Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-11-08

cannon over the result. AS the can
nonading at Pittsburgh was heard here
at the time of that battle. it is presumed
some of the guns heard on Wednesday
were as far away as Champlain.
West Charleston.
Diptheria prevails to some extent in
the east part of the town.
Geo. Mason and Ida Driver teach the
village school this winter.
The sale of the Hiram Hutchinson
house has slumped through for some
cause.
There was considerable celebrating
here on Thursday night over the cleo
ton of Garfield.
Widow Bushaw breaks up housekeep-
ing at the village and moves to Salem.
At presidential election 20l votes
were cast, 1873 of them for the Garfield
ticket.
N. S. Allen raised on two acres of
ground 23O large baskets of corn, 10
bushels of beans and Is tons of pump
kins; he also raisad 240 bushels of
potatoes on three-fourths of an acre of
land. The potatoes were not planted
till June 20. Paris green was used to
kill the bugs.
Derby.
Have you seen Atkins last rooster.
Emera Kingsbury, who has been very
sick is up again all right.
The boys burnt considerable powder,
and had general jubilation Thursday
night.
The singing school holds its first ses-
sion tomorrow night. H. S. Green is
teacher.
Considerable property has changed
hands in this village during the last
two weeks.
The Methodist Society have put four
new bracket lamps inside their church,
street lamp at the end of their plank
walk, and have put new planks down
where they were needed on the walk to
the church.
There is to be Social reunion at
the academy next Friday, of all the
students who have attended school dur
ing the time Mr.. Chase has been prin-
cipal. A very pleasant time is expect
ed.
Glover.
o. V. Percival raised beans at the
rate of ninety bushels to the acre.
The old cannon spoke to the people
on Friday evening in honor of the re-
publican victory.
D. l.. Dwinell has one of the best
stores in this section, as all know who
visit it. He keeps large stock Of
goods and does fourishing business
He has large advertisement in the
MONITOR, which all should read.
The western and northwestern sky
was brilliantly illuminated on Tuesday
evening last, by the aurora borealis-
probably in honor of the great victory
of the North and Northwest over the
South, in the election of Garfield ant
Arthur.
Hon. E. B. Simonds, now in his 7Stl
year, besides spending much of his TIM
IN other business, has raised the pas
season l25 bushels of potatoes. % bush
els of corn, lots of roots and vegetables
and cut hay sufficient to winter tw,
COWS and horse.
The family of Jeremiah Norton, wei
known in this town, though nearly al
in the West now, had reunion il
| Faribault, Minnesota, on the End inst
at which Mrs. Norton and SIX childre
were present. They all live in Fari
a bault, except Miles, who lives in Wis
!, consiu, Henry in Iowa and Helen, (NIrs
f Oscar Brown in St. Johnsbury, Vel
a mont. The mother is in feeble health
e The family had not met for 26 years.
West Glover.
), B. G. Miles has much improved hi
e buildings the present season, by repair
p and painting.
It Charles Woodland has bought of
e Skinner the farm on which l.. A. ChaC
borne lives. paying S11OO for tt
s. farm and COWS on it. Claiborne move
!. to the SpauldiDg house.
(. Greensboro.
IF Mr.. Editor AS l am not aware tn
10 any account has appeared in print in +
gard to the large and convenient bal
recently built near the village Of Green
} boro by D. C. Melvin, 1 judge it may
e. of interest to some of your readers to re;
'r a description of it. The barn was bu
on the side of steep hill, the top
which was nearly level with the caves
the building. The barn is 44x1O9 feet
W the plates, but is shorter at the baseme
't. owing to a slant in the hillside. T
foundation is built largely of split grant
o. and is thorough and ample to protect t
. building from earth and water. The c.
lar is II feet deep, over this is 70
story for stables and pens. The insi
4 posts are set ~ feet from the sides