Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-04-25


in his foot.
People think sugaring about over;
some are talking of gathering their
buckets. 1t has been very profitable
season, average, between two and three
lbs. to tree.
The listers are getting about through
with their work, have found but little
difficulty, and think the people of Suit
ton generally disposed to give in fair
list; think it will raise it about one
third.
Nine young men from Sutton, are at
work in the box factory at Lyndonville.
l would like to ask some one to tell,
through the columns of the MONITOR,
why SO many farmers sons are leaving
the farm, when farming is the most in
dependant occupation in the world.
Stannard.
Farmers are having rich harvest of
maple sugar.
Inventories all collected and ready
for the 25th of April.
Fred M. Shepard has leased the
Munsy house and taken possession.
1t is quite sickly here just now
most every family has one or more sick
ones. Curtie Hood is very low with
typhoid fever-a relapse. Lewis Clark
is very sick with gastric fever and his
sister Eva with pneumonia. Several are
sick in the family of E. W. Clark.
West Burke.
Miss Ida Way has gone to Bradford
to work in millinery shop.
Wendell silsby has moved into the
Newell house and Hosea Bull into the
house vacated by Jacobs.
The masquerade party at Trull's hall.
Friday evening, was we'll attended and
all seemed to enjoy it very much.
Fred Gaskill starts for California to-
day to seek his fortune. His father,
Frank Gaskill, has taken the farm back.
Hubbard Gaskill has just drawn $3.50
back pension, which puts him on his
feet He has put it into his brothers
farm and taken life lease.
O. W. Baker and wife were called
upon Monday evening, the 18th, by
about sixty of their friends to celebrate
the eighth anniversary of their marriage.
The presents we're nice and numerous,
and the evening was enjoyed by all.
WheeIock.
Hon. Charles Rogers sugar house was
burned on the night of the 18th together
with its contents. No insurance.
East Hardwicx.
1t is reported that the Congregational
church has been offered farm valued
at $1,000, by lady member of that
church.
Walden.
A. Tyler has taken the Goodrich
farm on shares.
Mrs. Elizabeth Waterman recently
split and piled four cords of block wood
in five hours.
sheffield.
Harry Jenkins goes to Smiths Mills,
P. Q.
Rev. Atwood will remain with this
people another year.
N. L. Folsom recently suffered a sur
prise visit from many friends.
Peacham.
Henry Hobart, who moved from here
to Marshfeld a short time since, has
just received $500 back pension.
The first "May-fowers" were picked
April 10Th in G. L. Browns maple
grove, at least they are the first we have
seen this year.
The receipts at VIM. Ricker's market
last Monday were so cases and 80 tubs
butter and 800 dozen eggs. The prices
paid were for butter in tubs, 20 to 26
cents; butter in cases, 81 to 80 cents
the latter price being for extra choice
only. Eggs IA cents per dozen anG
maple sugar z to 10 cents per pound
The receipts of sugar have been rather
light so far.
Two of our intelligent listers no
agreeing on the price of COW ''chalked,
the result being $50 and SlO0-quit,
a variation on one COW. During thel
peregrinations about town one of then
went to farm house, hitched his hors,
in the stable, and having found a boy
the man being gone-proceeded to TAX
the list; coming to his own horse h,
enquired of the boy the age of the ami
NAL, etc., and was about to apprais
him when the boy was obliged to in
form him that the horse belonged to on
of the brig ht listers of Peacham.