Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-05-28

vigorously to save big pie OF WOOD.
Bro~vninGtO
George Parker from Salem-Derby
has rented and moved into the Bod
we'll house.
Mr.. Albro Jenness from Maine is
visiting relative in this town and Bar
ton, and fishing in Willoughby lake
for few days.
Miss Carrie Seavey teaches the vii
lage school and her sister Sarah the
school at the Centre, Miss Angie
Gibson in district No. A.
George Smith is thoroughly repair
ing his house. He repaired and
painted the one he traded for the one
he now lives in last summer. We
hope he will keep on trading and re-
pairing buildings until the old village
looks like new one.
Church work and church meetings will
run smoothly enough as long as every
member is willing to admit that he is a
sinner. The very minute, however, that
either man or woman becomes sinless
you are bound to have trouble. No one
can so quickly get up row in church
as man who is so awfully good that he
onf To fn toy
ago. He is harder to keep quiet than a
swarm of hornets with fire under their
nest. 1t seems paradox, but it is true
nevertheless, that when man gets too
much religion he is good deal worse
than though he had none at all. So long
as he knows he ought to 60 to the bot
tomless pit he can be easily handled and
utilized, but the very minute he gets an
idea that heaven isn't quite good enough
for him he tries to ''boss" the minister
and the congregation, and is so self-con-
ceited and intolerable that a mysterious
dispensation of Providence would be re-
ceived with resignation if not hailed as a
''long felt want" E. S. L.
Coventry.
Will Tibbetts is about closing his
grocery, as now intends going to
Irasburgh.
The past year was one of the worst
ever known about here for bees.
One man lost about twenty swarms,
while only a few swarms survived
the long, cold, winter.
The spring term of school taught
by Miss Minnie Williams of Glover,
finished May 10. The scholars speak
of her as thorough and competent
teacher. The summer term begun
last Monday.
Burbank & Williams have dis
charged one gang of men and here
after will not saw nights. They
have sawed an immense amount of
lumber this spring. They will put
in a clapboard machine and shingle
mill.
VIM. Barrows has been making
many improvements upon the farm
he bought last year and has had his
house thoroughly painted. A large
bell hangs upon the ell of the house
that can be heard to the furthest
part of the farm; and one inquiries
why they are not more common Oh
farm houses?
Craftsbury.
John Simpson of New York is a
home for a short vacation.
Amory Dawson is busy buying
horses and cattle. Having sold his
best span of horses he is buying 9th.
er good ones.
Rev. Mason Dutton has beer
spending few days among hi
friends here. He preached at thu
Congregational church for the Rev
Mr.. Parker.
Judge A. P. Dutton, one of ou
progressive farmers, has just added t.
his large stock of farm implements
corn planter, and is using three ton
of Pacific guano.
There is good deal of sickness il
town at present. Mrs. Amasa Ran
dali died early Sunday morning 9Th
20th) and IN the afternoon of th
same day her sister, Mrs. Wyrar
Wylie died, both of heart disease
The funeral services for the sister
: were held at Mr.. Wylie's Tuesday
, the 22d, Rev. Mason Dutton official
ing.
Flint Post, No. Is, G.. A. r., wi
l hold memorial services at East Crafts
i bury cemetery at 10 a. m., and {
North Craftsbury at 1 p. M, on th
30th. Craftsbury cornet band wi
: furnished music, led by Prof. Viii
: ney. All, old and young, are I,
: quested to assist with their presenc
{ bringing flowers in wreaths and boz
u qnets.
= East Craftsbury.
o Rev. j. G. Taylor will be at hon
in season to preach the first Sabba
e in June.
d Sa1em-Derby.
J. Dogs have been killing sheep f
II Francis Powers.
It The Alpheus Adams farm has be,
t. sold at auction to Frank Jewell f
IL $3.50.
10 Mrs. James Wilson is sufferil
Is severely from an injury to her foe
~ received last fall.
:, Hubbard Joslyn, while driving
" colt near III. B. Crandall's, was r
" away with and received kick viii
- broke one bone in his leg. He ma