Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-05-07
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GREENSBORO.

Thermometer SO in the shade, April
"a.
The ice went out of Caspian, May Sd;
last year the lake was not clear till May
Is.
A little fOur-years-old lately called
his little sister out to the barn to hear
the hens sing, Gall For Jesus"
Farmers feel respondent with butter
at Is cents and sugar at z, and we don't
wonder considering the old time price.
The Reform Club is about holding its
own here, but its demise is only ques-
ton of time, unless we have the support
of our influential citizens who now alb
sent themselves entirely 1t is hard to
reconcile this apathy with the profession
of scores of our citizens; they seem ut
terly Indifferent to the welfare of our
young men, some of whom may be of
their own household. Come out and
lend your influence to this movement.
The next meeting will be held at the
town hall. Wednesday evening, the 9th
inst. A pleasant time is anticipated.
IRASBURGH.
Sheriff Holdridge is confined to his
house with a fever.
The farmers are busy and happy, and
we'll along with their springs work.
E. A. Leach has sold his village place
near E. B. Hills to W. B. Styles of
Lowell.
DIR. Rowel is painting and repairing
his house. Z. B Hill IS also in the
Sticking up line. Would that some one
would get the repairing fever hard
enough to take our miserable sidewalks
in hand.
little boy of Hollis Wells, about
five years old, was so badly scalded the
End inst. that he died from the effects
of the same, the 4th. inst. His mother
had poured some hot water into tub
sitting on the floor, and stepped out
doors for some cold water to put into the
tub. While she was gone the boy fell
in, either in trying to reach the water,
or else in fit, he being subject to fits.
He was burned from the shoulder to the
ankle, and from the middle of his back
nearly round to the pit of his stomach,
so that the skin came off.
NEWPORT CENTRE.
S. o. Whipple has moved back from
North Troy.
Robert Scott recently clipped % lbs.
of wool from two sheep.
H. E. Morse has let bio farm to his
nephew. J. morse, for one year.
DR.. G. L. Erwin was elected president
of the Reform Club at the last meeting.
SALEM
Edwin Spencer has bought Daniel
Spencer's farm, and taken possession of
it.
Beautiful weather. good roads, far
mers well advanced in their springs
work and everything quiet in this vicin-
ity.
There was very pleasant visit at F.
R. Fosters, on the Goth of April, it be-
ing the tenth anniversary of their we'd
ding day. Many presents of tin were
made to Mr.. and Mrs. F.
NORTH TROY.
Business is little better, and our
merchants report very good trade.
We are told that the much-looked-fo
express train is to be put on to the S.
E. railroad, about May 10Th.
H. G. Wilson has got his new barn
raised, and Baxter Rivers is framing the
timber for his new house.
Farmers, in planting, find millions Of
potato bugs ready for the summer har.
vest. Their name is legion.
A letter recently received from Sea
) vey Gallup. who started for the Blacl
Hills. says he has not yet reached hi
destination, but is in hopes to the pres
ent week.
} WESTMORE.
: Harry Cheney has several customer
for his hotel property, and is liable t.
sell the same.
d. J. Orne will start up the scythe
stone business in West Burke, and fol
the present will use stone from QUAR-,
in Sheffield.
P. A. Hyde, who left this place som'
time since for the Black Hills, has bro
up in Sioux City. where he is employees
by R. R. Co. in bridge building.
t CALEDONIA COUNTY,
f ST. JoHNsBURY.-Gov. Fairbanks re
!. .turned home from New York last week
Prof. B. F. Rix, the well-known vo
calist and musical director, has organ
lied some classes in vocal music in TIL
3 town.
We understand that our merchant
i are laying in a heavy stock thi
spring with the expectation of doing
It larger trade than usual.
l. The case of E. d. Hopkins has bee
left by the Methodist conference in tt
w hands IF Raw Mr. puffar the rrasid; N