Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-03-05

the benefit of the Reform Club at the
town hall, on the %, inst. to large and
attentive audience. The actors per-
formed their several parts admirably, to
the satisfaction of the entire crowd.
The receipts at the door, 5000.
Mr.. Amasa Scott, who probably beats
any man in Vermont in the amount of
butter that he gets from his COWS, sends
us the following statement which will
be of interest to our readers:
Mr.. EDITOR: Last spring the papers
published an authorized statement in
regard to the amount of butter made by
me from my red COW, viz, AZ pounds in
IA days. During the first four months
the COW was kept in the barn and pro-
duced 289 pounds; in eight months she
made 500 pounds, and in the year, 633
pounds of good butter. A number of
years ago had a COW, an account of
which went the rounds of the papers,
that made % pounds of butter in nine
days. In four months, while kept in the
barn, she produced 200 pounds, the
next four months she ran in the pasture,
and made $50 pounds, and during the
year. 504 pounds. My present "red"
COW beat ''old brindle" by l29 pounds
attribute the difference in the product of
the two COWS to have been caused by the
better care and keeping that the second
COW has had. The first, | bought when
five year of age, and she had been poorly
kept. the second | raised from calf.
and she has always been kept good
beef.
The feed for the two COWS was 20
pounds of hay fed at three feelings,
morning. noon and night, with four
quarts of potatoes morning and evening.
The hay was cut from the 10th to the
10Th of June and again the 1st of Au-
gust.
The cows were both natives and were
of the same age, nine years coming ten.
AMAsA SCOTT.
CrottSbvy, March 1.
DERBY.
Potatoes have sold during the past
week for 75c per bushel, delivered at
Newport.
Several valuable improvements were
made upon the Academy building and
grounds during vacation.
Isaac Abbott, who has been engaged
in the tailoring business in this place,
has purchased a farm in Holland and
removed there.
The Baptist pulpit, vacant since the
departure of Rev. Mr.. Lorrimer was
supplied last sabbath by Rev. N. c.
Saunders of Newport.
Mr.. Bean will hold the last singing
school of the winter at the M. E. church
next Friday evening. In the manage
ment of his schools durir~ 49, "in''i
Mr. Rean b. -.--"" much ability as
.-,.Vner.
Prof. Allen has organized class in
photography comprising about thirty
students. AS this was formerly one of
Prof. Aliens specialties, he is able to
give as good instruction in this branch
as can be obtained anywhere.
A bonfire was lighted on the common
in front of the Academy last Friday
evening in honor of the election of Hayes
& Wheeler, and large number of ker.
osene barrels were consumed in the pat
riotic cause.
The spring term of Derby Academy
opened last Wednesday with ll3 schol
ars, which number increased during thu
week to 100. With the present boarC
of instructors there is every reason t.
believe that the term will be success.
GLOVER.
The Glover dramatic club gave an en-
tertainment at Institute Hall last Tues
day evening which exceeded in interes
their former entertainment.
Henry Babcock has opened sprin
term of school. Mr.. Babcock's mode q
teaching is superior, and all in this com
munity will do we'll to patronize tn
school.
1t is reported that Henry Preston ha
exchanged his real estate in the villag
for saw mill in Bloomington. Henr
is worker and will make any bushes
he undertakes success.
The mild weather of the past few day
has started some of our farmers in
their sugar orchards; some have con
, menced tapping, but most are waitir
for surer symptoms of run"
, William Merriam is entertaining h
=, friends these pleasant afternoons al
evenings at his new house, of which
. may justly feel prOund. 1t is the INC
expensive and complete farmhouse
town.
! One of our cruel Republicans tn
= puns and punches the defeated Demo
;, -""u "Thn Democratic leaders ha
shown their disabilities to be so gre
q that the country refuses to trust the
= with power at present"
e The winter schools of the village clos
5, successfully last week. Mr.. BabcoC
/, from maximum of 80 scholars had
,r average of 20. Miss Bickford had
different pupils and an average daily
tendance of So; seventeen of her I