Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-11-24


BRO WNINGTON.
G. Tracy has been offered 50 cents a
pound for his butter and has not sold.
Mrs. McKinstry, Advent, will preach
at the Center, Nov. 80, at 10 o'clock a.
M, at the Aldrich school house in the
afternoon, and at the Center again in
the evening. She is good speaker and
draws large congregation.
ORAFTSBURY.
Rev. A. NJ. Wheeler is suffering ex-
tremely from an attack of rheumatism.
Rev. J. Boardman and family have
been wishing friends in Massachusetts,
of late.
Amasa Scott has a fve-year-old COW
that produced IA pounds of butter in
one week.
Alonzo Rollins fell from the high
beams of John Harvey's barn recently
and was severely injured, but is recover
ing.
The large barn of Melvern Udall's
was set on fire by kerosene lantern on
the evening of the 10Th, and entirely
consumed with all the hay and grain
The other buildings were saved by brave
and hard fighting.
EAST CHARLESTON.
J. S. Sweeney finished starch making
on the 10Th. He has made 40 tons Of
excellent starch.
A. R. Cowles has started a singing
school with about so scholars, and is
having good school.
The debating society has begun bust
ness for the winter, and meetings will bt
held every Tuesday night
Mary Goodwin started for Golden
Col, on the 18th INST, to join her hus
band. Wilson Buck started for Dakota
on the same day.
A son of Alec. Stewart lost the sigh
of an eye recently, from an injury re
ceived from piece of steel, which flew
from his fathers hammer while he wa
assisting in holding a wagon axle on tn
anvil.
DERBY.
Charming Hazeltine has built a ney
roof on the tannery.
DR.. E. W. Clark has purchased tn
McNab place. in this village, for 81 800
Mr.. King of Boston, has been in tow
the past week buying turkeys and othe
fowls.
Albert Smith and his new wife hav
moved into l.. Stevens house to begi
housekeeping.
There will be harvest concert at th
NJ. E. church on the Sunday eve follow
ing Thanksgiving day.
James Roberts has rented his hous
to Mr.. Robinson, and moves in with h
son-in-law, John Kelley.
Thanksgiving service will be held
the M. E. church -on Thursday,
10: 80 a. m, by Rev. E. P. Wild.
Rev. G.. H. Parker of North Tro
occupied the pulpit in the Baptist churc
last Sunday afternoon and evening.
The winter term of Derby Acaden
commences Tuesday, Dec. End. III
prospect is that there will be good a
tendance.
A horse belonging to Albert Gre,
3 received injuries from stepping on
: cObble-stone, necessitating the KILN
e of the animal.
S Stewart Magoon has bought of Eme
: Stewart the Van DeWaters place f
: $500. Also one half acre of land a
joining the farm of Charles Batcheld
Q for 5000.
The Kemp & Burpee manure spread
s is rapidly gaining great POPULAR
n among the farmers in this section. T
# most skeptical are fully persuaded of
h merits. Ditto in this vicinity, Edito
u VEST DERBY.
o. D. Harvey has opened barbe
:. shop at his house near the P. O. 1t
It the first one ever opened in the place.
IL Cole Ward, while at work in Scar
If veneer mill a few days ago, had
l. misfortune to cut off two of his fingers
N The painting on the church has be
D, suspended on account of the recent c.
y spell of weather the paint is to be
IN light slate color.
VEST GLOVER.
is The school in this village will
a taught by Warren Seaver of Craftsbu
lie 1t commences next Monday.
IT, Efforts are being made to get up
OF singing school here, with James WI
ps ney of Craftsbury, as instructor.
lis larger part of the money required is
&c ready raised.