Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-06-05

week, ueSlueS IuTHlSuluS him '
butter for large family-eXcuse us,
this stereotyped phrase belongs to
the Drag COW item-besides doing his
ordinary labors.
If a man has property which he
wishes to sell, and which the people
of the county or vicinity wish to plr-
chase, he can inform more persons
of the fact by an advertisement in
local paper in one week, than would
otherwise discover the fact in all
summer. And yet there. ale some
people doing business who cannot
afford to invest dollar in advertis-
ing.
Asa French, father of Collins
French who lives in the east part OF the
town, died suddenly ON Thursday last
of old age, being in his 9th year.
He has retained his faculties and
his strength to remarkable degree
until the past few months. He came
to Caledonia county about twenty
five years ago. from Bethlehem, N.
H., where he had long been an hon
oned citizen. His remains were car
ried to Sutton on Saturday for bur-
ial.
The politics in this locality seem
about as badly winter killed as the
grass, and nothing but active person
al effort on the part of aspiring can
didates can rouse it into active life.
We shall doubtless learn soon, how
ever, of the tremendous Importance
of selecting certain men for certain
political offices; in the meantime it
will be safe to plant and SOW and at
tend to those things which produce
bread and butter. The country is
tolerable safe.
They tell a pretty good story of a
staunch temperance man, living mot
thousand miles away" whose hired
man getting the worse for liquor one
day, went down to the nearest
hotel and made complaint that the
liquor was obtained there. 1t turned
out on investigation, however, that the
fellow had been at work in the cellar,
and in prospecting about among the
casks and barrels had struck some
old cider-doubtless intended for
vinegar-and had got tipsy ON this
innocent beverage. 1t (the story
leaked out.
Barton Landing.
A few good men can find employ
ment at Chandler, French & Co.'S
mill.
Joel Peck has returned from Bos-
ton, where he has been visiting friends
for several weeks.
E. D. Stafford will return from
New Hampshire the last of the week,
and his paint shop will then be open.
Lewis Ford has lost a COW from in
juries received by being knocked
from the railroad track by an en-
CINE.
South Barton.
HI. F. Pillsbury at the O. & G.
mill has three pairs of good oxen and
several work horses for sale.
Bloomington.
Capt. Tucker is doing fine job of
painting for G.. E. Smith.
S. Burroughs gives up the job as
mail carrier and his successor is not
announced.
Mr.. Murray goes on to the peddler's
cart for Mr.. Whitcher this week
His old customers will be glad to see
him.
DR.. Young has returned from his
trip to Montreal. Your correspond
ent stated that his absence would be
lOnger-a mistake.
II. G. Bruce is agent for the Lyn
don buggies and would like to SEE
any body who wants first class car
rage of this make-none better
Coventry.
Mrs. Holland Thrasher fell on Fri
day last and received a bad injury
in one knee.
The children showed their patriot
ism by decorating the soldiers grave
last Tuesday.
Benz. Shippee has bought tn
blacksmith shop in this village O
Holland Thrasher, who has owned
over fifty years.
Leslie Phelps goes to Newport thi
week to work in a BARRIERS shop
Charley Livingston is clerking in
store in Coaticook.
Quarterly meeting at the M. T
church next Sabbath, June IL, 6
1 O'Clock p. IN. Rev. P. n. Grane
er, presiding elder, will conduct tn
services.
Your correspondent recently Ia
across an old arithmetic which wa
published almost 100 years age
Many of the problems referred to ma
tiers connected with the Revolution
and among them was, LAS / Wa
going to ST. Ives
Miss Nellie Hayes who teaches Q
Barton river has 16 scholars, an
during the half term just finished
there have been no tardy marks, an
only two scholars have had absel
marks-boys kept at home to work
II Moody Kimball has bought tt
noted stock horse known &C P1UI