Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-06-07

dall married MIS-. Aall some ten years
ago, the ruined girl was mere child
and has been led to ruin by the beastly
man who ought to have been her parent
and protector. Mrs. Hall lived with
the husband, on his sacred promise to
reform" but when the new crime came
to be known she prepared to abandon
the creature. Wherever the guilty par
ties have gone they should be advertised
that their true relations be properly
understood.
PROMENADE CoNoERT-The Lyndon
Cornet Band (twenty pieces) will give
promenade concert at Robinson's Opera
House, Barton, on the evening of June
10. This band has won considerable
distinction in prize contests and is con-
sidired one of the very best in eastern
Vermont. A large program of pieces
will be selected and the music will be
very fine. Refreshments, including ice
cream, cake and coffee will be furnished
free to all who attend the concert. The
public will be pleased in having an op-
portunity to hear the band and enjoy an
evenings entertainment, an ice-cream
supper included, for the small sum of %
cents. There ought to be a very full
house. The Ladies of the NJ. E. Society
will furnish the supper.
Barton Landing.
A new stock of goods just received at
Buchanan Brothers.
Revs. 0. D. Clapp and A. H. Webb
have been to Averill fishing.
A. o. Joslyn, manager Of the Patrons
Store, is quite sick with the measles.
Our village trustees have commenced
their labors by newly planking the
bridge.
Moses Burbank has taken to himself a
wife. Cigars have been free and very
plenty for the last week.
E. M. Buchanan, of the firm of Bu-
chanan Bros, was married last Tuesday
to Miss Nellie Evans, daughter of J. H.
Evans of Evansville. The couple are
at present in camp at Willoughby Lake
IN company with one Frank Hunt, who
was married at the same time to Miss
May Evans, sister to Mrs. E. M. Bu-
chanan. The double marriage ceremony
was performed by Rev. 0. D. Clapp.
Bloomington.
Joseph Coalt (?) loses his only horse.
Geo. Going has a new barn nearly
completed.-R. Smith has repaired his
house.
Deacon Spencer had so far recovered
as to be able to ride out, when he was
taken down with the measles.
Uncle Dick Richards, who is in his
1O2nd year, has lately discovered that
he has lot of land in Brighton, given
him as the first settler. He proposes to
investigate the matter, and hopes to
come into possession of a valuable
property.
CraftSbury.
J. W. Simpson is in Chicago attend
ing the National Convention.
James Paddock has renturned to town
and is clerking for Augustus Paddock.
William J. Hastings has sold s acres
of land near South village for $50 pei
acre.
Mr.. Wellington Stevens and wife Of
Springfield Mass, are in town visiting
friends.
Stephen Leavitt has taken job tc
put up barn 40 by los feet. He is a
good carpenter.
J. Douglass is repairing the building:
used recent years as a paint shop, pre-
paratory to moving his family into it.
Quite a party of friends went t.
Hardwick last Saturday to celebrate the
silver wedding of Mr.. Elisha Gage
They had a very pleasant time, and lef
substantial tokens of their esteem will
the genial and worthy couple.
The Common has caught the spirit o
improvement. Mr.. Williams has paint
ed his house light-drab with darl
trimmings. Mr.. Paddock has shinglet
part of his buildings, and Mrs. Scott i
building new picket fence along tn
road to replace the old garden fence.
The dwelling house and barn, a
East Craftsbury belonging to Mrs. Viii
liam Anderson Bradley, lately married
to Homer Bradley, were totally destroy
ed by fire on Saturday morning, Jun,
9Th. On the Thursday previous tn
house took fire in a partition or ceiling
but the fire was subdued without seriou
damage; on the same day it was dis
covered that the fire was not entirel
out, and water was again used. A clos
watch was kept till late Friday evening
when Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley retired 70
the night. About 2 o'clock in the morn
ing they were awakened by the crack
ling of the fire, and found the Who'll
chamber in flames. Alarm was sounds