Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-22

be of interest to your readers. Large |
barns, well-6lled. greet the eye in all |
directions. A. j. Sanborn, who recently
left high school teaching. is succeeding
we'll at farming, and has very pleasant
situation and productive farm just down
the lake. His large new barn is filled
Mr.. S. has recently been suffering with
bad abscess on his leg. Those who
have little faith in Vermont farming
should visit the Robinson farm carried
on by B. Page. who is an excellent farm
er. Such crops as were grown on this
place, are rarely seen in any section
J. G. Hunt, also, causes dame nature to
smile on his efforts. He milks "a COWS,
many of them grade Jerseys, which he
considers best for milk. His method of
cooling and setting milk is novel and
effective. He uses two large pans for
each milking. Into one of these the
milk is strained, and the other, contain
ing ice and cold water, is suspended
just over the milk, far enough away to
allow an air space, which is cooled by
the cold water in the upper pan. This
kind of setting is very successful. Mr..
Hunts butter is A /. James Max6eld
harvests large crops and milks 35 cows.
He is building new house on one of
his farms, and is driving business gen.
orally, as is his custom.
NEWPORT CENTER.
Hops scarce, and hop pickers plenty.
Nettie Jones teaches the winter scnov.
in the Flint district.
Butter is selling at Is cents per
pound and potatoes 80 cents per bushel.
Some two and half inches of water
fell during the heavy rain last Saturday
and Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Drown has moved to No
Troy, but will continue to preach il
district No. IL.
E. III. Williams, our old neighbor, ii
here from R. I. visiting friends and
buying butter.
We understand that the grand jury
did not find bills against Mitchell La
Mere and George Grigwire.
Mr.. LaBounty of Salem has hired thu
old Bulls residence of r. D. Scott anc
has moved on with his family.
Josiah Crawford Jr. had his heat
badly hurt by falling limb while chop
ping in the woods one day last week.
It read in the MONITOR of last weel
that Rev. Mr.. Connal will preach at tn
Baptist church, &c. 1t ought to hav
read. Rev. Mr.. Cowell.
Mrs. Smith, the lady preacher, ha
been on the sick list for several weeks
but is now recovering and will 500
return to her home in N. Y.
Burrell Lane is clapboading his house
Energy and perseverance are his mani
fest traits. In three years he has cleare
nearly thirty acres of land. He wi
have fine farm one of these days.
We notice by the jamestown IN. Y.
Daily Journal that our old townsmar
James g. Smith, is at the head of a
establishment known as the North Amel
lean Photo-copying Company. The sam
journal says that Mr.. Smith has bui
up trade which now averages aboy
81, 900 per week. 1t will be remembers
that Mr.. Smith is the only son of ii
late Rev. James Smith who was highl
respected as a citizen, mel hbor an
friend, during the many years he reside
in our midst.
No more need to wait for Father Tin
to loosen those stumps in your meadow
The modern stump puller places tn
functionary entirely in the shade. Pc
!, kins Green can show you fields fitted f
the moving machine, that a few yea
ago were we'll covered with these reli
of the forest. The same machine is use
, to hoist out the bowlder. Mr.. Gre,
, has recently built stable and h'
, house that combine many convenience
| His place presents many evidences
thrift and good management.
SOUTH TROY.
Whooping- cough prevails.
r Clarence Terrill is in town visitil
/ friends.
Alice Aiken intends to spend t
winter in Boston,.
Horace Martin has moved into b
new house.
Mrs. J. N. Conner~has returned fro
her visit to Plattsburgh.
I Potatoes are turning out very we