Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-12-26

or care. The yield was at the rate of |
$50 bushels to the acre, while the yield |
of the whole patch. with ordinary seed,
was only about 100 bushels to the acre.
An elephant of this kind would seem
to be valuable thing.
well.
Henry Curtis, the butcher, moves to
Westfeld
Mrs. Works, over so years of age. is
confined to her bed with sickness.
Willis Lockwood has sold his place
to a Mr.. Lambert from Franklin county.
There is to be an oyster supper and
concert for the benefit of the band, jan
uary 6.
The mother of Judge Paine, 80 years
of age, fell few days since and broke
her hip.
Rev. R. King occupied the pulpit of
Congregational church yesterday. His
health is much improved.
Another pleasant social enjoyed great
ly by the young people the occasion
being the birthday of Henry Sawyer.
Deacon Blake and wife 60 to St. AL
bans for the winter, Willis lockwood
occupying their house in their absence.
Rev. G. A. Emery has broken up
housekeeping and his family has gone
to Eden to stay until his new house is
done.
The suit, H. J. Cross vs. r. E. Wright
was tried last week by jury. Verdict
for defendant to recover S4.40 and costs.
Burke for plff., Waterman for deft.
Much sympathy is express for Al
Dana, who last spring was laid up sew
eral weeks with pneumonia, and is now
suffering from a severe attack of rheu
matte fever.
George Maynard was brought before
Justice Paine, Dec. %. charged with
obtaining S25 of one Seavey of Barton
Landing by fraud. Plead guilty and
sent to Ratland 14S days.
The village school district having vot-
ed to charge pupils from out the dis
trict tuition, the committee decided that
those who came into the district tenn
porarily to work for their board and at
tend school were included in list of
"from without the district" A school
meeting being called, the matter was
talked up, but no vote was taken. 1t Is
thought, however, that these pupils will
not be charged tuition.
Morgan.
Christmas exercises at the church on
Friday evening were we'll attened and
much enjoyed. The trees bore bounti-
full fruit.
Wilbur Wilcox, who has been in New
York of late, being afflicted with bad
abscess on the knee, has returned home.
He bore the journey we'll.
Newport.
Herbert Austin of Middlebury college is
spending his holiday vacation at home.
Santa Claus is very generous in his
distributions this year, and the Christ
mas celebrations at the churches were
unusually good. The Methodist church
was we'll filled on Saturday evening and
the exercises were very pleasing. The
pastor, superintendent, chorister and
organist were specially remembered il
gifts. A Christmas concert was held il
the Congregational church Sabbath eve
in which nearly all the school partici
pated. The special exercises were Of
great interest.
Newport Center.
Nye Sleeper is home to spend the hol
idays.
Frank Gile is very ill of fever, ant
liable not to recover.
The Baptist society are raising fund
for the purchase of bell.
A Frenchman at work in the wood
nearly severed his foot with an axe OF
Wednesday last.
Mrs. Geo. |. Sleeper has moved he
goods to her own house. where she viii
be glad to see all of her customers.
The Carpenter girl reported dead from
the swallowing of pounded glass, refuse
to die of that cause, though reported a
) dead.
Pastor Austin wishes, through tn
MONITOR, to thank the ladies of New
port Centre for the generous purse Q
money he found on the desk last Sab
bath, at the reopening of the church re
Gently so thoroughly repaired, mainl
through the generous aid of thos
Earnest Workers"
South Troy.
The farm known as the "Compan
farm" on the river is sold to MI
Peabody. %
J. A. Coburn, who has been absen
several days, returns with wife. Man
people are made happy Christmas time
The ladies of the Congregations