Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-08-01


any of the girls of this generation
School in district No. 5 closed last FRI
day; the fall term begins the first Mon
day in September. Miss Ellen L. Love-
Joy of Greensboro, teacher.-Morillo
Noyes, who has been in California the
last three years. is coming home this
fall.-The Sawyers and WATERWAYS are
getting liquor from some source. If
they would devote more time to work
and less to liquor, it would be an ad-
vantage to themselves and the town.
Barton Landing.
johnson. Fletcher & Co. have just re-
ceived carload of marble.
L. D. Webster and daughter, and J.
Ella Blasdell are spending few weeks
at Saratoga Springs.
A few of those summer suits left at
the clothing store in the postofice build
ing, which will be sold at very low prices.
Fred. little son of DR.. J. F. Wright,
was kicked by horse last Wednesday.
The blow struck him in the stomach,
but he escaped serious injury.
A barn in this village belonging to
N. W. Willis was struck by lightning
last Monday afternoon, which set fire to
small pile of straw in the doorway.
The fire was easily extinguished with
one pail of water.
Rev. Sweat has a three weeks vaca-
ton. He visits his friends ia the
south part of the state. His desk will
be supplied by Rev. H. 7. Jones. and
by Rev. Merrill of Boston, who is visit
ing friends in Bloomington.
Bloomington.
J. c. Smith city boarders are spend
ing few days in Canada.
J. Cheney's barn was recently STRUCK
by lightning, but not set on fire.
J. G. Bartlett and two daughters wer'
at the White Mountains last week.
AS 4. G. Boden was leading a goot
colt behind his wagon, the animal threw
himself and broke his neck.
The raspberry business is brisk ant
hundreds of pickers are engaged in it
Price 4 and IL cents a pound.
Andrew Gray has recently bough
about thirty acres of land adjoining hi
farm of G. H. Dwinell Of Barton.
A barn belonging to S. r. jenkins a
his home place was struck by lightnin!
last Monday afternoon and burned t
the ground. together with over thirt
tons of hay, two horses, one wagon, tw
harnesses and one calf. Loss owe
$500; insured for 5000.
1t was narrow escape for Mr.. Jenk
ins and his haymakers on Monday whe
his barn was struck with lightning an
destroyed. Contrary to usual custom b
and the help went to the house durin
the shower, leaving the horses hitche
to load of hay which was soon to hav
been Hnloaded. Had the men been o
the hay load they would doubtless hav
been killed, as the horses appeared
have been, by the heavy thunderbolt.
West Charleston.
Miss Jennie Wheeler is sick wit
diphtheria.
The long spell of wet weather cause
some of our haymakers to 60 about wit
long faces.
, There was large attendance at tt
concert at the Baptist church July "a
the house being crowded. All SCENE
we'll pleased with the entertainment.
There is an abundance of raspberri
in this section and the pickers are OF
in full force; H. W. Dane buys all TIL
are brought him, paying 4 cents per
The school in district No. l close
July 81, Abbie E. Cowles, teacher
= higher department. The names of sche
ars having no absent or tardy mar
: are: Ella Alton, Lena Bennett, Nab
Clarke, Mamie Griffin, Mamie Page, Il
Persons, Lizzie Quint and Walter w
s son. Those having no tardy mark
s Bette Bennett, Nora Bullock, Sue CLARK
Mamie Clark, Ina Campbell, Cora NJ
!. ris, Kate Norris, Julia Stern, Nell
: Glover, Ollie Edwards, and Hattie P;
l rick. Gertie Hamilton had no abse
; marks. Ina Campbell absent one d
L on account of sickness.
East Charleston.
Mrs. Julia Brainerd is. home at b
e fathers, Harvey Wolcott's, on vi
:. from Lawrence, Mass.
g A. J. Allyn found one Of his thr'
i year-old steers with broken leg in
IS pasture recently; cause unknown.
= J. S. Sweeny has bought a piece
u land at Island Pond for freight a
store-house. Mr.. S. is doing an incre
ing and successful business.
E. d. Allyn has his new barn nea
= done-a thing he badly needed.-W
" lie Buck is building new house. a
=, ell just across the road from the
III house.