Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-20

Holland.
George W. Tice has bought Henry
Bates interest in the steam mill.
Henry Pinney raised. the past year.
900 bushels of grain, 900 bushels of
turnips, about 1900 lbs. hops. besides
large hay crop.
Wright Pomroy, with about a dozen
to help him, dressed 500 turkeys on
Thursday, Dec. l6; he intends getting
them into market for Christmas and
New Years.
Morgan.
BAD ACcIDENT.-Chester Eastman,
young man of twenty years, had his
right hand cut off last week while at
work in the steam saw mill at the Cen
ter; he had only been in the mill about
one week.
Irasburgh.
William Foster, in the east part of
the town, will build large barn, next
season. M
Mrs. A. M. Crane writes that she is
now in Chattanooga. where she will
spend the winter. Her health Is much
improved. Mr.. Crane is in Tennessee,
in government employ.
The Annual Sunday School Institute
will be held here on the 18th and 18th
of January next. An interesting pro-
gram has been arranged, and a large
and successful convention is expected
and desired.
The following officers are chosen for
Central Lodge F. &. A. M. for 1881
Thomas Landon, W. NJ; Chester Row
ell, S. W.; s.. W. Allen, J. W.; D.
McDougall, S. D.. H. M. HENDERSON, ].
D.; z. E. Jameson, secretary; H. Som
ers, treasurer; I. Pearsons, tyler; W.
H. Daniels, John Ord, stewards. Meet
ing for instruction on the evenings of
Dec. 20 and Jan. 4. Regular commun-
ications, Tuesday evening of the week
in which the moon fulls.
The Farmers Club organized on the
18th inst. will hold its first meeting at
Congregational vestry, Tuesday evening,
Dec. 81. The following is the gist of
the program: Music. arranged by the
committee reading selections by D. H.
Webster and Palmer Chafey. The value
and application of fertilizers: J. S.
Smith, coarse manure; J. E. Chamber
lin, fine fertilizers d. F. Marckres,
concentrated manures; H. Story, liquid
fertilizers z. E. Jameson, blowing in
crops. Next meeting at West Albany,
on the evening of Jan. 4.
Lowell.
Christmas tree at Congregational
church on Friday evening.
Andrew Richardson recently found a
$3.50 dollar horse dead in his barn {;
cause unknown.
The measles are having a thorough
run, old and young are having the dis
ease. One hundred cases have been re-
ported since November.
E. J. Crafts is building a new house.
and William Thornton has just COM
menced to build one on the land decided
to the town by j. Burdick, the town to
hold the land if it is needed for a town
house.-Cyrus Parker is building a
house and barn near Mr.. Metcalf's.
The lumber from the Parker mill is
nearly all drawn to the R. r., and there
is considerable strife to see which team
shall have the occasional load that is
ready to be hauled. On recent morn
ing, one of the teamsters drew his sled
long ways by hand, loaded it up be-
fore breakfast, and went back after his
horses, when teamster No. 2 drove w
shifted che lumber on to his own sleC
and was off with it, before the othel
fellow returned. In some wicked local.
tiles such trick would have caused
swearing.
Newport.
Harlan Jenne had thumb manglet
by circular saw at the Veneer mill Oh
Friday. This is his third severe acci
dent within short time.
Lewis Hitchcock, perhaps with som
assistance, stole or took a team from
Brewster's stable on a recent night
made a trip to Canada, and brought u
the next morning at Derby Center. H
was soon arrested, taken in charge b
sheriff Bowley, when he broke throug
double window in his house and ran
but was soon recaptured-more to follow
A burglar entered Pratt's grocery o
Wednesday night, and stole $50 dollar
in cash, and quantity of goods. H
was traced to Montreal, arrested, apG
on his own consent, brought here an
tried on Saturday. For the want Q
bail he was committed to Jail. Th
goods and money were mostly recovered
He claims to be States Prison bir
just out of Windsor, and gives his nam
as John Daily, from Fall River, Mass.
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