Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-02-04

ment of committees and transaction of
business. Afternoon Re-
port of County Commissioner Address
by L. L. Durant, ESQ.,, of Montpelier
election of officers and nomination of
candidate for County Commissioner
Resolutions with discussion thereof.
Clergymen are requested to give notice
of the meeting from their pulpits, and
everybody is invited to attend. A meet.
ing of far more than usual interest is
anticipated. Let all the friends of the
cause, without distinction of name or
order, come out and help make the meet
ing one of profit to all.
PER ORDER OF Con-.
NEWPORT CENTER.
The series of religious meetings which
has been held at the Hoyt school house
during the last two weeks, has been very
successful.
Charles Drown has sold his farm back
to his brother Hiram for $1,000. Hiram
takes immediate possession and Charles
moves back to his old village residence.
Chester Allen went off visiting,
Sunday before last, and when he re-
turned towards night, he found himself
minus wife; she had moved off bag
and baggage on a hand sled.
NORTH TROY.
The building of a new bridge across
the river near the residence of D. L..
johnson has been let to S. w. Brown
for $500.
Robins and crows were seen in this
vicinity recently. And somebody has
hunted up a birds nest with young
birdlings. This is remarkable locality.
Rev. G. S. Butler received $50 from
a donation visit. last week.. w. Cur
rier and wife gave 500 at the donation
lately held for the benefit of Rev. Geo.
Parker.
We are indebted to G. M. Bally, the
district clerk, for the following abstract
Of the school census: Whole No. of fam
lilies 81; No. having children under 20
years of age, So No. of children under
years of age, %; between and 10,
Sc; between 10 and Is, 80; between
Is and 20. So; under 20 years of age
III. There has been births and
Decentralization.
SOUTH TROY.
None of our citizens felt inclined te
invest $500 in Prof. Williams horse
instruction.
Last Thursday morning the residence
of Mrs Charlotte Chaffee came near be-
ing destroyed by fire. About three O'Clock
in the morning, DIR. Emery. who rooms
in the building, found his room on fire
and gave the alarm in time to have the
flames extinguished. The fire was caused
by fire falling from the chimney and ig
hitting some boards which had been usec
to board up an old fire place. (The vii
lage school has been put into two de
partments. Miss Nellie Aiken teaching
the primary }
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Hay is worth S12 ton, at the barn
in Sheffield.
The West Burke dramatic club ar
preparing a new play.
The Passumpsic R. R. Co. has de
clared dividend of $22 share.
A hearse costing $500 has been pur
chased for the town of Burke, by D
Trull, agent.
| The Sheffield oranges visited H T
King few nights since, and returne
singing "How sweet to be granger"
At a recent meeting of the P. & c
r. r. Co., measures were taken towar
providing means to pay its small debts
due help and other parties along th
road.
H. E. Fletcher has sold the J. H. Sill
by mill property to J. F. Ruggles I
West Burke,-iDcluding large hous
and ell and barn and nice saw mi
for $4,000. Five years ago Silsby W;
offered $4,000, for the same.
, The committee appointed to examil
into the condition of the Merchants N
D tional bank, St. Johnsbury, find eve
5 thing as reported by the bank official
and think the bank cannot lose abo
/ $4,000 on all its paper reported to
t bad. The surplus is over $4,000.
g The State Board of Agriculture wi
f hold meeting at East Hardwick,
Thursday afternoon and evening, al
Friday all day and eyening,-Feb. z al
a s. The ?. & o. give return checks
: all who pay full fare to the meetin
All farmers should avail themselves
# of the opportunity Of getting the ext
), rience of some of the best farmers
st the state, at SO cheap rate. Program
Thursday acknowledging addrt
|. Henry Blake of Hardwick. Fertilizer
ic Preservation and application, J. R. H
d erson, Peacham. More about fertilize
It o. Paul, Pomfret Thursday evening
d Why are our farms mortgaged? G.
Drew. North Danyllle. Sermons