Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-08-03


BARTON LANDING.
See Cameron's new advertisement
Austin, Joslyn & Co., viii finish off a
tenement over Richardson's harness shop.
Nathan Wells is digging a cellar and
proposes to put up house % by 26 du-
ring the fall
Thomas Marshall, of Evansville, got
his jaw broken last Wednesday, while
loading logs at Fosters mill
The hay-makers are not complaining
of good weather. Large quantities of hay
are out in slightly damaged condition
A horse belonging to Mr.. Brown, of
WestmOre, got frightened here last week, |
and ran away, throwing out Mr.. Brown,
and smashing the wagon.
COVENTRT.
The young people give an entertain
ment Wednesday evening, August 9TH,
for the purpose of raising money to buy
an organ for the Sabbath School
The Swiss Bell Ringers gave good
satisfaction here last Monday evening to
a full house, judging by the laughing
during the comic pieces.
See Mr.. Baldwin's advertisement in
regard to agents. He will give agents
an opportunity to engage in profitable
and pleasant business.
Mrs. Frank French broke through the
covering and fell into q cistern last Sat
urday. There was about six feet of
water in the cistern. Some women saw
the accident and raised cry that
brought help, and she was got out, but
not before she was well frightened.
CRAFTSBURK.
Powell & Son have new advertise
ment in this paper. Read it and then
buy a barrel of Their patent flour and see
how you like it.
Daniel and A. /. Baldwin, formerly of
this town, have made in their factory at
North Wolcott, for the last four weeks,
an average of one hundred bushels of
pegs per day.
Mr.. A. H. Dorman, our model carpen-
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is the first barn he ever owned, he is as
we'll pleased with it as was the old lady
the first time her daughter had beau.
i The greatest curiosity in our town, is
!, Crane City, in the wilderness, in the
west part of the town, not far from Geo.
] AIerrill's, where great number of cranes
collect every year to spend their nights
and rear their young. Two young mer
recently caught twenty of the young
ones, by climbing and falling trees
, The nests are high up in the large trees
>. The inside of their nests are larger thar
!, a bushel basket. The wings of many Of
: the old settlers measure over four fee
I from tip to tip of wings
II DERBK
: Henry Carpenter has a new house IL
process of erection
John Letter while at work in Freeman
u Fairchild's mill the other day, had hi
s. hand sawed SO that the doctor who wa
l. called, expressed fears that amputatiol
ie of some of the fingers would be necessa
~.
4 Beedle's Swiss Bell Ringers gave
concert at the town hall on Tuesda,
= evening. Notwithstanding the weather
- which was unfavorable, there was a fan
attendance, and all seemed pleased wit
the entertainment There would hav
been large audience had the weathe
nV been favorable.
so CLOVER
zt d. l.. & J. E. Dwinell have an advel
ry tisement which we forgot to call after
ct ton to last week. but everybody saw i
lis Just the same, and their store has bee
It. full. They have commenced to advel
OF tise by the year, which is good evidenC
as that they mean business
Il. One William Curren, an Irishman
" birth, and formerly from Canada. can
''' to Glover July 28th and informed Il
~ town agent. J. E. Dwinell. that a M
~ Hutchins of Stannard, for whom he W;
Nv at work, had sent him to Glover for
pint of high wines; that four of M
on Hutehins' children were very sick wit
MS the measles, and the liquor was needle
pie very much. Mr. Dwinell, not liking Il
AN looks of the fellow, was 10th to put
ar up for him, but it happened that sist
IN Of Mr.. Hutehins was at work for Il
nIo agent at the time, and informed him th
ND Mr.. Hutclins had four children, and
er- they were sick he ought to put up t
TIL liquor, and theroupon he did. Mr. CT
10 rem arrived at Stannard late at night, b
eg- the spirits obtained at Glover to Gu
ak measles had gone TO satisfy his (Gurren'
de appetite, and no harm to the childr
DE- for they did not happen to have
ely measles. The States Attorney bel
our informed Of this, forwarded the necessa
OWL papers to attorney F. w. Baldwin,
Barton, and Currsn being brought beft
sun Justice MOsman on the afternoon
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