Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-30

EDWIN .. LOCKE, secretary.
BARTON LANDING.
The Text Book committee of the
county meets here to day.
The new sidewalks, and needed re-
pairs on the street are great improve
ment to the village.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet at
the Vestry of the Congregational church
on Wednesday evening, July I'd. Rev.
Mr.. Chaplin of Albany will deliver an
address. All are invited.
BRO WNINGTON.
G. E. Bryant has sold his trotting
horse for 5000.
The Canadian Frenchmen are arriving
and looking for jobs at haying.
S. S. Bartlett has purchased a fine
stallion from Mr.. w. M. Cobb of Nor
gan.
G.. E. Smith and A. Mcdonald will
each have new barn ready for hay liz
a few days.
ORAFTSBURY.
The new barn of William Seaver's is
one of the largest in town, it is three
stories high with basement, and will be
we'll and conveniently finished.
DERBY.
There will be social dance at the
Central House on the evening of the
Fourth.
Farmers will secure good hay crop,
the late rains and warm weather making
the growth of grass very rapid.
A good job has been done toward re-
pairing the sidewalks, and it is presum-
ed they will be finished at an early day.
Charles Batchelder has bought of
Thomas Ward the house now occupied
by DR.. Clark, and four acres of land on
the opposite side of the road, for 81 400.
The prudential committees in this
town, have given the teachers one day
each to visit some other school, the Su-
perintendent designating the schools to
be visited.
Daniel Bennett, carpenter who was
at work on the Carpenter & Adams barn,
fell distance of from 80 to 80 feet, on
Thursday last, and received very serious,
if not fatal injuries. Two ribs were
broken, and he was badly hurt inter
nally.
The Derby people are making prep
arations for suitable patriotic celebra-
ton on the Fourth. A procession will
be formed early in the day, headed by
the Stanstead cornet band, including
carriages with young ladies representing
the States, company of "Ancients'
with their band, and citizens. Speeches
will be made by distinguished Calthum-
plan speakers in the forenoon, and in
the afternoon by G. A. Prouty Esq, Of
Newport. Rev. W. J. Johnson and Others
Open air concert by the band at 5 o'clock
VEST DERBY.
Albert Glines has commenced the
erection of new house, near his fathers
on the Lake road.
The buildings on what was known as
the Luther Kittridge" place, were
burned on Wednesday night last. 1t il
supposed to be the work of an incendiary
VEST GLOVER.
Sam. L. Vance has hens egg thai
measures 6x9 2 inches.
The friends of Mrs. Sarah Wiley
whose untimely death was mentioned
last week, desire through this medium
to thank their neighbors for their sym
pathy and assistance in their affiiction.
GREENSBORO.
The Sunday School Convention meets
here this week, on Tuesday and Wed
nesday.
Three days of last week were spent il
taking testimony before Justice Goss, il
the case between D. B. Wooster and Hill
& Prentiss, on the question of infringe
ment on the milk cooler. The agent o
the Vt. Machine Co. and George G. B
Eddy of Bellows Falls appeared in de
Tense of the Hill & Prentiss claim, anC
Wooster, with S. c. Shurtleff, ESQ.,, TO
the other side. 1t will be an expensive
job to settle the case by law.
HOLLAND.
Can any one inform US when Mr.. Bar
lows tri-weekly mail commences run
ming.
Caswell & Pinney got in stock 0
| 100000 feet of lumber last winter
The lumber is all contracted in Worces
ter, Mass.
There will be a picnic and temperate
celebration on the 4th in the Henri
| PinneV grove If the weather Is fir 9th
erwise it will be at town hall. Their
will be speeches, music, &c.
IRASBURGH.
G. W. Wheeler has put fine awnin
in front of his store.
Lt.-Gov. E. P. Cotton is putting up
large well-built barn.
. Charles Barrows cut his foot ver
r badly a few days ago.