Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-05


The high water of last week did no
very serious damage. The Willoughby
road was washed considerably, and some
stones were moved under Chambers
mill.
BUSINESS NorIoEs: G. S. Skinner has
clover and herds grass seed, and all
kinds of seed grain for sale at the grist-
MILF. w. Silsby is selling goods here
at auction. Mrs. Jacobs opens lot of
spring millinery goods this week. Chloe
Flanders has also opened line of MILL
merry goods.
The phosphate business has opened
here, and on a recent morning specimen
bags were formed in many parts of the
village. There seems to be desire on
the part of some one to have the odorifer-
Gus article so distributed that all may
get pleasant sniff of the delicious COM
pound. 1t has been deemed best to
store the article in new quarters.
BROWNINGTON.
Nelson Fuller has bought the F. A.
Gates house at Evansville, of William
Blasdell.
Homer Bradley has moved to Barton
the house vacated by him will be occu-
pied by Frank Gilillan.
Mrs. Fay has been appointed postmis-
tress for Evansville. Mr.. Bradley has
turned the Office over to Mrs. Fay.
E. L. Tracy, superintendent, had a
class of sixteen at his examination, near
ly all of whom received certificates.
VIM. Bruce has rented his farm to
George Going.-Stephen Burroughs has
moved back from Canada into his house
at the Center.
COVENTRY.
Sewing society meets with Miss Ann
Kidder, May 9th.
Joseph Enos has moved to the S. Bur-
bank farm, for the summer.
Summer schools in the village CON-
mence on the 10Th inst, Miss Williams
of Glover, and Miss Knight of Irasburgh
teachers.
Only three-fOurths pound of sugar to
the tree on the average. Hollis Thrash.
er reports IA pounds to the tree, and
this is the best yield reported.
All who want feathers in their hat:
will do we'll to visit Mrs. Thrasher's
millinery rooms. She has returned from
Boston with lots of new and pretty goods
There is much regret that Rev. o. D
Clapp who has endeared himself to thi
people, is not to return, as pastor. By
the rules of his church, he is obliged t,
go away from Newport, and if so, b,
will not be able to supply" this place.
The water has been exceedingly higl
of late, but no serious damage has beef
done. The fish have arrived and twent,
bushels of suckers were caught one da,
recently. Don't go hungry when thi
delicious fish can be obtained SO easily
VEST CHARLESTON.
The Clyde is very high now but ha
done no damage except to tear out on
of the waste gates in the grist mill dam
and to burst out ten OF fifteen feet Q
, fume at the lower dam.
/, Edwin Fort has gone to blacksmith
: ing in the shop recently occupied b
: Mosher at "Plunkett." Ed. worked fc
E. W. Parlin year or two since an
is first class workman, and we are gla
!, to see him back.
The Emery Wheel Co. talk of mo,
ing their works into the lower part
the old shop on the river. but it is NJ
fully decided as yet the upper part
the old shop is to be occupied b
. Green and Gibson for tub factory, an
> new water wheel is being put in an
!" other repairs made.
q EAST CHARLESTON.
i" R. Webster and Mr. Albee ha,
" bought about million feet of lumber,
D. the log, of H. A. Lang. which they wi
" saw out at the Lang & Stevens mill.
The water has been very high durir
" the past week, and much fear has be,
;" felt in regard to the safety of the da
~ at the outlet of Echo Pond. Those W
= are good judge of dams think there
'' no danger.
O. CRAFTSBURY.
:" Warren Childs has lost his fami
- horse.
!, Henry Udall from Iowa has been he
> visiting friends.
is 1t has been quite sickly in town /
the past few weeks. some are recoverir
lis Baxter Mason has taken the Char
ry Hoyt farm, and moved on to it with
les sister.
d. The MONITORS caution in regard
ne swindlers came not moment to so
les A couple of swindlers, who are fore
lie gratis on to those who have apple tire
Dr. are about They drive up in or
to hurry, ask permission to heat up /
he tie of grafting-wax and proceed to
ik- remarkable stories about their scic