Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-03-15
Local News.
dLRANT

the war Wilbur went to Lowell, Mass.
where by strict integrity and pcrsever.
aucc, he has become superintendent of
the fremont and Suffolk Mills Company.
with salary Of $1,000 year. Milo
also went to Lowell two years ago last
October, where for year he worked in
the weave room Of the same mills. Now
he Is overseer Of the cloth room with
$3.50 per day to encourage him
They arc sons of VIM. r. Miles-honest
energetic and christian boys-just such
fellows as ought, aud arc bound to rise.
We had tho pleasure last fall Of being
shown through these mills from basement
90 garret where we heard the whack
a-t.haug Of a thousand looms and the
endless hum Of as many spindles. to say
nothing of the brigade of pretty girls
which these mills are noted for. every
one Of which was as busy as a honey.bee
ln mid summer. In the cloth and store
rooms. according to our estimation. there
were corded mp enough cotton cloth to
make a ghost of every man, woman and
rlppo0sc in Massachusetts. Rhode Island
and Connecticut In the picking room
there was q perfect snow-storm Of cotton
iuzz so full was the air that the work
men bad To wear masks to keep the par
tjcIc, from entering the pores of the flesh.
Wcstopped here just long enough to turn
round and get out The cloth room was
o., clean and quotas a country mIliner's
shop and j, considered the most dcsira-
be room to work in Of any in the mills.
BIRTON.
Sec advertisement oY "Clapboards
wanted"
Alden F. Stockwoll is in the market
with fifty pigs See advertisement.
lf you will take a look at Twombly's
advertisement in another place, you will
see that apples have come down in price
District clerks are requested to call at
tdc Office Of the school Superintendent
aad get the Vermont School Report for
1874.
a train hand by the name of Hutch
in'on had his collar bone broken one
day last week, while coupling cars at
ibis station.
10 is understood that Lucius Robinson
Of Newport, will be appointed admins.
traitor on the Il. II. Little estate. and
that the work on the new block will be
resumed at once.
The mail train south last Wednesday
morning did not arrive until about /
o. 20. Freight off the track between
LenuoZville aud Sherbroole, was the
cause Of the delay.
Reuben Devercaux has bought Of Aa-
ron iwombly the Dwlnell water privilege
on The falls above Baldwin & Drow's
MILL and will build a shop there as soon
apostolic. Reuben makes things move
When be gets hold, and you will see 4
building mp there before long.
Lewis Grammo met with n painful
accident SOME days since. in Baldwin &
Draws mill. His hand was drawn be.
tween The friction wheels of the feed
works. and three fingers were jammed
down to about the thickness of card
board The machinery was stopped just
10 season to save the hand.
The religious awakening continues
and the interest IS still undated. Dur
'g The p st week. a large number. in
GLIDING several business men Of the vii
hsc publicly declared that hence
'''h they intend to be on the Lord Z
,de COL Fairbanks and others wer,
aerc front St. Johnsbury. last Monday
o.sat. Tie meeting will lie continue,
a. feret ( re. on Sunday. Monday
thursday and Saturday evenings.
The Glassford Sisters played at tb
""n hall, last Monday and 1'uesda,
"''mg, but the prayer meeting OF
''lday evening, and the singing schoo
wi tuesday evening drew the larges
''''eHccs. They were also intending {
f'l Wednesday evening. but they di
''' probably on account OF the quce
'e OF the people in not attending
'''T before, since we have been j
"'o' have we seen the time that
"'!er meeting would draw large
"'"d than travelling show.
TUE OYSTER SUPPER. The friends {
's'' a. u. Webb arc cordially invite
meet at the vestry of the Congrcgs
'' church, on Wednesday evenin
@'' Tor a friendly interview with NJ
qua ms family, and to partake
upper which will be prepared for Il
Evasion. Whatever may be donated f,
supper or otherwise. will be give
we minister and not apply on his sa
-" Those friends who pay LIBERAL
"" other churches. need not feel obi
7-''' To assist IN swelling the sum while
-' Dc contributed as money tribut
1ey are invited to conc. meet vii
'' "e0b's friends aud assist la ma
a "e evening agreeable to him. "A
s'esa'ional society has kindly OGc