Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-21


sale. as will be seen by an advertisement
in this paper.
Barton.
O. D. Owen has new advertisement,
which read.
Rev. Mr.. Phelps will be home to oc-
cupy his desk next Sunday.
R. H. Corey's auction sale was very
successful and he closed out nearly all
his personal property.
There will be union thanksgiving SER
vices at the Methodist church on Thurs
day next, at ii a. m.
Henry Gay finishes carding wool Dec.
l, and his customers will please bring
in their carding at once.
The person who lost an umbrella at
the foot of Twombly hill last Saturday
night, can find it at this Office.
The sale of the grist-mill in this vii
lage to J. P. Baldwin fell through, and
the mill is in the hands of A. B. Blake,
who will sell it or let it on shares.
We publish large prospectus of the
Boston Journal, the leading New Eng
land newspaper. Everybody has faith
in the Journal, and no praise is needed.
Davis Barton, good, steady shoema-
ker, has rented the rooms lately occu
pied by G. F. Davis and invites those
wanting work in his line to give him
call.
John N. Smith expects to put up a
large quantity of ice to supply the village
next season. There is prospect that
the number of customers will be consid-
cradle larger next season.
Guiteau, Garfeld's assassin. was shot
at twice on Saturday. while being car
ried from the court room to the Jail, but
the man was careless in his aim and
didn't severely wound him.
John Belfast has sold his place on
Water street to the Valley boys. Mr..
Belfast has bought place at st. Johns
bury, where his boys are at work, and
his wife will soon move there, so that
the boys can board at home.
l. X. Drew has found home in
Minneapolis, Mimi, where he and Mrs.
Drew are keeping house and enjoying
comfortable health. The remains Of
Ellen, his daughter, have been carried
there, and the fine granite monument
made by Mr.. NJ. J. Smith is sent to that
city.
A. A. Earle has sold out his Citizen
in Morrisville and is looking for new
field. Somebody reports that he intends
to 90 to Swanton or to st. Johnsbury
The Citizen and LamoiNe Neos consol
, idate. Sensible idea one paper in La
} noble county can thrive, two cannot b.
! properly supported.
D The public examination of teachers, al
required by law, will be held at the schoo
= house in Barton village on Saturday, Nov
> &c, at a. m. All persons designing t.
in tbo
are required to be present promptly a
? the time and place aforesaid. All citizen
: are respectfully and cordially invited t.
0 attend.
5 A. M. WHEELER, Sapt. of Schools.
q Our subscribers who wish to take ad
5 vantage of our club rates will confer
= favor on US if they will make arrange
o ments for their club papers at once
0 Where more than one of the club period
$ icals is wanted we will obtain them a
cost. Address postal card asking pric
of anything desired. We wish to clos
up our clubbing business before Jan. ]
b 1882.
James W. Hall, the village milkmar
n has expended considerable money in Fl
/. ting up thorough, neat and convenier
n barn and stable for the keeping of hi
cows. His stable is made warm and q
70 handy as possible, with granarles, a
~ ensilage and milk-room. There is 4
k reason why he cannot furnish pure, clea
milk. He keeps ten cows, which al
" fed ensilage, grain and hay. A streal
- of good running water is brought to tt
e stable, and the COWS have everythir
needed for comfort and large produ
ton of milk. The ensilage fodder lool
~ like fine chips; it is quite sour, but
~ not mouldy or rotten. The COWS see
~ to relish it. and it appears to be a GOO
fodder.
rs The fall term of the village schoo
" closed last week with the usual exam
IN nations. held on Monday and Tuesda
"a and an exhibition held at Robinson
hall on Wednesday evening. The ter
Of has been a very pleasant one in all Il
d, departments, and the advancement,
Of the examinations showed, has been goo
The citizens of the district, reposir
]. utmost confidence in the character ar
3 ability of the principal and other teac
~ ers, have spent little time in visiting Il
a. schools, and no trouble has arisen to o
casion remark or contention. Mr.. Ell
cry, principal, taught The academy d
~ partment alone and exercised supervise