Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-01-19
Local News
BARTON.

bAhI OA.
Grange meeting Wednesday evening.
at school house hall.
View arrival of Berlin Wool. all shades
and colors, at o. D. Owens.
J. F. Taylor has drawn thirty car
loads Of grain during the past year from
the depot to the grist mill for A. B. Blake.
H. F. Pillsbury will move his lumber
and box machinery to the Steam Mill at
South Barton, where he will carry on
the box business as heretofore.
Lost. On Wednesday last, between
the houses of Lewis Young. and John
Belfast, a gold cross. If the finder will
leave the same at the house of Mr.. Bel
fast. he viii greatly oblige the loser.
Prof Nichols will commence a course
of lectures this Monday evening, at
the White Church. These lectures are
very entertaining and instructive, and
we hope the citizens of this place will
give the Professor generous patronage.
The annual meeting of the Board of
Trustees of Barton Academy was held
az The office of circuit & Baldwin. Jan.
II. aud the following named persons
were elected Members of the Board
7. f. Skinner, James W. Hall, f. E.
Eawson. Geo. ". Jenness. F. W. Bald
win. The officers of the Board, elected
at this meeting, for the year ensuing,
were: DR.. J. F. Skinner, President :;
\. C. Robinson, Horace Pierce, Vice
Presidents F. ". Baldwin, Secretary !;
I. C.. Cobb, Treasurer; H. o. Whitcher,
Executive Committee.
On Friday, January 9, George Bick-
ford plowed one-half acre of his wheat
ground. and says he intended to have
sowuit the next day fit had not stormed.
o T. Willard. of South Barton, also
gathered the last Of his turnips the same
week. He gathered part of them IN the
fall before snow fell, part during warm
spell in December, and the rest as above
mentioned, without having any Of them
frozen. We hear Of parties who have
picked boqtets from their gardens. and
seen mosquitoes, butterflies and snakes
900 -heir premises, all among the ieicles
in the month Of January, in this frigid
climate.
We had the privilege, few days since
v- visiting Mr.. Seldom Foss, one Of oul
frmer townsmen. who now resides witt
his son, Harlow Foss in Irasburgh. anc
spent very pleasant hour in his pres
ence. Mr.. Foss is considerably advan
ced in years. and quite feeble from ply
steal infrmities, but is one Of those NE
that the ripeness Of age renders agreea
bic and interesting. A great reader, an
still possessed of good memory. h
would be able to instruct many youn
men. that boast Of the advantages of ed
ucation. and the superior talent tina
thi, age gives 50 many of the rising ger
Grafton Mr. Foss reads six newspaper
and still finds time to do considerab
light work. He has started his tomato,
for the year aud has some vigorous plant
growing.
Last Saturday night as J. J. Hill. I'll
sewing machine man, was descendir
the hill near Col Eaton's, his sleie
struck stone or other obsIae
with such violence as to break the iro
that attached the thiIls to the sleigh
This allowed the sleigh to run on TO [
horse. and after being hit with it sever
times be became frightened. and r
with violence. Hill chung to the rel
and was drawn out over the dasher a
over the snow and frozen ground al
fearful rate. The sleigh was also st
in the road and approaching rapidly,
the hill was steep, so that tae unfort
nate driver was in danger from both
rections. He concluded to give up t
race 50 far as he was concerned and
sleigh and horse have it out tOgeth
% he let 20 the reins and rolled out il
the ditch and let the sleigh 20 by hi
Hill was somewhat bruised. and (
horse cut up considerably by the brok
-thills. but no serious damage was do
The generous seleetmen will Doubt
make it all right if the town IS at ia
about the road.
As the cause Of temperance Is one VIII
.engr0sses the public mind to quite an
tent at present, a few thoughts sugge
Ell by a friend TO the cause, may not co
-amiss. 1t is claimed by some that
present liquor law IS inefficient. and {
moral persuasion Is the only veal
whereby We can successfully combat
evil Now if our liquor law Is not VI
it should be. let US have one that IS, 3
let it be put in force Moral persuas
s. good. but there are some that it '
not reach. nor effect in the least; Ii
isa class Of men that it IS absolut
necessary that the '-terrOrs Of the Ia
should be preached and practieed
To- order 10 restrain them from evil, WI
the larger class are those whom We n
Presume tEat the goodness Of God ;
their love for humanity and the VOL