Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-02-10

Schools close IN lis. NO. on RI
day. Parents should visit the schools
and see what progress has been made
through the term.
The new hotel with the ell is on its
site, and the rubbish is all cleared away.
The change is great improvement for
the village, and Mr.. Brown deserves
credit for his enterprise and courage in
undertaking and completing SO big a
job.
The farmers meeting which is to be
held here tomorrow, Tuesday, will be
we'll worth the attendance of all, Col.
Mead and other interesting speakers
will participate. Mr.. Mead made many
friends while here last fall at the Grange
fair Meetings afternoon and evening.
SOUTH BARTON
A pair of three year old steers were
stolen from the barn of Oliver 7. Will
lard last Friday night. Somebody went
into the barn, assorted the steers and
took the likeliest pair and drove them
away. By chance the thief was not dis
covered until late in the forenoon of
Saturday, and, though diligent search
was made during the day. no track or
trace of them can be found. One of them
was red, the other speckled. Mr.. Will
lard will pay handsome reward for
any information that will lead to the
recovery of the steers or the capture of
the thief.
BRO WNINGTON.
H. Beed who has been sick for the
last ten weeks, is just getting so as to
ride out.
E. Colburn draws the boss loads of
timber. With one horse he frequently
hauls 600 feet.
One of our school masters recently
pronounced the word Hugh" hug. He
had probably been out the night before,
and had his mind on something sweet,
instead of on Hugh.
W. Dutton recently bought five pounds
of soda, which he left on his sled while
he called at his fathers. One of the
COWS interviewed the sled and ate the
soda, slick and clean, without suffering
severe injury therefrom.
And now the schoolmaster, probably
the one whose pronunciation was men,
toned last week, thinks that the school
marin, who corrected him, ought to be
corrected on her pronunciation of "goga-
phries, 'siminaries;" and on her gram
mar, when she says, ''it's awful hot
"set up in the corner" sit amt right. "
Now let this suffice. EDITOR.
COV ENIRI.
Rev. Mr.. Thomas of West Glover
gave good lecture on Friday evening.
The Amateur Dramatic Club give an
entertainment at the Town Hall on Fri
day evening. at which time they will
play "Old Honesty" and the farce,
"Smashington Colt"
ORAFTSBURY.
Judge Douglass is recovering.
A. E. Daniels and A. Bailey have
manufactured over 1000 pounds of ce.
dar oil the past year.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Skinner have de-
cided to make California their home
much to the regret of their Craftsbury
friends. They will leave for San Fran
cisco in three or four weeks.
There was spelling match held al
the town ball on the eve of Feb. 9th
Miss Amanda Dawson spelled down OF
first trial, and William Morse the second
A large number were present.
The lecture delivered by Hon. H. H
Powers on the eve of Jan. 9th was very
interesting. Mr.. Powers is very able
and impressive speaker, and told great
deal of truth in regard to government
matters.
The reform club held meeting OF
Wednesday eve, Feb. 9Th. The entertain
ment consisted of songs, recitations ant
tableaux. There seems to be good inter
est manifested. The next meeting will
be held on Saturday eve, the 18th.
There is a great deal of excitemen
In the southwest part of the town owe
the lightning rod swindle. One part,
has been sued on his note, and is sum
moned to appear in Poultney, Rutlan'
county to attend court; Other partie
about North Wolcott have paid fror
100 to l15 dollars. Five men in on
neighborhood are in for over $500
These parties took the Lamoille count
papers which did not post them in tn
swindle.
The following from Rev. J. G. Taylc
will explain itself: ITO my youn
friends (over thirty in number) who SUI
prised me at the parsonage, Jan. 80,
desire to express my hearty thanks. bot
for their kind visit. and for the substar
tial articles left for the household. III
pleasant intercourse and general goo
will brighten up our home very mucl
A feeling of sadness, however, stole
upon us, as l looked at my little ont