Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-01-09

cutting and skidding timber.
Mr.. Cowles closes his singing
school on Thursday evening. He has
given 22 lessons, much to the i'm
provement of his pupils and the sat
isfaction of the public.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
H. C. Bclden, ESQ.,. has gone to Colo
RADIO on pleasure and business excur-
sion.
Hon. E. A. Parks of Waterford figures
out the value of milk. butter, &C., from
his % cows the past season to have been
$2,662.l5. or about SIG each.
The editor of the Union is home,
having enjoyed a long visit among
the savages of the far west. His
manners are decidedly improved.
We are glad to see marked i'm
provement in the makeup and
ssbrains'' of the Indee, but we are
sorry to note that the editorials rather
hinge the wrong way on temperance
matters.
AS VIM. H. Lowell of South Danville
was cleaning out his cave spout. few
days ago. the end that was in the ground
where mud and dirt had worked in /; he
was doing the work with his bare hands.
After working awhile he pulled out with
a handful of mud a lively striped snake
that measured two feet and ten inches.
We are informed that no man ever threw
down handful of mud as quick as he
did that one.-Star.
E. L. Hovey owns yearling steer
that has had some queer experiences.
Hovey bought it at auction, and when
ready to take it away it could not be
found, neither had it been seen for six
weeks; when at last it was found in the
basement of a neighboring barn, where
it had fallen through a hole in the floor,
but where there was hay enough to eat.
The queer part of this story is. how
could this animal live SO long without
water? When taken out it '.steered" for
the brook forthwith.
The celebrated sJersey Queen" OF
which so much talk has been made in the
papers for the past two years, was sold
last week to A. B. Darling, ESQ.,, of New
York for $1,000. The Queen was bred by
Z. & t. Fairbanks of this place, and wher
calf was sold to Duncan Harvey o.
Peacham, together with her mother, fol
$3.50. Some two years ago the Queer
came into possession of Josiah KinersoI
of Barnet, who at once commenced tt
push her, keeping account of amount o
butter made from her milk. Last yea
her record was over 700 lbs, and it is un
derstood that she will this year bea
her last years record. Since til,
many attempts to buy her, but as she wa
not recorded in the Jersey Herd Book
she could not be sold at high figures
Cdledonidn.
Ha1.dxviclx.
Geo. Sawyer has purchased an in
terest in the Bridgman & Tucker mil
and lumber business.
A. z. Judevine, the wealthiest mai
in town, having refused to pay hi
taxes, has submitted to sale of prop
erty by the sheriff. He threatens re
taliation.
The suit between /. V. Edward
and Mr. Brush, the druggist, who &C
cidentally put up poison which nearl
killed Mrs. Edwards and has mad
her an invalid ever since, has bee
settled.
East TIardwiclx.
AT the annual meeting of the Coz
gregational church society. c. N
Bailey was elected S. S. superintent
ent. Walter Montgomery librarian
All the expenses of the last year e,
cept about $40 have been paid.
was voted to continue the weekly o
fering system. The ladies have mao
the carpets for the Jewett chape
1t has been decided to put doub
windows on the church.
Sheffield.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid Socier
f holds sociable at their church We
n nesday, eve Jan. IL. All are invites
S Peachan.
Gospel meetings at the Hollow scho
!. house Thursday evening.
r. Robert Blair, formerly of this plac
n is editor and proprietor of the STATIC
a (Kansas) Herald.
) Only between FIVE and six hundr
e dollars have been signed for new mi
lister, although one of the deacons sa
in a church meeting last week, g
t would agree to raise thousand dolla
in twenty-four hours for Mr.. Wild, we
is be to remain here" Mr.. Wild has ma
warm friends here yet and we think
s some of the parties who have taken su
r. prominent stand in trying to bre
down an innocent mans character. wou
look to their own faults they might p
:, sibly find better grounds to work upo
Sutton.
- There was double wedding at Mo