Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-01

Webster committee, G.. H. Blake, Geo.
W. Jenness, Guy E. Rowell; treasurer.
E. F. Dutton collector, G.. w. Jenness
auditors, H. K. Dewey, J. P. Baldwin
and B. M. R. Nelson.
BARTON LANDING.
News is scarce. No fires, accidents,
or other important matters to announce.
An effort to change postmasters at
this place has proved unsuccessful.
The potato business at this point is
rather dull, owing to bad roads, low pri-
ces and scarcity of silver.
Miles & Harrington take possession
of the bakery, to-day. Harrington is
reported to have thorough understand
ing of the bakers business, and we wish
him success in the enterprise.
SOUTH BARTON.
M. f. Blake and wife are expected
home from California the first of May.
II. F. Pillsbury has made excellent
use of the late snow fall, and has sue
ceeded in getting about 600 logs out of
the woods, which were skidded before
the snow disappeared.
BROWNLNGTON.
H. Bradley will build new barn
this spring.
Sol. Robinson has bought the E. Miles
place at the Center for 5000.
The sugar makers average about
l-2 pounds to the tree: Sugar parties
are frequent.
Henry Bassett has sold his farm to
F. w. Alexander, for $4,000, and has
purchased the l. D. Stevens farm, fol-
| $4,000.
The Philbric boy who threw the fur.
niture out of his parents house into the
highway was brought before the officer:
of the law, and made to pay SIS for thu
privilege of making fool of himself
At the annual school meeting in dis
trict No. s. the following officers wer
elected clerk. Harris Alexander tres
urer, E. Foster; committee, Harris AL
exander, Tisdale Eddy, o. Marsh col
lector, W. B. Guild
AT the annual school meeting in tn,
village district, it was voted to raise q
cents on dollar of the grand list to de
fray the expenses of the school tn
coming year. The following officer
were chosen: Clerk and treasurer
S. r. Jenkins committee, HI. G. Bruce
collector 1. G. Smith. The district
out of debt.
COVENTRY.
Three members of the family of A
M. Story died last week and were burie
on Saturday. These were Mrs. Story,
daughter l6 years of age, and an infar
r son, 10 months old
A previous item mentioned the deaf
of the aged Englishman, Mr.. Putne,
= but the following communication WI
nevertheless be interesting an
/
Putney was born in Lancaster, Englan,
!. in 1889. In 1913 he enlisted in IL
:. British service, and although his reg
D ment was not at Waterloo, he fought
J. several important engagements, and WI
n severely wounded. In 1926 he marri,
e the wife that survives him, and who
e the mother of his sixteen children, ele
en- of whom are now living. His gran
h children and great grandchildren a
l. very numerous. Mr.. Putney was
y member of the Freewill Baptist chur
n for many years and lived an exempla
e, Christian life. Welaid the body benea
ID the dust. trusting that his spirit return
D. to that blessed abode where the righteo
ID wear brighter laurels than earth or cou
ut try can give. A. H. WEBB"
EAST CHARLESTON.
l. Mr.. NJ. R. Davis, notwithstandi
r. his loss by fire last week, has conclud
is to stay here a while longer, and b
t bought of Mrs. H. w. Kathan.
IN house in this village for which he pa
le 1926. He also sells the lot on viii
" his house burned, to NJ. q. Davis
is 5000.
ne The sugar season has been very
IL vorable thus far, farmers in this vicin
Ill having made from one to one and b
e lbs. to tree at this time, and of
he excellent quality.
A little son of Robert Marshal nea
is four years old. while at play in
n woods had two fingers cut off by lit
to sister while getting gum from
he Leon Laucier also had his thumb
raj verely injured while at work in
20 shingle mill with his brother.