Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-24

process of advertising. He pulled from
his side pocket yellow receipt, which
he was ready to sign as soon as they
handed him the $500. His look was
so fascinating and devout that they at
once handed him the money, folded their
receipts in their pockets, and went to work
to put their shops in order for the great
rush of people that we're to visit them
as soon as the cards were hung up and
the circulars distributed. Having got
his pay in advance, Ridley visited the
village printer and made contract with
him to print the whole lot of circulars
and cards for fourth the price paid
by those who had bought ticket in his
swindle but he didn't pay the printer
for doing the work, and it was not
done afterwards he wrote the printer to
print and distribute his bills, sending
him no money. Where he has gone with
the $40 certain fellows in this city would
like to know. Moral Shrewd business
men should always patronize those wan
dering vagabonds, who promise to give
them three times as much for dollar,
as they can get of their neighbors for
the same money.
BARTON LANDING.
Read Fred Hoyt's card.
L. N. Chandler is repairing his saw
mill.
There are so scholars in each of the
two schools of this village.
The warm weather has occasioned the
loss of considerable starch at Browns
factory, by sOuring.
Daniel G.. Shaw and wife formerly of
this town, are here on o visit from
Greenfield, Mass.
S. A. Peck has received new lot of
parlor stoves; go and see him before
purchasing elsewhere.
Horace Brewster has got the 'poor"
farm of Irasburgh, in such condition
that he raises pumpkins weighing over
fifty pounds.
That wide awake @. H. Green intends
to do his part toward making living
cheaper he only asks rs cents a foot
for the best extension tables.
Apply to o. H. Austin at once for a
lot In the village cemetery. 1t is
proposed to build receiving vault at
once, if funds can be raised for that pur-
pose.
If that young man, who stole the
lady's purse from the store recently, re.
turns the same at once, it may save him
needed experience in one of the penal
institutions Of the State.
@. S. Skinner has rented rooms in the
Austin block, where he will put in q
good stock of -four, corn, feed, salt, etc
"Chauncey" wants to greet his friends.
Z. L. Chandler and A F. Brockway
having built a nice sail and row boat
took trip down the river and lake, az
far as Georgeville. They camped out
fshed, and had a good time generally.
l.. g. Grandy will finish business
with his rustic saw mill at East Brown
ington this week, and move the sam,
to his new lot at once. He has jus
built larger house to be usec
at the same place.
Rev. w. P. Alcott has just returne,
home safely from his journey to tn
East, and favored the people with a
excellent sermon from his old desk yes
terday. He has been invited to address
the Reform Club on Tuesday evening
and will talk of Temperance and In
temperance in the Old World" By r.
quest, he will give lecture at the Cor
gregational church on Wednesda
evening, on the subject, Thirty Day
on q Camel" which will be an accour
of his journey from Egypt through th
Holy Land. HIS friends propose
make this lecture sort of "beneft" f
their former friend and neighbor, and a
admission fee will be charged. Tho'
who have read Mr.. Alcott's intcrestir
? letters, or listened to his lectures, wi
: not need to be assured of the interest
o this lecture. Let there be full hous
Last Tuesday morning, as James Cl
ment was passing along the road me-
i Julius Halls, he discovered a wagon {
q the side of the road with the harne
J. strewn about the road. Down over Il
IT bank he found horse that had appa
+ emily rolled down among the logs al
70 brush, from having fallen or been throw
y from the side of the road above. The
IT being no person about who claimed
e own the team, inquiry was made. al
Is some one discovered that the wagon b
!. longed to Horace Hancock of Newpo
q Mr. H. was notified, and came down /;
y ter the wagon. which had been stol
l. from him the night before. The harne
D. was found to have been stolen in Sta
u stead. The horse was liberated, a
Or though somewhat injured, will probat
eS be all right again in few days. 7
70 horse is large, bay mare, and is n,