Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-10-13

Vermont Grange. The public are cordi- |
ally invited to attend these lectures. The
grangers will attend as fully as possible.
LOWELL. :.
The Curtis boys have given their store
a coat of paint.
Potato crop is rather light; about 100
bushels to the acre.
N. F. Hutchinson is building a new
ell part, kitchen and milk-room to his
house.
Calvin Powers, who has been envious-
ly looking on for some years to see
''middlemen' grow rich in buying pro-
duce, concluded last spring to try his
hand at it; accordingly he contracted
several acres of potatoes of Edgar LaClair
at 80 cents bushel, and now he pays
Edgar $3.50 to be released from his
bargain.
MORGAN.
The new mail arrangement is not sat-
lsfactory to the people who are in the
habit of getting mail at Morgan Corner.
The mail route from Island Pond to
Derby Line runs through Morgan Center,
Holland Center and thence to the Line,
leaving the Pond every Tuesday. Thurs
day and Saturday morning, at 6, and
returning at 6 p. m. The mail to Nor
gan Corner runs only twice week, on
Tuesdays and Saturdays, leaving the
center in the morning after the ronu
mail comes in. and returns after the
mail from the Line has come in. By
this arrangement all the mail for the
old Office in Morgan, which comes via
the Line (and that is nearly all of it,
must be delayed from two to four days,
before reaching its destination. The
Saturday and Monday mail reaches
Morgan Center Tuesday afternoon, and
lies there till Saturday forenoon. The
Tuesday and Wednesday mail arrives at
the Center on Thursday and is carried
to the Corner Saturday mornings. The
Thursday and Friday mail reaches the
Center on Saturday but is not carried
to the Corner until Tuesday. The mail
from the Corner to other places is equal
ly inconvenient. No newspapers pub
lished in Vermont, except the MONITOR
and the Express which are printed be-
fore Wednesday, reaches Morgan Corner
until the following Tuesday. Unless
some more convenient arrangement is
made, it is proposed to 60 to West
Charleston for the mail for this section
of the town.
NEWPORT.
The Montreal excursionists are re
turning well pleased with their trip.
The markets show higher prices al
around, and there is a better feeling
among producers as we'll as business
men.
The Catholics held services at thei
church all the past week. Yesterda,
was devoted to instruction of children
About 40 were confirmed and admitted
to the church.
The jewellers in this village have re
Gently stocked up, and we venture t
say that no place in Northern Vernon
can boast of better establishments Q
the kind. They are skillful workmen.
A better looking business block tina
the Fields building cannot be found j
this section. 1t is hoped it will prove
good investment for the builder, as it
an ornament and convenience to tn
town.
1t is hoped that there will be les
profanity, ball playing and rowdyisI
on our streets, during Sunday, her,
after, among the younger and some {
the older boys. If there is no improve
ment the law will try to right the matte
A good job was done last week b
putting gravel on Main street, fro
Green's drug store to Second street.
village meeting will be called to see
the village will vote to raise none
sufficient to grade the entire street tn
: fall.
NEWPORT CENTER.
G. w. Morse will put grocery sto
in E. Bickford's new house.
Mrs. Geo. l.. Sleeper has returnt
from market with a good assortment
millinery goods, and will sell cheap f
cash or ready pay.
q while Luther Flanders was diggll
q sand IN district No. II, last Frida
the bank fell in and Flanders barle
o escaped with his life.
r A. Lane was awakened on rece
night by some one travelling around
his house. The person escaped throu
|, an open window.
!, Riley Bowley has rented and NOV
to the Heman Gaylor farm.-Howa
,e Magoon has moved into Mrs. Fun
II Bickford's house.
s. William Wiley is driving the VIC
on his new mill with fifteen hands, a
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