Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-12-17

for good shedding.
BARTON LANDING.
p. Guild is putting in good stock of
crOckery. Buchanan g. Co. have all
kinds of sewing machine needles for sale.
Christmas exercises at the Congrega-
tional church. Tuesday evening, Dec. 20.
Literary exercises. refreshments and a
levee, comprise part of the exercises.
There will be a spelling school on
Wednesday evening. Prizes will be
awarded to the best spoilers. the Aca-
demic dictionary will be used, and words
taken between pages 200 and 25O.
G. II. Green makes two announcements
which he deems of Importance to his
friends and customers. First, all &C
counts due him must be settled before
Jan. /, to save costs and second, that
he has very large stock of Christmas
goods, which cash will buy awful cheap
A Festival will be held at the M. E.
church, Tuesday evening, Dec. Is. Rev.
Mr.. Webb will give one of his interest
ing lectures, this time on the subject
Troubles at Sea, or Trip to India and
back again." The entertainment. litera.
ry social and "appetitical, will be all
that can be desired.
BROWNLNGTON.
Considerable trouble in the Village
school.
The installation of officers will tax,
place at the grange meeting held at tn,
town hall on Saturday Jan. 9th. Mem
bers requested to be present.
Rev. Quimby of Hardwick and Mr.
Smith of st. Johnsbury. carried OF
meeting the past week at the Center
and good religious interest was mani
tested.
The lumber men at Evansville intenC
to stock their mills. the present winter
which will be a great benefit to the la
borers and teamsters in that vicinity.
COVENTRY.
A ball at the Coventry House, Christ
! mas eve.
The question of license and prOhibi
ton received an animated discussion i
the Club meeting. last Friday evening
and will be up again for trial in tw
weeks.
Mr.. Davenport, carriage-maker, pre-
poses to enlarge his business, and ha
taken John Drown of Barton, into par
nership. Drown is an excellent worl
man.
The ladies give an oyster supper 8
the Vestry, next Friday evening.
good time, and an excellent supper ma
be had at price too low for profit
those who furnish the oysters.
CRAFTSBURY.
Edward Simonds has rented the Goo
win house at the Common.
Waterman Robbins broke his leg son
days since while piling logs in Il
woods.
Charles Wheeler recently slaughter,
the boss hog of the town, which weigh
$50.
The best cows sold at Newton Bot
ellis auction only brought $25; hay so
from 10 to IL dollars per ton.
Sheriff Patterson has a portion of t
stolen goods which have been taken fro
the stores in the surrounding tow
during the last season by a gang
thieves.
George Merrill and family recent
gathered several barrels of evergree
from the cedar, hemlock and pine, viii
were sent to N. Y. city to be used
| ornamenting church by Rev. 10
Chamberlain.
GLOVER.
John Borland will erect barn Al
: 90 feet.
= Alonzo Williams has returned fir
q Massachusetts, and will carry on
fathers farm.
q Dan. Young. having completed
o blacksmith shop, is now prepared
= do business in that line.
d The next annual meeting of the GIL
t.. er Congregational society will be h
= at the church, Wednesday, p. m. D
26.
N Rev. Mr.. Pierce had mishap W
h his team in Barton some days ago, VIII
n the horse did damage to the wagon
t account of a scare from the cars.
a. Rev. Mr.. Thomas preached yester
in on Spiritualism. 1t is needless to 81
that his views do not accord with IL
of many citizens in this vicinity.
=" Mrs. E. L. Paul will speak at
South church next Sunday. Foren
er subject: ais Spiritualism what it ella
to be-" Afternoon subject, docs
Id world stand in need of philosophy
81 phenomena"
A NARROW EscAPE.-Yesterday
We Hon. E. B. Simonds, his wife and m
DIS er were going to meeting. they were
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