Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-08-27

nearly burned off the clothing, and so
burned the body that great shreds of
skin and flesh were hanging from her
arms and other parts of the person. She
lived in the greatest agony until 8
o'clock, Friday morning. Nellie was
very industrious, lady-like girl, and her
horrid death cast a gloom over the en-
tire community.
BARTON LANDING.
Charles Ford has moved his barber
shop from Cade's hotel to the basement
of o. H. Austin's block.
Chandler, French g. Co. are drove
with work. and have been running night
and day, recently.
Potatoes are being CARED here in
moderate quantities. Price, 20 cents.
Some fields are rotting badly.
The First Liberal Religious Society
will perfect its organization on Sunday,
Sept. 9th.
Brennan Bros. are improving the ap-
pearance of their premises by putting up
o neat fence along the street in front of
their house.
A party of 40 went from here to Will
loughby Lake, last Wednesday, and had
capital time. A large party went to
the same place from Coventry, on Thurs
day.
Life insurance has been quite brisk
for week-half dozen or more apply
ing for policies in the North Eastern,
thus making Parker & Austin wear
smiling faces.
The exercises of the ordination of Rev.
E. P. Chittenden on Wednesday next,
at the Congregationalist church, will all
be public. Examination of the candi-
date at 10 o'clock, a. m.
The "Ford" horse, so long and favor
ably known in this vicinity, was killed
by the owner some time since. He had
become so old and infrm as to be of no
comfort to himself or use to his owner
The meanest man in this vicinity re-
Gently crept into A. D. Mathews cellar,
and stole all the pork from his barrel.
That thief ought to be perambulated
about the streets with hog-skin for his
covering.
The Thespians will play. "Ten Nights
in Bar-room," on Tuesday evening,
Sept. 4th. This best of all temperance
plays should draw for them full house
No one can see it and not resolve tC
avoid the path that leads downward tc
the ruin that is sure to follow the use Of
intoxicating drinks. Go to Cade's hal
and see for yourself.
The address before the reform club
last evening, by Rev. A. H. Webb, OF
"Intemperance in England" was ex
tremely interesting, and was listened tt
by large audience. The speaker rep
resented that drinking was universal anC
unrestrained in that country, and he sale
he believed he could find his way across
the Atlantic to England, from any o
our ports, by the highwayof bottles tina
would line the great ocean thorough
fares, were the water removed. The con
trast in favor of this country was yer.
gratifying.
BROWNLNGTON.
Apples are plenty.
No electioneering this fall,-no Free
mems meeting.
@. Gay of Barton Landing is movin
in with B. Burroughs.
Mrs. Shaw who breaches at the Land
ing is popular with her hearers fror
this town.
The moonlight excursion on Frida
night, down Magog, was attended b
several from this town.
The Seventh Day Advents talk {
hiring the Academy Hall for place
hold their meetings.
A. Drown, of Evansville, is buildin
barn.-Dan Colley of that village ha
moved into the Revoir house.
The Congregationalists have been re
pairing their church. They put tn
pulpit down on a platform, and max
things level generally.
We are pleased to learn that John
Marshall is recovering from his injuries
Notwithstanding our item to the contr;
ry published last week.
The fall term of school at the Villag
commences on Wednesday the 9Th, nj
Monday as we had it last week. Mis-
, Clara J. Dickinson, teacher.
COVENTRY.
The Ladies Sewing Society met
s. Pearsons, Sept. 4th.
The Sunday School will make its al
nual excursion down the lake on Tue
day. Boat starts at a. m.
The young men of Coventry ha'
formed two base ball clubs, and pu
chased some very neat club uniforms.
) The Methodist society are thinkiI
of erecting church building. tt
' church work goes on prosperOusly al
g much good is being done. Five ha