Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-03-19

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town in Orleans and Rutland counties,
and large amount of interesting read
ing matter. Those who have not already
purchased this useful and interesting
book, can do so by applying to Mr.. ST.
monds, or sending to the publishers.
Mr.. Murkland having finished his
loom job is now completing the arrange
ments for starting the foundry. The
prospect is good for melting iron now in
a few days As soon as the foundry is
in operation work will be commenced on
the WoOley plows, and on a cheap horse
power which will be manufactured for
the use of farmers and dairymen, who
want very cheap and useful power for
churning and other purposes. Mr..
Murkland is making new, cheap and
excellent CRATE for sugar arches, which
is easily adapted to all kinds of arches.
A subscriber in Massachusetts having
seen the statement. now floating about
in the papers, that the ROthschilds of
Europe are worth three billion four
hundred million dollars, writes asking
if the above can be correct statement.
while he makes an estimate of the
amount of gold there would be in that
immense sum as he reckons it. We re-
mind him that his figures, S3,OOO,4OO,-
000,000,000 represent sum immense
ly two large. His error arises, doubt
less, in using the English, instead of the
French method of Enumeration though
he did not write the sum correctly in
the English method. The sum SO, 40O,-
100000, though one-half larger than
our national debt, is insignificant when
compared with the quadr1HionS and the
billions written above.
We are in receipt of four page, FOOLS
cap communication from disgruntled
politician down in Greensboro, who says
81 don't take any paper but the Mon
IToR and borrow that" in which we are
asked to solve sixty conundrums, answer
nearly as many questions, to give an ex-
egesis of the U. s. Constitution, the ped
igIee, character and doings of the High
Commission, the political meanderings
of six or eight Southern States, and the
cause and origin of the moral law. The
letter ends up in the usual manner
"Please correct errors and bad spelling. v
Now while it fattcrs our pride to think
any body who "borrows" the MoNIToF
has such profound confidence in out abil.
ity, and while it would afford us great
pleasure to let our light shine in dark
places, we can not devote page of the
MONITOR to our friends communication
and to the work of instruction, which
would be necessary in order tn-'"'ince
him that his opipir--' may pe errone-
ous. w. vheerfully turn over our own
patient to DR.. Earle of the Morrisville
Citizen.
BARTON LANDING.
News is meagre.
The potato trade is still lively.
Miss Shaw preached yesterday, but
will not be here again until May
o. H. Austin is having the NORTH
room of his block fitted up for tailor
We all expect to be suited when he get
along.
The Thespians drew good house OIL
the l4th. A social dance and an excel
lent supper were had after the perform
ance ended.
Joslyn & Collins have kept a lot @
apples frozen solid all winter, which ar
now thawed out, and are as good an
fresh as fall apples.
In the death of Hiram Blasdoll, VIII
passed away on Tuesday last, this vi
lage loses one of its oldest and wealth
lest citizens. He was born in Cabo
January 8, 1907. While a young ma
he supported his widowed mother for
number of years. thus proving his fill;
affection, until her death. In his bus
ness, which was mostly done in Hare
wick and Greensboro, where the prin
of his life was spent, he was eminent
successful, and yet he has ever been col
siderate to his creditors and the pc,
who have applied to him for charity.
all his business transactions he WI
never engaged in but one lawsuit, al
that was brought upon him by his par
ner. TO his invalid wife, who has bet
: confined to her bed for years, he has e
ercised the most untiring devotion al
care. A kind neighbor and devot,
S parent, he will be missed by those w
e knew him. He was never confined
: sickness till December Is, when he W
/. taken with paralysis. and from that til
if was patient sufferer till his death.
n BROWNLNGTON
If Sam Blake has rented his farm
Simeon Putney.-.Benjamin Jerome h
d moved to Holland.
Of The news of the death of Mrs. Lu
to Gray was sad surprise to her frier
lg and neighbors, as but few knew she v
i'd sick.
t. VEST CHARLESTON.