Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-05-10

Mich, has been spending a few days
with friends in this vicinity.
Westfeld.
Ashley Farman has two pairs twin
calves.
John Buck has rented his house near
Ashley Farman's to John Martin of
Lowell.
Mr.. Whlpple of Boston is in town
buying horses, and has purchased several
of the best.
Services at the Congregational church
are to begin at 1880 a. m, instead of
l | a. m, as before.
At the reorganization of the Congre-
gational Sunday-school last sabbath
Carl Hill was made superintendent;
Charles Stoddard, assistant superintend-
ent; Hittie Barnes, secretary; Marcel
lus Farman, librarian.
Westmore.
Twenty-eight dogs wear the regulation
collar in this town.
Mrs. Geo. Goodwin died last Tuesday,
aged about sixty-6ve years.
Mr.. Stott has taken the Geo. Good
win farm and moved on to it.
Francis Richardson is in town and
will put the Lake House in readiness for
the summer.
J. G. Orne is filling up grocery
store, which will be great convenience
to this community.
Rufus Green had runaway scrape
last Sunday, that ended with scared
colt and broken thills.
Albert Gallup is having splendid
luck running logs, having taken down
two drives and has another started.
Willie Zealand caught hen-hawk in
steel trap the other day. that meas
ured four feet from tip to tip of wings,
and twenty-six inches from beak to end
of tail.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
ST. JoHNsBURY.
1t is reported that Asa M. Dickey
ESQ.,, is going to move to Bradford.
Mr.. Charles Fairbanks of England,
son of the late Gov. Erastus Fairbanks,
will give the new North church mag
nifcent church organ.
The business boom at the scale shops
has already begun to wane. some men
having been discharged while others
are less hurried. A melt of thirty tons
of iron day was too much of good
thing to last long.
The Flanders Pump waterworks will
be used in washing away the hill west
of the present hole beside the railroad,
on the Bagley place, and if successful
will open up several building lots, and
make a great improvement on the north
end of Railroad street.
1t is expected that the proprietors Of
the much talked of new wrench factory
will send committee here this week tc
make an examination of the premise:
offered them for building a mill, and t.
test the liberality of our citizens in sub
scribing for stock. Should the factory
decide to come here, the sooner intend
ing purchasers of real estate conclnd,
their bargains, the more scrip they vii
have left in their pockets.
Owing to the revival of business, ever,
business place in town, except one whicl
is held at too high rent, is occupied
and he who would come here to engag
in trade or manufacturing must brin
his block with him or stay away, unles
he can induce some one to exchange hi
stand for filthy lucre. Indeed some hav
staid away already, and been obliged
locate on the lines of the railroads j
neighboring towns. The latest arrivs
leasing one floor of an old wooden build
ing at $500 a year, is that of ciga
mandatory, from Albany, N. Y. whic
claims to have capital of $4,000, an
will employ dozen hands, Tenement
also, are getting to be scarce, and desi
acle ones are out of market.
LYNDON.
: Chase has sold the Hoffman farm
/ Alden Frost for 81 400.
: The cornet band give a concert in Il
upper hall at the seminary next Tuesda
J evening.
; Fred Hoffman has exchanged his far
and s. 300 cash, for VIM Chase's far
: in Wheelock.
The Lyndonville butter market vi
opened for the first time last Frida
with Messrs Freeman of Barton, an
King of Sheffield as buyers. About Sc
e enty tubs were sold, at prices rangir
from Is to 10 cents.
SUTTON.
The Campbells are doing quite bus
ness in buying butter, wool, cattle etc
One and one-half pounds to the tire
4 is about the average sugar made th
season.
: Arch Craig has traded his place