Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-02-24
Local News.
dLBANY.

Mr.. Connall, of Irasburgh, will lee
Re before the Reform Club on Monday
ening, March Sd.
There are three new cases of diphthe-
at the West village, and one of the
tients, little girl of 7. J. Wallace
5 the gastric fever as a sort of accom-
niment. Diphtheria is also raging to
Mite an extent on the Eden road be-
teen this place and the Eden Mills.
Judge L. H. Thompson, of Irasburgh
livercd q lecture before the Reform
ub an Monday evening, Feb. 18th,
which he set forth in an eloquent and
Pc manner, the rise and progress of
Christian religion from the dark
es Of superstition and witchcraft to
present time. All who have an
portunity should hear this lecture.
One Of our townsmen, young man
the name Of Thomas Ruin, who has
ben IN the employment of Mr.. Walker,
Burlington, as a pleddler, came home
few days ago in a sadly deranged state
mind. 1t appears that he left his
am somewhere in Johnson, and came
ome on foot, travelling considerably out
his way. He is at present raving
Ianiac, and it is feared it will be nee
ssary to send him to the asylum.
SOUTH ALBANY.
The school in Dis. No. 10, closed Feb.
4. Whole number of scholars, &c.
Average attendance, % IL. The names
scholars having no absent nor tardy
marks, are Eta Cobb, Fife Patterson,
Anna Marmock, May Marmock, Alice
lowell, Elmer Cobb. Harvey ROwell.
hose having tardy but no absent marks.
re Cora Rowell, May ROwell, Eddie
lowell, WILDER Scott. Those having
bsent but no tardy marks, are Mary
anderson, Alma Stone. Absent one
ay each. Aggie Buchanan, Alex Blu.
hanan, Willie Anderson.
EAST ALBANY.
There will be an exhibition at the
Baptist church on the evening Of the
18th. Admission 10 cts. children un.
Ter IL, 10 cts. Cash proceeds for the
benefit of the church.
BARTON.
Read California Locals" from Tru.
lax on second page.
The Trustees of the Academy are re.
luested to meet at F. W. Baldwin,
pfice on Friday evening next. Do no
(ail'tosbe present.
The lectures will be postponed unit
Friday evening, Mar. 9TH, at which TIM
Judge H. H. Powers of MOrrisville, viii
Deliver a lecture on, American Poll
ics."
Charles Graves says the pair of worl
harnesses that drew that tremendou
load of timber were made in his shop
and he is making just as good harnesse
every week.
NoTICE.-The Auditors Of the tow
of Barton, will meet at the Office of w
/. Robinson, on Monday, March Sd a
3 a. m. to audit such accounts agains
the town as may legally come befor
them. Per order auditors.
The Col. Eaton residence with twent
acres of land is offered for sale, as vii
be seen by an advertisement. Hirar
Baxter also offers his farm for sale. Her
are two very desirable places that ca
be bought low.
From accounts received from othe
places, and even from the north-wes
portions of this county, we judge th
snow to be much deeper elsewhere tina
it is in this vicinity. The snow is quit
deep, but the lumbermen are DRAWN
large loads yet, and the timber is comm
in in great quantities. There will |
about four million feet at the two mil
n this village when Shedding ends.
Charles Hammond, OneEof Rothchild
teamsters, recently drew in load
spruce timber with single pair of hor
.es. that measured 3S2 cubic feet. a I'll
timber twas drawn between two an
three miles on road where there al
several up hill places, and came dow
some very steep grades. The weight
the load could not have been less tha
sir tons, and probably was cOnsiderab
more.
KILLED. By THE CARs.-Ellery
HutchinsOn,a freight! brakeman. was XII
ED by being run over by saloon car
Salem station on Saturday. The ira
stopped to take wood, and Hutchil