Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-08-02
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albany.
The statement made some weeks since
hat Mr.. Osee Allen was the next Oldest
nhabitant to Mr.. Eli Chamberlain is
Incorrect. Ichabod Hunt who is eighty
even years old is the man.
Barton.
Rev. Phelps will preach at the church
t West Glover next Sunday, at l:30
m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Mossman
eturned from their sad visit to Massa-
husetts on Wednesday evening.
Tanner, the New York starvationist,
,nters on his seth day to-day, more
lead than alive, in his attempt to live
orty days without food. He is liable
o live four days longer.
Murdoch J. Smith is busy at the pres
mt time in getting out granite monu-
nents, having orders from the West.
lie proposes to put in granite polisher.
pire more help, and do a larger bust
less.
M. r. Hatch of the Palladium made
rs call on Saturday. Mr. Hatch has
been very successful with his paper,
ince he pitched in North Troy. He
has a large list in the north part of this
county and in Franklin county.
@. A. Robinson having lately pur-
chased the l. X. Drew place will soon
move into it. Mr.. Drew is liable to
cave town, though he has not fully de-
pided to do so. His neighbors and
many friends would regret to have him
ind Mrs. Drew leave town.
The Fair Ground Company have let
B Job to Bill Brown to erect new and
,ommodious set of seats, suitably rooted
and finished up to be tasty in appear
ance, and convenient for seating those
who wish to witness trotting or other
put door exercises. We understand the
work is to be done before the coming
fair.
Many of our state papers are agitating
lhe very sensible thing of doing away
with our grand jury system. If there il
nuisance in the state, it is "a county
grand jury, and the first thing at eacl
session they should do is, indict them
selves Clipper.
The editor of that paper is always il
tremor when the grand jury is il
session.
The Congregational Sunday Schoo
had picnic gathering in the mapl
grove of Cheney Green, on Wednesda.
last, at which the younger and olde
children present enjoyed good time
Mr.. Green has slicked up his sugar or
chard and surroundings very mucl
since be bought the place and made i
very suitable place for picnic gather
ings. He christens it "Wildwoo
Lawn"
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ers. Business being little dull just a
present, we make the following Offer
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other important fact, deemed necessar,
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is rapidly approaching.
A Congregational clergyman in r
cent conversation with us was please
to speak of our worthy contemporary
the Express g. Standard, as sol
organ" Until then we were n
aware that any local paper in this v
cinity had became to be considered Il
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other sect. Lest there may be son
mistaken surmises in regard to Il
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