Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-02-12

church next Saturday.
Alger Jones has rented his farm in
Craftsbury to s. @. Leach. B. o..
Aiken, who carried on the farm the
past year; will return to the village.
As yet we have no fatal cases of
railroad fever to report but the cpl
demic is spreading and becoming
daily more alarming. 1t is feared
that serious results will follow.
Henry Hayden and Henry Chaffee
will each build large farm barns in
the spring.-G. r. Miles of this town
and S. r. Renfrew in the edge of
Craftsbury find it necessary to build
additions to their already large barns.
&C. E. Rogers will move his barn
on to new foundation and put a
basement underneath.
East Albany.
The Free Baptists have completed
the repairs on their church, much to
its improved appearance.
A flock of wild geese was recently
seen flying toward the north. They
must have made some mistake some
way.
EfaE-EOn-
The Methodist aid society meet
with Mrs. Glazier on Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Science class will meet at Congre-
gational vestry, Wednesday evening,
at 7.30.
The Ladies' Society will meet with
Mrs. E. E. Rawson, Wednesday aft
ernoon of this week all ladies cordi-
ally invited.
The meetings will be continued at
the NJ. f. church during each even
of the week except Monday and Fri
day evenings.
The Orleans County court ''burst'
up on Thursday, very little having
been accomplished. We omit the re-
port till next week.
1t SHOWS and then blows, it blows
and then SHOWS; then it blows and
it SHOWS both together, and this is
our item on weather.
The many friends of Rev. E. S.
Locke, here and elsewhere, will be
grieved to hear of his death. A more
extended notice will be given next
week.
D. D. Bean will buy dairy and veal
skins this spring. He proposes to
pay highest market prices. He askes
the farmers to wait till he calls on
them before selling.
At the special village meeting
held last Saturday evening, it was
voted to purchase a tower clock,
which should not cost when erect
ed to exceed 5000.
Please examine your label on this
paper and see if it is correct. At
this season of the year in 1888 it
should stand Il Jan. a." If, from
our fault, it does not thus stand, we
will cheerfully correct it
The prize speaking of the village
schools in Robinson's hall next Fri
day, will begin at 2.30 p. m. for the
Primary and intermediate rooms, and
100 in the evening for the Grammar
and High schools.
Mr.. Copp, the genial auctioneer in
Avenue block, is meeting with good sue.
cess in disposing of his immense stock OF
& floods, which he offers to all alike at theil
own price..-St. JohnSbwy Inder
We will take one if you please, Mr.
Copp, and see if it will not wake uI
some of the dry wells round about.
DR.. 7. r. Grow of St. Johnsbury
formerly of this town, received al
interesting gift few nights since
The door-bell was violently rung ant
when 1t was opened, small box wa
the only thing discernable. 1t wa
taken into the house and found tt
contain male baby, weighing abou
< five pounds. The doctor and wifi,
propose to keep it and let it Grow.
A tragedy was reported on on
streets last Monday, when a person
was seen to draw pistol and fire Oh
slack" Dewey. Jack lived but
few moments. He has been faith
full attendant about the bank for sew
eral years and will be missed b
many on whom it was his custom t.
make a daily call. He had no enc
mics. The assassin escaped and ha
not been arrested.
Barton Landing.
Will Morey of Irasburgh had
valuable horse die at this villae
yesterday.
The winter term of school close
next Friday, with an exhibition
the evening.
Rev. j. w. Kingsbury of Charles
ton viii deliver the lecture next Wee
nesday eve. Subject, ''Somethin
better than going west"
Rev. Edwin S. Locke died yeste
day Sunday morning. His funer
is TO be held at the Methodist churC
on Wednesday at l O'Clock p. m.
The funeral services of Mrs. S
rah Stafford were attended last We
nesday. She was the wi4pw Of t
late Joseph Stafford, and was L
mother of II children, ten of who
are living, the youngest being nc