Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-12-02

@. Chaffee has turkey shoot here
rday, Dec. 7th-a good chance for
smen.
Of. E. Harrington will commence a
ng-school at tho school-house to-
!. Mr.. Harrington has given lessons
yer forty years, and has age and ex-
nce sufficient to teach good writ.
chOOl, which he always does.
Ron Sunday morning, Nov. "a.
bout 2 IL o'clock, John Hughes was
ened by the cracking of fire and
hg plastering, and arose to find the
er portion of his house in flames. He
jed his youngest child to a near
hbor's, while his brother Timothy,
was stopping with him, carried the
other children out of doors and set
down where he thought them safe.
vent to the house to remove some of
bedding and furniture. and when he
rned found one of the children gone.
ring the screams of the lost child, he
bd that she had gone into the smoke
the burning building and was nearly
Ocated. The sparks and fire falling
be horse barn it was soon in flames
hog house and the large barn stand.
near were soon on fire and little was
d from any Of the buildings. There
D 100 bushels of oats, 35 of wheat,
33 of barley burned in the house.
insurance amounts to $1,000. Mr..
hes is an honest, hard-wOrking man,
has beensvery unfortunate of late,
wife having died, leaving him three
II children; and now comes the loss
| his buildings, provisions, furniture
other household goods. He is enti-
to the sympathy and aid of the
lie.
BARTON.
he village school is to commence
borrow.
here are large number of teamsters
lumbermen in this vicinity that are
iOusly waiting for shedding.
Be- sure and read the advertisement of
Chase's Recipes in another column
bis paper.
Yarn dark and disagreeble weather,
leighing and bad wheeling. A re-
4 is offered for a pleasant sun-shiney
umner Warner has snapped farms
]. G Gray of Sheffield. and gets
700 boot money. Gray takes posses.
January L.
F. Badger recently slaughtered q
een months old hog that weighed 595
nds. This hog was fattened on milk
four bushels of meal.
;. J. Ufford says his books must be
bed, and that those who are owing
will save cost by paying up. This
ms just what it says without regard
ge or sex.
Clark Allen recently killed a cal
dressed 400 pounds. Clark slaugh
over hundred turkeys this season
can boast over the best piece of corr
ed on Barton river.
Union Thanksgiving services wer,
in the COngregatiOnalist church OF
prsday. Mr.. Phelps preached yer,
ructive and interesting discOurs
able for the occasion.
osT.-On Sunday, Dec. /, between
Congregational church and the cor
near F. X. PowePs house, a gol
jewel. Whoever will return tn
e to this Office will be suitably re
He'd.
Alilton Heath and Morillo Trac
he'd California in safety, and ar
b pleased with the country. The
y gone to work on a large whea
at much better wages than the
obtain here.
The stockholders of the Barto
undry Co. are requested to meet 8
Office of W. w. Grout on Frida
ening next at l-2 o'clock for th
rpOse Of perfecting the organization
d company, ascertaining the asse
d liabilities, and doing any other Blu
sss thought best when met.
Per Order Several Stockholders
Read the prospectus for Harpe,
eekly. Besides being the very be
ustrated weekly in the country,
lrnal so fairly. cOnscieDtiously and