Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-11-12
Bloomington next Wednesday evening,
to continue over Sunday.

Bloomington next Wednesday evening,
to continue over Sunday.
Some body who preferred riding to
walking took S. Nc Donald's horse from
his barn in the night time and drove it
as far as East Charleston, and left it.
Sol. Church and family babe adieu to
the classic hills of Bloomington. few
days since, and have gone to Coventry
where kind Overseer will provide for
them hereafter.
The Miles blacksmith shop at the
Centre is rented to Mr.. Lapier, black
smith, who will compete with G. W.
Smith for work in that line. Now is
the time to get your work done cheap.
EVANSVILLE.
The friends of Homer Bradley and
wife remembered their crystal wedding
day and gave them pleasant call with
numerous presents.
COVENTRY
Henry Cooper has opened a joiners
shop for doing light work, picture frames
etc.
Job. Guild. a native and long resident
of Coventry has moved to Barton Land
ing. This town loses a good citizen.
The Reform club meets on Tuesday
evening and debates the Capital Pun
ishment question. Declarations, songs
and music as usual.
During the turkey shoot held here
some days ago, some body through care
lessness or otherwise, drew blood on
Warren Mitchell's COW; he did not
claim the game, but Mr.. Mitchell would
like to have him call and pay for the
damage of the shot.
CRAFTSBURY.
Our farmers are getting 81 cents for
potatoes delivered at the depots.
Mrs. Leager at the Common has re-
paired her buildings and put out no.
tel sign.
DR.. Dustin has repaired his house
one of the oldest in town.-Dwight
Root, at the South village, is also re-
pairing a house.-Robert Patterson has
put up new buildings this fall.
VEST OHARLESTON.
E. Lyon has bought the old Webster
store, now occupied by J. Stern.
Dentist Fields will be at his office
next Monday, to remain for one week.
Cummings has moved his family
to Lyndon, where he is at work in a
mill.
Edison Lyon lost valuable colt, re-
Gently, by its getting kicked and taking
cold in the wound.
Would it not be nice if we could get
our mail matter the same week that il
is mailed. Perhaps we might if it did
not have to "stop over so long at a
certain Post Office.
Last Tuesday evening the friends Of
J. H. Holton and wife. made them g
"call'' in their new house, for the pur
pose of having a house warming. The
evening passed very pleasantly to al
present.
DERBY.
Butter has sold during the past weel
at 20 to % cents per pound.
Prof. Nichols of Morgan gave lectur,
on Chronology" at the Baptist churcl
last Wednesday evening.
A new enterprise has started up here
Messrs. Moore & Alger are engaged il
boring wells for different citizens of thi
place.
L. G. Gallup has decided to retir
from the mercantile business, and is con
sequently selling his goods out at cost.
1t is proposed by the teachers an,
students of the Academy to add to tn
usual attractions offered at the close o
each term, fair: the proceeds of which
are to be applied to the payment of tn
balance yet due upon the Academy piano
The fair will necessarily occupy tw
evenings, and will occur on Friday an,
Saturday evenings, Nov. 23d and Oath
The public are cordially invited to at
tend, with the assurance that every pos
sible effort will be made to render it
pleasant occasion.
D. P. Wiley has exchanged his farr
of about 20 acres with Jacob Binghar
for the village Bryant place which cor
tains 10 or II acres, with good bullG
ings.-Mr. Bingham has bought of M
Wiley a piece of woodland south {
Clyde river, containing 40 acres, fl
$l,200.-Next, Mrs. D. Wiley exchans
es piece of land adjoining Mr.. Bins
: hams village lot for piece which
(Mr. b. formerly bought Of Mr.. Willie.
Widow Susan Skinner has sold b,
farm to Edward Bates for $4,000.
CLOVER.
Henry Babcock, a former teacher j
Orleans Liberal Institute, sends US a
original article on the "Metric System
e from Volga. Iowa, where he is engage