Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-04-23
LOCAL NEW s.
ALBANY.

Jesse DeeQe Is mere from DdkoId
& on a visit
1t is reported that Mrs. Parker,
wife of DR.. d. NJ. Parker, both well
known here, died in Montana re-
B Gently.
|. L. Sanders has sold his farm on
on West hill, known as the Stannard
farm, to his son Geo. w. Sanders,
S who takes immediate possession.
The examination of teachers, by
order of the superintendent, will be
a held in each town in the county on
Saturday, May 9th, commencing at
e animation will be held at the West
village.
Barton.
The sugar season promises to be
a short but not sweet.
That child's cape, lost near w. G..
Browns is in this office.
Fred Robinson sold his fine chest
nut horse recently for 1925.
They raise tax of $50 cents on a
dollar in district No. 2, to pay old
debts.
Thanks to those who have supplied
us with the missing copies of the
MONITOR advertised for.
C. B. Leland has sold a plot of
land to T. B. Piper for S275, reserv-
ing the use of it for two years.
Ida Jones teaches the summer
school in district No. 5. Luella Hum
phrey teaches in the Chase district in
Glover.
Norman Smith recently bought a
horse of Warren Bassett of Brown
ington, which cost him $17O-a good
animal.
The M. E. Ladies' society meets
with Mrs. j. B. Freeman on Wednes-
day afternoon. The young people
are invited to meet in the evening.
Thanks to neighbor Case for fine
cake of maple sugar; just what we
had wanted. Come over and get
some of those tomato plants when
they come.
Reports from all sections indicate
that sugaring is a failure this year.
Not more than one fourth of the
usual amount has been made, and that
of rather inferior quality.
Our village advertisers, Messrs.
Scott and Owen have each new and
attractive ads. this week. Mr.. o. V.
Joslyn advertises that new harrow,
which is said to be such a scratcher.
While there has been considerable
damage from the spring freshets else
where, the water in this section has
not been unusually high and little
damage has been done to highways
or bridges.
Rev. S. S. Brigham goes to con-
ference this week. His services the
year past have been very acceptable,
and the board of stewards have ask
ed that he be assigned to this place
the coming year.
If our village friends OF others
wish to send for any flower seeds or
plants we can get them for them. See
what you want, in any of the cata-
logues, and we can get them at con-
siderable of q discount. We shall
order them in few days. Shall
have lot of the best kind of tomato
plants at 60 cents a dozen.
Several of our State exchanges
have commented very favorably on
the labors and success of Gen. Grout
in congress and are anxious, evident
ly, to do him honor by mentioning"
him for governor in 1884 This, no
doubt, so far as the compliment and
good will ale concerned, is gratifying
to Gen. Grout, but we have reason
to suspect that he will not under any
consideration be a candidate for
governor.
The saw mill, which Charles Bus
well built near the Dwinell lot on the
mountain last fall, was burned last
week. The mill building was not
Expensive but the machinery was
worth several hundred dollars. He
bad Hoadley engine, which was
psed in the chair factory in this vii
pge and had passed through two fires
PREVIOUS to this one. We under
tand that there was no insurance.
t is bad misfortune for Mr.. Bus
we'll.
: ~ DpftluinSf WIZ .IcHIeU LIE
hotel in this place and went to New.
port last year, hiring the Bellevue
House for term of years, has solo
Als lease to Jerry Drew, the presen
owner, for $500 and his furniture a
post. Drew rents the property to E
knowlton of Brattleboro. Durin.
MIR. Spalding's administration tn
Bellevue House has done profitable
business, the best in its history, an,
the business has been so built up tina
the property has been sold and rent
ed much higher than it could hav
been under its former status. Spald
ing has bought the Brown lot sout
of his hotel in this village. He SUI
lenders possession of the Newpo
hotel May LIST.
Harris S. Bickford, whose illne:
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