Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-05-11
Local News.
ALBANK.

Messrs II. w. q Nj. Is. Chafey are
building an addition to their store.
Jefferson Cowles has bought the Shep-
ard house and moved into It,
B. H. Aiken has moved to Wolcott
TO engage in the bark and lumber bust
ness.
Hay is scarce, good many who
thought themselves we'll supplied are
obliged to buy.
Franklin Pierce has sold his village
place to Mr.. Charles Rich, from Pough-
keepsie, n. y. for s25OO; possession
given Immediately. MIR. Pierce has
rented a tenement of J. C. Dow.
Mr.. Dow has fitted up his old store
room and basement into rooms suitable
for tinshop, and Messrs Eldridge and
Wright have filed it up. From appear
ances they propose to run a first class
tin shop
Mrs. Cornelia Hunt is moving into
the Wheaton Livingstone mouse, and
Philander Sawyer moves into the Hyde
house. People are moving at such a
rate that when one goes to bed at night
he hardly knows who his near neighbors
will be in the morning.
BARTON.
An interesting letter on fourth page.
Daniel R. Hunt is preparing to build
a shoe shop on water street.
Widow Quinn fell down the hotel
stairs last Saturday and broke one Of
her arms.
The South Eastern r. R. will soon
discontinue running their trains over the
Passumpsic road to Derby Line. The
Passumpsic will run the spur to STAN
stead. and the South Eastern trains will
stop at Newport
The terrific thunder storm of Satur-
day seems to have produced a change in
the weather, and this morning opens
bright and warm. Now is your time
farmers-only about three weeks to do
your springs work in, jump for it.
VI. Durham killed Brahma hen last
Wednesday, that weighed after she was
dressed, nine pounds and two ounces
and yielded two quarts of oil. She was
too fat to eat. If there is hen il
Orleans County that beats this,we should
like to hear of it.
Philip Hunt, who died yesterday, wa:
the oldest man in town. He came t.
Vt from Kingston, n. H., many year.
ago, and has since resided in Nontpelie
and Barton. He was the father of 2:
children, nearly all of whom are nov
living
Some fifty persOns-men, women anC
children-responded to VIM. Brown,
general invitation to his last sugarins
of, last Thursday morning, May Z. Tit
sugar was almost as nice as that made
the first of the season but Bill, a
well as most sugar makers, has got
enough of it, gathered his buckets, anc
will let the next run 60 where the wood
bine twineth. The next day, May s
squad of Observation-Disclosures only
surprised Osman Dwyer in the suga
bush, also cooking some syrup. Jus
such time was had as men most Away
have when few are gathered togethe
to spend leisure hour and drop for
while the fret and cares of bushes:
All who attended the above places G
amusement, feel grateful for their fire
admission, highly compliment the mar
ayers for their politeness, and hope fc
an opportunity to do the same thin
next year.
What are we going to do about OF
dilapidated sidewalks this spring? II
time has come when we ought to begi
to brush up and pick up for summe
Our neighbors in other villages are a
ready making Improvements in sid
walks. streets, and upon the fences al
premises. If we make the appearan'
o. our village what it ought to be, the
Is much work to be done. Every m;
can do something towards beautifyir
and improving his own premises, al
means can be raised by little effort
do the puclic work that is needed.
should not aspire to great things I'M
we demonstrate a willingness to ma
such internal improvements as can
made with little outlay and effort. The
are many places where trees ought to
set out, and many old fences that C
be whitewashed if not painted.
As the cold Spring is the theme
much conversation, few facts relati
to the weather in years past may, pr
haps. be read with interest by son
The lst, I'd and Sd days of May, l84
snow fell three feet deep; May IA, 1874
snow fell four inches and very coll
May I'd, 1851, it showed hard all da
May LIST, 1852, snow lay on the grou
two feet deep, and cold /; on the IA
large snow banks were to be seen NJ
9th and 7th, 1854, showed. and We
cold Nay Dist. 1855. showed all d;