Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-04-13
Local News.
ALBAWY.

ALBANY.
Schuyler Wilcox accidently fell while
b work in a neighbors barn on the lst
inst, causing severe injuries in his side,
though no bones were broken.
At the school meeting in district No.
alj, Tuesday evening, Deacon Medad
Darling was chosen treasurer, M. B.
Chafey, collector, and H. w. Chaffey,
prudential committee
Mr. Jefferson Cowles has traded his
new house on Lowell street, with Rich
ard Doying. for his farm on the west
bill He has also sold his village resi-
Hence on Main street, to Mr.. j. G. Row.
sel, for $3.50.
1t is said that man in this town was
detected few days since, in the act of
drinking the alcohol from fellow la
borerS spirit level. Evidently his head
ls level by this time but where is the
temperance movement?
BARTON.
Miss Emma Foss started for California
this morning.
The thermometer indicated degrees
below zero this morning.
Scion Currier is home from New York
pn few weeks vacation.
New goods at Skinner & Drews. Ad-
Fertisement soon. Watch for it.
Daniel Smith lost valuable COW last
Monday, from which he was making two
pounds of butter per day.
Rev. Mr.. Litch of McIndoes Falls,
preached at the Congregational church
the two last Sabbaths.
A Quarterly meeting will be held at
the Methodist church next Sunday, Rev.
McAnn, presiding elder. will preach
bis farewell sermon.
November and April will be set down
aS the snowy months of the present win
Per, as in each an uncommon amount of
snow fell. During last week the heavi.
Est storms of the year occurred. The
Slelghlng was good for some days, and
the streets were busy with the teams
and work of winter.
Capt. R. H. Little has sold his Hote
and property to V. N. Spalding of Lyn
d0n' for $4,000, including livery. w
understand that Mr. Spalding will keel
the old clerk-Fred Fields. Fred un
derStands all the ropes of a hotel, an,
always keeps things tidy and neat. w
welcome Mr.. S. here, and wish him sue
cess.
The Readings at the White Church
last Monday and Tuesday evenings, b
Z. d. Robinson, were we'll worth attend
Ing. Double the admittance fee woul
not prevent US attending such an entel
talnment every other night in the weel
The attendance, both evenings, was ver
light The Library Association owl
engaged the Professor) paid all expense
however, and had forty-two cents let
Among the best pieces read may be me-
toned, 1.-The Death of Little Dombey
Father Phill's Subscription List
THE Wreck of Hesperus, " "Pick GuarG
Lord Dundreary at Brighton and Il
Riddles he made there" death of Ii
tie Nell, "Hhe Famine" and last al
best of all, 1.-The Breach of Promi
Case, We hope Mr.. R. will come tn
way again.
Haskell & Whites Swiss Bell Ringe
gave very enjoyable entertainment
School House Hall last Wednesday ev
hlng. The hall was packed full-ov
500 persons being present. The b.
ringing, the singing by Miss Nellie
John, the violin solo by T. c. Viii,
cornet solo by G. L. Brown, Ballad I
D. s. Haskell, and the comical perforl
ances of Neil Burgess, (the old WON
o. very few words who hardly ey
says anything,) we're all good. I
entertainment concluded with the laug
aole farce The Quiet Family" viii
uldn t turn out to be SO quiet as the ii
would indicate: Mr. Haskell was W
satisfied with the reception given him
us former towns people, and will C
again at some future day.
BARTON LANDING.
a temperance society will be orga
lied next Tuesday night.
Sixty dollars worth of new books
the Library, instead of ten, as stat
last week.