Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-07-30

rates can be obtained, are doing nothing
and will do nothing until they can
know what it will cost to 60. The
trouble seems to be with the Central VT,
whose Passenger Agent writes that the
managers of that road "have not come
to a definite conclusion" 1t will be
necessary to definitely" conclude pretty
soon, if any body goes from this vicinity.
Since the above was in type l have
received telegram from the Passumpsic
r. r. saying that they will carry via.
Bellows Falls for $500; and also from
VT Central that the fare from Richford,
VT, will be $500. Fare from Barton
to Richford, $500. G. H. BLAKE.
BARTON LANDING.
L. N. Chandler is giving his buildings
a good coat of white paint.
The slight improvement in the price
of butter and stock is appreciated by the
farmers, in these times of low prices.
A fair crop of hay has been gathered
mostly in pretty good condition. Mr..
E. Lothrop put in 60 loads in 10 days
recently.
The casket makers, G. H. Green, and
o. F. Rice, are each making up lot of
collins, but we really hope the demand
for such articles will be light in this
vicinity.
Farr & Jcnne have nearly completed
their job on the VIM. Blasdell barn.
Buchanan & Co. have been making re-
pairs on their store, and DR.. Wright has
righted up the ell of his house.
L. G. Grandy will move his box
works and other shop business to Lyn-
donvillc, where the R. r. Co. will furnish
him power and room for his business.
He will soon build mill in the place
of the Rustic mill lately burned, and
cut out the stock of timber on hand in
East Bloomington.
COVENTRY.
Quite a severe and damaging gale
went across portion of this town last
Friday evening.
The grasshoppers are uncommonly
plenty in sections of the town. Some
farmers have been compelled to cut their
grain to save it from being completely
destroyed by these pests. They are the
ordinary Vermont grasshOppers.
About four hundred persons were
present at the Hall yesterday to attend
the services of Methodist Quarterly
Meeting. Presiding Elder Puffer was
present and delivered an excellent ser.
mon. The meetings at the Hall continue
with undated interest.
E. S. Cowles from New York, formerly
Coventry boy, addressed the Reform
Club last Friday evening. Mr.. Cowles
is a good, live, temperance man, and his
address was very we'll received. The
next Club meeting will be on the even.
ing of August 18th, when ga little more
cider too" will be rendered, special
with new music.
CRAFTSBURY.
David Tolman has built house OF
the spot where the old one was burned.
Potato bugs and grasshoppers are
plenty, but crops with the exception o
grass look we'll in spite of the insects.
There is temperance club in the ives
part of the town and the north part o
Wolcott that numbers 800 members
Harley Camp is President. Meeting
are held weekly, and good library ha
been purchased.
q GREENSBORO
E William Withers died last week,
, victim of that terrible disease, cancer.
5 David Lumsden is in town, after
| twenty-five years residence in California
The hay crop is pretty nearly gathere
4 in, and it is we'll up to an average
t quantity.
Camp Hubbard is alive with pleasur
: seekers, and is gaining notorIty as on
S of the lovliest places in Vermont or Ne
England.
y GREENSBORO BEND.
Cornelius Cole has taken the job
! cut and draw one thousand cords
y wood to the Bend next winter for IL
y railroad company.
u No steps have been taken toward
It building up the hotel which was burne
last spring. We need one very much
accommodate travellers stopping here.
. William Telford has bought the stag
. route from this place to Craftsbury. I
q is getting up new coach and good hor
If es, and travellers will have no reason
X complain hereafter.
10 A. d. Rollins, who has dealt qui
extensively in telegraph poles since Il
P. g. o. railroad was built, is now &c
N ting large number to set from Johns
d to Swanton, to replace the spruce on
+. first -OaLedonidn.
- GLOVER.
- making preparations to attend the Be
&c nington celebration.
S. V. Hurlburt, a respected citizen
r. West Glover, died suddenly at his res
dence last Thursday.
p. Rev. Benz. Drumming formerly of tb