Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-11-20


town. 1t is out of doors and dug
into the side-hill near his barn. 1t is
covered with a cheap roof, and the
fodder covered with earth, straw, etc.
He reports the ensilage in good con-
dition. Carl Leland put in about 60
tons of corn into his silo.
The entertainment given in the
Heath school house on Thursday
evening, in the interest of Rev. Mr..
Brigham, was very successful affair.
Nearly all the people in the vicinity
were present, and the contributions
amounted to $25. The young people
under the direction of Miss Staples,
teacher, had speaking exercises and
music, which were very interesting
and creditable to all engaged. Mr..
Brigham and wife, who were present,
were surprised and gratified by the
cordial manifestations of respect, the
character of the exercises and the
generous contributions made. Mr..
O. F. Badger in a few timely remarks
thanked those who had aided in get
ting up the literary entertainment
and those who had contributed to the
minister.
Barton Landing
Green, the furniture man, is talking
loud in the ads. this week read.
The village schools closed on Fri
day, with rhetorical exercises Friday
afternoon.
Moses Goodwin had a shock of
paralysis on Friday night and is La
BILE not to recover.
Some sneaking thief stole a tub of
butter from Alfred Alexander's team
which was hitched under the meeting
house shed, last Friday.
Mr.. Hildreth's store, with tene-
ment, etc., is nearly completed, and
is a fine addition to the business
houses of the place. In style and
finish it is all that can be desired.
The room designed for the drug store
is large, high and pleasant and finish
ed in very tasty manner. A large
and pleasant tenement is finished in
the second and third stories, and the
whole building will soon be ready fol
occupancy.
Bloomington.
Henry Fairbrother has opened a
blacksmith shop at the Center.
The school in district No. com
menced Nov. Is, Ida Miles, teacher
John Miles has formed a singing
class at the Cyrus Heath schoo
house.
Will Ingalls, has sold his Brown.
ington farm to John Winslow Of
Charleston.
Milo Cleveland and wife started
for Holyoke, Mass, last Thursday,
and expect to spend the winter in
that city.
Evansville.
Nathan Newman is preparing tc
build new house.
Winslow Guilds this year hoE
crop brought him $1028.50.
A. Drown is laying the foundation
for large barn that he intends te
build next spring.
The teamsters report doing as good
business this month, thus far, as il
any time during the summer
Albert Gallup with seven traps
has caught duing the fall 10 foxes
and lots of worse smelling animals
with mink etc.
Real estate trades are becoming
quite frequent in this section; of thu
late trades is the sale of the 0. Marsl
place to Will and Erwin AleXande
for 200.
Mrs. Nathan Leonard is hard sicl
with neuralgia and spinal trouble
James Eddy is also very sick of (
chronic trouble which has been abou
him since he returned from the war
West Charleston.
Ed. Hutchinson has rented JOIN
Barrett's farm for a year.
| Our schools closed Friday. Their
has been a good attendance al
through the term.
Plummer seavey has bought Chas
Carpenters land, which lies next
J. D. Niles place.
E. w. Barron has q car load Q
fine winter apples, and lots Q
Thanksgiving groceries.
East Charleston.
Mrs. Young has rented her rool
to G.. Stevens.
Singing master Cowles has a goo
singing class.
The young folks are holding dane
ing and surprise parties.
M. G. Davis hires harness make
and carpenter by the year.
J. w. Sweeney returns from ma
ket with large stock of new goods
Coventry.
Orman Ryther teaches the high
: department of the village school.
Frank Adams goes to Newport th
week as clerk in the Boston clothir
store.
0 Rev. Mr.. Bacon expects to cor
y mence his labors for the Congreg
: tlonal church next Sunday, Nov. 2
p Will Tibbetts is going into tt