Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-07-26


his old pupils will be glad that he did
not accept hattering proposals elsewhere.
The fall term commences Sept. lst, and
we Judge will be full one. Those
desiring rooms for self-boarding should
apply at once. See advertisement.
Barton Landing.
The tent meetings will continue dur
ing this week.
About twenty rods of new side walk
has been built in this village during
the past week.
There are at present ten Democrats
in this village, an increase of one dur
ing the last four years.
L. w. Hildreth, station agent, fell
and hurt his knee last Thursday. He
now appears on crutches.
A. F. Brockway has an engine nearly
completed which he will place in his
row boat, and then dispense with the
oars.
South Barton.
Alf. Evans has got bail and is home
from Caledonia College on vacation.
H. F. Pillsbury at the O. & c. steam
mill has got his stock of lumber pretty
we'll out, and proposes soon to take
little rest, with perhaps visit to some
of the watering places.
A. o. Blake, who has had the Califor-
MIA fever badly for some time, will 60
to that State soon on prospecting tour
His wife and children will stop at
Josiah Brockway's in Sutton in his alb
sence. Johnny Forrest moves into Mr..
Blake's residence.
Bloomington.
james Wilson has commenced another
suit with the town relative to taxes.
Butter sold on Saturday for 20 cents
pound. Some are holding for higher
prices.
Nathan Leonard has moved to the A.
J. hurry house at the south end of the
village.
Some of our farmers have finished
having, while others are only fairly
begun.
Alex. Mcdonald knows how it feels
to be thrown off moving machine clear
through fence.
Raspberry trade is brisk and picking
is profitable for the women and children.
One lady and her daughter got $3.50
for days work.
Craftsbury.
There are l85 school districts, with
% fractional districts, in Orleans coun-
ty. The largest number is in Craftsbury,
Ia and l fractional.
By the sad death. of Mrs. A. E.
Cowles, great loss is sustained, not
only in the family where the little chill
rem and aged people are left, but by the
whole community.
West Charleston.
Butter is selling for 20 cents per
pound; rospberries for cents per
pound.
News has just reached here of the
sudden death of George Clark of Oregon
son of L. W. Clark of this place.
Mr.. Osgood, who rented the farm
of Mrs. o. G. Reed, has given up his
bargain and moved back to Holland
Mrs. Reed has hired VIM. Nelson and
wife to 60 on to the farm.
Rev. D. l. Quint left town with his
family last Tuesday, to attend the con
ference of churches at Weirs, N. H
He will be absent from his parish two
or three Sabbaths, but meetings will b.
held as usual, during his absence.
Derby.
The new store building being bull
by Elisha Lane will be commodious anc
convenient, and will be just what Mr.
Lane needs for his increasing business
at this point. 1t is reported that Mr.
Lane will move to this place ere lon,
, and will occupy the largest house OIL
Main street.
By the new mail and stage arrange
ment this place is much better accom-
modated than heretofore. The Islam,
Pond stage reaches here about 10 a. IN,
goes to Newport and returns at 2:30 p
m. This is a convenient two hors
' coach. Another stage, suitable tw
horse wagon, leaves this place for th
Line on the arrival of the Pond stage
e returning in season to 90 to NewpoI
for the evening mail and passengers
y A passenger says the stage fare froI
i Newport to this place is 35 cents, bu
o from this place to Newport it is so cents
: Cheap, considering that it is four mile
: from here to Newport.
u Glover.
: Remember that Dwinell buys rasI
It berries.
The Ladies' Parsonage Society meet
in the Vestry of the North church FIR
u day afternoon of this week.
: H. W. Phillips has got large col