Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-10-02
Local News.
GENERAL

GENERAL.
We print a large extra edition of
this number. to supply those who wish
extra copies. We give a very full account
Of the fair and much other useful and
important matter.
ALBANT.
Mr.. Kennison has four hens that have
laid eighteen dozen eggs since the
first of May.
S. R. and D. B. George have rented
H. ". Chafey's new house and moved
into it.
Mrs. Parmenter, widow lady from
Lowell, has bought the Richard Doying
house and moved into it.
Several of our citizens have been to
the Centennial and returned, several are
now there and several more are going
A. H, Darling has rented his mill
house to Isaiah Kennison and Mr..
AiuswOrth from Irasburgh, for one year.
EAST ALBANT.
George P Clark raised, this season,
j5 bushels of prolific potatoes from 2
bushels Of seed Who has done better 4?
BARTON.
George w. Jenness is putting up a
good house on his lot on Park street.
J. l.. Fairbanks has got up a very
good dwelling house on Church street.
George W. Bridgman of Sutton, has
bought the Reuben Devereaux place. and
expects to move here next spring.
LOsT.-A small cape belonging to q
little girl. was lost on the fair ground
during the last day of the fair. Who
ever will return the same to n. c. UfforG
or to this office, will be suitably reward
ed.
J. W. Drew, the temperance refOrmer
has held three interesting temperate,
meetings here, and will close his labor
for the present, tonight Let everybody
60 this evening and help swell tn,
list of pledge signers to 800, A reform
club will be formed.
The clerk Of the Irasburgh House
Mr.. Bennett, fell out of the postal lea
door soon after the train left Barton sta
ton on Thursday night and was badl
cut about the face, stunned and Otherwis
injured He was taken to Spalding
hotel. where his wounds were dressed
He has since gone home.
On Wednesday last. match game
base ball was played on the Fair GrOun
between the ''Seldoms" of Barton, an
the "Mystics" of Barton Landing.
the presence of about fifteen hundre
people. Owing to the inclemeney of Il
weather but four innings were playe'
resulting in favor Of the "SeldOms"
b4.
Those who intend to visit Philade
Phia, and desire good rooms and boar
ing houses at cheap rates. will do we
to write to Rev. Edwin NJ. Long, S.
Corner Of Twelfth and Berks Street
While in Philadelphia we saw sever
persons who had procured board al
rooms Of Mr.. Long for sl.25 and 81
per day, who were well satisfied wi
their places.
We see no reason why the faces
farmers that were stretched out so lOl
during the early part of the season ne
not shorten up considerably. While 1
kinds Of store merchandise are unusu;
Iy low. farm produce is selling hig
butter, 80 cents per pound; pOtatO'
IRON 80 to 90 cents per bushel hOI
20 cents per pound and other things
Proportion. The barns. granaries a
cellars are we'll filled with the prOdu,
Of the year.
The autumnal equinox has PASSED W
u'ee ram and every prospect OF 60
autumn for business. The products
'Ae earth have been gathered in a
Were Is an abundant harvest for N
aud beast. The extreme cold and '
'Pnng up to the 9th Of May, which '
followed by extreme hot and dry wea
up to the lst of Sept, made it il
iA'her unfavOrable for harvest;
Ne promise has been fulfilled. q
While the earth remaineth. seed-ti
aud harvest. and cold and heat l
sumner and winter, and day and mig
'naH not cease" A general time
health has been enjoyed in our conn
n'ty the husbandman has been am
rewarded for his labor and toll;
while We partake Of these bOunties.
Us not forget from whence ell these BIZ
mgs How. o. v. 7
BARTON LANDING.
II. W. Buchanan is in Boston a