Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-04


standing in field near the road, turned
out ono side. and as he was refined back
Mr.. A. was thrown out Being picked
up, he was taken to Deacon Spencer's
for treatment for the time being.
BROWNLNGTON.
Much complaint is made about the
rotting of potatoes.
The new road IN the Forth part of
the town is finished and accepted.
ON. Moulton has traded his fast
horse for one little faster
Farmers are putting their potatoes
into their cellars, hoping to get more
than 20 cents per bushel. next winter.
A. Mr.. Hubbard from West Charles
ton has taken the contract to cut out the
balance of J. Fl. Evans's single tim.
ber
A Mr.. Williams of Wolcott has taken
the contract to quarry and draw the
stone for the American Hone and Box
Company.
H. Bradley raised from one squash
seed, four squashes that weighed l76
lbs,-one of which. weighed Sc pounds.
Four vines from the root that measured
los feet, branch vines that measured
four times the length of the root vines.
He has also raised a piece of French,
butter carrots that yielded at the rate of
l440 bushels to the acre. Who reports
better returns. ?
A. L. Alexander young and prom
Using young man of I6 years, who for
the last II months has been at work at
the printers trade in Connecticut. was
buried here. Sept. 20. For one year he
had not lost single day of time. He
came home three weeks ago, and was
taken sick with typhoid fever, which
soon carried him away.
The steam portable saw mill at Fast
Bloomington, is now ready to run. l..
G. Grandy, the proprietor, has spared
no pains to have it first class in every
respect, being of the portable class, and
set up so as to be extremely handy in
every particular. We see no reason
why the capacity of the mill should be
less than 10000 feet per day. 1t was
set up in II days by men who under
stand the business.
Vest CHARLESTON
J. G. Page is running his starch fac.
tory. He pays 20 cents for potatoes.
We are having very good schOo,
here this fall There are about 70 schOl
are in attendance.
We had quite a snow storm last Friday
so that the hills around the village look
ed white as in winter.
j. Stearn has gone to New York anC
Boston to purchase new goods.
, CRAFTSBURK.
q VIM. Hoyt killed hawk, while
was flying, which measured 8 feet anc
2 inches from tip to tip of wings.
Jackson Hidden is resting from mer
camille business, being engaged in ina
proving his farm and repairing hi
buildings.
{ VIM. Parham, one of our citizens
s died very suddenly, one day last week
from disease of the heart. He leaves
Z wife who is over 80 years of age an
o blind. .H.
o The Congregationalists have receive,
D and put in use a nice chandelier 70
their church. The Methodists are rails
Z ing money to light their house in tn
same way.
DERBY.
The potato crop in this town
thought to be an average one.
I Pm. Seavey of this place has trade
farms with Frank Hunt of Coventry.
!. The studetns of Derby Academy OIL
e gained a debating club recently
s which they think will be more benef
!. cial to them than a lyceum.
d Although the past week has bee
It rather unfavorable for digging potatoes
d o very large lot have been taken in a
:. the factory, and the prOprietors thin
Is that they viii be able to get more tina
i they can handle, at the present price.
d young man by the name of Bla
N was quite seriously injured the oth'
re day, while drawing tan bark. He W;
lie thrown from the wagon, which, heavil
C loaded, passed completely over his a.
D. domen.
10 GLOVER -Es
4, See reading notices of Mrs. l..
m Parker, Lyman Darling and advertis
~ ment of Harvey Lewis.
IL Mr.. Sias King and Elijah Ncrtc
n have each lost valuable horse. duriI
ne the past week.
% The drill last Saturday p N. was N
very we'll attended. but those presei
seemed very DESTROYS of learning. al
'g we're we'll drilled by Lieut.. Walker. III
IN next meeting will occur on Saturday