Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-03-24
LOCAL NE w S.


Guy Rowell has let his farm for
the year.
Remember the annual school meet
ing which occurs tomorrow night.
John N. Smith has taken the large
sugar place on the Owen place of
G.. w. Jenness.
Read Mr.. Horne's ad. in another
column. He will canvass this village
the last of this week.
The Cong. Ladies' society meet
with Mrs. E. B. Robinson on Wednes-
day afternoon of this week.
Read what Glib. Ellis has to say In
his new ads. this week. Get your
''ile" now, for it is going up next
week.
We publish to-day, by vote of the
town, the report of the town super
intendent, Mr.. Martin; our readers
will find it of interest.
The Dramatic entertainment given
by the Glover club on Monday even
ing drew large house and gave gen.
eral satisfaction.
Miss Grace Murkland has just re-
ceived a lot of spring-style hats and
other new goods and wishes her GUS
toners to give her call.
John L. Carr Esq. has recently
purchased large lot of law books,
including the Massachusetts Reports,
digests, and other costly volumes.
The slight stir in the butter mar
ket was felt by the butter makers
and they were out to the Freeman
market in great numbers on Saturday.
The hard crust and deep snow
makes an attempt at sugaring hard
one, but the time has come when the
sap is liable to start any day. We
hear of a few who have tapped theil
trees.
The auction sale of COWS by w.
G. Brown brought out large num-
Der of farmers and dairyman and the
bidding was lively. Eighteen of the
COWS sold at an average of $54.5(
each, and several others were run W
to almost 500.
1t will be seen that the next meet
ing of the Orleans Temperance Soci-
ETY. will be held at Derby Center on
Wednesday of this week. The meet
ing promises to be of interest and the
friends of temperance ought to make
the attendance large.
The concert given on Tuesday
evening by the St. Johnsbury singers
Mrs. Wallace, and others was very
excellent and much enjoyed by al
present. The selections were of ;
high order and were rendered in fin,
taste. If these people can come
again we think they will find a lar
ger audience.
The skating mania seems to hav,
effected this place about the same a
other places and skating is quite pop
ular. On Saturday evening a larg
number engaged in the sport an,
many others were present. Mr.. Fry
announces that there will be skatin,
on Monday afternoons, and on Tues
day and Saturday evenings till fur
Their notice.
We have received a handsome for
ty-eight page pamphlet from tn
Bradley Fertilizer Company, contain
Ing a full discussion On commercif
fertilizers, and many interesting re
ports from some of our best farmers
We advise every one interested
farming to obtain one of these pan
phlets, as it will be found interestin
as we'll as instructive.
The Century.-Among the mos
excellent magazines that we have tn
pleasure of perusing is the Centu1 9
and we never take it up but to b
benefited as we'll as pleased; it is al
ways packed full of matter thai il
structs the reader and elevates h
tastes. We always take pleasure
recommending this periodical, evel
number of which is treasure.
C.. F. Percival is having a gre;
sale of his "beat'm all lounges,
having sold over one hundred sinC
the fair in the fall. They have bee
largely advertised and have been SCI
to every town in this vicinity, to Ne
Hampshire, Massachusetts, and eve
as far west as Nebraska. Mr.. Pc
cival is advertising his new stock
papers this week.
The Ladies society of the NJ.
church and the Odd Girls will give
fair and entertainment at Opera II;
on Friday evening of this week. II
Odd Girls get up the entertainme
and the Old Girls provide refres
ments, including new sugar if any
good quality can be obtained. !
the fair large number of useful al
ornamental articles will be sold
very low prices, the cost considere
The societies have been engaged
long time in preparing articles f
this sale and it is hoped, at leai
that all the friends will be presel
Admission free. Come.
We have frequently called atte
ton TO the special merits of the r
raj Cabinet, a beautiful magazine {
voted chiefly to matters relating
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