Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-02-25

Chase as miller. Mr.. Cole comes we'll
Mrs. Stillman Bickford entertained
the members of Orleans Grange last
Wednesday afternoon. It was very
pleasant visit.
Mr.. L. H. Nye is filling his an-yard
with bark, and proposes to do an increas-
ed amount of business the coming spring
and summer.
An unusual amount of numbering is
being done in town this winter; all the
mill yards are filed with logs, almost to
their utmost capacity.
Mrs. Severance, wife of Rev. George
Severance, is in town visiting among her
old friends and acquaintance. She is
Just as fond of joke as ever.
VIM. Merriam has decided to his son
VIM. A., the farm known as the Chester
Sherburn farm. Young Merriam is pre-
pairing to erect house upon the same.
The Snowflake" potato seems to have
quite reputation with us. Mr.. E. B.
Simonds sold 25 bushels, a few days
since, to VIM. Brown of Barton. for so
cents per bushel. Mr.. Brown will plant
them.
VEST GLOVER.
H. Whitney has stopped saving on
account of low water. He has enough
to run his grist mill.
Rev. L. G. Dickinson will deliver a
lecture at the church, Sunday evening,
March I'd. Subject: "Spiritualism."
G. N. Hubbard took an involuntary
bath, recently, while getting out ice.
He didn't stay in long. but "Pulled for
the shore" as soon as possible.
The Ladies Parsonage Society will
meet at j. w. Frazier's. next Friday af-
ternoon and evening, March lst. All
are cordially invited.
IRASBURGH.
Robins have put in their appearance.
The mills are over run with logs, but
the water is too low for saving.
Willard Badger got bad bite on the
hand by S. w. Eaton's dog, and Pliny
Clark a similar one from Pixies dog last
week.
NEWPORT.
Prouty & Miller cut spruce tree
recently, which was 81 feet long, anC
straight as an arrow. 1t scored l.75(
feet.
A party of five or six have been work
ing in the silver and lead mines on tn
Scott farm all winter. The prospect 70
turning out quantity of valuable or
next summer is very good.
NEWPORT CENTER.
There is considerable talk about th
a Advent meetings in Dis. No. II.
The people in this vicinity who sub
scribed for the "Atlas" a year ago, re
! fuse to pay SIP for it, and there is
y prospect of several law suits, on th
matter.
Jonathan Lewis was lately arreste
D for pinching the ear of an unruly boy
: and fined So. He was ''stuffy" abor
it and would not pay his fine, and wa
a accordingly taken to Irasburgh Jail, br
lie Judge Redfeld released him.
g NORTH TROY.
N. w. Durham has sold his farm
<. this town to Daniel Perkins, for $1,000
he The selectmen and auditors meet ;
to H. G. Wilson's Office, Feb. 81, to aud
the town accounts.
IN J. W. Currier is to commence tt
es erection of new steam mill here 500
~ H. B. Parkhurst is to build stor
the coming season
IN Miss Abbie Hodgdon is to open a S
st lect school at the academy, next We
n. nesday. The lady is graduate of job
son.
be George E. Braley has sold his sto
n of general merchandise and leased b
A. store for five years to two gentlem
from Morrisville. We shall regret
re lose Mr.. Braley, for as citizen he
he highly respected.
by SOUTH TROY.
lst Town meeting at this village. Mar
9TH.
n Rev. Mr.. McKinistry and wife q
Ike holding series of revival meetings he
IN this week. Both are powerful speak.
cir and jealous workers.
A masonic installation was held he
of last Thursday afternoon and evenil
asst The afternoon and evening passed pie
of antly, with speeches, songs and music
en-. CALEDONIA COUNTY.
en- Prof. Nichols, the veteran phreno
gist is lecturing in West Burke.
rn- F. G. Corliss of Burke recently suff
p a ed a paralytic shock, which perils
DIS. life.
to S. H. Flint has snapped his gristn
gh- at Burke Hollow for a farm in t