Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-11-08

nice building lot, in this town. and in.
tends erecting set of buildings. next
spring.
Charles Morgan of Rochester. the old
veteran hop-buyer, has just closed his
hop buying in Newark. Burke and SUIT
ton. paying for and taking in the last
hop. Nov. 9th, at 10 cents per pound.
viz: Burke. Is bales-3252 pounds
Sutton, / bales-l94O pounds; New
ark, a bales-l4.l43 pounds; in all
LOG bales. In 1874, he bought II bales
in same territory, paying 80 cents per
pound. First half of 1875. bought Sept.
22d last half. Nov 4th and 9th, Civ
ing interest about 6 weeks to those that
sold last. over the left. Motto, Early
sales average the best"
VEST CHARLESTON
Edwin Foster has bought the widow
Brown house.
John CrVscup of Lynn. Mass, has
bought the Jonas Warren place and will
move his family here soon. Mr.. G. is
carpenter and joiner
GLOTER
There is to be a grand ball at the Un-
ion House, Wednesday evening. Novem-
Der "a. Bigelow's Band. St. Johnsbury.
LRASBURGH.
Robert S. Orne has bought back the
Leet house, which he sold some time
since.
C. Drown has moved into the Henry
Wells house, lately occupied by Ezra
Clough.
S. W. Eaton this season planted one
bushel of the Leopard potato, which he
raised from a potato ball, on l6 square
rods of land, and got in return 81 bush.
els of nice potatoes, making $40 bushels
per acre.
The ladies of the Methodist church
in lrasburgh will provide an oyster sup
per at the vestry. Wednesday evening.
Nov. 10th. Those who have heretofore
attended similar festivals know good
supper is sure and the scrip thankfully
received. Music and addresses will en-
terrain the audience. All are invited.
The secretary of the Vermont Board
of Agriculture, Prof H. NJ. Seeley, of
Middlebury has accepted the invitation
to hold a meeting of the Board at Iras-
burgh this winter. The date is not def
initely fixed but the farmers who at
tended the Board meeting two years ago
at this place, can testify that their time
was we'll spent Interesting lectures
may be expected free to all
L. W. POwelPs auction of furniture,
&C., which commenced the 4th inst, was
very we'll attended. Under w. L. Bar
rows skillful auctioneering, almost ev-
erything sold for good price. One no
table thing sold was several cords of rum
and whiskey kegs and barrels. which
had been judiciously emptied in days
of auld lang syne."
Jack and Matt. Cole of Newport,
we're recently arrested by Deputy Sher
if Chester Butler on a warrant against
them for selling liquor, they having
been indicted at the last session of the
county court, and on the 4th inst, we're
brought before Judge Taylor at Iras-
burgh, and gave bail for their appear
ance at the February term of the county
court for A. D., 1876.
LOWELL.
A. j. Dodge weighed his FIVE Years
old colt the other day, and he weighed
1884 pounds.
The Curtis Brothers have just return
ed from market with large stock of
goods which they offer at low prices
Their customers will be greeted with
smiles, if they bring in the greenbacks.
The Lowell temperance society met at
the Baptist church last Tuesday even
ing. The house was we'll filled, but
unruly boys made such a disturbance
that the church proprietors refuse the
house unless better order can be pre-
served. States attorney, Thompson bet
ter be called over to look after these
boys if they persist in breaking the
laws of the State.
Black bears are reported numerous OF
Lowell mountain. George Sylvester
of Irasburgh, followed one up for two
days but didn't get him. The Parker
Brothers ran on to an old one last Fri
day. getting up within a rod of her be
fore they saw her. The old bar" show
ed fight at once, standing up on her hind
legs, grinding her teeth and clawing the
air ferOciously. Two bullets fired a
the same time brought her down anC
rolled her over, aud before she could re
cover her equilibrium she received such ;
cudgeling that she was glad to lie stll
and die quietly. A cub was afterward
killed.
NEWPORT CENTRE.
Major Rollins had a visit from /;
clothes-line thief last Monday night
who carried off almost the entire wash