Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-02-25
Local News.
Albany.

\. Charles Rich has sold his farm to
son ID. Comstock.
be Ladies' Aid society, connected
the Congregational church give a
and supper at the meeting house
Wednesday evening, and music,
5 &C., will be introduced to make
occasion enjoyable.
BARTON.
he Ellis Bros. have new goods and
ad., which read.
r. Mack, the Hardwick monument
grave stone manufacturer, has
announcement in this paper.
lead the big advertisement of J.
sidy. James is doing a good bust
and is willing to let folks know it.
geography class will be formed next
Esday evening. The first lesson will
rom page Z to page II in the Beers
As.
he Catholics have an oyster supper
school House Hall, tomorrow, tues
} evening. Supper only so cents
couple. All are invited.
The auditors for the town of Barton
meet at the office of W. W. Grout,
day. March lst. to adjust such claims
may legally come before them.
The several district clerks in town are
uested to return the school registers
the town superintendent this meek,
they contain information needed fol
report to the town.
The select men will meet the highway
-veyors of the town for settlement
1t Thursday and Friday at F. w
ldwin's office. The surveyors are
uested to be present.
Frank Powell having returned from
ston with new lot of goods, viii
nmence his auction sales again Tues
y afternoon, March 5, and continue
same through the week. See ad.
The Stanstead Journal learns tina
r. Nathan Barker, who with his wifi
ID Mr.. Tanner recently visited -thi
unity on a concert tour, was strlckcl
ith the paralysis at Island Pond som
lys ago.
There is considerable complaint il
gard to low water in streams, spring
I'D wells. Since the fall rains, yer
tile snow or rain has fallen and ther
hs been no supply from the surface {
e ground, to keep up supply of va
i.
Very heavy storms occasioning gre;
eshets in Canada, southern New Ems
Ind and New York, occurred last weel
very heavy gale was experienced alon
pc coast aud many vessels were wrecked
Fe have again escaped the storm
is vicinity.
Neighbor Hatch of the North Trc
alLddiun is mighty whist about tn
w suit with Miss Hadlock. He
Obably indignant. twenty-five cen
p being peppered. hOrse-whipped ar
ptten-egged is too cheap brother. '
ont blame you for being mad.
The CdLedonidn reports that Mike GA
II this town has been arrested at
ohnsbury as a tramp. Mike admits
hat he fred the Works barn, sol
weeks since, but some believe he ma
he admission merely that be might
Ommitted to Jail. He was spendi
is nights in barns and about the {
OF, and it is thought that he PREFER
uarters in the Jail.
No small matter has occasioned
|nuch excitement in this county as I
delivering. during the last week. of t
Beers Atlas, and the demand for s
pr each copy by the parties deliveri
BE same. In the fall of 1876, a pal
BY the name of White visited this secti
for the purpose Of making survey a
obtaining names for an atlas, viii
should give a map of all the county, I
towns and the villages, together wi
the roads, farms and names of all |
owners Of real estate. White, of cour
used a variety of means for obtain
subscribers, and succeeded in getti
several hundred in the county. Ma
Of those who subscribed were not aw
that their names were on the subscr
ton book at all, and every one den
that be ever signed a contract agree