Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-10-20
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Local News.
ALBANY.

Local. news.
ALBANY.
The railroad fever GEMS to have sub.
ided, leaving us little weak In the
Snees on that question. 1t is hard to
by what the prospect is.
Some of the Methodist people are talk
ng up the subject of removing the Meth
dist church to West Albany-selling
ut and building Apparently it would
be good thing-both for that Society
md for the village.
One of Thomas McClellan's little
irls, had hand shockingly mangled
between the cog wheels of a thrashing
hachine few days since. 1t was the
ame little girl who so narrowly escaped
being killed, by having load of grain
Drawn over her last year.
The Albany pastors meeting, every
bther Monday, has been kept up with
great regularity since it was started in
May. None of the pastors have failed
30 attend every meeting-except in one
ease. when it was understood two weeks
beforehand. At present the Baptist
church has no pastor.
A few days ago as one Mr.. Crowley.
an aged man from the east part of the
town was coming to the west village, he
was by some means which he could not
account for at the time thrown FROM his
wagon while coming down the mill hill,
receiving severe injury about the back,
and some bruises in the face. He was
soon discovered by some neighbors who
found his harness-by the way, very
old and unsafe thing-somewhat out Of
time, and assisted him in getting things
together Mr.. Crowley performed the
remainder of his journey. did his bust
ness, and started for home, but before
reaching home we learn that he was
again thrown out, in consequence of the
old harness giving away, receiving inju
ries to the extent that his recovery is
considered doubtful.
BARTON.
William Martin is having his house
thoroughly and neatly painted by Fred
E. Morse.
Z. S. Woodland of this town raised
this season on one-half acre of ground
two hundred and ten bushels of pota
toes. Anybody done better?
Auction one-half mile from Soutl
Barton station at the residence of Mrs
Rhoda Quint, Friday Oct. 24th at
o'clock. See posters.
The Express tells of man in Brown
ington, who dug from one hill min
pounds and eleven ounces of potatoes
and asks "who beats % John Bean o
Barton beats it over four pounds accord
ing to Twombly's scales.
The farmers in this vicinity are t
have good opportunity to dispose c
their surplus hay. Skinner g. Dire,
have purchased new hay press, and pre-
pose to erect large building in whic
to receive, press and store their hay an
straw in It's preparation for market
The temperance meeting last Thurs
day night was addressed by Mr.. Davi
of N. H. 1t is expected that Rev.
P. Cushing will be present next Sunda
evening. Let the people turn out I
hear Mr.. Cushing. His pleasant an
interesting style of speaking and his f
miliar acquaintance with this work wi
warrant us in saying that his lectu
will be both profitable and pleasing
A gentleman recently entered DIR,
store In VT, and innocently enquired f
some seven by nine glass. The dru
glst with very knowing look. led hi
back to remote corner of the stor
and setting down tumbler asked hi
what he would have The customer b
lug teetotaler declined to take
glass in liquid form. and went aw;
musing upon the singular perversion
names in this nineteenth century.
The half-past twelve express ira
north last Monday, ran into a herd
cate belonging to Sanford May, in t
cut just south of John Felker's bou
killing COW and steer and knock
the skin off the legs Of two other co,
On Tuesday the southern express trs
due here at loo, killed two calves
the same man about 100 rods south
the place where the first accident occ
red. Mr. May is a poor and hone