Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-09-17
LOCAL n E w S.

good.
Deacon A. B. Sargent raised %
pounds of potatoes from one pound
of seed-a new kind.
Mrs Baxter Tenney has snapped
her village residence with John Ten
ney for the Wilcox place on the
Eden road.
The frosts did much damage but
still we do not wish to swap countries
with the Java people. We prefer
frosts to fire.
The cattle drovers are busy. A.
P. Dow sold a drove in southwestern
Vermont and is back again after
more. Dow & Delano and Darling
& Beede are off with droves.
The ensilage crop is being harvest
ed. S. G. Kimball has filled two ST.
los, DR.. j. G. Campbell two, and
Hunt & Brown, P. B. Bagley and
Stephen Vance one each. Mr.. Vance
puts his corn in whole, using some
green oats with it and weighing
heavy. The others cut their corn
from three-fourth to one inch in
length. The corn is cut with Bald
win American feed cutter, which cuts
it very rapidly.
East Albany.
Milo Stiles and wife have been
here visiting friends.
The Aid Society meets with Mrs.
B. G. Miles, Sept. 20.
Alfred Daniels sawed off three
fingers in the Cass single mill re-
Gently.
William Simon has threshed Is
bushels of excellent wheat from
three bushels of seed.
A. n. Mason sowed small pack
age of oats which he received from
Philadelphia, called the Welcome
oats, which produced at the rate of
101 bushels to the acre. The oats
weigh so pounds to the bushel.
Mrs. Alice Coburn, lady IS years
of age has pieced and made q quilt
which contains 1886 pieces; each
block has sixteen pieces, each piece
being one inch square. Besides the
above, Mrs. Coburn has made two
other quilts and done lots of sewing
since March last.
Barton.
Grace Murkland has just received
a new line of Fall hats of the latest
styles.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M.
E. church meets with Mrs. Brigham,
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Thomas has gone to New
York and Boston. and her millinery
store will be closed two weeks.
Rev. G. P. Moody and family ar
rived last week, and he began his
labors as pastor of the Cong, church.
G. F. Percival and family arrived
home from the mountains last week,
and j. Melvin Elliott from the West
Pliny L. Webster. having put in a
new and large stock of mems boots.
calls attention to The fact in his new
adj. to-day.
Mason Post, G.. A. r. holds its
next meeting at school house hall in
this village on the evening of Sept.
goth. A full attendance desired.
Our readers in Barton and Glover
will note the marriage of Miss Ida
Young at Littleton, N. H., and wish
Mr.. and Mrs. Baxter happiness and
prosperity.
II. A. Glazier filled the large silo
on the G. w. Bridgman farm last
week; he put in six acres of silo
corn, and the fodder from one and a
half acres of field corn.
The annual meeting of the Cong.
society will be held this Monday ev-
ening, to elect officers, and transact
any other business found necessary
when met. ORvILLE RowELL. Sec.
N. NJ. Scott purchased for L. X.
Quimby of Lyndon S.O62O pounds Of
sugar, the last of which was shipped
last week. For a so-called pooi
sugar season eight car loads will dc
very well from one station.
The annual rental of pews in Barton
Cong. church, will take place next
Wednesday afternoon, commencinc
at O'Clock. All in arrears for rem
tai of pews the past year are request
to pay the same to the treasurer. r
B. Skinner, before that time.
John Heating is repairing hi.
building on Main street adjoining til,
old town clerks office. Hope he will
do it we'll; these old buildings hav,
been an "eye sore" in the village 70
some time. Mr.. Heating lost
horse last week valued at 5000. by
broken leg.
Nelson Nj. Lewis has purchase,
the engine and machinery, used b
Chandler &. French in West New
port and will put up a mill near th
South Hill in Glover to saw out tn
timber on his and adjoining lots. TIL
mill has done a good business, an
will make the sawdust fly when h
gets it running.
We are not in the habit of putin