Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-01-08

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The alarm occasioned by the report
that the small pox had appeared in So.
Barton has subsidized, as the patient only
succeeded in having touch of the
diptheria.
BARTON LANDING.
Receipts from the oyster supper at
the NJ. E. church Jan Sd. S3l.
Homer Morehouse slaughtered finger
with a saw, at the Rustic mill last
week.
State superintendent Conant will
lecture on Education" next Saturday
evening. Turn out and hear him.
Nelson Gallup has sold out his inter-
est IN the bex factory and box business
to the other partners in the firm.
The Orleans Co Medical society will
hold special meeting at Barton Land
ing Wednesday afternoon. Jan. II
j. F. WRIGHT, Sec'y.
There we're shipped from this station
in December 81 cars of lumber, 8 cars
of starch. cars of potatoes and 24O45
pounds of butter.
Miss Annette J. Shaw of Greenfield
Mass. talented lady of the Universalist
persuasion, will preach at the school
house hall on Sunday Jan. 81.
The potato business has been lively
here since August. Jenkins & ellis
have shipped % cars, TwOmbly & Son
81 and other parties Is cars, and still
they come.
The temperance lecture given by Rev.
C. E. Hewes on the evening of Jan. End.
was interesting. instructive and fresh,
no re-hash of old things but new thing
on the old subject. A vote of thanks
and an invitation to lecture again, were
extended to the lecturer
The temperance Reform Club, elected
the following board of officers last
Tuesday evening: W. G. johnson. pres
ident; l.. c. Grandy, G. E. Joslyn.
Willie Twombly vice presidents Jessie
Grandy, Sec. Inez French. treas: W. R.
Wheeler and Mrs. Ruby Parker, executive
committee.
COVENTRY.
We are again favored in having Mr..
John Chamberlin to teach our singing
school. A good number are interested
III learning how to MARBLE.
p. B. Hancock has just returned from
a trip to New York City, where he sold
about two thousand bushels of potatoes.
He says the people are glad to get them
at $3.50 per barrel. A nice thing for
Port.
Hollis Thrasher had an OK choked by
a potato some days since, and in attempt
ing to force the obstacle down with a
stick. the pipe was penetrated by the
stick and the OK killed.
Deacon Langmaid met with a serious
loss one week ago Saturday by the burn
ing of his hop house, in which he had
three wagons, sleigh, a moving ma
chine and nearly all his farming tools
The cause of the fire is unknown; in
surance, $3.50; loss, 5000.
The temperance club is in a flourish
ing condition. Meetings are held ever.
Wednesday evening, and they are mad,
pleasing and profitable, by music, speak
ing, lectures, etc. Last Wednesday d
NJ. Camp gave an interesting and prac
teal lecture, showing that the only SAT-
way is to let the vile stuff entirely alone
CRAFTSBURY.
The wife of Rev. E. Folsom will prob
ably visit Rome, N. Y, for the purpos
of getting rid of a cancer.
Mr.. Bryant's lecture at the Reform
Club meeting, was great success. FIT
ty-6ve new members were added to tn
club, which now numbers nearly tw
hundred.
The friends of R. A. Patterson, to tn
number of more than 100, gathered a
his new house on New Years eve, fo
the purpose of giving himself and FAM
ly rousing "hOuse warming" A goo
supper and very pleasant intervie,
we're enjoyed. A purse of $40 was lei
with Mr.. P. as partial remuneratio
for the entertainment. and the slaughtt
of eat9 bles.
VEST CHARLESTON.
VIM Nelson has hired o. f. Alton
single mill. Mr.. Alton has bought
piece Of cedar land and is cutting an
hauling timber from it.
J. q. Page has sold the stage rol
between here and Newport to a NJ
{ Davis of that place, he only runs tt
stage to Derby Center.
The temperance reform club is pro
pering finely; they have very interestir
: meetings and continue to obtain ne
names on the pledge.
Last Wednesday mornings. W. Clal
had shock of paralysis on his lie
side. The doctor thinks he may get som
) what over it, but up to time of writir
e he remains in about the same conditio