Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-19


worse than they we're last week.
A large number of our citizens at
tended the Conference, at the Landing.
Rev. l.. f. Rockwell of the NJ Z.
Conference preached at the Congrega-
tional church yesterday.
Considerable sugar was made during
last week. 1t is difficult to make first
class sugar this year.
Rev. l.. Phelps will preach at the
Trip district sihool-house, next Sun
day, Apr. 25th at $3.50 p. m.
Nat. DeGoosh had thumb so badly
mangled by a saw at the Grandy mill
that amputation was necessary.
n. M. Scott of Glover has bought out
]. Wallace, at the depot store, and will
carry Cd business at that place.
The hospitality of the people of the
Landing has been sufficiently tested at
this time, to establish pretty good rep
utation in that direction.
Harry Sartle, who had his leg broken
and terribly jammed some four weeks
since, is lying in a very critical condition
with prospect that he will not recover
A letter from Mark Nutter, states
his health is so much improved by the
climate of Colorado, that he has decided
to make home in that State. He is
at Cannon City.
Owing to our hurry this morning, in
getting out large number of papers for
the Conference people, we have not had
time to make our local columns very
full. There will be the more next
week.
At the republican caucus, W. w.
Grout, B. M. r. Nelson. f. f. Dutton
and f. W. Baldwin we're chosen delegates
to the District Convention to be held at
Hydepark on Wednesday. Alternates,
G. H. Blake, o. H. Austin, J. N. Web
ster and j. L. Carr.
Rev. J. W. Wallace, having sold out
his business at the depot store, has gone
back again into the ministry, and has
received an appointment at Craftsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace have gained
large number of friends while they
have resided among us, who will regret
that they are to 60 away. Mr.. Wallace
has been successful pastor, aud goes
back to work and field of usefulness.
1t is pleasant to know, that much as
our neighbors of the Express sometime:
have to say against us, they have pro-
found respect for our reliability, and fee
safe to appropriate our items to theil
own use. Week before last we caught
a Tartar" which they greedily seized
upon as soon as they got the MONITOR
They soon found, as we did, that tn,
item was not correct, and then blamed
us for the error. 1t was in rather poo
taste to steal our items and then com
plain of our unrelability.
BARTON LANDING.
Miss. S. A. Clement goes to Bostor
next week for new millinery goods.
Not much has been done or though
of here during the week, except Confer
ence. 1t is to be regretted by all, tina
the weather has been so unfavorable.
Hon. l. N. Hall, guest at the hotel
suffered the loss Of his pocket book Of
Friday. After considerable of scare
it was found in one of his own pockets.
On Tuesday, an infatuated COW attack
ed one of the visiting clergymen on tn
street. threw him down, and would hav
done him greater injury had not he'll
been at hand.
Rev. E. Folsom was the busiest ma
in this village last week. So far as "
learn, be was able to satisfactorily di
pose Of the four of five hundred person
who looked to him for a home.
On the last evening of the Conferenc
a resolution was adopted thanking Il
Rev. J. A. Bates. of the Congregation
nal church, for his labors in behalf
Conference, his address on Missions al
other kindness received at his hand
On Monday morning he made a ne
little speech on the steps at the dep
to the departing friends. and all join
In singing an appropriate song.
WNINGTON.
S. S. Bartlett has lost lot of she
this spring, of grub in the head.
Quite a number of Conference peo,
we're entertained in this village. I
travelling between the villages was horr
A. McDonald's sugar house with 8
pounds of sugar, and lot of SUI
utensils was destroyed by FIRE Sa.urd
night. Reinsurance.
Mrs R. Smith, who has been out
health for some time starts for Lowe
Mass, to-day, to visit physician the