Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-23
BROWNJNGTON.

Of some $500, in which to burn the
waste from his single mill.
Homer Bradley has bought some nine
acres of land W. Guild, paying S25 per
acre for the same
Willard Aldrich has moved the barn
and hop house from the Streeter place
to his own, making his accommodations
for stock raising much more convenient.
Evansville is brushing up. Z. Foster
has newly painted his house, and put
new roof to his saw mill. James Brown
has completed the finish on his house, and
painted the same.
The crows are making bad work pull
ing corn, having nearly destroyed sever
al pieces at and around Evansville Sew
eral pieces that were treated with Will
sons phosphate have been spared. Query
is phosphate distasteful to the
crows? If so would not the farmers do
we'll to use more of it.
CRAFT'SBURY.
F. X. Powell & Son have moved into
the house owned by Columbus Harri-
man. Mr.. George Remission moves at
once into the house vacated by them.
Mill Co. are nearly through saving
for this summer, having cleared their
yard of logs. They draw the lumber to
Hardwick to car.
Milo Leach. son of Jonathan Leach, of
the Mill village, while at work on two
story building fell from a staging
and broke the right knee pan into three
pieces. He was obliged to ride twelve
miles before he could have anything
done to it.
COVENTRY.
The town meeting which was called
for the purpose of deciding the question
whether the town would aid in building
the Montpelier, Hardwick & Black Riv.
er railroad, was held last Friday, June
Goth. Both parties were we'll represent
ed, and sharp arguments were brough
forward on both sides. The number .
votes cast were 179-yeas 72-nays LOG
On motion of H. S. Jones, the meeting
was adjourned till the first Tuesday il
March But we do not intend to let tn
railroad matter rest till that time. bu
keep the subject agitated, and try ant
accomplish something before the LIST 0
March.
DERB Y.
Mr.. John Kelley has potatoes that ar
in blossom. Who can beat this.
/ Mr. J. Rock was thrown from a wag
on one day last week, striking his hea
upon another crock" and very badl
bruised.
Mr. r. S. Bryant has left us and re
moved to Shelburne. We miss him yer
much, but can congratulate the peopl
of Shelburne upon having so good an
influential man as Mr.. Bryant wit
them.
GREENSBORO.
The snow is three or four feet deep
one place on the town farm.
G. G. Noyes has fig tree that's bea
ing this year.
The Steam Mill Co., are building
dam at the Bend to preserve their 10!
during the summer.
, The smoke stack of the steam mi
was successfully raised last week.-R
porter.
CLOVER.
, A correspondent writes ''Orin Fren'
& Son, of Glover, have a we'll develop,
rose, in full bloom, ON crab apple tire
, Two similar cases have occurred in t
state this season (Which cannot
strictly correct, since ''roses'' grow on
j on rose bushes. But both the rose al
apple belong to the same botanical fan
ly, and produce very similar blossom
! When an apple tree produces an unus
> ally large flower, as sometimes occu
. it generally gets reported as above, b
y it is still an apple blow, and if any fri
follows it will be an apple and not
rose hip Vermont Farmer.
: There is to be good time at E.
! Fosters hall on the evening of July
Come all who love to dance, this is 20
last chance for some time.
$ Mr.. Wesley Sherburn sold last we
! valuable horse for $500. Mr.. Sh
Durn mas 1or the past three years ma
. quite sum Of money, in buying a
: selling horses.
70 Rev. N. w. Scott has sold out his
IF terest in the Touring mill, to his son
re M. Scott. Merritt is fully competent
:. manage the business alone.
d Mr. Charles c. Hardy, a promint
y citizen of this town. died after ling
l. ing illness ON the 10 inst. Mr.. Har
will be missed in the circle in which
"a moved.
+ HARD WICK.
SC Professor f. G.. Halfway has bt
lie obliged on account of failing health
leave the Morrisville Academy in I
hands of other teachers. He is now
ing very low at the home of his fail
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