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


to Mr.. Ryther of Coventry.
The sugas makers having made sugar
enough are gathering their buckets.
Logs all sawed at Bartlett's mills
until his stock can be run down from
Willoughby Lake and the river banks
above.
The people of this town will be much
panied to learn of the death of W. G.
Thrasher at North Troy. He was
former and respected citizen of this
town.
Evansville.
Hugh Alexander has sold his place
to Nathan Leonard
West Charleston.
Amos Piper lost a nice cow recently.
Mrs. Hiram Hutchinson is very sick.
Mrs. Levi Garland has sold her farm
to John Dryer for 5000.
The Emery Wheel Co. are doing more
business than usual. Last week they
CARED ton or more Of wheels. Ed.
Green is at work for the company at
present.
N. S. Allen boiled sap enough in SO
hours to make 1000 pounds of stirred
sugar, using green wood to boil with.
If any one can beat it Mr.. A. will try
again. Mr.. Allen uses one of the
largest sized evaporators.
The listers have nearly completed
their duties, and with much less trouble
than was anticipated by some of the
grumblers. AS whole, we think their
work has been quite satisfactory of
course there are few soreheads, but
that is always expected from certain
class if their pockets are affected in the
least.
Coventry.
Miss Beede of Albany and Miss Cor
ley of Irasburgh, have been engaged to
teach the summer schools in the village
The listers have completed the ap-
praisal of both real estate and personal
property. Some of the selectmen think
that real estate is appraised too high
and intend to cut it down. One argu.
ment used by them is that the Irasburgh
listers have not appraised real estate at
its full value, but the listers in New
port seem to have placed about the
same figures upon real estate, as oul
listers have
CraftSbury.
Miss Amanda Davidson will teach
the village school.
Amory Dawson takes three car loads
of cattle to market.
Benjamin Gardeners family have gone
West.-Ethan Allen has lost a gooc
COW by death.
Elihu Gage from Hardwick has moved
on to the Geo. Nelson place, owned BY
| Edwin Stratton.
Another social at Mrs. Job Aliens
on the evening of the Goth, was giver
by the NJ. E. Aid Society.
The measles are visiting the east par
of the town, several being sick ant
many more exposed to the disease.
Teachers examination will be held a
the academy, Saturday, April 80. com
mencing at o'clock in the morning.
Anthony Dorman has two large barn
to build this season-one on the tow
farm and the other on Frank Glidden'
place.
Rev. Mr.. Wallace has gone to Brad
ford to attend Conference. He is ex
pected to have charge of this circui
another year.
South Craftsbury has, out of popu
lation of III persons, Is widows, s.
persons under twenty years of age an
Al over fifty years.
Mrs. William Kaiser, who has bee
in Stowe during the illness of her father
Mr.. Chapman, has returned leaving hir
much improved in health.
Derby.
Major Grout has purchased the Aaro
Human place and intends to combir
farming with the practice of the Law
He is extensively repairing the builc
ings on the place, and his brother fro
Kirby is with him to work the farm.
Glover.
Mazzini, aged five years, son of A.
Phillips, found a 'nest' of snakes or
day last week and proceeded to XII
them; on counting up he found the
were fifteen. Pretty good for fv
year-old.
West Glover.
David Barber met with the mlsfortur
recently to break his leg while gathe
ing sap.
|, Greensboro Bend.
The new boxes at the postofice are
great convenience.
Hardly we'll men enough in the mi
to keep business moving.
Work will he commanca6 on the ne