Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-03-23
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Lecture association will be holden at
Institute Hall, Friday evening March,
9th, and will consist of Tableaux, Sc
lect reading, speaking, and instrumental
and vocal music.
The last lecture of the course was
delivered at the North Church, last Fri
day evening, March 10th, by Rev, Mr.
Hay, of Derby. The speaker gave a
very interesting recital Of his experience
on ship board, while making his long
Journey across the sea to South Africa.
His account of the people of this far off
land was listened to with much interest.
HARD WICK.
The Hardwick Dramatic Club will
give an entertainment at the Town Hall
in Hardwick, on Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings Of this week, when will be
presented the temperance drama of lien
Nights in Bar Room, to conclude with
the popular comedy Boston Dip" The
success that has hitherto attended the
entertainments Of this Club is a sufficient
guarantee of their superior merit, and
with increased facilities for putting the
dramas upon the stage, and continued
practice, there is no doubt that the en-
tertainment this week will excel all for
mer efforts. Let there be good atten-
dance.-Argus.
RAILRoAD MEErING.-Th meeting of
the Commissioners of the Montpelier,
Hardwick & Black River railroad, at
Hardwick, on Monday, was quite fully
attended, eleven out of the sixteen Com
missioners being present, They met in
Drenan's hotel, and organized by the
election of L. D. Hathaway of Hardwick,
as President, and S. O. Wells of Wood
bury, as Secretary. The object of the
meeting being to fix upon time and
place for holding stockholders meet
ing, to organize the company and elect
officers. On motion, Irasburgh was chos-
en- as the place, and the time determined
upon was the 18th day of April at one
o'clock, P NJ There was determine
ton expressed by many present to push
the enterprise through, and the general
feeling seemed to be for immediate and
decisive action. The five per cent. re-
quired to be raised before the company
is organized, has been secured in the
towns of Hardwick, Craftsbury, Coven-
try, Irasburgh, Albany and Troy,
IRASBURGH.
Hon. E. 2. Cotton has returned from
his Western trip.
Mr.. l.. r. Woods partner has beef
in town getting subscribers for his ad-
mirable Business Directory
, The farmers about town have com.
meneed sugaring, to some extent, though
sap has not yet run very we'll. New
sugar is selling at II cents per pound
Maple honey at Sl,25 per gallon
If black eyes and sore heads indicate
any thing, it would appear as if certain
parties have been holding an anti-te
perance meeting. 1t is rumored tina
Barton spirits, instead of the spirit O
prayer controlled the meeting.
Hatch, the prisoner in jail on tn,
: charge of an assault to commit rape
, has been removed to the States Prison
, at Windsor for the alleged reason tina
the jail was unsafe. The next move
ment will probably be an attempt t
, remove the jail to Newport for SAT
! keeping.
: The open temperance meeting hell
: the evening of the goth inst. was bette
attended than any previous meeting
t The question discussed was Has ma
}, a right to use Intoxicating liquors as
4 beverage 2" The interest in the ten
/ perance question seems to be increasin
| in this town.
o LOWELL.
G. W. Pettee has moved from Iras
: burgh, to the J. H. Cross place in Low
e ell.
r The inhabitants of Lowell will
a glad to leaan that the famous law sui
y ''Moses Spear VS.. Town of Lowell, " he
s been decided IN favor of the town.
q DR.. Dutton has arrived in town, an
u taken rooms at W. B. Dodge's, where h
; will be happy-not to have people sic
L but to answer all calls in his profe
T. sion.
>, Henry Richardson, who moved fro
o. Lowell to Barton Landing, two yea
ago, has bought back of Marcus Nor
y his old place, and moves back soon, thu
~ making true, so far as he is concerne,
:, the saying that a man who. has on
" lived in Lowell, is not content to Ii
= anywhere else.
is On March meeting day the town toe
7 an initiatory step toward a change
10 their system of schools. Some of Il
citizens are not in favor of the presel
district system, nor do they quite Ill
the proposed town system. They trit
to reach the golden mean. and D.
e. Curtis presented proposition for co
it solidating certain districts, whereby tV