Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-11-30
CRAFTSBURE.

oH tue oIner loot, dancock getting =
400.
CRAFTSBURT.
Nathaniel Wells has sold Samuel
Bliss, so acres of land, and Mr.. Bliss is
laying the foundation of house which
will soon be built.
Carlton Udall has builta set of build
ings on the east half of his farm, for his
son. Herbert
Manasseh Pike of Albany was so in
jured on the 10th. by tree which he
and his son-in law were falling, that he
died on the next day.
CLOVER
Sec Z. F. Hinckley's advertisement.
A. G. Atherton, representative, has
not put in an appearance since the ad-
journment of the Legislature. If he
does not return soon, it may be necessary
to advertise for him.
n. d. & 2. French have three sheep
which dropped lambs in May last, the
lambs being nourished by their mothers
till the following August Last week
the same three sheep, each upon the
same day, gave birth to lamb, which
is considered very queer occurrence.
Joseph Cook, son of Emery Cook, is
now at home visiting his friends. He
has been living for the past three years
in Kansas. He says there will be an
immense amount of suffering in Kansas
the coming winter, in consequence of the
grasshopper plague.
The Lecture Association have their
"Sociables" in successful operation again
this season. and arrangements are being
made for course of lectures. The next
sociable will be held on Friday evening
/ of this week. All are invited. 1t is
expected the first lecture will be given
next week
Mrs j. Kendall, of St. Johnsbury. has
just opened millinery store in OWN.
ellis Block, in the rooms recently occu-
pied by Mrs. L. L. Bickford She has
engaged the services of Miss E. F. Bur.
roughs, an experienced dress maker, and
hopes by close application to business,
to merit her share of patronage. Look
for her bills soon.
GREENSBORO.
Surprise parties, are the fashion her,
this winter.
We understand that singing school
will commence next Thursday evening
at the Town Hall, under the direction
of S. P Pinney.
The next meeting of the Choral Union
will be at Greensboro, on Tuesday eve
December 6th, if the roads will permit
The last meeting was good, considering
the weather.
]. o. Cutler. has native COW raises
by C. NJ Bailey, that has been farroV
two years has eaten nothing durin
that period but grass and good hay, an
now furnishes milk and cream for
family of three, and makes from 6
Z lbs. of butter, per week. Where
there Jersey, or Ayrshire, that ca
beat that ?
Rev. Mr.. Bodwell who preached her
Sunday, the 22nd, and was expected b
the people number of Sundays, ha
= left us with only one Sundays ministr;
ton. Either this people are very ia
tidious in their taste for preachers, or II
climate does not suit the reverends, "
5 can not say which. Rev. Mr.. Pierce,
: Sterling, Mass, is to be here for tim
;. on trial.
e WE'LL.
: Isaiah Yaw has built new house
his farm, and moved into it.
e Flavel Labounty has rented the Stephe
!. son farm where Joseph Martin has live
e for the last three years, and Marti
It moves into his house at the Corner.
Ben. Earle of Troy, has taken A.
y Harding's hill farm and moved on to t
Il place
MIR. Batchelder of Albany. has rent
and moved on to the P. B. Smith place
N The village school commences to-da
: Nov 3Oth, and is taught by Miss Low
Kinney of Craftsbury, and Mary Hall
a. Lowell, both experienced teache
70 Scholars not residing in the district, W
? be charged $500 tuition.
,e NEWPORT.
ii Everybody in Orleans County kno
es Sol. Fields of Newport. He is man
D. dollars, and no man better understan
* the secret of keeping them than
ID But even Soloman's wisdom fails son
c. times. The other day some parties b
IS been loading sheep in the yard and af
be they had gone one sheep was discover
es running around loose. Sol said to 81
in Bean, That sheep is property, act
It dollars and cents. Let US capture a
III divide it" This proposition met Sill
its views exactly, and it was agreed Il
n. the one who caught the sheep should
r. vite his friends up for the other to tire
he But you should have seen those