Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-04-05
Local News.
RARTON
90 slow Fast day, April l6.


Spring"
Ellis Brothers have few barrels more
Of those big apples.
Ye editor went off last week on run
uers. and is waiting for more snow. to
gg, back.
The Springfield Republican says that
The southeastern railway has leased the
Pa,sumpsic
The present year began and will end
on Friday. That's what's the matter
with the weather.
Guy Rowell sugared off Saturday, and
quite party went up to witness the
operation. Two persons had never seen
sugar "stimson" before, and their admi-
ration could not be excelled.
Several citizens of St. Johnsbury came
up Saturday night to help conduct the
religious meetings. Two staid over
Sunday, and lively meetings were had
in the afternoon and evening.
The school meeting in the village
district last Tuesday evening was the
mos. quiet and harmonious of any for
d number Of years owing. perhaps, to
Decides setting off. James W. Hall
was elected committee for three years.
Mr. NJ. Burnham has Jersey COW
from which, the past year, he has sold
one hundred and fifteen dollars worth
Of butter, besides supplying his family
and his mother with butter. Such a
COW don't run in every pasture.
Merton Niles is ahead Of everybody
else this year, in bringing us new ma
pie sugar He made it on the last day
Of March. We have often seen sugar
made earlier in the season. but dom
know as We have seen any better
March has been a cold, cloudy month
only seven pleasant days The LIST
DIST and 23d, 20 degrees below zero
snow has fallen on % days. rain ? days
wind south, IA days; north, Is days
west & days, and a fair prospect of .
cal backward Spring
Shipments from Barton station for tn,
week ending March ~ Merchandise
i0365 los corn, 5000 lbs; butter
$3.50 los; sugar, 2.2OO lbs; scytb,
stones, 1890 lbs; 4 cases eggs; l ca
ship knees , cars chair stock; ? car
cattle; . cars potatoes; cars lumber
The above was accidentally left on
Jas, week.
John L. Woodman has a five year
old COW, which ''came in Feb. 24. H
kept the calf until it was four week
aud two days old He then killed j
and the quarters tipped the scales a
wncty-uine pounds the hide and tallov
weighing eighteen pounds. He ais
made from the COW, while the calf wa
alive. thirteen and a quarter pounds c
butter Mr.. W. is well satisfied wit
the result.
ierciyal & Forsaith. our young an
en'erpri,ing furniture firm. have &c
.ue.r furniture ware rooms fixed up j
ship shape. aud appear in this week
paper with a new double column adve
u'ameut. We heard it remarked OF
Gay by o gentleman who had given the
acalL that they had the largest assOr
"eut Of furniture that he had seen {
'1a line Of the Passumpsic rail rOa
See their advertisement. examine the
price list and 90 and see what they ha'
s't Tor yourself. 1t is worth while
s'n and 60 through their rooms.
A brawl mouthed citizen living b
tween Albany and Irasburgh has be,
"a-picuously engaged for a few da
lack. circulating a report that 20
Barton man has gone up" meaning
ID. Freeman. Of this village. which
F''- some, not knowing where it origi
a.s4 have believed. Mr. Freeman
cough, butter quite extensively the p;
season. aud paid those he bought of.
good price. and don't CLAIM but what
D"' lost sume money. but denies I
,'a'emeut made by said individual Il
.' ''o-t $500 on one mans dairy" \
freeman is AL right yet aud his BON
wen don't tremble for fear he won't
N ~-.n So. and we don't know why a
.''T man need worry himself if Il
The same report went +,
'" The same vicinity. once or twice
.'e o. we are rightly Informed. CIR
business for full grown man. isn't i
ID. AeDougall has just received Fl
'"e, The largest aud best stock
'.e' he has ever had-over hu
's' different patterns. Il is useless
-' QUO Of town thinking to find bet
-'''''meut, in Orleans county, at lei
we advise oil in need of spring or 81
."eF clothing, to give him a call,
8 ''''.' before going elsewhere. We
confident he can suit you to r.
A'' new advertisement in this paper.
a letter from Clifford. Ont. info
Us that Charley Beedle Is still in
b ,-Da OF snow and doing a hne busin
ne expects to be home the first of ],