Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-03-05


to the financial affairs of the town.
There was balance of Sill in the
treasurer's hands at the beginning of
the year ;the amount of tax raised by
the town was S2,4S4. The number
of dogs licensed was SO, bringing into
the treasury $3.50. The amount
of orders paid during the year was
So, 267 which leaves balance in the
treasury of 1907. The unpaid orders
outstanding, some of which run as
far back as 1878, amount with inter-
est to S2,916 which brings the town
in debt about 1900. The cost of
supporting the poor outside the poor
farm was 1902 ;the gain in the value
of the stock on the farm is estimated
at S78. During the year there was
expended on new bridges the sum of
575 ION the highways over and above
the tax bills s244. The town paid
$40 on cold claims - of this sum the
lawyers got S16S. I. 7. Patterson
wag paid S102 for collecting taxes
and old attachments amounted to
s32.
Derby.
The academy schools opened last
week with about eighty scholars.
Lecture at academy hall, Tuesday.
evening, March 6, by Rev. Kings
bury.
Miss Dustin is about to open
dressmaker's rooms over the Lane
store
Daniel Davis has bought the John
Rock fam including stock, farming
tools, etc., for $4,000.
1t is reported that VIM. r. Aid
rich is to enter the office of j. w.
Erwin as law student.
There is quite a call for good hor-
ses here; during last week Charles
Nourse, Luther Wiley and D. II.
Badger each sold one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Sawyer enter
tanned large number of friends on
Saturday evening, this being the 10th
anniversary of their marriage.
West Derby.
A select school to be taught by
Matte Norris will commence soon.
That was large tea party at Mrs
Peter Robinson's on Thursday when
about one hundred persons met.
The scholars of the school present
ed Emma Fairchild, teacher of the
west village school, with silver but
ter dish at the close of her school.
Glover.
Rev. B. NJ. Tillotson will preach
at the South church next Sabbath
forenoon and afternoon.
The Ladies' Parsonage Society will
meet at Mrs. Seaver's next Friday,
March 9, at 2 o'clock p. m.
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be resumed on Wednesday of this
week, not having been concluded
last week.
The amount of snowfall in this
town during January and February
was SO inches; the snow averages
from two to ten feet deep on many
drifting roads.
Johnnie Prindle will give an enter
tainment for the benefit of Mason
Post, G.. A. R. Tuesday eve, March
9th, at the Institute Hall. GOOD
music for those wishing to dance aft.
er the show.
C. S. Phillips, gunsmith, has just
finished a rifle which for beauty an6
style of finish would be hard to beat
He keeps a stock of guns for sale
among these an excellent breech
loading shot gun.
Rev. L. Phelps of Barton will de
liver lecture at the vestry of Nortl
church, subject "Belshazzer's Feast,
next Wednesday eve, March 9TH
Admission to lecture and supper onl,
Is cents, proceeds to be used in tn
purchase of Sabbath school books
The lecture will be good one. Al
invited.
The play ':Among the Breakers
by the Young Peoples Literary Gu
was the best entertainment of th
season. 1t was listened to by a larg
: and appreciative audience, who woul
like repetition of the same at n
very distant day. Mr.. A. P. Tai
did himself much credit in the music
) al line, his voice filing the hall con
pletely.
West Glover.
M. L. Gilman who has been unwe
for some time is better.
: Bell Buchanan taught a very e,
cellent school in Dis. No. l.
Quarterly meeting next Sunda
a March IL; love-feast at II o'cloe
; a. m. Presiding Elder Granger W
preach at l o'clock p. m.
David A. Gilman bought the Mr.
Squires farm paying $1,000; COY
sold at the auction at from 80 to
:" dollars each, hay at $14 per ton.
Irasbur2'h.
The Congregational society is st
without pastor.
Quarterly meeting at Method
church next Sunday.
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