Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-08-10
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" Howard sends the following in
.s-,rd to COW owned by him. She is
an ejcbt years old. 1000 pound. half
short horn Durham and half Ayrshire
COW. He says no doubt there are other
COWS in Albany, better. and that she is
what Is called full an average COW. We
doubt if better ones are very plenty.
He says:
The first SIX days, We ehurned four
teen and one-half pounds of butter; the
NEXT seven days. fifteen and one-fourth
hounds; she has averaged ten pounds
rer week for the last twenty-one weeks,
cr2IOI-2 pounds In 146 days, besides
furnishing milk and cream for an aver
aee Of three in family. Her feed for
the first ten days was nothing but hay,
and poor at that. Then | commenced
feeding her q pint of corn meal and
shorts mixed equally by weight, and a
few turnips at night increasing it the
third week to one quart, scalding it with
boiling water, and filling the pail with
cold water, and 4 pan of cut turnips at
ucht. and no more until she went to
crass. since which time she has had
nothing except what she has got in the
pasture. She runs IN an ordinary pas
ture with other cattle
BARTON.
Butter, p %.
See notices of Barton, Derby and Lyn-
don Academies IN another column.
Rev. Alfred Webb has gone to Hail.
fax 70 spend few days with his friends
We notice large number of stran-
gers and former residents in town at
this time. WelcomeI
Democrats, take notice of yonr eoun-
" and district convention calls, at the
head Of the editorial columns.
Davis, the shoemaker, has new adj
7ertisement in this paper. which YOU
VIII do well to read. On making gents
nice fine sewed boots, Mr.. Davis is -'at
home" with the lateh-string out.
Scion Robinson. for many years Agri
cultural editor of the n. Y. Tribune, il
In town spending a few weeks with hi,
friends. Mr.. Robinson is considerably
advanced in years, but retains his ply
steal and mental vigor to a good degree
Friend Chase, of the Union, has beer
stra1nIng himself for the last two o.
three weeks, to get off something tina
should get the rub on the "Nonitos
man. Go ahead, Mr.. c., there il
enough in YOU that is filthy, and you
VIII get it out after q while, if 20,
reich and strain long enough
John H. Drew. Esq. of Washington
D. C., IS spending a few days with hi
friends in this vicinity. Mr.. Drew i
doing 4 very successful business as at
torney IN Washington, and is now en-
gagged in the important infringement
case known as the Woodbury. Paten
Plnaiug Mil suit.
John Orr who had just been discharg
ed from the Mining Company, got file
with fire water at Capleton, P. @, las
Tuesday, and got upon the rail roa
track just before the up mail train pass
ed. He Is now where the Irvine WOOD
5Ineth. His carcass was crushed to
Jelly and could have been put into a l
quart pail Take warning, o ye suekel
Of rum.
Alfred W. Jones, who for the last f7
Years has been in the employ of Il
RailrOad Co., has lately received a pos
ton IN the Wells River Bank. Alfrt
has set an example that many your
men might profit BY. Beginning to wOl
away from home wheE a mere boy,
has succeeded to positions of trust al
responsibility by faithfulness and no
esty' and by following the course he h
marked out for himself. viii becor
successful IN life
The Agricultural Society Of the Cou
ty having decided not to hold a fair Il
Eau. the Fair Ground Company la
decided TO hold one, and take the risk of
success upon themselves. Arrangemer
are not fully completed, but 1t is 50
70 say that there VIII be q fair this Fl
mere. LIBERAL premiums viii be give
ana everything viii be done to make
Useful and successful The Preside
aad other officers of the Agricultul
o'eiety are willing to cooperate wi
'ls FAR Ground Company, and there
10 reason why We cannot have a 60
Illf We viii give full partieula
Win premium lists &C., next week.
We have received some verses FRI
Lila which are very sweet and tends
III The NoHitor's soul Is unappreeiati
VI local poetry. This is a hundrul
s'''ale' practical age; and We are IA
y able to find room or time for anythi
-''rs sentimental than . horse trade
-'1nty convention OF female fight I
''l~ young, rapturous gushiness of {