Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-14

gatherings. The book is from W. o.
Perkins, the we'll known musician and
composer, and is just the thing needed
by all temperance societies.
The lyceum organized some weeks ago
is in healthy condition, but little
better attendance by the men and wo-
men of this community will do it no
harm. The question of the comparative
merits of moral suasion and law, as in
fuences for temperance, will be discuss
ed on Wednesday evening. There will
be music, declarations, and debate,
and the people of the village ought to
attend.
BARTON LANDING.
G. s. Skinner is shining up his grist-
mill with coat of paint.
improvements have been made on the
street leading across from Lewis Nye's
to near d. ellis also the one from the
Austin block to d. Staford's.
A large amount of potatoes are being
stored In the cellar of the Austin block,
while many are being shipped. Apples
are plenty at SLIGO per barrel. d. G..
Shaw of Greenfield, Mass, is in the
apple business.
A party in this village recently re-
ceived So in conscience money, from a
woman who claimed that some two years
ago she took from his house so cents.
She insisted on paying him two dollars,
and said the theft has troubled her so
badly, that she sought this way to re-
lieve her conscience and make restitu-
ton. This kind of religion is not toe
common in any community.
A Bloomington man recently purchas-
ed bill of goods at one of our stores,
and by accident put them into another
mans wagon. After good deal Of
searching and mourning over the de-
pravity of the race, he duplicated his
order. The other man being honest re-
turned the goods to the store, and the
poor fellow who lost them, don't think
they were stole so much as he did.
Deputy Clement, though not one o.
the advertised characters in the Minstre
performance held here last week, tool
quite an active part in the entertainment
in attempting to arrest the leader, witt
left the stage and the house so suddenl!
as to escape the officer. This band fright
ened team at st. Johnsbury, and Glenn
ent was asked to arrest the leader TO
damages done the team and Its occu
pant.
BROWNINGTON.
Dandelion blossoms.
That was lively foot race on Frida
night.
DR.. Young is doing an increasing
business.
d. A. Currier is building new sho
on the stream near his house, at til
Center.
The boys from this place and tn
Landing visited Lowell on Saturday fc
a ball play, and were not badly whipped
| Geo. Bill is about to return to th
granite block.-G. w. Grant has move
into the G. Seavey house. & {
Noranville have moved to their old farm
and J. M. Wyman is to move to the T
E. Miller house.
For twenty-five cents aOe aOiH send II
MONITOR on trial from moao till the b
ginning Of 1879.
ORAFTSBURY.
Two of our townsmen, Mr.. John Mile
aged As, and Mr.. Sewell Sturtevant age
70 years, have recently died.
The friends of Edward Rawson a.
sadly surprised at the news Of his dealt
He was farmer and drover in Texa
and was killed by being thrown from
horse.
Frank E. Powell who is going We
soon, is closing out his goods at auctio
and will sell in this place on Friday an
9 Saturday. He has great many articl
that you need. ~ {.
Horace Smith has returned from Rom
N. Y, where he went to be treated f
a cancer, which was removed from b
lip. He rejOices in his escape from t
' dangers of so dreaded disease.
. DERBY.
e Rev. E. Folsom of Barton Landil
!. will deliver temperance lecture at t
nj. L. Church next Friday evening.
a Chauncey Hazelton has purchased t
4 A. F. Adams lot and buildings for S
il 100; he is thoroughly repairing
buildings and will soon occupy them.
4 Harry True has bought out Charl
"a Fuller's interest in the drug and me-
4 cine business. and proposes to put in
r good stock of these things, together wi
a line of groceries. He will occupy t
Martin Thomas store.
r. One dollar and fifty cents, STRICT
. IN ADVANCE, a0iU pay for the MONT
:. one full gear.
CLOVER.
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