Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-01-07

pleasant hum of machinery and business
in that vicinity.
Some of the boys who are in the hab.
it of abusing ladies and others who are
passing in the street will have business
with the officers of the law, unless they
mend their ways.
That wedding cake was received. We
can only say in return. that we hope the
lives of the happy donors will be as full
of fruit, confectionery and other good
things. as was the cake
Those Registers have come, and are
being sent to all our preparing subscrib-
ers. Now forward your money for
1873. We will mail the Registers to
any address for seventeen cents.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Benevolent
Society have invited Rev. A. H. Webb
to deliver one of his popular lectures,
one week from Wednesday evening.
at which time an oyster supper and
other good things will be provided for
the audience.
Neighbor Chase of the Union has
had bis suspicious and curiosity excited,
and he propounds question to us. If
he must knoaD how we kaov, we will
state that when such fellows as be and
Welch are lurking about, we need no
further evidence.
This is the week of prayer. Union
meetings will be held every night this
week at the churches in this village.
commencing at 2 o'clock Every person
interested in the religious welfare of
this community is earnestly invited to
attend these meetings.
Mrs. Abby Storer Doutney of Boston
will speak on temperance at West Burke
Tuesday night, at this place on Wednes-
day night, and at st. Johnsbury next
Sunday afternoon. The lady has many
endorsements from leading and we'll
known men, and the lecture will doubt
less be of great interest.
Brother Kinsley of the Burlington
Clipper announces that he is about to
abandon all his bad habits If he does
this, we predict that there will not be
enough left of him. to make decent
grease spot. There. Bro. K, doesn't
this about pay you for swapping up the
MONITOR on typographical blunder ?
G. J. Ufford says: My business is
going to be settled up, and all persons
indebted to me by note or otherwise
will do well if they remember this fact. y
Charles has sold out half interest in
the carriage business, and feels COMPEL
ed to settle up with every man wher
he says he means business it will be
well for those interested to stand from
under.
A very pleasant surprise befel Mr.
! and Mrs. V. N. Spalding a few even
ings since, when they were invited into
a parlor, where the employees. boarder,
and guests of their popular hotel hac
o. nnoH m thar Ill
Of silver ware. which cost S25. Mr.
. Spalding. in behalf Of himself ant
wife thanked the donors for the elegan
presents, and hoped that the relation
existing between them might be as pleas
, ant in the future as in the past.
) Miss Sally Parker of Proctorsville
an active young ~ lady of eighty years
3 who has. within few years, visite,
Great Britain and other European coun
r tries, and who visited the Centennial il
(; the summer of 1876. has gone to Wash
: ington for the winter, and expresse
i. determination to go to Englan,
! again in year or two Miss Parke
{ is sister of Judge Parker and tn
f aged Mrs Red6eld of this county, an,
e is well known by many citizens.
The year 1877 was unusually mild 70
Q this latitude. Only four feet and ST,
4; inches of snow fell during the year. tn
least amount since the year l847. Tn
g wind south l48 days, north 1877 day,
: west 80 days. Rain fell on So day,
(; snow on % days: the warmest day
s were Aug. /, II. %. "a. %, and 2s
e from Sep. 10 to II the weather was yer
f.; hot for the season. The coolest day
were Jan. IL, II, 25, Feb Ia and Il
e There was slight frost on the 9th {
May and again on the 22d of Sept. onl
e III days intervening between the frost
: With the exception of hay and pots
u toes. the crops including all kind {
n fruits were unusually good. o. V. P.
From seventy. five to one hundred {
the friends of Alonzo Mcneil and vii
met at their home on New Years ev,
to assist IN celebrating their cryst;
IS wedding. Ample provisions had bee
r. made for the large number presen
st and very pleasant evening was passes
A marriage ceremony was witnessed
IL which the worthy couple were remarrie,
D. Justice Mossman, assisted by I. v
v. Drew, officiating. A large number
ct silver. glass and other presents were
Of the more tangible expressions of frien,