Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-01-16

ALBANY
James Mccartney has gone back to
Barton Landing to work in Mr.. Peck
tin shop.
The ensilage fever is abroad, and
several of our farmers are liable to
build silos another season.
A line of water works which sup
piled seven families on Lowell and
Main streets, has frozen up and is
irreparable till spring.
The religious meetings held at the
NJ. E. church during the week of
prayer, were continued through last
week with considerable interest.
John Grovro has sold part of his
lot of land in the edge of Lowell to
his son Vernon, who has a new house
in contemplation for next summer.
H. G. Stannard has snapped his
farm in the edge of Lowell with |. L.
Sanders for the place known as the
Comstock place in this village. San
ders has rented the farm to Sanford
Stearns.
S. G. Wilcox, who has lately been
engaged in assisting another party in
Of h,,a
destined for a large sheep ranch in
Nebraska, has now gone with them
to that place.
A letter received from DR.. D. NJ.
Parker, formerly of this place, but
now of Colorado, states that his
health is good, having entirely recov-
cred from the disease which compell-
ed him to move vest.
We record this week the death of
Mrs. Mellin Seaver, and Mrs. Win
throp Howard, daughters respective
ly of Josiah Coolidge and DR.. Dyer
Bill. They were long time residents
of this town, their parents being
among the first settlers of Albany
Center.
The Albany cornet band will hol6
a musical carnival on Wednesday
Thursday and Friday of this week
under the direction of W. A. Sargent
leader of band Miss Florence E.
Parker, pianist and soloist. An OF
chestra will be in attendance. En-
tertainment free.
Mr.. J. J. Butler raised two whit,
Chester pigs the past season, which
dressed respectively 302 and 49,
pounds when 1-2 months old. Th,
average growth of each from the tim,
they were purchased till they wer
slaughtered was 43 2-3 pounds 4;
month. The pigs were fed, not to ex
coed ID bushels of grain. The,
made the fastest gain during the fall
while fed on sweet corn in the ear
Pigs purchased of Lawrence Uric.
We learn from western paper O
the death of Fred D. Bosworth, O
New Hampton, Iowa. He was for
mer resident of Vermont and has
large circle of relatives in this vicin
ity; his mother was twin sister O
the late Deacon Delano, and his ia
Their an uncle of Mrs. A. FL. Darling
Mr.. Bosworth moved to Iowa in 1856
when % years Of age. He immedi
ately entered on an active bushes
and political career. He held man,
local and county offices and attained
to an honorable place among member
of the bar. He served with homo
during the war, and soon after his re
turn was made cashier of a bank i
his town. He had large circle O
friends, and was efficient in all hi
positions in life. He was burie
with Masonic honors, being maste
of his lodge at the time of his death
East Albany.
The names in our items from thi
place got little mixed last week. bU
we succeeded in asserting then out.
The donation for Rev. A. d. Jone
on Wednesday evening last, nette
$40 and was largely attended. NJ
and Mrs. Jones desire, through til
MONITOR, to thank their numeror
friends in Albany and vicinity fC
the kindly visit, and substantial gift
presented, and also the West Alban
dramatic club for the entertainer
furnished by them.
south Albany.
A. ID. Patterson recently found
lively mosquito sailing about in h