Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-02-26

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VEST CHARLESTON.
Mr.. Peter Young has closed his shop
in this village, and has gone to work for
E. W. Parlin, in his carriage shop.
Mr.. G. g. Frost, of Auburn, Maine,
will deliver temperance address at the
Congregational church next Friday
evening. March 2. 1t is hoped that all
who can attend will do so.
DERBY
The closing exercises of the winter
term of Derby Academy came off last
Friday evening. A very large audience
from this town and vicinity gathered,
and from the generous applause and
concentrations we infer that the exercises
were pleasing and interesting. The
speaking, singing and tableaux were all
good, but we need not particularize
where each did so we'll.
DERBY LINE.
The 10th annual Washington ball
came off on the evening of the 22nd
at the village hall
The students of Wesly an College will
organize military company as soon as
the weather will permit.
VIM. Spalding and G. W. Cory have
leased the old Cobb store of A. B. Mel
son for five years and will put in large
stock of general merchandise.
GREENSBORO.
The lake is in good condition for
trotting. and horse men are making good
use of it.
Diptheria has again made its appear
ance at the Bend, in the family of T. c.
Batchelder.
John W. Sheny, of the firm of Sheny &
Palmer, has sold his interest in the con-
Germ to A. 2. Folsom.
We are sorry to hear that there is
need of temperance movement here.
Some young men, of good families too,
If we are correctly informed, who are in
the habit of attending dances, have so
far forgot themselves as to get under the
influence of liquor, not only once, but
number of times. We hope the person
or persons who furnish tha-r-:-~II r0r
the youths of this town may be appre-
hended, and be made to suffer the ex-
IRENE penalty of the law. Suspicion
already points to certain persons. How
detestable the man who will deal out
death to our young men. There is no
crime in the calendar that equals it,
short of downright murder; but after
.l'-'..I~ AnOws but in the sight of God,
the liquor dealer is as guilty as the So
be awakened -. Nay iSEr5 y9fi in time.
IRASBURGH.
There will be a singing convention at
Irasburgh Thursday and Friday, March
l, and 2, under the direction of John
Chamberlain. 1t is expected that sever
al of Mr.. Chamberlain's schools will be
present, and that the convention will be
profitable and pleasurable. Free enter
tainment furnished. The public cor
daily invited. Admission to the Fri
day evening concert % cents.
LOWELL.
Temperance meeting in town hall,
Sunday evening, March 9th.
Dogs are are getting dog cheap, and
a great decline in sausages is anticipated
previous to April lst
Religious meetings have heen held
nearly every evening during the winter,
and much good is being done.
Those who kept their butter through
the winter, are regretting that they did
not sell it when buyers were plenty.
The grange meets at the hotel hall,
next Wednesday evening. Important
business demands the presence of every
member.
There is a notice in the warning t.
see if the town will adopt the town, in
stead of the district system for schools
This is an important matter and de
mands the attention of every voter.
NEWPORT CENTRE.
Joseph Roberts tapped six trees OF
the 18th and has made three pounds o
sugar.
Henry Robinson has sold his farm t
John Wing for 5000. Holbrook ha
let his Shelters farm to William Roger
for one year.
: Chester Allen took an overdose (
morphine few evenings since, and thel
came very near being funeral in h
neighborhood.
SALEM.
Rufus Blake is getting out timber al
expects to do considerable building a.
other summer.
e The warm weather has thawed o.
n the crows. striped squirrels, caterpillar
e spiders and mosquitoes, all of which a
r looking for an early spring.
A large number Of the friends of
e H. Waterman gathered as his home
% the eve. of the 2lst, for a social Wis
E A good supper and very pleasant