Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-17
SOUTH BARTON.

has since been learned that he is not
guilty.
SOUTH BARTON.
The lumbermen are making prepare
tions to do large winters work.
C. G. Drown recently bought the
Quint farm, but has sold it to Stephen
Switzer.
A. r. Cowles has started a singing
school and has forty scholars. The pros
poets are favorable for an excellent
school.
H. f. Pillsbury has purchased the
timber on lot of land belonging to G.
H. Frost and will put the saw timber
into the o. & G. steam mill, and cord
wood on to the railroad.
The large stock of timber put in at
the CRYSTAL Lake steam mill has all been
cut, and amounts to 100000 feet.
The wood sawn and loaded is 5000
cords. The mill run without accident
or breakage from March IL, till October
IL, and averaged 5000 feet of lumber
per day, at the same time cutting very
large amount of wood.
L. G. Grandy is making preparations
for getting in as large or larger stock
the coming winter. His choppers are
in the woods. G. E. runs the mill
Daniel Skinner is clerk G. w. Cadt
yard boss; Geo. Bush has charge of load
ing the lumber and Capt Eben Gram
will boss the team department. G. E
Grandy, who is quite an inventive genius
has got up machine which is used il
the mill to split block wood, that hap
PLY solves very knotty question. HI
has also invented a chain link, which il
intended to take the place of broker
links it is very easily adjusted ant
promises to be great convenience t.
those working away from blacksmith
BROWNINGTON.
Mrs. Carrie Barker is very low will
consumption.
Mrs. Nelson Fuller is doing dress
making at Evansville.
Miss Maud Cole of Charleston, vii
teach the winter school in Dis. No. 4.
M. A. Foss was kicked by a hors
last Wednesday and his leg was broke
below the knee. DR.. R. B. Skinner Q
Barton set the bone.
Rev. Horace Stiles will hold month
ly meeting at the Union church at tn
Center next Saturday, p. IN, and wi
preach there the following Sunday.
COVENTRY.
The measles have made their appear
ance and many are sick.
Luke Livingston has purchased OH;
Boynton's farm aud stock. Who wi
make the butter?
All who wish to get new books
exchange for old ones should be abo,
it, as the day of grace is but sho
! one. Thrasher & Williams have them
Miss Corse closed her school on IL
18th. Much progress has been made
all the branches, and as clean a regist
as can be found in a school of 81 scho
ars, only s tardy marks on the page.
The hunters in this vicinity recent
had matched squirrel hunt, and tn,
brought in a large amount of sms
game. The side commanded by Villa
Hearmon scored 500 points, the best, al
enjoyed the oysters at the expense of t
vanquished.
, GLOVER.
A child of Royal Morse was run ov
c the other day and considerably injured
Please return the hat taken by m
t take last Wednesday eve at the sociab
r to N. B. Davis and oblige.
Il The entertainment, last Wednesd
eve, provided by Johnnie Prindle "
o good and highly appreciated by tho
d present.
. The Ladies' Vestry Society meets
the vestry of the north church nc
a Friday, afternoon and evening. All
g invited.
~ The fall term of Orleans Liberal
stitute closed last Tuesday with an
"a animation. Mr.. Babcock has b.
ii secured for the winter term.
Ie A. P. Bean bought 1000 turkeys
III stead of 900 as was reported last wee
They were driven all the way to Wa
a, iDgton, Vt. 1t is said that they dr.
ne as we'll as cattle.
Ks WEST CLOVER.
IN Sidney Skinner has moved into N
P Hiram Martins house.
We are to have a course of lectu
s. here the coming winter.
~ School is being taught in district
y 6. by Miss. Ida Jones of Barton.
to r. T. White has the foundation
for large barn which he will bl
next season. N. M. Lewis has the
- getting his lumber and shingle.
GREENSBORO.
- H. H. Davis is going to move
Potion, P. @.