Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-05-01

ises In condition of neatness and repair.
BrOckway & Hildreth, B. G. Jones, J.
Cameron, J, G. Parker and others are of
numbes now engaged in the work.
BROWNINGTOR.
Mr.. Ripley, now visiting in town,
claims that we have more and better air
than he finds in Burlington.
There is a great fatality among the
young pigs, while cows and horses are
sick with diseases peculiar to their kind.
John TwOmbly is forcing the season,
having sheared his sheep. A week ago
last Thursday, be sowed his wheat and
was preparing his seed corn when the
snow storm interrupted his pleasures.
Take those shorn lambs into the kitch-
en-, John.
Gilbert j. Gross lost his sugar house.
last Tuesday night, with pans, holders
and other utensils, and 400 pounds of
sugar. His neighbors turned out on
Thursday and Friday, got out timber,
and put him up new house to finish
sugaring in.
Mr. Thomas frem Brighton. has hired
the G. d. Gilbert house, and moved into
it--Ben. Boden has rented the McCur-
dy farm. one year, for sl4O.-Dr. l..
Young has arrived.-Old Mrs. Twilight
has returned from her winters visit to
Derby.-H. f. Miller will remain in
Coventry, and lets his farm in Brown
ington to G. Gregory.
EVANSVILLE.
J. H. Evans has been confined to his
room four weeks with Q. bad sore on one
foot.
Homer Bradley cut his foot few days
ago. Better chop the tree next time.
Homer.
The scythe stone factory is running
night and day to fill their orders. Ly-
man Morse, foreman.
COVENTRY.
1t is understood that d. P. WalwOrth
has sold his goods to B. F. Tower. who
will carry on business in the old store.
Mr.. Walworth has resigned his Office as
Y postmaster in behalf of Mr.. Tower.
Having had an unusual demand for
n bears oil during the past winter, the
d firm of p. B. Hancock e. Co., are max
ing extraordinary efforts to supply the
d market. At 3 o'clock this morning,
}. Port, with his two valiant ieutenants,
), Sylvester and Allen, started for Lowell
n mountain in pursuit of the animal they
followed so diligently last fall. A re-
r connoisance last week resulted in the
; discovery of tracks, and the hunters ex-
# pect to overtake the ''critter' about 3
h o'clock this afternoon. The race prom
If Uses to be exciting. Shrewd jockeys
n believe that P. B. H. & Co., will come
n in ahead, with the bear snug up. We
is will report the race next week.
! DERBY.
The Derby nurseries are this Spring
shipping greater number of trees than
=, ever before.
D. Last Wednesday the teachers and
students of the Academy repaired to the
sugar-house of Thomas JENNIE, to enjoy
the last sweets of the season. The su.
gar was good and good time was en-
joyed by all.
Il The closing exercises of the Spring
Il term of the Derby Academy, will
take place at the Academy hall OIL
Thursday evening, May l /, at z o'clock
u The exercises will consist of declama
~ tions, Rotations, singing, &c. All arr
>" invited to attend.
Bartlett Bryant, prominent business
,, - man of our place, and for many year,
proprietor of Bryant's nurseries. at Der
y by Centre, died at his residence, on Sat
~ urday, April 20. Mr.. Bryant had b!
his own industry built up large bust
a ness, and his loss will be keenly felt il
}; our community. Funeral services mex
}; Wednesday.
> CLOVER.
70 The sugar season, with us, seems draw
ing to close farmers have obtained
lr about an average yield.
I'd The Temperance lecture, last Saturda,
v evening, owing to shortness of notice
y was poorly attended.
g Twenty-Five persons applied for certif
icates at the Teachers examination, las
=, Saturday. All were successful.
DIR. c. L. French has recently pun
=, chased a thoroughbred Jersey COW. Sh
- was imported from the Jersey islands
and is perfect beauty. The DIR. PAL
- fancy price for her.
= Mrs. Emma l.. Paul will speak in tn
South church, the second and fourt
!" Sundays of each month, for the next iv
" months, commencing the second Sunda
VI in May. All are cordially invited.
The Methodist Parsonage Society hav
A' purchased the premises belonging to Mrs
o. Kimball of Glover Village for parson
ID age price, $500. Mrs. Kimball gOe
to Mortified to live with a daughter.