Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-10
Local News.
BARTON


congregational church.
There was considerable sugar made
in warm places last week.
Farmers can find plank for making
stone boats at Baldwin & Drew's mill.
Nine persons we're taken into the
Methodist church in this place yesterday.
We are getting cold, raw, disagreed
he weatber-more suited to December
or March than April.
Charlie Graves, Of Glover. has bought
out the harness shop lately occupied BY
A. J. Virgins and proposes to run a
frst-class shop.
Birds, after the sad experience Of the
last two years, are very shy about put
ting in an appearance this spring. Very
few have been seen.
The donation visit at Rev. A. H.
Webbs, was well attended. considering
the weather, and very pleasant inter
view was had. Receipts. $50.
Correspondents are again requested to
write names and initials very plainly.
We can draw on our Imagination" for
facts aud details but not for names.
The Ellis Brothers have just received
lot Of new spring goods which they
say we're bought low and viii be sold
very cheap. Call in and see if the above
is not true.
Daniel Z. Hunt. Jr. is in the real es-
tate business, having sold the building
lot bought Of Hiram Cass, for sl2O in
advance Of cost. He has purchased a
lot on the Glover road where be intends
90 put up house.
A. B. Blake has received a supply Of
seed wheat-Gold Drop-which be Of
fers for sale This wheat Is all run
through a patent cleaner which takes
oat al foul seed and small kernels. and
leaves clean, perfect seed.
cur tovnsman, Fred Colby, who went
20 California some time since. writes Us
q letter an abstract Of which will be
af interest 20 our readers. He saws
Ihis ( q fine country, and the climate
Is beautiful but if our eastern friend.
think to shovel up the gold here now,
they viii be greatly mistaken Mining,
q present, is carried on by large and
wealthy companies. and the laborer who
works IN the mines receives small pay
TIE prospect for the future crop is ez.
ce.ent. and the farmers are quite cheer
fol. The Centennial excitement La.
reached the Golden State and thousands
here are making preparations 70 visit the
Fast during the summer. A gentleman
here has shipped a section Of one Of The
big trees to Philadelphia. The tree was
% feet in diameter. Another man from
this vicinity has bought thirty mustan!
ponies % take to the great show. Cali
lorna will send a very large number o.
Us numerous wonders to the exhibition
Wages here arc some higher than in VI
bot b; Is my opionion that those who ar
veil Of there. better stay there. Their
are Disadvantages and deprivations her
that more than Offset the difference i
wages.
BARTON LANDING.
John Wilkie showed . brakeman o
Wednesday last how slick be cOul
saa-kle cars-the experiment release
John o. : thumb.
There RIIl be donation at the vestr
q The NE. Church on Tuesday q
urr0wl eve. for the benefit Of Rev. I
T. Bemeut
TIE LADIES Aid Society. will bold
sugar Festival at the vestry Of the Cot
grerlt1nal church. on Wednesday evel
'ug april u. Let every one who thinl
eth he viii, come and spend his quarter
James Hays visited Newport last we,
and returned home IN = condition th
required Investigation. Justice
skinner was legal investigating c0mmi
'es and fined Hays s. and costs
drunkenness. J. ". Paine Of NewpC
V.l. be called on to tell whether or u
be 'oid the liquor
austin. Joslyn & Co. propose to ma
'aer customers laugh night out 10
le1i week They viii tell. IN N
advertisement. wonderful stories abe
si1ghaus. cottous and other goods q
WI snow the public that -four, tea .
.'lsr necesssries can be bought at pri'
'lai VII Guido the hard times ten
che
70 :. skinner is doing q smart bu
ne" 70 his wholesale depot store D
outstanding the hard times. He
'si'ea seven car loads Of goods in Ma
@ll WI put IN a load each Of ma
-'~ line, phosphate, plaster. -four .
'n during the present month.
~-I'' 5000 pounds Of maple sug
o." nan doing this amount Of busin
sn' 70 advertise in the leading cOu
Nper En-