Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-03-22
dLBANY.

ker of North Troy, who failed us few |
weeks ago on account of i'll health, will |
address the Reform Club next Friday
evening.
Andrew Brock of Barnet claims to
have sawed one cord of hard wood, twice
in two, in one hour. He thinks the
Albany wood-sawyers are nowhere. Per-
haps they will try again.
Timely discovery and prompt action
prevented another fire in our village last
Tuesday evening. 1t is little risky
smoking hams in barrel setting on
wooden floor, especially in the night.
Mr.. E. S. Hovey, formerly of this
town, who now lives in Swanton, Iowa,
is demonstrating the fact that live
Yankee farmer can make western farm
ing very remunerative. Mr.. Hovey re-
Gently sold 33 three-year-old steers,
averaging 1860 pounds, the larger one
weighing 1910, for the snug sum of
S2,l7l; he has II two-year-olds that
average 1850 pounds, 90 younger steers,
Is cows and heifers and ITO hogs all
Of which have been fed from his own
hay stacks and corn bins, with 1000
bushels of corn still on hand.
BARTON.
Reports from all the towns in this
vicinity show that much sickness pre-
walls and many are dying.
If you want any good sugar tubs. but
ter frkins or cedar posts, enquire at this
Office. We have them for sale.
Homer Bradley has married widow
Roena Anderson of East Craftsbury
and will go there to live.
Miss Julia Hall, daughter of J. G..
Hall, has been dangerously sick, but is
reported better. Others in the vicinity
are severely sick.
Rev. Geo. Goodell of Glover, breaches
at the M. L. church next Sunday.
Quarterly meeting services will be held
the Sunday following.
A young man by the name of Labor
fell from the slide at the ice-house on
Thursday, and had an arm broken and
was otherwise badly hurt.
Rev. L. Phelps will give his lecture
entitled, "Abraham's Night Vision at
Beersheba," at the Trip district school
house on Sunday Apr. IL.
Chas. H. Chadwick, agent for the
Rideout Churn and Butter Worker, is
authorized to canvass for the MONITOR
and to collect money on the same.
One of the most successful florists and
fruit-growers in Vermont or New Eng.
land is E. G. Allen of Brattleboro, Vt
Those desiring anything in his line will
do we'll to write him or send for his
catalogue.
Harry Sartle, son of the late J. P
Sartle, had leg broken and knee badly
injured on Friday, by an accident with
load of logs. Young Sartle has beer
living with AlOnzo McNeal for some
time of late.
This village and the surrounding vi
cinity surrenders to the measles. They
have been brought here and are very
thoroughly distributed. Several of tn,
older persons having them have beer
dangerously sick.
Easter services, consisting of appropri
ate music, and a sermon, will be held il
the Congregational church next Sanda,
evening. All contributing plants fol
the floral decorations will bring them il
on Saturday afternoon.
The parties who are cutting ice do ;
good deal of work on Sunday. We ar
heathenish enough for all practical pur
poses in this vicinity, but there are fey
people here who make a practice o
working on Sunday. The Rhode islander
ought to have respect enough for tn
sabbath, if not for the town, to quit bus
mess on Sunday.
The WhitmOre and Clarke Minstrel
gave an entertainment on Saturday nigh
that was very highly spoken of by al
present. For "side-splitting" enter
tainment nothing is equal to this. Tn
dancing of the HenDesseys is perfec
and wonderful, and the singing of Petit
and Davy is greatly admired. Whit
and Clark are a host without other as
sistance.
The lecture of Rev. E. P. Wild las
Thursday eve. on MARY Queen of Scots
was well attended and appreciated
all present. 1t is a we'll written an
thoroughly instructive lecture, impartln
fund of Information, of the history
this remarkable. yet unfortunate queer
bringing forcibly to the mind of al
that the early influences and educatio
of the mind forms the character of tb
person for life.