Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-08-03
scjourn at this place, and viii move to
West Albany in few days.

scjourn at this place, and viii move to
West Albany in . few days
If the gentry who stole half dozen
hens from Henry Jackman's hen-house
a few nights since viii either return the |
hens or pay for them, Mr.. Jackman viii |
be greatly obliged for the favor
Some of the prisoners confined in the
jail made an attempt July 18th to break
out of Jail by taking down the chimney.
Handouts and letters have since caused
them to feel safe.
The School at Irasburg Common closed
July 31st- twas taught by the Misses
Nancy and Phoebe Mcclure. and under
their judieious and efficient management
has proved to be one of the most profit
able that the district has had for several
terms. The fall school under the man.
agement of Miss Lydia Human will
commence Sept. Z, 1874.
One night last week Henry Somers
was made aware of the fact that a highly
| perfumed individual was either in or
about his house. Finding nothing out
side, he proceeded to look within the
house. His search revealed the fact
that skunk had entered through the
cat hole, and passed through the main
part of the house into back pantry,
where after careful management, his
skunkship was driven into an old fash
Toned dash churn and captured. The
rest of the tale is better imagined than
told.
Quite a destructive fire occurred at
Irasburg Common the 1st inst. The
fire was discovered about II o'clock A..
NJ. in the hay loft of B. B. Jackman's
barn and IN few minutes the whole
barn was in flames The fire soon COM
munieated to Fred Fields barn and from
thence to the dwelling house of Mr..
Fields and notwithstanding the efforts
of large number of persons who prompt
ly rallied both from the village and the
surrounding neighborhood, the fire was
not subdued until both barns and the
house were burned. A timely shower
was all that saved Mr. Jaeknan's dwell.
ing house and probably a half dozen
other buildings from sharing. the same
fate. The furniture was all saved from
Mr.. Fields house. The loss is partly
covered by insurance. Tie origin O
the fire is unknown. By some it il
thought to have been caused by lig hit
) ming; by others it is suggested that i
: may have been caused by the pipe O
pipes of some careless fellow or fellow
who may have gone into the barn t,
take drink Of rum. When first dis
covered the fire was wholly confined t,
4 the upper part Of Mr.. Jackman's barn
: Both suggestions may be wrong, for tn,
fire may have caught from some chin
ney.
= LOWELL.
II. B. Parker has sold his house a
| the corner, to Joseph Martin, Jr.. 70
i $500.
E. J. Crafts recently cut log twelv
n feet long, from One-half of which h
made 10 heart so weight butter tub:
and from the other half, $40 feet {
clapboards-
: July seems to be going ont by waite
At this writing it has rained three day.
and bids fair to continue Farmers o
the river feel little gloomy. as the rive
is full and begins to slop over.
D. E. Works has an apple tree tn;
: blossomed in May. The last Of Jun
= when the apples were visable, it bio
h somed again and now, the last of Jul,
: it has bloss omed the third time, SO tn;
A. now it has two sets Of apples and bio
SONS for more
P. c. Brigham viii get the first pr
r MUM on young cows He has co
a. that was two years old the 8th day
It, last April, that had her second calf Ju
N .. Her first calf came August 2
r 1873. when the cow was sixteen mont
ce and twelve days old. He MIXED t
cow up to the time of her second calvin
nv when she gave two quarts Of milk p
no day.
he ?. G. Brigham has relics of olden time
n. He has shown US powder horn that W
as made by one William Hoyt, sailor W
a was cast away upon some island. L
[r. horn has picture of the ship engrav
III upon it. also the name of William Ho1
ed 1862, making the horn IL years o.
he He also has book entitled Life of 10
it Flavel," which was printed In Englar
ter MDCCI-l70l, being 173 years old.
he would puzzle quite q scholar to read
lat In our issue of July 6. we printt
if under the head of Lowell locals, an it
he concerning one Sanborn, and D. G. I'll
ur- dy, Of Morrisyille, the particulars
out which our readers will recollect. Sill
IRE then we~haEe received the following
81 ter from Mr.. Hardy in regard to I
'eE matter
The AoRRIsvEETE, JuLx It I37
E. Il WEBsTER-DEAR SIR: One morning last "
ng Isat my breakfast table with my family and be.
.. ers Wien a man did not know. came rnL,.ir m