Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-03-31


gational church, during the last two
years, have cleared Sl33.5O from their
labors and contributions besides this
sum they have taken 1924 from evening
entertainments. 1t is not very hard to
support church with such an auxiliary
as this to aid in the work.
EAST CHARLESTON.
FATAL AccIDENT.-Solomon Petre, an
industrious man who lived in the south
east part of this town, was killed while
falling trees on Monday last. He went
to the woods to chop some logs alone,
and, it seems, some hour or two after
wards, lodged tree on to a smaller one.
He cut the second tree, and the two in
falling bent over small maple that
few back and struck Mr.. Petre on the
head with such force as to break his
skull and his shoulder. At seven o'clock
he was found in the snow where he had
lain nearly all day, alive, but in an in
sensible condition. He lived until about
midnight. He leaves wife and seven
small children in penniless circumstan-
ces. He was a very hard working man,
and was much respected in his commun-
ity.
VEST CHARLESTON.
We are having slight attack of the
post-ofice fever.
Charles Gibson and E. Green have
rented Hubbard Joslyn's old shop on the
river, and propose putting in a tub fac
tory. Mr.. Gibson is moving his family
into Wesley Fosters house.
Another Gala lily heard from. Mrs.
+. H. Robinson has one that commenced
to blossom about the first of January
and up to this time, had six blossoms
and six buds the first three blossoms
were cut off and now there are three
buds growing from the stock from which
they were cut off.
Our miller, Henry Hazleton, says that
the farmers in this town raised 1900
bushels of wheat in 1878. The larger
share of it was grown from he "Lost
Nation" variety, which produced from
20 to 40 bushels to the acre. Mr.. H.
has ground 1850 bushels of custom
wheat since Oct. IA.
ORAFTSBURY.
Aaron Collins has large lot of logs
at his mill. The largest pine measured
4 IL feet at the stump.
District No. 4, have decided to have
three terms of school the ensuing year,
consisting of ten weeks each.
Harry Grand, who married his wife
in this town, has returned to his family,
after being absent two years in England.
A large quantity of potatoes have
been drawn to the 2 & o R. r. for
shipment of late. They brought from
65 to 70 cents per bushel.
There was good attendance at the
Reform Club meeting on Wednesday eve
The interest in the temperance cause
appears to be increasing, and some new
names added to the pledge.
Schuyler Corey, one of our very best
farmers, has done successful dairy
business during the present winter. He
cuts his hay early, and feeds liberal
quantity of boiled roots and potatoes
with some meal, and makes quality o.
butter that is gilt edged. Several O.
his COWS calved in the early winter, anc
others little later. He uses no color
ing, but his butter is as yellow anC
sweet as June butter.
DERBY.
| The earliest maple sugar is just in tn,
market.
Zenas Blake has moved back from
Island Pond on to his farm.
Our local item in regard to Elisha
Jenne. should have read Corwin JENNIE.
Henry Badger, boy about year
old, recently killed eight crows at on
shot.
At the Alonzo Brooks auction on tn
9th inst. oats sold for 33 cents bush
ell; hay IS ton; two horses sold fo
$50 each, and eight sheep for IS each.
GREENSBORO.
David Calderwood is Dragging owe
his hens he says 81 of them have lai
49 dozen, from Dec. z, to March q
His hens are of the Plymouth Rock spt
cies, mostly.
Our Dramatic Club are much please
with the result of their playing at Eal
Hardwick the hall was crowded to ovel
flowing, and judging from appearance
the audience were we'll pleased. I'll
? East Hardwick Orchestra deserved til
thanks of the Club. for their very exec
\ lent music, which contributed largely
l the pleasure of the evening, and f,
their generous refusal of compensation
The Library Association for whose ben
fit the Club played. certainly, are deep
: indebted to them.
IRASBURGH.
r Considerable sickness prevails.
;. The new covered bridge is ready
n raise