Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-04-28
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William Wilson made 23O pounds
of sugar from 40 pals of sap.
1t was $50 that S. d. Graves was
offered for native two-yeal old heifer
4 instead of $50.
The school IN dist. No. common
ces ON the second Monday in May,
Miss Gertie Merrill teacher.
Albert Grant had a horse drop dead
in the harness last Monday he paid
500 for him few days previous.
Amt you going to set out few
trees and do little something toward
village improvements this season?
o. V. Joslyn is agent for Bay State
Bone Superphosphate, manufactured
by J. A. Tucker & Co., Boston, Mass.
Business is starting up in the cloth
ing stores-the delegates are buying
new clothes before going to the con-
vention.
The long lost sun has made his APP
pearance again and smiles as warmly
as he is wont to do. Now then for
the work of spring.
The NJ. E. ladies' society convenes
at Mrs. Z. G.. Collisions on Wednes-
day, and the Odd Girls meet at the
parsonage on Thursday.
Some one notes the fact that a
Thermometer in this village, hanging
in the sun, marked over q 100 de-
grees, Apr. 81, at o'clock p. m.
Read the adj. of Mr.. Weeks of
Greensboro, relative to seed grain
etc. He has some good seed raised
here and it will pay farmers to pat
ronize him.
Mrs. Samantha H. Flanders is in-
sane; for some weeks she has been
greatly perplexed about her business
affairs and of late has become badly
deranged.
j. H, Wallace is making thorough
repairs on the house bought of the
DR.. Perry estate and will have good
set of buildings when he gets done
with them.
The republicans will meet in Mont
pelier on Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week to choose delegates to the
National convention to be held at
Chicago, June Sd.
Messrs. Hall & Rowell offer a lot
bf apple trees for sale. The trees
IRE thrifty and much larger than
hose usually sold by the tree ped
Hers. They have a dozen kinds, in
Guiding both fall and winter.
j. w. Batchelder, the cornet play
pr, has been offered a situation in
he band accompanying P. I. Bal
huns big show. Mr.. Batchelder also
eceived a proposition to play with
he st. Johnsbury band for the sea-
on.
Read Mr.. Whitcher's ad. farmers
machines and tools; Glib Ellis has an
d. about flour, which those who are
hungry should read; w. 1. Robinson
pan give good bargains on the Hub
pell pillow. Read Pliny Webster's
id. about boots and shoes.
Comrades of Mason Post G.. A.
R. in Barton are requested to meet
It the school house hall Saturday eve
hing May Sd at Z o'clock, to make
he necessary arrangements for Deco
alton Day. All soldiers and others
Interested are requested to be present.
Our readers have recently seen a
trief account of the seduction and
nicide of Miss Nellie Phelps of Ian
lister, n. H., which occurred recent
h. Charles d. Phelps, who spent
pme weeks in this vicinity selling
boxing steamers, during the early
bring was her brother, and his fail
re to return as he eXpected,is occa-
Toned by the trouble mentioned,
pubtless.
William S. Drew, of the firm of
brew & Wheelock of Lawrence,
lass, gave us call on Saturday.
Ie has recently been making a trip
rough Northern New York on his
foduce business and returns this
Nay to visit his mother and Other
riends. Many of our farmers who are
ccustomed to send their butter to this
rm report satisfactory sales and very
|rompt remittances.
Geo. w. Reed bought pair O
patched calves of Charles Ingalls, o
FhefIield, paying $50 for them last fall
nd recently sold them for $105
they weigh 1920 pounds and thei
firth is feet ~ inches; they ar
ow 1877 months old. George ha
mother pair, IL months old, tina
Weigh 1855 pounds. Reed does no
|ay for this puff, perhaps if he had
Fe could have made the story bigger
+. B. Simonds, the veteran car
Fasser, has sold large number c
4. he popular subscription books, "PiC
uresque Washington" and peopl
IRE pleased with them. The bool
beside q great amount of useful il
ormation, contains a great numbt
# engravings and maps and give
me knowledge that he could NJ
Jain of the Capital city in any wa
kept by visit. 1t is a much bette
Folumc than we expected.
In looking over the list of appoin
pents by the last conference we no