Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-12-15

Don Andrus teaches school IN the
Seaver district.
Mr.. Litch will pay cash for ponl-
try of all kinds at Paddock & Alston's
on Thursday, Dec. Is.
John Woodbury. & Son have CON-
menced business in the wheelwright
shop at the Common and have lot
of new sleighs for sale.
Quite large number of singers
met on Monday evening Dec. 1st
and organized choral union.
C. G.. Conant and Roswell Cham
berlin are selling lots of fruit, shade
and ornamental trees.
Allen has just put up beau
tiful street lamp which lights up the
whole corner of the street around his
store.
We have a telephone in operation
from Montpelier to No. Wolcott, and
the poles are being drawn and will
be set this week to our office at West
Craftsbury or Branch, and soon to
West Albany, Irasburgh, thence to
connect with the rest of the county.
Clark Allen is soliciting funds for
telephone direct to Hardwick.
East CraftsbuI.y.
j. W. Simpson has gone to Boston
ON business.
There are two deputy sheriffs and
one constable in this town. Look
out boys
There is a man living in this vicin-
ity, Sc years old, who never saw pi-
ano, and saw an organ for the first
time Dec. B, 1884.
The school in this village is taught
by Miss Batchelder from Stannard,
who is a graduate from the Normal
school and seems to be master of the
situation.
Derby.
NJ. A. Adams recently sold pair
of horses to Hobson for $500.
Rev. Mr.. Wood closes his labors
with the Cong'l church next Sunday.
Three persons were baptized by
immersion and six by sprinkling at
the NJ. E. church last Thursday.
Carrie Huntington, who was teach
ing in the Crandall district, was CON-
PEELED to give up her school on &C
count Of sickness.
The singing school has been dis
continued, partly on account of the
hoarseness of the teacher, and partly
because our people sometimes fail to
appreciate thing of merit.
An unusually large number of the
old pupils returned to attend the win
ter term of the academy. The school
has furnished large number of teach
ers and yet the demand is not sup
piled.
Glover.
Lecture next Sunday eve at M. E.
church by Rev. j. W. Shaw.
| Christmas exercises at the M. E.
church Wednesday evening, the
oath.
Walter Phillips has returned from
Littleton where he has been for g
number of weeks at lis trade.
The Cong1. and Universalist Sab.
bath school Will have Christmas ex.
ercises at the Cong'l. church vestry
Cows sold at Smiths auction from
ST. to S25 per head. Hay from 81
SO per ton.
II. M. Salmon has bought -four
Cotswold sheep from r. G. Hills
flock of Gilmore. Price 800.
A. r. Cowles will open a ticket
singing school in the Anderson schoo
district, Thursday evening, Dec. 49,
A good school is expected. Let al
attend.
c. c. Hoyt of Craftsbury will de-
liver his lecture, my Experience il
Andersonville and Florence Prisons,
Tuesday eve, Dec. 30th, at M. E
church.
Ernest Partridge has rented ten
ement of f. A. Norton.-Nr. Swa
zey has purchased a small farm o
Austin Rich.-L. H. Nye has rented
the n. NJ. Scott residence.
Some days since while Mr.. Parker
the miller, was at dinner, two we'll
dressed chaps drove up to the mil
door and emptied portion of bas
of meal, which was standing at thu
door into a paper sack in their pos
session and soon drove off. Mr.
Parker came in season to discove
the theft before they got away ant
demanded settlement for the meal
but the thieves drove rapidly away
A team was hitched up and the mel
| were overhauled in Sheffield and set
) tied the matter by giving watch
They had no money. Who the,
were or where they hailed from wa
not found out.
West Glover.
Singing school at West Glove
Friday evenings. A. r. Cowles teach
er.
Michael Ryan cut his foot badl'
while chopping wood for Will Came
ron.
, O. B. Dodge and II. Scott hav
contracted with n. III. Lewis 70
slaves to make 1000 butter tubs.