Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-11-09
Local News
4LBANY.

barroWs, auctloner.
A. B. Sargent's singing school will CON-
mence Tuesday evening. Nov. 10. at the
school house. See notices. Communi-
ties thinking of employing singing
master the coming winter. will do well
to address Mr.. Sargent.
BARTON.
Three tons of poultry wanted BY J. B.
Freeman, between this and Nov. 23d
Barton Grange. No. As. meet at the
usual place, Saturday evening, Novem-
her Il. WIN. H. MARTIN, Clerk.
For nice piece of imitation of black
walnut granting. see the doors of the
Twombly building.
The County Musical Convention will
be held in this village some time during
the month of January. The time will
be announced soon. Prof. L. o. Emer-
son will direct the convention.
Last Thursday night, James Cassidy
came verv near having his head removed
by the explosion of lantern lamp. which
he was using to light the lamps in the
BARRIERS shop. A warning to Others not
to burn kerosene in an oil lantern.
Shipments from Barton station, for
week ending Nov. Z. were the following
number of pounds: Butter, l6035 /;
cheese, $50; hops, 1910; sugar. l47O;
eggs, 40. Potatoes, 400 bushels. Cat
tie and sheep, 4 cars. Scythe stones,
one car, and several cars of lumber.
M.MWhitney talks Of going to North
Troy in the spring. and putting in first
class furniture and carriage shop. The
Palladium says it is an excellent point for
just such an enterprise. and hopes the cit
liens Of that place viii take the matter
in hand and form stock company, upon
which condition Mr.. Whitney will move
there.
Mr.. George Gillingham of Warner,
mot Warren) n. H.. who recently lost
leg and arm by accident, on the Pas
sumpsic r. r.. died last Friday night,
from the effects of internal injury. and
not from the effects of amputation of the
limbs. The Odd Fellows, under the d.
rection of Mr.. Gale. have ministered to
his wants since his injury, and have
done the most possible, to alleviate his
suffering.
We understand by President Carpen-
ter. that the announcement in regard to
the time and place of holding the next
Sunday School Convention. viii soon be
made. In the meantime be invites CON-
ment through the press from all friends
Of Sunday schools. upon all subjects per-
tanning to them, and also suggestions
in regard to the coming convention.
These columns are at your service, and
any contributions viii be gladly received
DR.. Nelson Cheney, of Beebe Plain
brother of F. P. Cheney of Glover. who
It Will be remembered. lectured in this
village last winter, died on Thursday
Oct %, Of pneumonia and typhoid fever
The Stanstead Journal says, '.Dr. Che
ney was noted for his energy and activit,
in whatever be took hold of, and for hi
zeal in all movements for the promotion
oftemperance and morality. He was &C
tive in encouraging all enterprises inten
ded 10 promote the growth and prosperit,
Of the country, and the neighborhoo
where he resided is indebted to him 70
much of Its growth and prosperity. Hi
premature end, in the prime of life, ma
have been and probably was FASTENED b
overwork."
For the last three days the air has bee
filed with smoke so dense that the su
has been hid from view. as though in
cloud and on Tuesday and Wednesda
it was almost impossible to see anythin
q mile distant Everybody said th;
there must be big fire somewhere, an
50 it turns out A large fire is ragir
in the Great Dismal Swamp in Virgins
and the smoke was so dense on Monda,
at Fortress Monroe, that at night Il
light at Old Point one mile distan
could not be seen and the fog bells ha
to be kept going. Thirty miles of Woo
we're on fire Monday near Louisville Ker
tnckey. and great deal of property hi
been destroyed. The fires in the pill
forests in the southern part of Fairhel
county Ohio, sent such dense smol
into Lancaster on Monday, that It w
necessary to light the gas lamps II
forests fires between Bainbrldge and BO
neville, Ross county. have so destroys
crops, fences, live stock. and houses.
70 leave many farmers destitute.
BARTON LANDING.
Cameron & Co., millers, are sellil
spring wheat for feed. Price low.
Marcellus Way had good COW chok'
last Saturday, and killed her Ito sa
her life
Auction Wednesday Nov. is. at
Clock at Mrs Mary C. COlby's. WI
L. Barrows. auctioneer. See bills.
TO and see the assortment of clothi
al l. D. Webster's- He can and won
Dc pleased to s,at you.
Gaa N -,