Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-03-11

the skull. The origin OF the tre is
mystery, as it broke out in an unoccu-
pied portion of the house. where there
was no visible means for the starting of
fire. 1t is thought By some that tramps
set the fire.
BRO WNINGTON.
D. Currier has bought the J. Robbins
place at the Center, for $3.50. Too cheap.
Willie Thrasher goes back to his old
place in the Boston clothing store at
Newport.
Charlie, son of S. c. Blake, cut off
two fingers, one day last week, while
cutting straw with straw-cutter.
Some of our high lands are as bare of
snow as in June, and it now looks as
though planting and sowing might be
done very early.
BERTHE, son of Hosea Wheeler, died,
last Thursday. The deceased was boy
of excellent promise and loved by all
who knew him. The sorrowlng family
have the sympathy of all their friends.
CRAF7,SBURY.
By accident in regard to the distribu-
ton of the printed ballots, no votes were
cast for County Commissioner.
Amasa Scott has 5-year-old COW
from which he recently made IA pounds
of butter in six days.
The oldest inhabitants do not remem-
Der warmer winter for fifty years. Just
fifty years ago there was similar win
ter. All the sugar was made in March,
and grain was sowed the lst of April.
Rev. J. Boardman will deliver lee
ture before the Reform Club at the town
house, Tuesday evening, March II. We
trust the friends of Temperance will
turn out, that the house may be we'll
filed.
Edwin Stratton, during the past year,
slaughtered l59 head of cattle, so hogs,
rs calves and 62 sheep, and sold all the
meat from his cart. He also fattened
and sent to market 500 turkeys. He
must have had a very busy year of it.
COVENTRY.
At the J. G. Bartlett auction, on
Thursday last, COWS sold for from 20 to
SO dollars, and hay from 6 to 10 dollars
per ton.
In the primary department of school
district No. 4, winter term, there were
AZ enrolled scholars the average at
tendance was SO. The scholars who had
neither absent or tardy marks were
Hattie Allen. Minnie and Myrtle Col
Inns, Myra Douglass, Mabel Edmonds
Josie Enos, Zelda Kimball, Belle Llv
Ingstone, Julia Newton, Tina Tice, Hat
tie Wheelock, Myrtle Mellon, Evering
ton Corrow, George Newton, Wallace
Shippee, Homer Wheelock. There were
only 46 instances of hardness during
the term.
VEST DERBY.
VIM. Mason has sold his place at W
Derby to Joshua Norris, for the sum O
$1,000. 4
A little Williams child. living will
Mr.. Carter, recently fell and broke it
arm.
A Reform Club has been organized il
the Kittredge district, and interesting
meetings are held every two weeks.
S. w. Parker is making preparation
for building on the site of the house for
merly owned by G. J. Kelly, which wa
burned few years since.
There is much sickness in this viclni
ty, with colds and fevers and an cpl
demic, which takes the form of infam
nation of the eyes, attended with fever
Silas Lawrence, formerly citizen o.
this place, but now living in Magnolia
Iowa, has been home on visit b.
started home, last Monday, taking witt
him Harry Norris.
CLOVER.
Beedle's troupe Of Swiss bell ringer
will give an entertainment at Tow
Hall, Friday eve of this week.
The Matt Mcclure farm has been sold
the past week, by Joseph Owen of Bal
ton, to a Mr.. Newton for $1,000.
Almon Sargent. while wrestling wit
brother few days since, received
serious injury to the chest, which cause
hemorhage of the lungs.
Four of the boys attending school i
District No. z, in this town, on the al
ternoon of March LIST, forcibly ejecte
their teacher, W. D. Buchanan fror
the school house; they were arreste
and brought before Judge Cook. who
after a hearing, fined each boy $50 an
cost, which amounted to over $50.
VEST GLOVER.
James Dilley has sold his farm t
Mr.. Shield of the east part of the towr
The very profitable term of singin
school held here, under the direction {
5. ?. Pinney, will close Wednesday eve
March 20.
There will be Sociable at Mr.,
Henry Vance's. Thursday eve and on