Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-03-23
ORLEANS County Monitor
Local News.
SOUTH ALBAVY.

20 Edward Hogan Of Albany, for $500.
Ed. is single and will doubtless rent the
place, Or?
The ". NJ Church of South Albany.
will hold their last Quarterly Meeting
for the current Conference year Cd. W
next Saturday and Sabbath, March 28th
and Doth. A general invitation is ex-
tended.
E. G. Stevens, dentist, of Barton
Landing for the accommodation of the
public who are in need of dental work
in this vicinity, has occasional sittings
in South Albany He has executed
some very fine work in the place, and
persons who would consult their own
interests, should avail themselves of the
opportunity, and his tact and skill, by
irving him their patronage. Look
for his bills.
BARTON.
Fast Day in this State on Friday,
April 3D..
Only three persons reside in this vii
lage that were here 60 years ago.
The March lion got loose last night,
and will put an end to sugar making for
few days, as it now appears.
Reuben Deveraux was the lowest bid
der on the Methodist parsonage build
iugs and has the job of building them
Guy f. Rowell, we think, made the
first maple sugar in this town. this year.
He sugared off about 30 pounds Thurs
day, the 10Th. He treated the printer
with pail of syrup, for which we wish
him much JOY and tender him our many
thanks.
How's your bank, and stock at 45.-Eapress
The market value of the bank stock,
we believe, has been $50. If, however,
since the agitation of the question Of
removing the tank to Barton, you fell
lows have been paying SIS, we advise
the stockholders to agitatc some more.
At the town meeting held last Satur-
day it was voted that the town pay SIC
towards the expenses of ringing and
tollng the church bells in each of the
villages during the year to come, it was
also voted to set the whole of school
district No s. into district No. O. The
other proposed changes in school dis
tricts were not made.
THRIFT.-As an example Of the thri
wing condition of this town, may be men
toned the fact, that in family wher,
there are three smart and healthy chill
dren, the youngest was born just tw,
years and one day after the birth of tn,
eldest the birth of the second interven
inc in proper order. The four importan
cyents-the marriage of the parents ant
the birth Of the three children, occurring
inside of SO months. No twins.
The sabbath schools of the Congrega
tional and Methodist churches, gave
union temperance concert at the Bricl
church Yesterday, under the direction o
supcrintendents Russell and Freeman
All the pieces were we'll committed ant
well spoken, and the whole exercise wa
Of u high moral tone and taught excel
lent temperance lessons. A long lette
from |. p. Gage which was read, showed
that he has not forgotten his friends i
Barton.
The Monitor man wants a cheese factory built som
where in the vicinity Of his office. Barton Farmer
will consider that proposition little too thn.-UntO
You mean to insinuate that we ar
fond of cheese, hey? Well, we ADM
we are, and want factory here, not OF
ly for our own benefit, but for the bent
fit of our friend in Lyndon, also, VIII
we imagine would make use of his FIRE
pass and slip up most every day. A barre
Of crackers and three or four forty POM
cheeses would not be much of a lunc
for you, you know; and we understan
those are the articles you use to mal
yourself dream so many horrid locals.
Last Monday, Mr.. Milton Clark lo'
his wallet on the street, containing a
the money he had, $l6.85. 1t wa
however, found by an honest MANN
c. Z. Gay of Barton Landing,-wl
left it where it could be had when Gale
for and described How many, in M
Gays place, would have pocketed the
findings and said nothing, and tn
wronged worthy old man out of wha
to him, was worth more than thousan
would be to some in better circumstance
All such little acts of honesty, as shov
in this instance, should be applauded.
A correspondent, H. f., writes us frc
Irasburgh, and compliments the arcl
tect, and the Judgment of our buildil
committee, in building so tasty and bea
tiful church, as the one now bel
built in Barton. He believes the att
butte of beauty is one of the many tn
make up the Divinity, and points to t
shells of the ocean and the flowers of t
field, as examples given us of the bea
ty Of the Creators work. He won
have churches built with taste and hG
monious proportion, so that while t
worshipper listened to the preaching al
the reading of the word of God, ever
thing that moved unon his senses shOu