Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-03-02
LIP ASRERGR
S. W. Allen has gone to Virginia tC
spend the rest of the winter.

IOuA tOOu NIOuoauu OOiAaAo mas pSOd I
raised in this town, for the new railroad.
About one hundred cases, old and
new, were disposed of at the February
Tenn of the County Court
Considerable lumber has been drawn
into the mills the past three or four
weeks, but owing to the scarcity Of mon
ey and the poor shedding, bat very little
numbering has been done this winter
compared with what was done last
winter.
The Congregational Ladies Aid Soci-
ETY. gave a supper in the vestry of their
church the evening of the 26th ult.
While though not 50 well attended as it
ought to have been, was very pleasant
affair. Before supper, Rev. L. P. Wild
delivered his admirable poem on Pro
eress'' which was listened to, with great
interest.
Quite a large number Of the citizens
Of the town attended the temperance
meeting held at the vestry of the Con
gregational Church the evening Of the
| Goth ult An open temperance society
was organized. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year =
| President, Samuel H. Howard; Vice
President, George B. Brewster Secre-
tary, Charles ". Wheeler: Treasurer,
Elijah ?. Church Executive Committee,
David Webster, Ralph Howard and
Henry c. Waller, About sixty persons
signed the pledge.
An informal railroad meeting was held
at the Irasburgh House on Tuesday Feb.
9th, to see what could be done in the
way Of getting subscriptions to the cap
ital stock Of the Montpelier, Hardwick
& Black River R. R. to the amount of
/ s25, 900 or $4,000, and thus do away
with the necessity Of bonding the town
appearances seem to indicate that the
desired sum can be raised by subscrip-
ton. Capitalists outside the state have
pledged themselves that the road shall
be built if the people along the line Of
the road will raise So, 900 to the mile
ST. JOHNSBURY.
There will be an evening class in pen
manship formed at St. Johnsbury Acad-
envy on Monday evening, March 9Th,
under the direction Of S. A. Goss. Al
who wish TO take lessons are requested
to be present on that evening. Specimen:
can be seen at post Office and at Randall
drug store.
LOWELL.
". H. BlaisdelI has just returned
from market with fresh supply Of new
goods, which he viii sell cheap for cash
DR.. Dutton, Of Barton Landing. i
coming to this town. He has taker
rooms at Judge Hardings'. where he Cal
t be found ready to attend to the dutie
D Of his profession.
The Temperance people here are tryin:
to organize town temperance society
There was a meeting at the Baptis
church last Friday evening. A com
mittee was appointed to procure consti
tuition and bylaws and report at an ad
2 journed meeting, March 6. The feelin
. was strong in favor Of a temperance 81
ciety that all might join, and all wor
together. The Good Templars' Lodg
Is in a prosperous condition, at present
L but some, good temperance people tia
object to to a secret society, might wor
: for 4 public organization.
LXNDONTILLE.
!. The event of the week was the sllvt
|, wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
7. Weeks, on Saturday evening. The
IS pleasant home was filed with more tia
70 two hundred guests-including nun
/. Der Of friends from other towns. II
F. presents Of silver goods of various al
/. unique patterns were of several hundrt
a. dollars in value. The supper furnisht
8 was most elegant and bounteous. Oh
Of of the pleasant things Of the evenil
y was the fee paid the three clergymt
r who ..oficiated'' at a sort of playful &c
emony which was gone through wit
Each one received & bag Of beans, al
III in each bag was five dollar gold piet
ay The whole affair passed off well. al
most pleasantly to all presant.-Ca
es d0ni0u.
ar SHEFFIELD
Of Elder Smalley. Of Browinington.
10. received call from the FreewiIl Babt
Society in this town, and commenced