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

and will purchase lot more the present
winter,
HOLLAND.
Henry Bates has purchased acres of
woodland of N. Elliot of Morgan.
The following teachers will teach in
town the present winter: Anna T.
Fletcher is Dis. No. 8; Miss NJ. Heath
of Derby in Dis. No. 4 i; Arminda Hall
in Dis. No. 2; Wilbur NJ. Taylor of
Morgan in No. 6; Isaiah Lombard in
No. z; Laura Bishop in No s. The
schools in the districts No. l and 2
were held in the fall.
IRASBURGH.
Lieut. Gov. Cotton has returned from
New York.
The foxes are catching the Thanks
giving turkeys.
The new house of Hon. L. H. Thomp-
son is completed.
Thanksgiving services at the NJ. E.
church at 10: 45 a. m.
Pomona Grange will meet at Barton
Landing Dec. Sd, at 10 a. m.
While G. w. Wheeler was undertake
ing to lower the old bank safe from the
upper. to the lower story, the chain gave
va,, nod tho soto f~H 80 +he -~Il--sa-,'r--
ing considerable damage. Fortunately
no one was hurt.
JAY.
w. Sargent has sold wild lot to E.
w. Noble for 500.
Levi Sweet has sold his farm to T. J.
Witherell for 5000.
Edgar NJ. Clough and family have re-
turned from New Hampshire and per-
manently located in this place.
LOWELL.
Lewis Sawyer has taken back the
farm he sold his brother Frank, some
time since.
The snow, blow and cold weather of
last week reminds us that we are still
in Vermont with rugged winter just
appearing.
Some days ago young man from
Burlington entered the barn of A. j..
Dodge during his absence, and led off a
frst-rate horse. Just as the fellow de.
parted he went into the house and left
$50 with the women folks and Jack
did not feel like arresting the chap.
During the present season A. J..
Dodge, agent, has disposed of 1000
acres of wild land in this town, all of
which has been purchased by parties
who will, or have already, settled upon
it. The land has chiefly been purchas-
ed by young men, in hundred acre lots,
who will clear it up for farming purpos-
es. We are pleased to know that some
of our young men have the courage to
stay at home, and "carve" out homes
here.
NEWPORT.
- Sleighlng for Thanksgiving is prom
ised by cloudy skies and cold weather.
Prouty & Miller are talking of run
ming the steam mill all winter, as the
call for lumber still continues.
Thanksgiving service at the Congre.
gational church, Thursday forenoon,
Rev. Austin preaching the sermon.
Navigation on the lake appears to be
closed for the season. Capt. Fogg un,
dertook to break the ice, so as to make
few more trips, but could not succeed
o. H. Harvey, the fat barber at the
Memphremagog house, has given up his
shop, and Henry Majors, who has worked
for him the past two years. will rent tn,
establishment. He is a good barbe
and merits patronage.
On recent morning, s.the early Mon
: treal train encountered a broken rail
just as it was running on to the lonI
bridge near the Prouty & Miller mill
{ and the sleeping car was thrown fror
track. Fortunately it tipped against
large pile of lumber and was prevente
e from falling off into deep water. Tn
s car was slightly damaged, but no on
was hurt, though the lumber jamme
n through window close to the conductor
1t NEWPORT CENTER.
Chester Bulls has hired the Had
?, Powers farm in district No. II, an
h taken possession.
There will be Sabbath school COZ
y cert at the Baptist church on Sur
lie day, the 7th of Dec.
t. Rev. Mr.. Cowell will preach at tt
union school house near Alexander
IN mill, at 2 o'clock p. NJ. every otht
a Sunday till further notice.
e Mr.. Norway of Franklin County, wi
has taken the job to plaster DIR. Erwin
ra new buildings, is spry and fnisht
or workman. One day last week he pla
d. tered two hundred and twenty-six yard
er The Dr's. building when finished wi
be the best in the village.
er While three-year old son of Hem
ty Cook was playing with other childr
be last Saturday, near his fathers hous