Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-04-07

Now Mr.. A. Barnes stands up and
recites his egg story. No. of hens 10;
time, so days; eggs, 40; beside all
that were used in family of four per-
sons.
D. Hyde is to open shoe shop in one
of the front rooms of the old hotel build
ing. 1t will be a convenience to the
place, and we wish him abundant sue
cess.
At the annual school meeting is Dis.
No 2, s. R. Jenkins was chosen clerk
and treasurer, A. Barnes collector, J.
H. lite committee. The district is out
of debt and raised 20 cents on dollar
to pay the expenses of the present year.
COVENTRY.
There will be Sugar Festival at the
Methodist church Friday evening at 7
o'clock p. m. 1t is expected the Iras-
burgh Cornet Band will be in attendance.
A general good time is expected. Ad-
mission Is cents, children 10 cents.
VEST CHARLESTON.
On account of the heavy snow fall, We
had no mail Tuesday or Wednesday,
and only one Thursday.
Eli Rye has hired the Edison Lyon
farm, and Mr.. l.. Edwards has taken
Rye's place on the town farm.
Horace Ruiter has hired and moved
into the old Page store, recently occu-
pied by J. B. Holton, and E. Green has
moved into the tenement over it.
DERBY.
The walking fever has subsidized, to
some extent and quiet again reigns.
There is plenty of water in the Clyde
at present, no trouble for want of water
in the mills.
The written examination, which takes
place at the middle of each term, came
off Friday. The examination reflected
much credit on both teachers and schol-
ars and showed as marked improvement
over former terms.
GREENSBORO.
Rev. Moses Patten is off on a month s
vacation.
Hill & Printess have sold their "cream-
cry" to the Vt. Farm Machine Co.
The new blacksmith shop is about
ready for business, and we bespeak for
Warner large share of the business.
Miss Collins milliner and dressmaker
from N. Y. has rented part of the H. B.
Ladd house and is going into business
here in few weeks.
Moses Haines thinks he has beaten
David Calderwood on hens his six Ply
mouth Rrocks having laid % dozen from
Dec. l, to March l, besides what was
used in the family. Evidently David
will have to try again.
IR1SBURGH.
L. H. Thompson has commenced re-
pairs on his house.
The Band gives a concert Tuesday
evening at the M. E. church; admission
Is cents warm sugar thrown in.
A. G. Ware appreciates good joke
and will not object to having one tolc
at his expense. He prides himself OF
being a good marksman, and having re
Gently read of the boy IN Derby wht
killed dozen crows at one shot, though
he would try his hand at crow shooting
Accordingly he placed dead calf GU
behind his barn, and having waited unit
the crows swarmed around it, he crep
softly out to the barn. He quietly slip
ped the stable window aside, croucheC
down behind the cows, took good aim
shut his eyes and pulled. Their
was an explosion that startled ever,
animal on the premises, and woke tn
whole neighborhood. Mr.. Ware reele,
back from the kick of the heavy charg
of the gun, and was about to look to sc
if a crow had escaped death, when b
received kick In the rear from fright
= ened cow, that would have knocked dow
an OK. In about three quarters of a
hour, he was seen slowly limping int
the house. His first request was for tn
arnica bottle. The boy who was sen
out to make examinations in the after
noon, reported that the crows escape
: entirely uninjured.
= JAY.
Charles R. Bartlett and B. N. Chas
returned srom Canada last week, with
n drove of horses and cattle.
y LOWELL.
t S. B. Perkins has decided his farm t
= his son Frank.
. About 80 dogs have been registere
% il this town.
- The Congregational Sunday Scho
10 had sugar party last Friday evening.
as Carlos Farman and family came hon
ill from Kansas last Friday, where the
u spent the winter.
ne NEWPORT.
H. W. Root and wife have gone
Cambridge, where Mrs. r. has broth
dangerously sick.
60 G. g. Goodrich has been appoint,