Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-08-13

thorizes us to say that persons who place
their children under his charge, are
guaranteed absolute satisfaction in re-
gard to kind treatment, thorough in
struction and all things pleasant. Give
him your patronage.
George Burton and another young
man, went to Stanstead, on Wednesday,
with H. Fairchild's team. While the
horse was hitched in front of store, he
was frightened into run, by some fight
ing dogs, and completely demolished the
buggy he also stripped every vestige of
the harness from himself, except part of
the bride.
GLOVER.
Alonzo Phillips takes the lead in to-
matOes; he picked one of large size full
ly ripe, the 10th inst.
Lyman Dwinell is engaged putting up
a new barn, 56x40 feet. The design is
for a back store and barn combined.
The Pomona grange meet at this place
the last Wednesday in August, instead
of the first Wednesday in September as
heretofore announced.
Many acres of grain and hay were cut
the first of the past week, which is near
ly ruined in consequence of the protrac
ted rain during the week.
Rev. Mr.. Pierce again occupied the
desk at South church, last Sabbath. Mr..
Pierce will have charge of the school at
the Institute, during the fall term, COM
mencing Sept. Sd.
Our new postmaster has provided us
with very neat and convenient post
Office, with 120 boxes, several Of them
containing locks. Nearly all of them
have been rented at twenty-five and 6f-
ty cents piece, for the year.
GREENSBORO.
Aunt Mary Kinsley, aged SO years
died last week. But few of her genera
ton are left.
Il. G. Batchelder has shipped from the
Bend, during raspberry season, on ar
average of half ton of raspberries day
We hope some in this vicinity have
learned, within the last few days, tina
it is not profitable, to say the least, t.
meddle with the ''critter. -
The expense and the long time con
sumed in adjusting price of fare t.
Bennington, will make the attendance
from this vicinity very light.
the Congregational church has had
thorough cleaning out. the past week
The committee ought to have vote 0
thanks from the church goers.
The lightning struck a stub, FEY
days ago, within fifteen feet of wher
Moses Haynes was at work. Mr.. 4
was more startled than injured.
George A. Morey, who was prom
nent citizen here, some 40 years agt
h as made us one of his annual visit
He says it seems more like home her
than anywhere else, and wishes to
buried here he is So years old, and W
cannot expect to see him many time
more.
IRASBURGH.
Samuel Stanford is building a new e
to his house.
Those street walkers better "look out
There is danger ahead.
John Wiley has mare 81 years O
that brought good colt the preset
; summer.
7 Mrs. NJ. Carpenter recently fell, disl
eating an ankle and breaking bone
the same limb.
Fred. Holdridge had an addition
one to the county boarding house Ia
week. The fellow came from Westfel
The grasshoppers are doing gre
damage in some parts of this town. Tn
, have also visited other sections in t
0 west part of the county, and their raw
ges have been worse by far than that
drought or potato bugs.
= The grange met at W. l.. Barrow
L last Wednesday. Mr.. Barrows is one
: of the energetic and thrifty farmers
the county: his farm and farm buildin
have been m UGH improved since he ow
" ed them. The meeting was very
; structive and pleasing.
! NEWPORT CENTER.
@ Rev. Mr.. Norcross has sold his collie
; lot to John Currier of Troy, for $500
Mrs. H. Niles sprained her ankle We
= bad. the other day, by jumping from
~ wagon.
n Some thief entered Mrs. Eliza Slet
;. er's millinery room, at the dinner ho
e recently, and stole Sl1 from her draw
d Mrs. Durham and Zelora Marsh b
- their matters of difference audited, /
:. week. She pays Marsh $129.03, a
~ takes the farm back.
g. A large bear entered Peter Meri
n hay field, the other day. Peter surv
IN ed the old fellow for a few momer
is threw down his scythe and suddel
leaned for the house.
- SALEM.
~ Grain and potatoes look we'll and ;
W ripening fast.
ID Some of the early pieces of corn h;
r ears too hard for boiling.
as H. B. Crandall recently picked a
Of from bass tree, that was fifteen inc
~ long by thirteen in width.
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