarded for prem
ums, and was willing to bear the blan
for originating this movement, feelir
. assured that the results will be good, IL
% papers being worth more than they co
to any farmer who reads them. I'll
Secretary referred to the 100 ears
ere corn exhibited by Moses Beedle of Ba
- ton, that arrived too late to compete f
wy premium before noon. J. B. Wheeled
of Coventry moved that the socie
airs award Mr. Beedle the premium of thr
md dollars, and the corn be distributed
hey the society. 1t was so voted. Cal
: Clark of Glover had noticed Mr.. Beedle
rist corn through the season, and it ripen
Mr.. the earliest of any piece he saw T
for Treasurer's report was then presented
God There seemed to be a deficiency of abo
$25 after discounting one-third of t
at premiums A collection amounting
fist $l0.98 was taken up and with what W
nd due on advertising it was believed t
ed bills would be paid.
the The society proceeded to elect office
one for the year ensuing as follows:
on President, H. c. Cleveland, Coventry.
Vice }. l.. Dodge, 1rasburgh
Press, E. Cook, Glover,
Secretary, L. E. Jameson, Irasburgh
we'd Asst Sec. f. H. Webster, Barton,
re Treasurer, |. N. Cushman, Irasburgl
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE