Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-08-18

versal sympathy for the bereaved parents.
1t is confidently expected that the body.
will be recovered before many days.
BROWNINGTON.
J. G. Bartlett is repairing his saw
mill, to have it ready for winters
work.
Mr.. Human of Derby is buying hops
in this town and paying s to IL cents
School commences at the village Sept.
10Th, under the charge of Miss E. G..
Foss of Newport Centre. She has
good reputation as teacher.
Several persons from this town went
to Magog last week, to search for the
body of the little Austin boy, who was
drowned in the lake on Wednesday.
COVENTRY.
The Sunday School of the Congrega-
tional church, and friends will take
ride on Memphremagog, next week Tues
day. A general good time expected and
all invited.
Charles Brooks, having earned a good
reputation as a sawyer. has had good
offer to 90 to Colorado to run saw
there and will start Immediately. All
wish him success.
CRAFTSBURY.
The Lost Nation wheat sown in this
town, promises to yield beautifully.
Geo. Marsh of Chicago is in town
visiting relatives, also Mrs. Camp Of
Barre.
The Congregational church in this
town receives the Jacob Loomis residence
for parsonage, by will of Mr.. LOOMS.
EAST CHARLESTON.
DR.. A. f. Erwin, much to the regret
of his friends in this vicinity, has de-
cided to 60 to Swanton, Vt.
M. M. Melvin was recently quite
badly injured in the foot, by being tip
ped off load of hay.
Tho. Dolloff and Elijah Wilson re-
Gently found two swarms of wild bees,
from which they got quite an amount
of honey.
Ambrose Badger, gentleman nearly
81 years of age, who lives in this town,
carries on his farm alone, and the pres.
ent hay season cut 10 acres of grass
without any help. He is hearty and
hale, and probably does as many days
work in year as any man in town.
CLOVER.
Hugh Carr. Jr.. has sold his farm tc
David Cameron.
Oscar Phillips lies in critical condi
ton, with the heart disease.
Mrs. L. F. Parker, being about t.
close business in this town, requests al
those having unsettled accounts will
her, to call and settle previous to Sept
18th.
The neighbours of Mr.. Teller, who re
Gently lost his barn by fire, are gener
ously aiding him in the erection of an
other barn, which is to be ready for hi
grain in few days.
Mr.. Brown of Brooklyn. N. Y, deliv
cred an interesting lecture in this place
last week, upon the necessity of return
ing at once to the use of soft money
He is master of his subject. but much O
what he said has another side to it.
The ice cream festival of the Ladies
Mite Society. which came off Frida
evening last, was grand success. Th
exercises we're good and passed wit
credit to the performers. The hall wa
filled and about 500 put in the treasur
of the society.
. Robert Mcdowell laid 4,75O commo
sawed single on barn for H. Frost i
less than twelve hours, one day recent,
He carried all the single and built a
E the necessary stagings. If there is
3 carpenter in the county who has a r,
record of better days work, we shout
q like to hear from him.
, GREENSBORO.
. j. A. Goss is going on to the roa
selling emery wheels for the Charlste
. Co.
$ We learn that parties are negotiatir
t for the grist mill, and we shall probab
d have 1t opened for the fall grinding.
J We are glad to learn that Martin b
concluded to build house this seaso
: as we are in need of more tenements.
Since the old blacksmith shop b
;. been new dressed it is quite an orname
!, to the village, compared to the old u
slightly ruin.
% There has been an unusual number
O visitors to this town this season, and
% good hotel is needed to make it one
o the first class summer resorts. w.
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