Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-04-04
W. B. Dodge will dispose of a lot Of

w. b. Dodge will dispose of lot OF
property at auction soon, at the Bald
win place.
D. E. Works and Daniel Burgess,
who have been farming in company of
late, have dissolved partnership and di
vided the farm, Burgess taking the part
with the buildings.
W. B. Dodge started out with box
of chickens on the sled, one day soon af-
ter the blow. and while leisurely driv
ing across the plain, was tipped over,
going with the box clear over the fence;
the horses were frightened and ran, but
W. B. chung to the lines, being dragged
with great rapidity about ten rods, when
his head struck fence post with such
force as to make him see whole con-
stellation of stars and to become oblivi-
Gus to surrounding circumstances for
some moments. He chung to the reins,
however, and the horses were stopped.
The chickens were not hurt, though
they turned several double summer
saults with Dodge as he was tipped out
into the field.
Morgan.
Herbert Bartlett, who lately fitted up
sugar place, has been obliged to leave
it on account of the diphtheria.
Mrs. Charles Ewens' hen has lately
entered the field of competition with an
egg measuring 6 IA by 7 IL inches.
Morgan Center.
Miss Flora Cleveland of Bloomington
teaches our summer school.
Singing school closed last Thursday
eve. The scholars have learned we'll,
especially the younger ones.
The choir of Morgan Center church
have decided to purchase and use the
Hymnal for singing in the future.
We noticed Joseph Gray of Berbe
Plain in town on Tuesday. His family
thinks Vermont is preferable to Canada,
maybe he'll come back.
frankie Davenport, who has been
very sick for few weeks past, is a
little better, though the doctors enter
tain fears of his going into consumption.
A Mr.. Liberty, who has been at work
for Webster & Albee the past winter,
was stricken with a paralytic shock
early Sunday morning. He is over 70
years old. There are hopes of his
recovery.
Jasper Bedell has made $50 lbs. of
sugar from ITO trees. If it will only
thaw, he thinks he can make little
more before haying. Any sample of
sugar left with your correspondent will
be duly sampled and noticed.
At the schoolmeeting in this place it
was found that the district had extrica-
ted itself from debt and had $l5 in the
treasury. William Scribner was chosen
committee for the ensuing year. Fred
A. Gray, clerk Darius Elliott. treasurer.
Newport.
Lawyer Edwards is still in poor
health, though somewhat improved.
Two scholars have been expelled from
the village schools for refusing to take
studies prescribed by the district.
Fifty persons met at the Wayside
Cleaners meeting on Friday evening
Pleasant time and liberal sum realized
Quite stampede of help from Searles'
veneer mill about April lst, as parties
could not agree upon the price of wages
to be paid.
Widow Porter Human has purchased
the Brown e. Lawrence house, on Third
street, and will move here as soon as
the house is repaired.
At sugar party at B. N. Wiley's
lady was proved to have eaten 2 IL
pounds of sugar, by having been weighed
before and and after eating.
Willie Sloan, who has been clerk fol-
number of years past for H. S. Law
renee, goes to Brockton, Mass, to work
for the season.-Clarence Bow]ey, it il
said, goes to the same place to look fol-
a job.-Homer Lane, son of G. R. Lane
takes Sloan's place at Lawrence's. a
least to try to fill it.
A young lady in this place. by Gu
rious accident, recently swallowed 1
common sized shawl pin to which wa
attached quite a long chain and ores
ent. Up to this time she has expe
rlenced no serious harm from the pin
but no one seems to recommend shaw
| pins as regular diet.
Arnold Prouty, Esq. died on Wedues
day last, aged 81 years. Mr.. Prout.
came to this town when two years of ag
and has resided here ever since, will
the exception of two years. He was
successful farmer, and much respected
for his integrity. He had held tn
various town Offices very acceptably. H
retained his health and faculties t
within few weeks of his death.
During the past two years there hav
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