Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-07-15


their presents, and at a seasonable hour
in the evening all took leave of the hap
by couple, wishing them much joy and
to be present to celebrate the
golden anniversary of their marriage, SO
near in the future. Con.
BARTON LANDING.
They say that G. H. Green is now do
ing the biggest business in the furniture
line ever done in this place.
Mr.. Heman Churchill met with tip
over near L. W. Simpsons, last night,
by which his wagon was badly damaged.
J. w. Fletcher, our enterprising har-
ness-maker, has bought lot near the
Congregational church, and proposes to
build shop.
Those having cattle to pasture are in
formed that Nelson Gallup of Browning
ton, has large pasture and will take
them at low prices.
G. N. Leonard picked, July Sd, %
quarts of strawberries on a patch of
ground II by Is feet. This is about
half the patch has produced this season. I
A party of four, who went to May
pond recently, returned with 1872 trout.
This about reverses the thing-l92 9TH
err fishermen have caught four, during
this season, at that place.
SOUTH BARTOM.
Mr.. A. Barber Drown who left this
section several years ago to "seek for
tune" in another State, is at present Wis
iting his friends i'll this vicinity. Him
self and wife. came in their own team
from Lynn, Mass. Mr.. Drown has beer
very successful in business and can at
ford to spend the remainder of his day.
in business retirement. Melvin Drown
son of G. G.. Drown is also at home on ;
visit of few weeks from the west. H,
is in the employ of large clothing hous'
in Des Moines, Iowa. Mr.. Drown state
that the crops in Iowa are looking wei
and that the hard times are growing les
hard in that country.
The following are the names of tn
scholars having no marks during tn
summer term in district No. 8, Soutl
Barton. taught by Miss. Lila E. Street
err: Minnie Tunney, Carrie Folsom
Mabel Folsom, Lottie Folsom, Sula Viii
lard, Lydia Gray, Freddie Wheeler
Earnest Wheeler, Elmer Barney, Ferdi
Folsom, Ora Willard, Romance Drown
Joseph Folsom, George CAVITY, Isaa
Holmes, BERTHE Abbott. Herbert circuit
absent one day, Nellie CAVITY, lyle
Pierce, Fernando Phillips, and Amo
Drown; those having no whisperin
marks, Nellie CAVITY, Lula Folsom, Cal
RE Folsom, Mary Drown, Herbert Oh
cult, Ora Willard, Amos Drown, Georg
CAVITY.
BROWNINGTON.
Some of our spryest farmers have fir
ished haying.
G. B. Mead is reported to be on tt
amend, and it is hoped he will recover
The lightning rod men have been j
this vicinity, but have done no grei
damage.
The entire set of buildings belongin
to A. Mcdonald, were burned early Fir
day morning. The hay he had in h
barn, grain, dairy tools and other thing
were burned, but his household goot
were pretty nearly removed. Loss est
mated at $4,000; insured for $500
Cause of the fire unknown.
COVENTRY.
Wilder Knights, a gentleman {
years of age, can probably show as goC
= an acre of corn as any man in town. NJ
Knights has hoed, and taken ca
of the corn, entirely alone, and do
considerable other work. He is
smart as trap.
s VEST CHARLESTON.
o Deacon Worthen lost a good hors
s recently-supposed from being chok
J, to death by rope halter.
: At the Caledonia Co. court, Glib,
: Eastman and Henry Goethe were Sc
y fenced to four years. and Fred Bean TIL
j. years in states. prison.
The lightning rod men have been
. our vicinity for about two weeks. I
. hard times does not seem to trouble
farmers who have had from $50. to $I(
dollars worth put on their buildings.
l. Buck was arrested last WednesG
y on charge of keeging vicious dog a
a had hearing before Justice Oily
He was bound up in $500 boz
10 to appear at county court and put
the sheriff's hands, who allowed him
try and get bail, but instead he M
tracks for Canada and has not b
- found yet.
70 ORAFTSBURY.
- Capt. Flowers, a sea captain from \
with his family have been stopping
" town of late.
~ Harvey Bennett has a new barn
10 the spot where his buildings were
~ Gently burned.