Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-08-16
Local News.
GENERAL.

GENERAL.
The car fare from Orleans County to
Brattleboro and return is only $500
during the time of the reunion. Those
who wish to attend the reunion or hear
Vice President Wilson and other noted
speakers, ought to take advantage of
this opportunity. Wednesday will be
the great day.
ALBANY.
There is considerable sickness in this
community. mostly from summer CON-
plant.
Mr.. Schuyler Chamberlin, from Nash
ua, n. H., has bought Of Messrs. NJ.
Cowles and J. B. Hovey the house known
as the Alvin Hovey house, together with
the land above the road, and seven acres
of meadow land, for $1,000.
BARTON.
Rev. A. Dodge is absent on a vacation
for three weeks. during which time there
will be no preaching at the New Church.
James Lewis is putting in the cellar
for j. P. Baldwin's house, and we hope
to see a good residence going up on Mr..
Baldwin's eligible lot, soon.
Charles J. UfFOrd is making prepare
tions to build a cottage house on his lot
south Of the paint shop.
G.. A Drew offers a good water wheel
for sale, and tells how cheap he will
sell sash, doors, or do job work, in an
other place. Mr.. Drew is reliable.
Gardner A. Drew has bought tn,
widow Currier place. paying $500 fol
it. He will move there as soon as tn,
house is repaired and painted.
Why isn't it good time now to builC
such buildings as are needed? Lumber
nails, paint materials, lime-everythin!
that Is required in building, is cheape
than 1t has been for long time. ant
help can be procured at REASONABLY
prices. A house can be built cheap
now.
Those who went to the Twin Noun
tain House in N. H. yesterday, TO hea
Beecher' say that there were three o
Tour thousand present. Trains ran bot
from the cast and from the west, bring
ing passengers fifty miles either way
No accident or incident worthy of nc
tlce occurred.
a teachers class will be formed a
'0e Barton Academy during the fal
'erm' and those desiring to teach Wi
uhu 1t much to their advantage to joi
The class. Those persons in the villae
having room that they can let to str
dents or who will take student boarC
er' are requested to inform either of tn
committee men of this fact.
Last Saturday. as Nathan Plumley W,
putting up eavespouts on Spalding's h
'c'' ne fell to the ground, a distance
n''een or twenty feet, striking on
mead and shoulders, and receiving ser
Gus Injuries about the head and ches
MT Plumley overcome with fatigue al
aud heat, on account of late Hines
doubtless tainted and fell from the la
ueT' as he has no knowledge of falling
Blake of the Barton Monitor. was
0Wn on Tuesday. and wanted to see t
celebrities of the village When we S,
MIN he was inquiring for George He
uen and 9. nj. Stone Union
After meeting Chase there were 90
reasons why we should desire to see
y''''emo'', but none whatever, why
should inquire for FOOL
There will be literary entertainmer
INSISTING Of the reading. of selectio
~ ~ standard authors, at the vestry
oa Congregational church, on Frid
'SulDg Aug. 20, at 8 o'clock.
nose who had the privilege of he
as Miss Richardson when she gave
reading in this place some ii
80 Will be pleased to hear her aga
O'ners will find the entertainm,
Any OF their listening. The proce,
~. g towards liquidating the debt
III furnishing the church.
happy couple from Burke, took d
H.. opa'dlng's on Thursday. Al
aH', 1t was ascertained that they
''U we professional service of a G.
go. nan IN little matrimonial mat
~" 'ney had had under considerat
y. some time past. Dilipept sea
on.1 e' but'no clergyman could
n u u town. The friends at the
unwilling that the anxious
90 away disappointed. callcC
'''Ve Mosman, who skillfully off
= and the happy couple went on t
, rejoicing (See marriage mott
'"e treasury department recently