Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-03
Local News
ALBANY.

The town has bought the nj. u. cnurcn
hilding at the Centre, for town house.
Henry Edwards has put into his new
Top 4 IL horse power Bookwalter
pgine. This city is becoming noted for
steam engines.
The Albany cattle drovers have open
4 their campaign as follows: ]. @. Dow
pads off with 400 head. w. g. Hayden
nd J. A. Dow have each about 400
cad; N. Beede & Co. have some $50
cad Bashaw & Kimball have nearly
30 head; W. Annis, Son & Co. have
early as many which they sell to
eede & Co. Willie Rowell has lately
I'D 80 calves and Frasier & Phelps have
tely shipped lot of sheep and lambs.
ew towns are probably doing as much
usiness in the line of buying and mar
citing stock as Albany.
BARTON.
The hop crop in this section is unus-
ally good.
The gipsies are about. Look out for
our loose stuff.
Have you read Cheney Green's adver-
sement? See what he says about his
Gods and prices in another place.
An exchange says that smart weed,
teeped strong, is a sure kill for the cab
age worms.
Remember that school commences at
be Academy and Graded school rooms
riday next.
James Lewis has just opened new
rick kiln. He wants to sell the brick
be his ad.
The signs and heavy letter painting
n this village of late, have been done
BY ]. A. Bruso of North Troy.
Clark's store at Island Pond, was en-.
,Nred, last Tuesday night, the safe blown
open and $500 in cash stolen.
Richard Baldwin of Coaticooke. was
Fun over by Dassumpsic train at the
Sherbrooke station, est Monday night
md killed.
Percival & Forsaith have loss horse
whether strayed or stolen they do mol
know. See advertisement for furthe
particulars.
James Cassidy has nearly completes
o well-inished and convenient building
which he will use as a tin shop ant
mandatory.
The weather is not favorable for hal
Festing, but the late warm rains hav
started up the grass in pastures an
nowfields finely of late.
Rev. Austin Dodge will deliver lee
lure in the Congregational Vestry mex
Sunday evening at o'clock. Subject
Practical Pictures from Pilgrim
Progress.
James Anderson, eldest son of VIII
lam Anderson, while at work on Satur
Day for S. d. Graves, fell from the higl
beams Of the barn and struck his heal
pn part Of threshing machine, badl
njuring tho skull. DIR. J. F. Wrigh
Fas called and the ugly wound wa
ressed, but the young man lies in
Fery critical condition.
The Farmers Mutual Fire Insuranc
Company, which was incorporated j
lS49, is about To make its first assess
ment upon their premium notes. This
owing to the unprecedented amount {
losses the Company has been obliged I
pay during the last two years. The chic
management Of the Company has Away
been in the able hands Of Joseph Polan
and Samuel Wells. This Company
pne Of the safest in the country, and til
iebt TO be met by assessment of the pr,
MUM notes is less than $4,000.
Fair Notes.
The managers state that they will 81
lhat all articles put into Floral Ha
IRE carefully taken care of while on c,
hibitiou.
A very large number of horses ha,
already been entered for the races {
Thursday. If the weather permits the,
will be sharp work on that day.
The dining hall will be run by Il
Ladies' Aid Society. and it is not necc
sary to guarantee. that a whOlesOm
palatable, generous meal will be fu
nished every time.
Have you put the baby in readine
for the fair? The baby show has be-
quite an exciting feature in the fai