Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-05-18

Joslyn, o. H. Austin, George Bush and
J. c. Parker.
COVENTRY.
d. P. Walworth has received the ap-
pointment of postmaster.
Suckers are being pulled out Of the
river by the million. The market price
is one cent apiece.
l. S. Nye of East Coventry, has sold
his span of matched horses to Hon.
Franklin Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury,
for FIVE hundred dollars.
George H. Walworth has bought Char
ley Hibbard's house on second street,
Newport, for $780, and is going there
to live this summer.
CRAFTSBURT.
f. K Powell & Son have returned
from market and their large stock of
goods look as though they did not fear
the Presidents veto.
Thomas Cochran has sold his farm to
J. Anderson, and bought the Daniels
farm near Elligo Pond. on the line of
the Black River railroad
Misses Pearsons & Rand have been
adding largely to their stock of millin-
cry and fancy goods, and sell at such
low figures that people can afford to buy
if money is tight.
Mr. B. F. Twist has sold his farm to
Mr.. Eldridge, for $1,000. Mr.. Eldridge
is an old resident of this town, and after
an absence of % years, returns to spend
his declining years with his former
friends and associates.
On the 9th inst, Mr.. Amasa Scott
sold to Messrs. StrattOn & Gage, beef
COW that weighed 1000 lbs her feed
per day through the Winter was 20 lbs
of hay, cut between the 10th and 10th
of June, with two quarts of corn and
cob meal in the morning, and two quarts
of potatoes at night. She has been milk
ed every day. which has paid for her
keeping. Mr.. Scott also has new mich
COW that makes IA pounds of butter per
week, and a year old heifer that weighs
$50 pounds. So much for early cut hay.
EAST CHARLESTON.
The neck-tie party and oyster supper
on the 18th, Melted $3.50.
g. A. Walker has sold his small pail
of 6-year-Old horses to f. D. Bly,. fol-
$500.
Echo Pond and Seymour Lake art
still covered with a good coat of ice
The ice has not been known to lay late
than the 10th before for II years.
This place seems to be waking from
the lethargy into which it had seemet
to settle during the winter. G. A. Walk
er is painting his buildings W. g. Blod
gett is finishing his house D. A. Haine
is putting the finish on the outside 0
his house, and several others are brush
ing up. But the great impetus has bee
J given by r. P. Stevens in again estat
fishing the post Office at its old quarter
and filling up the store
j., CLOVER
Il There has been 40.455 pounds of su
gar made in school district No. 3, tn
past season. Who beats
GREENSBORO
!. May 10Th, and Caspian Lake is Ell
closed with ice yet.
Mr. Tenney, theological student, is
supply the Congregationalists wit
. preaching during his vacation.
V Another accident to the Steam Mi
ie Co., at the Bend. This time their da
he gave away, on account OF some defe'
:. in its mechanism. The damage wi
lie not exceed one hundred dollars. The
is is Jonah in that Company, thoug
he everybody supposed he was put owe
lg board nearly year ago. Cast 10
st again gentlemen.
Id Sam has come to the conclusion tn
e. there is water enough at the ''BenC
e. for all emergencies, so has taken
n partner. Now it reads Hill, Batcht
IS. der, & Co." We guess, there will
Sc, enough for them both to do, for tn
eff, say Sam has sold nine hundred thol
us and pounds of pork, since he CONNER
ed business.
nd IRASBURGH.
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