Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-10-29

has not been held by the order. The
Oranges from Barton, West Charleston
and Sutton were represented. and added
much to the entertainment. A good
show of farm products were exhibited,
showing that the farmers and their wives
can get up fair without horse trot.
Among those that exhibited were Chas.
McNeal and wife of Barton, showing a
very nice specimen of butter; also, two
varieties of seed corn, two of potatoes.
J. G. Oliver and wife of Charleston.
showed very extra cheese, a turnip
weighing 10 pounds, sugar beets, double
mittens and three specimens of stocking
yarn. Gilman Bryant showed four va
rieties of apples, and two specimens of
maple sugar, which were extra. Edwin
Grow showed seed corn. John Gillian
and wife showed pumpkins, peas, beans,
and nice specimen of maple sugar
which would be hard to beat; also,
woollen mittens, lamp mats and tides.
Homer Bradley showed IL varieties of
beans, l of potatoes, z of peas, 8 Of
seed corn, of pumpkins, 4 of squashes,
cabbages, onions and carrots. The Sis
tiers furnished very substantial dinner,
which was fully appreciated. A paper
was furnished by Sisters Bryant and
Winslow, from which very appropriate
eulOgy was read upon our deceased Bro
Their and postmaster, A. G. Joslyn, in
whose death the Grange has lost one of
its most worthy and active members. All
fully sympathize with his bereaved fam
lily in their loss. The meeting was re-
ally a success, nearly every one express
ing their wishes that it might be follow
ed by other similar meetings in all the
Oranges in the county. Our next regu-
lar meeting is to be held on the first
Saturday in November. at o'clock p.
m, and it is hoped that every member
will be present to assist in making ar
rangements for the burial Oe the worse
than dead members, that we may know
just how we stand.
COVENTRY.
Mr.. Hayes is putting in a single
machine at his MILL
Samuel Burbank has worked 5000
bushels of potatoes into starch, nearly
all of which has been shipped.
Sam. Msrry was taken to the Reform
school by sheriff Bean, last week. 9th
er boys are candidates for the same in
stitution.
G. F. Herbert raised 225 bushels of
the Lane Improved Sugar Beet on one
fifth of an acre of ground-a very large
and profitable crop.
The Methodist society have purchased
a site near the Congregational church
and will Immediately commence the
erection of church edifce.
Horace Hancock is picking up some
large porkers. Two purchased of G. w.
Cole, weighed $50 and 657, one of Mr..
Ware $50 pounds.
The next meeting of the Reform
Club will be on Friday of this week,
and the following question will be de-
bated: Resolved that the penalty of
death for crime should be abolished.
All are invited to be present.
Forty couples attended the oyster
supper at G. W. Coles given for his
benefit last week. The occasion was
made very enjoyable by mine host Cole,
and it is hoped that he will feel that he
has the best wishes..and the support Of
allitemperance people, in his attempt tc
LIVELY the running of "a strictly TEN.
perance hotel.
EAST CHARLESTON.
A. W. Willard has purchased of hi:
sisters, the old farm on the hill which
he expects to move on to next week.
M. G. Davis has completed anc
moved into his new house, renting his
former tenement to J. S. Sweeny, anC
VIM. Moore has moved into the Chaffet
; house.
Mr.. Nathan Chase met with quite al
accident few days since. AS he wa
getting out of his wagon he fell, hittin,
his horse with an umbrella which b,
had in his hand, which frightened tn
horse, and it ran some distance will
him, bruising him good deal ant
breaking his leg near the ankle.
CONFERENCE MEETING.-The North
ern Association of Universalists held
two days conference meeting here Wed
nesday and Thursday last. Considerin,
the inclemency of the weather, the at
tendance was large. Sermons wer
preached by Revs. F. E. Healey of Derb
Line, |. P. Booth of Morrisville, and r
G. Spaford of Williamstown, all @
which were excellent. Thursday after
noon was devoted to the ordination exel
cises of Miss A. J. Shaw, of which th
l following was.the program: Voluntar
by the choir; invocation, Rev. R. G
Spaford reading scripture. Rev. l. ]
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