Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-04-24
ALBANY.

Albany.
The auction sale of the Hiram Cha
fly property is set for Tuesday, May
I'd. This includes farms, stock,
tools, store goods and large amount
of property of all kinds. Remember
the day.
A serious, if not fatal, accident oc
Cured at Hoods mill last Saturday
morning. AS Amburgh Hood was
arranging an iron pulley, which had
an arm on one side of it, to form a
crank, he in some way got in position
so that this arm piece struck him on
the head fracturing the skull bone in
a shocking manner. DR.. Campbell
was called and it was found necessa-
~ to remove three quite large pieces
of the skull. At last accounts he
was unconscious and it is thought
that he cannot survive.
Barton.
Read DR.. Barnes notice.
An elegant line of spring overcoats,
at Cheney's clothing store.
James Gould has commenced work
on his house on Elm street.
District clerks will find their school
registers in the MONITOR office.
Porter Baldwin is having his new
set of buildings shined up by new
coat of paint.
N. NJ. Lewis respectfully invites
all owing him on book account or
otherwise, to call and settle at once.
Considerable of the machinery in
the new chair factory is in operation,
and it begins to seem like old times
about there.
The weather for some days has
been cold and disagreeable and not
right for sugar making. The sugar
crop must be very light.
At the teachers examination on
Saturday eighteen candidates applied
for licences. Their examinations
were very creditable.
Rev. Mr.. Stowell of West Con-
cord preached at the M. E. church
yesterday. One person was bap-
TIED by Mr.. Wheeler and taken into
the church.
The ministers of the M. E. church
all go to Ludlow this week to attend
Conference. There must be nine
changes in the St. Johnsbury district
and may be more.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the M
E. church meet at the parsonage on
Wednesday,. 1t is desirable that
the members and all interested in the
affairs of the society be present.
The interesting and appropriate
sermon preached by Mr.. Phelps, or
his return from a six months absence
in the Theological School at Ando
yer, appears on our first page to-day
The adjourned annual meeting O.
the Congregational church will taxi
place in the vestry (tO-morow) Tues
day, at 2:3O p. m. A meeting o
the deacons and examining committe,
is appointed at o'clock. Full at
tendance desired.
Among the list of printed ques
ton, prepared by the superintendent
for the examination of teachers was
one asking the candidate to give the
name of three noted Vermont an
thors. In this town SDavid Hill
appeared on all the lists of answers
Such is fame
The selectmen, after exhaustins
their resources on eligible stock, TO
the creation of school superintendent
finally impressed Geo. III. Blake int
the service. Not having much bus
ness on his hands, and needing
profitable job, he consented to atten
to the spring examinations.
AS commercial fertilizers are bein
more and more used, different partie
and persons are engaged in the
manufacture and sale. A new kin
called the "Quinnipiac" is now CLAIM
ing attention and receiving much f;
vor. This is for sale in this town /
n. M. Scott at depot store. ST
advertisement.
We recently received a well-wri
ten and complimentary letter fro
Miss Emily Cook of Ludlow, Mass
who is 103 years old. The letter
very legible, although Mrs. Cook
suffering considerably from impair'
vision. We think she is much t
oldest subscriber ON our list. v
wish her many years of life and ha
piness.
c. F. Percival is making prepal
ton for doing large furniture bu
ness this season. Besides N
Critchett, an old and faithful han
he has hired Geo. Murdoch, an e
cellent upholster, and Fred Aver
a fine ornamental painter, that t
painting, ETC., may be well a
thoroughly done under his sup
vision.