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


The ladies of the Cong. society pro-
pose holding festival at the Congrega-
tiOnal church, to consist of vocal and in
strumental music, reading. speaking. &c,
on the evening of Oct. 10. A cordial
invitation is extended to all and good |
time expected
CRAFTSBURK.
An exciting race came off one day last
week, between two men. two dogs and
two bears. They started in the big
swamp, ran over Lowell mountain into
Eden and Belvidere and then back. The
bears won.
DERBY
Several of our citizens will start for
the Centennial this week r
The Patrons" of this county will
hold fair in this place. beginning on
Friday next.
A match game of base ball was play
ed on Saturday last. in this place, be-
tween the Derby Center and Beebe Plain
clubs, resulting in victory for the lat
ter club.
Derby academy has los students, and
the present term promises to be unusu-
ally successful. Prof. Allen is an ex-
cellent disciplinarian and the students.
in school and out, cheerfully comply with
his rules.
! CLOVER.
Rev. Miss A. j. Shaw will preach at
Glover Universalist church in the fore
noon and afternoon Of Oct. s, inst
VIM. Graham and Carlos Thompson
threshed with their new Middletown ma
chine 20 bushels of wheat, IA of barley
and IL of oats for VIM. Kendrick. Sept.
16, in six hours. Who beats
LOWELL.
James Brown is taking in potatoes for
starch at so cents per bushel.
l.. NJ. Cox's marble business is In
creasing and he has employed two extra
hands. -.-
W. H. Blaisdell and wife, Geo. Eddy
and wife. ]. and 1. Stephenson and Irwin
Jr. started for the Centennial last week
Mrs. d. E. Woods brought up nephew
from infancy. and is now insane because
the child's mother has taken him away
from her.
Mrs. Sextor Lockwood attempted
suicide on the 23d instant by takinl
laudanum. Dr. button was immediatel,
: called and prevented fatal results.
NEWPORT CENTRE.
P. Connal and ]. c. Dawson hav
sold their saw mill to S. Nc. Field, 70
$4,000.
Farley Perkins is erecting new bar
| 33x65 feet, with a stable on the ives
side l7x65 feet.
Heman Crawford has moved with hi
] family to Richford, where he will be EN-
plOyed on the new building of Steven
0 & Co. Of Troy.
b Chester Allen has converted the ~
per part of his blacksmith shop into
f cooper shop. where butter tubs viii }
Q manufactured.
d Mr.. Fisher commenced to survey hi
Il new road through the woods, last Thur
: day. and rumOr says that the road wi
!. be built to the foot of Jay Peak, wher
), he intends to build hotel.
s. One of Burton Doane's horses got oil
n of his pasture. few days since, and fe
q into well belonging to Alex BenOi
: The animal was in the well sever
hours. before he was found. but was e
h out without much injury.
ID NORTH TROY.
Of James Lake has sold his village res
ID dence for $500. and will build anOth'
IN next spring.
ct H. Parkhurst has gone to COloraG
As to visit his brother. DIR. c. B. Parkhurs
b who is dangerously i'll
= The price of butter dropped cen
last week. Potatoes are now bell
= shipped from this place at 40 cents P
bushel
!. Several of our people have visited Phi
of adelphia. others win 90 this week. Tho
who wanted shorter excursion visit
\ Portland last Eeekand were much .
n lighted with the trip.
LET J.R.B. Hunt. while returning hoI
$. with a swarm Of bees recently. v
thrown out Of his wagon and bragg
nearly half mile before hls tel
Ter could be stopped. He, as well as