Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-02-12
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ALBANY.
A dramatic club has been formed at
the west village. We hope the enter
prise will be successful
A large stock of logs has been put in
pit the river mill, and Edwards will have
30 "hy round" when the water rises.
There will be a Temperance Oyster
Supper at ]. B. Darling's Hotel on Tues
day evening, February 20. All are
cordially invited.
There will be donation visit at the
Free Baptist church at East Albany,
Wednesday evening, February l4th, for
the benefit of Rev. M. H. Blackman.
Oysters will be served. A general in
vitation is given.
There has been, during the past win
ter, much trouble in the schools in this
town several have been broken up, and
others have been injured by the ugliness
Of scholars and the misfortunes of teach
ers. The school at the west village has
had a touch of the prevailing disease,
but promises to survive and come out
all right yet
Michael COrley has sold his farm to
Alanson Comstock.-Homer Davis has
traded his place at the west village, in
GLIDING the blacksmith shop, with his
father and is going to Potion, ?. @. The
place and shop are rented to Mr.. Fields
for one year.-Elwin L. Annis has pur-
chased house on Water street Of Ma
than Skinner, which his father and mo-
Their will occupy with him.
BARTON
Rev. Austin Dodge went to Boston,
last week, to attend the Moody and San
key meetings.
Owners of dogs will remember that
the "dog law" requires that they (the
Dogs shall be registered and licensed
Have the registry done before April lst.
|. X. Drew has DevOnshire heifer
calf which weighed on the day she was
ten months old GOO pounds. She is
from the noted Drew stock of DanvillS,
and is q beautiful animal.
Cheney Green has let the job of put
ting in the foundation for his new hard
ware store to James Lewis, who has con-
tracted to have it ready for the stills,
quick metre.
The freight business on the Passump.
sic railroad has increased greatly of late,
owing to the heavy shipments of pOta-
toes, bark and ties from Canada and Or
leans county.
The shipments from this railroad sta
ton for the week ending February 3
were, 4,208 lbs. of butter; l1,945 lbs
Of merchandise 8 cars potatoes 2 car
chair stock IL cars lumber.
The weather for the past three week
has been very agreeable for winter, AM
the lumbermen and other teamsters ar
having an excellent opportunity to work
There has been no snow of any conse
quence for the last twenty days.
"Over seventy members Of the Vernon
Legislature attend a prayer meetin
every morning" This late and interes
ing item Of news is just having its ru
in the ''patent outsiders" of neighbc
Hatch's and Brother Kinsley's kind.
Miss Annette ]. Shaw preached
very scholarly sermon at the Method
church, yesterday. If her hearers shou
practice the doctrines she preache
there would be no need of any quarre
ing here in regard to universal salvatlo
If the friends of temperance desire
aid the Reform Club in its work tn
must attend the meetings. 1t is propC
ed to make the meetings of this eli
interesting by music, literary exercis,
discussions etc. and you are cordial
invited to participate.
We call attention to an advertiseme
Of the Windsor County Mutual #
Insurance Company Of WoodstoC
printed in another column. The co
pany is a stanch one, and its rates
assessment have averaged low becar
OF its prudent management.
Send in your magazines and pap
at once. We shall send this we
The price of binding with few Gel
added for freight is as follows Harpe
ScriJper's, 81. Nicholas and other mon
lies Of the same size sl.OO Harp
Reekiy s2.25. The ALdine $3.50,
bound in half morocco,
Hayden. the Derby Line murde
was taken to Irasburgh and lodged
Jail last Saturday night His trial C
mences next Tuesday. A correspond
TO the Boston Journal reports that in