Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-05-07


Willoughby river road have stood well,
as we have heard no complaint from that
direction.
BARTON LANDING.
Prof Harrington is here trying to es-
tablish writing class.
This is the height of the sucker sea-
son, and a swarm of men and boys line
the sides of the rivers.
G. H. Green has very large assort-
ment of baby carriages. furniture, cof-
fms, caskets. wall paper, &C., which he
offers very cheap for cash.
Nathan Leonard has moved to the J.
II. Evans house at Evansville. Silas
Bartlett and George Goodenough have
moved on to the Isaac Seavey place in
Bloomington.
The services for the Congregational
church. next sabbath. will consist of
preaching and communion at Browning
ton. in the forenoon. with preaching here
at 2 IL p. m. Sunday school immedi-
ately after the afternoon service.
Rev. VIM. P. Alcott has made his
hard but pleasant journey from Cairo to
Sinai. and thence to Jerusalem, and re-
ports himself well, and much delighted
with what he has seen and learned in
the Holy Land.
Mr.. ]. G. Cheney gave an interesting
temperance lecture before the Club, last
Tuesday evening. Capt. o. H. Austin
will entertain the Club Tomorrow even
ing, by description of the battle of
Cedar Creek.
1t having come to the knowledge of
Mr.. Folsom, the accommodating railroad
superintendent, that much inconvenience
has been suffered here by trains stand
ing on the highway crossings, he prom
Uses a prompt and effectual abatement of
the nuisance.
EVANSVILLE.
Nettie Cutler of Barton, is engaged
to teach our summer school She is an
experienced teacher and we expect a
good school.
The funeral services of Mrs. Rufus
Lund we're attended at the Centre, last
Wednesday. Mrs. l.. was an esteemed
lady, formerly from Bloomington. She
died in Groton.
On THE MovE.-Beede Durham has
moved to the Ira Sturtevant place in
Barton; VIM. Hubbard to Gallup's mill !;
Lyman Morse and John Bathro to Nor
gan.
COVENTRY
The Ladies Social meet at Salmon
Nye's May 10Th.
The lecture of J. Nichols at the last
Club meeting, was excellent.
AlOnzO Ordaway moves on to farm
in Bloomington.
ORAFTSBURY.
A large amount of sugar was made
during the past sugar season. Price,
from to cents.
Mrs. French and Mrs. Chamberlin
have returned, after spending the winter
with their friends.
Mrs. Geo. Sprague fell out of chair
some weeks since and was so badly in.
jured as to have suffered severely evei
since.
Timothy Hoyt got fall recently Al
the Collins mill, which injured his arm
and wrist so bad that he is laid up a
present.
WHEELBARRow RIDE.-Wm. Kaise
will undertake to wheel Thos. Patterson
from the post Office at the South vlllag
around by the Gilman Seaver place Il
the point of starting, on Saturday, Ma,
18th. Mr.. Kaiser is Democrat and b.
proposes to faithfully work out hi
wager, made previous to the late election
when he agreed to wheel Mr.. Patterson
the distance mentioned if Hayes wa
elected President. Mr.. X. is good 70
the undertaking, as he weighs 20
pounds. and is as plucky as he is radi
cal in his politics. The public shoulc
turn out and have little celebrating OF
this occasion.
EAST CHARLESTON.
Rev. Miss A. J. Shaw will preacl
here Sunday, May 18th.
VEST CHARLESTON.
The village summer school will b
taught by Mr.. E. o. Silver of Derby
and Miss Ann Webster.
The merchants in this place have jus
returned from market with stocks G
goods that betOken better times. Mr.,
E. H. Robinson has also large stool
of millinery and fancy goods.
DERBY.
The good Templer's lodge Is waxin
stronger.
E. B. Holt has resigned his Office
postmaster in favor of w. A. Adams
The Academy students of the pa
year have reunion next Thursday evel
ing.
The teachers and students of Dert