Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-02-11

The Thespians announce that their
new plays are nearly ready, and will
be put on to the stage Dext week.
C. S. Colley and William Rollins
brought in fourteen cartridges and two
rabbits last Thursday, as the result of
Que days sport.
There will be donation visit at the
Vestry of the M. f. Church, Thursday
evening, for the benefit of Rev. A. H.
Webb. A good supper will be provided.
Thefts have occurred about the vii
lage, of late, and parties have acknowl-
edged their guilt. Stealing has not be-
come profitable or popular, and you bet
ter quit it.
Business is lively about the depot.
From Jan. 16 to Feb. 9, "a cars of lum-
Der, 20 cars of potatoes, 2 of hay, of
cattle, 1855 pounds of butter and
large amount of miscellaneous freight
we're sent from this station. During
last week about 5000 bushels of pota-
toes were sent away.
There are living with Mr.. J. B. Spen-
Ger two sisters, Mrs. Brock and Mrs.
Knox, aged respectively 80 and So years.
They are now receiving visit from a
brother. Mr.. Halves, from Scion, Maine.
aged 70 years. who has not seen his
sisters since he was 6 years Of age.
Another brother from Boston is expected
soon who is 86 years of age. When the
boys and girls all get together they ex-
pect merry time.
SOUTH BARTON.
A. o. Blake is doing good business
in his grist mill.
Snow is not deep enough for the pur
poses of the lumbermen.
H. F. Pillsbury, of the o. & G. Steam
Mill, has orders for about 100000 feet
of lumber.
B. G. Berry of this place, has got a
position in the telegraph office at Lyn-
donville, as night operator.
We regret to hear that the firm of
Gay & circuit of St Johnsbury, are COM
PEELED to suspend payment. Mr.. 0. w.
circuit of this place, bought into the
firm some three year since, and we un-
derstand suffers considerable loss, from
the failure. Mr.. Gay, of Meriden, Conn.,,
the partner, became involved, and the
firm was compelled to 60 under.
The following are the names of the
scholars having no absent marks during
the winter term, in district No. 9,
taught by Miss Lila E. Streeter Of
Lyndon Lula Folsom, Carrie Folsom,
Lottie Folsom, Josie Stanley, Nellie
CAVITY, Mabel Folsom, Minnie Tunney,
All Gray, Owen Gray, George CAVITY,
Chancey Drown, BERTHE Stanley, Freddie
Wheeler, Ora Willard. Absent one day,
Mary Drown, Maggie Stott, Dana Fol
som, Amos Drown.
BROWNINGTON.
The new Gallup mill Is nearly com
pleted. The shinglemill and box-factory
are in operation and the board machine
will be started in few days. Mr.
Gallup has good pluck or he would have
given it up long ago. This is the thirC
third mill built on this site within thu
last eight years.
Carlos Drown, deaf mute, living il
the east part of this town, entered thu
house of Hugh Alexander of Evansville
in the absence of the family on FRIDAY
: last, and stole watch and chain. Mr.
Alexander got out a warrant, arrested
Drown and found the stolen articles OF
his person. The thief Drown wa
brought before Justice L. A. Wyman
and bound up for the county court. No
being able to procure bail was taken t.
Irasburgh Jail.
COVENTRY.
, Tower has an auction, Saturday night
The Ladies' Aid Society meets a
Mrs. R. Berry's, Tuesday, Feb. IL.
The water in the river is getting s
q low as to cause some inconvenience a
, the mills.
| We have new mail-carrier, Mr.. Gee
t Mellon, who will conduct his bushes
e with neatness and dispatch"
q P. B. Hancock sells large amour
of furniture, crockery, stoves, wagons
: harnesses, etc., next Wednesday. Th
o property will be sold, and you can Blu
: cheap if you are there.
!. WEST CHARLESTON.
q Lyman Morse has moved into th
n Owen Robinson house.
n 1t is understood that Horace Ruit.
IS has bought farm in Derby and wi
r move on to it soon.
o. F. Alton has sold his mill to D
5, ]. A. Bowker for S1,10O. Mr.. Alltc
), has hired the Page mill and will man
d facture single there.
Fuller & Morse have moved their m
chinery for manufacturing whetston
into the mill recently purchased by Z
Bowker, and will manufacture sto