Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-03-09
Local News.
ALRANX.

Local News.
ALBANY.
The river mill has been idle for sever
al days in consequence of broken gears.
New ones have been supplied.
Henry Somers has bought the farm
owned by the widow of Patrick Flanagan
the Irishman who hung himself few
months ago.
Mrs. Cornelia Hunt, widow of Lyman
l.. Hunt of Craftsbury, has moved into
Mrs. W. \. Hyde's house on Lowell ST.,
and in this connection we would like to
relate a little story. 1t must be remem-
hered that Mr. Hunt died the first of the
winter, Mrs. Hunt has little girl, lit
tie lola, " just big enough to toddle
about and as they were about moving.
she was made to understand that they
were going home. Sure enough, and af-
ter arriving at the house, this little child
was observed earnestly and carefully
searching every nook and corner, and at
last rs if in despair over her fruitless
search, turned to her mother and said
Mamma, l can't find my papa" Poor
little Lola in the innocence and SIM
rlicity Of her heart she thought if they
shad got home, of course her papa would
be there Never mind, little Lola, it
was a sore disappointment-and all you
little children, you have just entered a
life of disappointments ; but if you are
rood children, and love and obey Jesus,
you shall all get home by and by ; and
there will be no disappointments there,
and, 0, sweet thought papa will be
there, too
BARTON.
Barnabas LeClare got drunk last Tues
day, and was fined So and costs. He
was made to tell where he got his rum
and the man that sold it to him is sorry
$50 worth
The sleighing was spoiled and the
snow almost entirely carried off by the
warm weather and rain last Tuesday anC
Wednesday. The roads in this vicinit,
are almost entirely bare of snow. ant
are SO rough that wheeling is horrid.
School commences at the Academy to
day. If there are any in this yicinit
or neighboring towns, who wish TO atten
school and are not yet decided where t
90, we can recommend the school in thi
place as being worthy of patronage
Miss Gleason, who has charge of tn
higher department, is an excellent teacl
er and her instruction is most thorough
Board and rooms may be obtained b
applying to either of the school con
gaIylee.
An old bachelor in Orleans Count
who is human and parsimonious, strengt
ems himself against matrimony in tn
way: Thinking over the subject sci
ously, he set the table in his lonely abO,
with plates for himself and an imagina
wife and five children. He then S
down to dine and as often as he help
himself to food he put the same guam
ty on each of the 9th er plates, and ST
veyed the prospect, at the same til
computing the cost. The result of
examination was so discouraging that
resolved not to marry. But what
the old coon to count on so many bah
is what his neighbors can't understar
There will be a donation visit for Ri
Ny Webb Dext Thursday afternoon a
evening. In the afternoon the frieT
will meet at Mr.. Webb's house, brii
ing in such gifts as they choose. Tn
will also bring in victuals for the 81
per At Gl-2 o'clock in the event
all will adjourn to the village hall, a
the evening will be spent in friendly
tcryiew. Mr.. McAnn and Others fir
abroad will be present to enliven
meeting with speeches. This is to
an old fashioned donation, but none
the avails will be-applied on the mil
ter's salary. All are cordially invite
A town meeting has been called to
held oD Saturday, March DIST, to Sc
the town will vote to set into the will
district certain lands adjoining, includ
all, or nearly all, of the west distr
Also to see if the town will set SOM
the land on the Duck pond road into
South Barton district. The question
making the ringing of the bells at
llage and the Landing town expe
will again be brought up. 1t loo
rather peaked on the part of the tow
refuse to pay the small sum required
ringing aud tolling the bells in the
villages of the town, but so long as
Issue was fairly made. and the :
ringer" were defeated before, why