Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-19

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The meeting of the Mignonette Fami-
ly No. SO, called for May 2lst, is post
poned until further notice.
F. NJ. PERRY, d. G. P.
There is a change of time on the
Passumpsic road to-day. The accommo-
dalton north is about one hour earlier
the same train south is about three
quarters of an hour later than heretofore.
See time table above.
Rev. K. A. Burnell, the Missionary
Evangelist, who has just returned from
tour around the world, will speak at
the Congregational church Tuesday ev-
ening at 7:45. All are cordiary invited
to attend the lecture.
Ezra Martin, butcher, is out with a
bran new cart from Bickford's shop, and
proposes to eclipse George if possible in
the butchers outfit. With two such
carts and such butchers we expect to get
meat lawful" cheap this season.
J. W. Hall, who has done large
mercantile business in this town, has
learned that advertising pays his GUS
toners, as well as himself, and he again
calls attention to the fact that he has a
large invoice of new goods which he is
selling at hard pan prices.
In order to be able to offer carriages
at as low price as the paint-and.putt
wagons made in other sections are sold,
G. J. Ufford has built a lot of plain,
cheap buggies which he will sell so low
that no man need ride on a blackboard
hereafter See his advertisement.
G. F. Davis has just put up a tele-
phone, which connects his shop with his
residence. Conversation is easily car
ried on between the two places. He
runs small copper wire between the
two places. The wire is attached at
each end to the vibrating discs of the
phone.
Rev. Mr.. Cummings, pastor of the
NJ. Z. church, arrived last week and oc.
cupied his desk yesterday. Quite large
number of friends met at the parsonage
on Thursday evening to extend cordial
greeting, and to contribute something
toward supplying the pocket-book and
larder of Mr.. and Mrs. Cummings.
J. W. Howard Of Irasburgh shows US
a specimen of his bees honey which he
extracts from the comb by an artificial
process, without injury to the comb
The bees refill the comb, and not having
to make new cells for the honey do abou
double work each season. The honey
is very fine. Scion Currier has it OF
hand for sale.
Mrs. SOphronia Eaton, wife of the late
Col. Eaton, died very suddenly on the
morning of the 18th. She was in usua
health, and in better spirits the day anG
evening previous than she had beer
since the death of her husband, but
awoke in distress at midnight and died
within an hour. She is the last of the
family of three aged persons who have
died within the last three months.
The weather for the past eight day
has been remarkably beautiful and ia
vorable for growing things. The trees
a week ago, were only in the bud, an(
the snow was lying in many places; to
day the leaves arc we'll out, the snow il
gone, and the grass is we'll up. Thu
winter was very favorable for the grass
none being killed out by lying bare. o.
by the ice. Every pasture and field L
as beautiful as lawn.
BARTON LANDING.
Several parties are putting out shad
trees.
E. d. Stafford has gone to N. H., 70
few weeks.
S. A. Peck will soon receive larg
lot of tomato plants with which to sup
ply those needing the same.
There is no Dissenting opinion in re
gard to certain nuisances in and abou
this place, and those who travel between
here and the Village find, short dis
lance out of each place, an institution
past which it is nearly impossible
drive horse, on account of what in ele
CANT language might be described as
nauseous effluvia, or in plain English,
terrible stink.
SOUTH BARTON.
In our item, last week, in regard
the usiness at the Crystal Lake Mil
our figures in regard to the number I
cords were too small by 5000 cords I
; four foot wood. The number of cords
! wood and timber drawn, was $500.
BROWNINGTON.
: Wheat came up in four days from Il
time of sowing.
1t recently cost one neighbor SIS
strike another.
O A. J. hurry and his son Ed. are DO
q peddling for Mr.. Whitcher.
e One of our farmers has a hired m;
= whom he pays only So. month.
J. NJ. Randall has hired Ed. Holtham
farm for one wear and moved on to it,