Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-06-02
Glover.

Alvah Clark is in precarious state
of health and his son, DIR. E.W Clark,
is attending him.
O. B. Dodge leaves for Colorado
tomorrow to be gone for. several
months on visit.
10. Drew came home from Morgan
last Thursday, where he has been
visiting his daughter, Mrs. DR.. Hill,
bringing with him longe caught in
Seymour lake that measured 3 feet
and 3 inches in length, 2 feet in
girth and weighing 81 a lbs.
Dan. O. Sartwell, son of Chas.
Sartwell, who recently died at VIM.
Merriam's in this village, at the age
of % years, was the fourth in that
family that has died with consump-
ton. He was very capable young
man, steady and Industrious. He
had good situation as conductor
on a horse railroad in Boston, but
the exposure attendant to the bust
mess fastened his disease and he was
obliged to resign his situation,
and came to vt. hoping to recover
his health, but the disease had made
such progress that it could not be
arrested.
Greensboro
To match the story of the boys
sugaring, which appeared in the Mon
1roR few weeks since, I give what
the two boys of VIM. Badger did
this spring. They are 10 and 10
years respectively, and they made
$50 pounds of sugar. They did all
the work, gathering nearly all the sap
by baud. A good springs work for
two small boys.
Holland.
School in dist. No. commences
to- day, Miss Evans of Coaticook, P.
O., teacher.
Willie Ruiter has been in poor
health for some time and recently
his friends turned out and did his
springs work.
A large number of cows have died
in this vicinity this spring. After
coming in they have had some sort of
staggering weakness and have run
down and died. Can any one tell
what the ailment is and what will
cure it?
lrasbur&h.
The court house is to have a new
coat of paint soon.
Mrs. Loveland has received pen
sion of about $4,000.
Some of our young men are swear
ing off from the use of tobacco
Stick, boys.
Miss Carrie Allen and Miss Emily
Brewster walked to Greensboro and
back last week.
The band concert last week was
good, but band music is not much Of
treat here, as we have a free con
cert on the Common every Friday
night.
At the trial of road machines, hello
Thursday, May 2Sth, under the di
rection of the selectmen of this town
there was sharp competition be
tween the ''Victor," Geo. Tyler
Boston, Mass, and the champion
J. G.. Darling, Rochdale, Mass. TIL,
trial occupied the entire day and wa
witnessed by a large number of men
, including selectmen from Albany
Lowell and Coventry. On light sol
: both machines did good work, but o.
) heavy, claey soil the champion
could not keep its place, being swun;
: off side ways, and it was the unani
nous decision of the selectmen o
/ of this town that the ''Victor" wa
/ the best machine for this town. Low
5 ell also bought '.Victor.'
Lowell.
+ There was a package sociable o
+ Friday night for the purpose of rails
+ ing money to paint the parsonage.
Memorial Day was observed her
by appropriate ceremonies at the cen
etery. There was muic from the ban
and quartette selections read b
j several young ladies, prayer and dee
orations.
ID. f. Lathrop, who recently pul
chased a farm here, is making IL
pairs about his buildings, sleeking u
around the premises and making
great change for the better in til
general appearance of his place.
M organ Center.
Il Mrs. Jane Pillsbury who has been i
for the last seven years died on I'll
18th inst.
Mrs. D. A. Currier has recent
s. completed a log-cabin quilt in whie
there were 2876 pieces.
IS J. F. Elliott caught longe in IL
. lake last Wednesday which weighe
e BIZ pounds and was 40 inches Ion.
e Newport.
d J. E. Dickerman's daughter
quite sick with canker-rash.
le j. Y. Green has been brushing l
% his drug store with nice coat
paint.
a Capt. Fogg has been very sic
2, but at present writing is more cor
y Portable.
The Catholic priest is building /:
addition to his house to be used as
+ school-room