Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-09-22

Albany.
There will be musical and litera-
~ entertainment held at j. B. Oar
ing's hall, Sept. 30th. Miss Alice
Liberty, noted singer from Mass,
will furnish music for the occasion.
A basket supper after exercises may
be expected.
Barton Landing.
The frost spoiled fifteen acres of
beans for Joseph Bartlett. Mr.. Bart
lett estimates his loss $500.
Bloomington.
d. l. Colley was run into by a
freight train at the Landing recently
and had his wagon smashed.
A few days since Mrs. John Camp
bell fell from the door and sprained
one of her ankles so that she has been
unable to 90 about since.
The drum corps will meet on the
fair ground, at Barton on the second
day of the fair, and all who have
snare drums are invited to go and
carry them.
Will Knapp while returning from
a dance on Thursday evening had his
horse get away from him and run a
long distance, smashing the wagon.
Will and the gal went home on foot.
Evansville.
w. B. Guild and wife attended the
state fair.
Edward Gallop has moved into the
Frank Wells house.
Alanson AlIard has raised up his
house putting in a new cellar, adding
ell and woodshed.
w. B. Guild has hen who has
tried to lay the premium eggs. She
has laid ten of extra size the largest
measuring 7x0H inches. Eight of
the eggs weighed PA lbs. They also
have pullet Matched the 9th of May
which has laid five eggs.
Nathan Leonard and wife have
been on visit 10 New Hampshire
and think they would not swap
places with the farmers in that sec.
ton. One will have to look the coun.
try pretty well over to find better
farming section than Orleans county
West Charleston.
Mrs. P. 0. Clarke has moved bach
into her own house.
The frost here the 18th and 13tl
did much damage TO late sowed grain
G. Carpenter has built new suga
house on the lot formerly owned b,
Dea. Cummings.
Josiah Hamblet of Morgan hal
bought his sons house at the lowe
end of the village and has moved
into it.
Coventry.
The first lyceum of the season vii
be held next Friday evening at tow
hall.
John Brooks has been granted
pension OF Sc month and $500 il
arrears.
The house and store that F. c
Williams occupies have been newl
painted, also the house that Mr.
Hitchcock occupies.
Miss Clara Barrows has commence
another term of school in the War
district, in Irasburgh, with 10 schol
| arS IN attendance.
Miss Elvina Daggett is in Richford
VT, visiting.-Winnie Wheeler an
Mrs. E. G. Barnes have gone to Lit
tie Falls, N. Y, to visit their parents
While AFRO Gray was stopping g
Mr.. Fairbrother's in Albany owe
night, recently, some thief broke int
his cart and stole part of his goods
CA pretty mean thief that will ste:
from poor lame man like Mr.. Gray.
The hotel has again changed hands
MI. Sartwell having purchased it c
Mr.. Stevens, and will take immediat
possession. Mr.. Chamberlin, VIII
has occupied the hotel, will move int
Holland Thrasher's house and Nj
and Mrs. Thrasher will board wit
them.
CraftSbuI.v.
Miss Hattie Simonds teaches til
school in district No. II Miss Mil
ME Bagley in the Charles Chamberli
district.
O. Wheeler of Boston. formerly
charge of the Randall mill. is engage
to take charge of it again and wi
try to suit his customers.
AT the auction sale of the Mr.
Kilburn property, cows sold for s.
each and other things at correspond
ing prices. Mrs. Kilburn's loss /
the cyclone is heavy; she has recen
ly bought the Carpenter house at tt
Common, paying $500.
Derby.
Elmer E. Allbee and wife returne
from their wedding tour Friday nigh
They "did" the Hub among 9th
places of interest.
There are twenty-one physician
within a radius of twenty-five mil
from Derby Center, and, strange
it may seem, the population is abo
holding its own.
Joseph Blay's barn was burn,
some two weeks ago. The fire w
discovered in the roof early in t
evening and is supposed to ha