Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-07-07
SOUTH BARTOM.

lived in this place many years and leaves
many friends and relatives to mourn her
Heath.
COVENT,R
Crops are looking we'll in this vicinity.
Henry HanfOrd has set up shop of
his own in the south end of the black.
smith shop, where he will do job work
and joiner work.
The Fourth passed very quietly. The
boys had their usual hurrah in the early
and later in the day the Sum-
day school children met in grove and
spent several hours very pleasantly.
Capt. Thomas show drew good au-
dience for three successive evenings.
Some were so dumbfounded by his re-
markablc tricks that they almost believe
him to be possessed of a devil. The
Mississippi Colored singers, did not re-
ceive an audience sufficient to cause
them to open the doors at all. We have
had enough of shows and concerts for
the present.
Our new tanner is doing large bust
ness. He puts veal skins through the
process of tanning in SO days, and has
tanned $4,000 worth of hides since
last Oct. The tannery caught fire on
tho ruff Uue Gay rUU0utly, but the fire
was discovered and put out before any
damage was done. Mr.. Trudeau, man
quite advanced in years, did a brave
thing in putting it out. A ladder was
put up beside the building, not quite
long enough to reach the caves, but Mr..
Trudeau took small pail of water, put
the bail in his mouth, drew himself up
in some way on to the roof. and climbed
up over the shingles to the fire and put
it out.
VEST CHARLESTON.
Deacon Samuel Worthen. an old resi-
dent and an esteemed citizen. had a
shock of paralysis on Friday last. from
which he cannot recover.
DERBY.
A. J. Allbee is building new barn
which will be completed before haying.
Mr.. Fred Reach and wife, of New
York, are in town visiting their friends.
Mr.. Joseph Kingsbury of Atlanta,
Georgia, is In town for short time Wis
iting his friends.
Cassius Gallup has gone to the west
part of the state selling Manure Spread
ers" for Kemp g. Burpee.
Carpenter g. Adams have nearly COM
pleted their large barn, which is a great
addition to the value of their farms.
Potato bugs are very plenty and cheap
in our vicinity, and the prospect is that
Paris green will be in good demand.
Mr.. William Burpee of the firm of
Kemp & Burpec, is in the State of New
York arranging for the sale of his Ma
nure Spreaders.
The work has commenced in earnest
on the sidewalks, and we are to have
new walks throughout our village, which
have been much needed.
1t is reported that couple of men
who took ladies to the hotel on the
Fourth, were mean enough to slip of
without paying their bills. They live
up Clyde River.
The Fourth of July celebration came
off here as advertised. The boys were
out at an early hour and sleep was moi
to be thought of for the remainder o.
the night. Bells were rung and guns
fired. At IL o'clock the procession o
Antiques and Horribles came out, headed
by the Stanstead Band, and paradet
the streets. In the afternoon speeche
we're made by Revs. W. j. Johnson ant
j. Frazer, DR.. E. w. Clark and DR.
Cowles of Stanstead and others, inter
sperced with fine music by the band
At o'clock the band gave street con
cert, and in the evening there was
brilliant display of fireworks. 1t wa
a very orderly company for one so large
1t is estimated by the best authorize
that there were from two to three thou
sand present to witness the fire work
in the evening.
GLOVER.
Martin Abbott has rented his shop I
a good practical mechanic from Cabot.
A. G. Anterior and Chester PHILLIP
have recently purchased the Joseph Ia
place.
The next meeting of the Ladies Al
Society will take place at the vestry
North church, this week Thursday afte
, noon. All are invited.
. Chester w. Clark son of A. F. Clal
formerly of this town is now in TOW
! visiting his relatives and friends. NJ
, Clark is now practicing law i'll Boston.
4 There was nothing but personal pro
t erty sold at the Norton auction, on t
: Lynds place last Thursday. The fal
: remains unsold. 1t will be sold at
: bargain to some one.
Sumner BlOdgett met with quite
: accident last Saturday evening, viii
Il resulted in smashing up his wagon a.