Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-07-09

ouechee Maid first; Oliver Twist second; Rosie B
third. Time, 1885, 236 l2, 235, 1888 l2. 23s. 235 IA
NorE-A mistake was made. both above. and in the
printed programs in the entry called Utton Henry
II should have been Utton q HesOsy.
BARTON LANDING.
John Collision has moved into a tene-
ment in the VIM. Twombly house.
Gilman Estcy is doing extensive re-
pairs on his house which will improve
its appearance materially.
Mrs. VIM. Twombly and two sons
have gone to Iowa on visit. They
will stop at the great camp meeting at
Clear Lake.
Geo. Bush has corn in his garden,
cultivated by small boy, that measures
4 IL feet high and is well tasseled out,
also peas, 8 feet high.
W. H. Darling has copper coin dated
1867, and E. Buchanan has a farthing
Of an earlier date. Not quite old enough
to be of remarkable value.
The funeral of Mrs. L. d. Wilson
was attended yesterday. By the death
of this excellent woman TIE community
suffers loss, and family is left in a
condition to elicit much sympathy from
friends and neighbors.
The Fourth was very prolific of We'd
dings in this vicinity, while Mr.. Old.
ham puts on Ayers, and DR.. Calder
woods daughter comes here to occupy a
pleasant Hill, Willard Flanders GaIlup'
off into married felicity.
The Fourth did not go by default
here, though no general celebration wa'
had. The boys made considerable noise
with their new cannon, and q picnic il
the grove was pleasant affair. Capt
Austin made very appropriate remarks
while there were several recitations. A
goodly number went to the Temperance
celebration at Coventry, and others Wis
tied the race ground at the Village.
.es BROWNLNGTON
P. H. Conway has begun on his nev
house.
All hands commence haying to-day
crop light.
The Advents hold meetings at tn
house of 1. A. Parker.
Farmers are paying help for haydn
from $40 to $50 per month.
Capt. Averill is on the road dispensin
the Willoughby Lake whetstones.
@. B. Mead has moved his barns acros
the road, and is making general repai
on the same.
S. Burroughs has gone to Canada, q
railroad station agents his family wi
follow in August.
1t is said that DIR. Hall who latel
died here, was the inventor and the fir
teacher that used blackboard in con
mon school.
Among the new members who are ell
titled to position in the horse jocke
club, are A. Mcdonald, G.. E. Smith an
William Bruce.
l.. Grow, the cancer doctor, found
case in Derby, that of Lucias Cobb
that completely bafled his skill; Il
cancer was on the side of the neck al
worked on the jugular veins.
COVENTRY.
The strawberry and ice.cream festiv
Melted 1926.
The Ladies' Social and Sewing Soci
ty will be held at Mr.. Mitchell's,
Tuesday next, July 10.
The selectmen have been improvil
J the looks of the cemetery, by putting
new fence around and making an ado
: ton to the grounds.
If those pretty and spunky girls W
bore the banner, "Total Abstinence
/ No Husbands" at the Coventry celebl
l ton, will stick to that sentiment, tn
: can do more toward producing a lasti
, temperance reform than all the men
: the country. Just let all the girls ha
| up handsomely wrought mottos, $40
| Abstinence or No Husbands" over tn
!. porlor doors, and there will be d,
less tipping now, and not as ma
e heartaches hereafter. (Ed.)
e ORAFTSBURY.
e Augustus Robbins is building a b;
r on the spot where the old one was bu
j. ed, in May last.
$ Visitors from the city have alres
r arrived to spend the summer with re
tives. Among the number are the ia
is lilies of Mr.. VIM. Sprague of Boston, Q
% John Chamberlain of New York.
N The inhabitants of our town met
IS the cemetery, short time ago, 1
a made a great improvement by NOW
d off bushes and righting up grave-stOr
ut There are twelve large monuments
Sc the yard, the best one of which is at
ne family lot Of Joseph Scott.
as DERBY.
ly Some of our farmers report the