Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-01-02

it is hoped it may be soon.
There will be union services held
each evening during the present week
at the Baptist church; also on Tues.
Thurs. and Sat. afternoon at 2 o'clock.
NJ Nc. K elsey and wife have gone to
Burlington Iowa, to spend the winter.
Geo. O. Burton went with then; he in
tends remaining there if he likes the
Glover.
Singing school Friday evening.
N. B. Davis has rented his farm for
one year to NJ. Smith.
Orleans Grange holds next meeting at
usual place next Saturday at 10 a. m.
That thief broke into Wright Ayers
house recently and stole lot of potatoes.
The week of prayer will be observed
here and at West Glover, the present
week.
B. M. Tillotson will deliver lecture
at the Ladies' Mite Society's sociable.
Saturday eve. Jan. 9TH. Admission 10
cents. All invited.
Memorial services for Mrs. William
M...;o., ill ~ lila - Corkb .b,.oL
next Sunday at l o'clock, p. NJ, Mr..
Tillotson being present.
Christmas was celebrated Monday eve
at the North church. Two trees were
filed with presents. The hearts of old
and young were made happy.
Alonzo G. Phillips, in Is days, not
averaging over hours a day, with band
and foot drag saw, has sawed so cords
of stove wood, taking the trees standing.
Mrs. Julia Kendall, formerly of this
town, kindly remembered the three diff
ferent societies of this village, Christmas
time. sending them $40 each. Though
hundreds of miles from here, it is hoped
the gratitude of many happy hearts will
reach her and prove that it is really
''more blessed to give than to receive"
Some days since Harry E. Harrison
while sliding on the ice near the Fayel
school house, slipped and fell, injuring
his spine SO severely as to paralyze his
limbs, and to produce death within 6
few days. He was an orphan boy
brother of the little boy who was drown
at Barton last spring. He died on The
26th ult. Another warning to boys t.
look out for the dangers of ice.
BENZ. D. Simonds of this village, ha
a Bible which originally belonged to hi
great grandfather, in which his mar
riage, and the birth of his ten children
is recorded. The hand writing wa
very excellent and is still very legible
He was married in 1862, and his chill
dren were born between the years IT'S
1878. Mr.. Simonds has also razo
and walking cane, which his grea
progenitor used in his day. He shove
US North Star printed in 1910.
The year 1881 has been season re
markable for its extremes of heat an
cold. The coolest days, Jan. 10, "a
30, 80. Feb. l, 2, 8. Warmest day,
July 3. 10, Aug. 5, Octl. South win
l43 days, north wind 1913 days, WEI
wind 81 days. Rain has fallen on 6
days, and snow on Al days. the amour
of snow fall has been 9 #. 9 in. A
abundant harvest. sugar, hay. cereals
all kinds and apples. has been the r
ward of the husbandman's labor ar
toll. O. V. P.
West Glover.
l.. A. Chadbourn has hired farm
Albany, and will move there soon.
No singing school this week. on a
count of the necessary absence of Pr
, Rix.
3 On the farm of Wright & King. viii
lies partly in Glover and partly in A
bany, there are not less than forty-i
different kinds of wood, running FRI
the rock maple and pine to the small
variety of bushes.
J There is Frenchman in this vicil
: ty who recently, in one day, chopp
ten two-horse loads of wood, sled leng
. and two cords of four foot wood out
the limbs-if this was not a MOI
neighborhood. some of your incredible
readers mig ht doubt this story.
= Greensboro.
e H. S. Tolman's pig weighed 8
. pounds.
Christmas passed off pleasantly
Congregational church: many valua
!, presents were distributed.
" Diphtheria attacked the family
IS Frank Leslie few weeks ago. four
If his children having it. The eldest
In died.
y Robert Mcclellan started for Calf
!" MIA last week. Hiram Bates is he
], from Chicago on visit, while his brol
s leg is mending.
IS Greensboro Bend.
N A very pleasant gathering at KINDA
as hall on Tuesday night, under the m
l. agement of superintendent Campo