Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-12-22
ROWNINGTON.


John Miles teaches a singing school
in the Trip district.
John Marshall has taken job of AL
fred Alexander to cut off the wood and
timber on FIVE acres of land, and to clear
up the same.
An efforts is being made to reorgan-
ize the Baptist church at the Center.
Rev. Mr.. Stiles will preach there every
other Sunday in the forenoon.
COVENTRY.
Geo. w. Cole has purchased the S.
Cass farm giving his hotel property and
$4,000.
DIR. Branch will give a lecture at the
Congregational church on Tuesday even
ing Dec. 23d at z o'clock. All are iu-
vited.
There will be Christmas festival at
the M. E. church on Wednesday evening,
Dec. Oath, with tree, singing &c. An
oyster supper will be furnished at so
cents a couple or % cents each.
The Sunday School Convention was
we'll attended, there being $50 present
on Thursday. The meetings were very
pleasant and interesting, and much in
structiOn was given concerning the man
agement of Sunday Schools. --------
ORAFTSBURY.
A. S. Larabee has built him good
horse barn the present fall.
The new text books have been very
generally introduced into the public
schools. So far as tested they have
given good satisfaction.
The south village is enjoying the
benefit of an excellent singing school
conducted by the we'll known and efficient
instructor, Mr.. Asa Hartman.
The young people of the Common are
preparing to furnish the public pleas
ant entertainment at the Academy New
Years Eve. They intend to hold a
a Bazaar In which will be- included a
play, music and an oyster supper, all
for the small consideration of rs cts.
We confidently predict most enjoyable
time. The proceeds are to be used to
furnish the hall of the academy.
EAST CHARLESTON.
Mrs. Rufus Wilson has gone to Rome,
N. Y. to be treated for cancer.
M. G. Davis has bought the William
Sawyer farm near the Samuel Davis
place, paying $3.50. Cheap, the farm
is worth $1,000.
Your correspondent put it pretty
mildly, on William Sawyer, last week.
He might have stated that he went off
on the sly leaving quite large number
of debts behind him.
j. L. Sweeney has his new store fin
ished in very tasty and convenient
shape, and moved his goods into it last
week. He has just returned from market
with large stock of goods, and his
store is advantage and credit to the
place.
VEST CHARLESTON.
G. w. Hamilton raised so bushels of
wheat on one acre and fifteen rods of
ground.
Deacon G. Carpenter is again absent
for several weeks, on business for the
Emery Wheel Company.
d. Wilcox raised l13 bushels on 2 IL
acres. Wilcox also raised so bushels
of Barley on IL acre.
Mrs. Chares Warboy was thrown from
a wagon, while on her way to church
the 18th and considerably injured.
Edwin Foster has moved from Mr..
Gilbert's house. He now occupies
rooms in the house with his brother
Lemuel.
H. Campbell has bought the building
lot, adjoining his premises, from which
the store of E. H. Robinson was recent
ly removed.
There will be a festival at the Con-
gregational church Friday evening, Jan.
I'd, 1880, the proceeds to 60 towards
buying new church organ.
J. G. Oliver, Overseer, has hired Mrs.
Daggett's house for a temporary poor
house. The town hold a town meeting
the 9th, to see about building a new
house.
J. Brown of Lowell, VT, who has
been running the starch factory here,
completed his labors some time since.
He grated fourteen thousand bushels of
potatoes, and made about 60 tons Of
starch.
The young peoples reading and de.
batting club held on Friday evenings
once in two weeks in the school-house
hall, is both interesting and instructive
All our citizens who can should attend
them and thus encourage our people tc
still greater efforts for self improvement
Their next meeting will be Friday even.
ing, Dec. 26.
DERBY.
Hurry upl Santa Claus.