Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-03-03
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business trip.
James Fields, one of our blacksmiths,
IS moved to St. Johnsbury.
The thermometer was down to 280
81 Friday morning. the lowest point
.pched this winter.
The heavy weight of snow has caused
of the horse sheds connected with
e Methodist church to spread itself.
Mr.. Ruin, whose calamity we mention
last week, is in fair way to recover,
being, we understand, the result of
lain fever.
The village school closed Friday, Feb.
st. 1t has been very successful term
bder the instruction of Miss Nellie
fouty of Newport.
Mrs. Hattie S. Annis has a lamp
Kinney which has been in use nearly
very evening for about five and one-half
ears. Who beats?
The diphtheria pays its respects to
9th old and young. The first that were
ok with it are recovering, and new
hes are on the list.
Our ministers, Revs Morse and Chap
b, both of whom have for several weeks
zen unable to preach on account of
ickness, have recovered sufficiently to
esume the duties of their charges.
A lady who knows what good hotel
). and who has been stopping at OAR
iDg's, writes US very complimentary
etter in regard to the new hotel. We
lave heard the same from other sources.
EDITOR
We have received intelligence of the
cath of Mr.. G. H. Colburn, for many
ears a resident of this town. The first
{ the present winter he removed, with
is wife. to live with their son-in-law,
Ir. John Lord, Of Orange. He had
peen in feeble health for some time, hav-
pg some difficulty connected with his
cart. Shortly after his departure from
ur midst we learned of his severe illness,
which was soon followed by the news Of
is death.
SOUTH ALBANY
Those who are putting in stock Of
ce for the summer find it poor on the
Hartwell pond where they usually get
t There is only about six inches Of
good ice.
Mr.. Lewis Smead, one of our best far,
ners, has had the misfortune to loose
three cows since last September. The
cows were in good order and the cause
bf their sickness is UNKNOWN
BARTON.
Lent begins on Wednesday.
There were 81 deaths, 40 births an(
8 marriages in Barton during the pas
year.
Bradley Barlow was IN conference
with the Greenbackers at Washington
last week.
School commences in the Village dis
trict on Wednesday with the old boarC
of teachers.
We hope our citizens will not lose tn
pleasure of hearing the lecture of Judg
Powers on Friday night. Mr.. Power
is one of the best speakers in Vermont.
Will those school district clerks VIII
have not handed in their registers, hanc
them to o. H. Austin, Supt, Marcl
meeting day, and get the registers o
him for the coming year.
business man gives the following
advice: Never 60 where you are no
wanted If man wants you to come t
his place of business he will invite 20
through an advertisement. 1t is wrOn
to intrude on privacy"
Snow fell on 10 days in January,
the depth of 80 inches; in the month {
February it fell on 10 days TO the dept
of 20 inches. Total for the first tW
months of the year, 6S inches. III
prevailing wind was north the colde'
day, Feb. %, 27' below zero.
If it were not for wise editors and a,
ricultural lecturers. how profoundly il
norant the poor farmers would remain
The editor of the Examiner g. Ctronicl
after much study on the subject, promu
gates the following important and time
advice. which our farmers will doubtle
heed "lf there is snow and ice abo
your barns or yards, shovel it away,
your cattle may slip on it and do theI
selves injury"