Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-10-22
Edward BLY, is one of our best farm


weigh 953 pounds.
A. j. Lang has gone into compa-
ny with j. S. Sweeney in the starch
business. They have thus far taken
in eight thousand bushels of potatoes.
Last Friday night one of their large
watts burst doing considerable dam
age.
Friday evening reception was
held at the residence of Frank Trip
and wife. 1t was attended by about
60 of their friends who took advan-
tage of the opportunity to present
Frank and his bride with many tok-
ems of love and esteem. After en-
joying an excellent supper, and a
good social visit, all departed wishing
the newly married couple much hap
piness and prosperity in their jour-
ney through life.-Herald.
West Charleston.
Mrs. Alonzo Hutchinson is having
her house painted.
S. L. Hutchinson from New York
city was in this place last week.
At George A. Drivers auction
COWS sold from S1S to S34.5 Sheep
81 per head.
Mary Pratt is going to Derby Cen
ter to work in the dress maker shop
with Miss Pleasant.
James Bennett who has been SO
very sick is slowly recovering. Mrs.
E. w. Parlin is also better.
Andrew Lang of East Charleston
planted twelve acres of potatoes last
spring, and has raised 3,7OC bushels
of potatoes from the same.
One day last D. S. Cook was
kicked by horse in Ford's black
smith shop and his arm so injured
that he has not used it since.
The Cong. society are making an
effort to secure the services of Rev.
S. F. Drew as their pastor. Mr..
Drew preached an excellent sermon
in the Baptist church last Sabbath.
Coventry.
S. Gilbert has taken the job to
paint the Cong. church.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Cleveland
have just returned from their trip
to New York and Philadelphia.
Cassius Allen, boy of eight
years, badly burned his face last
week while playing with powder.
When will the small boy learn that
powder was not made for his amuse-
ment?
F. c.. Williams has returned from
market with large stock of new
goods. He has some great trades in
horse blankets, clothing, dry goods,
flour, etc., which he would have men,
toned in an advertisement if il
could have been got into the MONITOR
this week.
| CraftSburv.
Mrs. Paddock Is back from Boston
with heavy stock of millinery goods.
Columbus Hartman has sold his
farm to a Mr.. Mossman of Barton
for $4,000.
J. III. Wallace who has been in the
mercantile business here for the past
two years has sold out his business
goods, etc., to j. c. Allen of Barton
Mrs. Underwood, the breaking Of
whose limb the MONITOR recently
mentioned, has died from the effects
of the injury. Her funeral was at.
tended October 10Th.
Lewis Strong, mail carrier, says he
is badly annoyed along his mail route
| by those who hand HIM unstampe(
letters or money to pay postage. He
will deposit letters if they are prop
erly stamped, but can neither furn
ish stamps or do great deal of labo
extra for the privilege of carrying
peoples letter to the office.
Glover.
Mr.. Tillotson at South church mex
Sunday.
0. V. Percival raised Is stocks o
wheat on an acre of ground.
The Mite society holds a sociabl
next Friday evening. All invited.
Chas Mcclellan has bought tn
house owned by French Bros, pay
ing $1,000.
Roy Christie, boy nine years o
age, has shot one loon, five partridg
es and seven woodchucks since hi
summer school ended.
Congratulations to BENZ. d. ST
monds and wife. Mr.. Simonds wa
married in Littleton, n. H., Sept
80, to Mrs. Sarah Farnsworth.
West Glover.
Mrs. David Baker has gone to Da
i kota.
Oscar Skinner has returned to hi
western home.
Greensboro.
Ell. S. Tolman has sold his grist
mill to Miller & Hastings of Hard
wick.
E. O. Randall has persuaded G. c
Coomer to remain on the Spaff or
farm another year.
SERIOUS AcCIDENT.-On Wednes
day last as Frank Buchanan an
wife, and deacon A. X. Drury wer
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