Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-12-08

The Palladium having published
an article tavoring this place as best
suited for the county shire, our peo-
pie returned the compliment by CIV
ing Mr.. Butterfeld quite large SUBJ
scription list.
Bloomington.
f. A. Robinson's pig, seven months
old, dressed 323 pounds.
Simon Smith has bought Henry
Fairbrother's shop, paying s475.
Joe Colt has purchased the farm
recently owned by Jewett Twombly.
There will be prayer meeting at
A. E. Denison's next Thursday even
ing.
Wages are very low in this town;
the best of men are hiring out for S15
per month.
The Cong'l society will have
Christmas tree with exercises in their
church on Christmas eve.
Charlie Seavey's friends may like
to hear that he still remains at Elk
hart, Indiana, is we'll and prosperous.
Elbridge Colburn had one of his
hands badly jammed while helping
set his threshing machine few days
ago.
A Mr.. Crouch, who lives at the
east part of the town had the misfor-
tune to lose his house by fire a few
days since. The house took fire
while Mr.. and Mrs. Crouch were
away and was consumed with con-
tents.
West Charleston.
J. o. Shedd has rented the Clyde
River Hotel aud we bespeak for HIM
q good patronage.
Coventry.
Rev. Jenne Of Albany preached at
M. +. church yesterday on exchange
with Rev. Smith.
Mrs. VIM. Stevens had the misfor-
tune to fall and sprain her ankle very
severely last Saturday.
VIM. Brooks hog, 20 months old,
weighed 597 lbs, and Geo. S. Living
stones weighed $50 lbs, 15h months
old.
Mr.. John Stevens has moved into
Mrs. Richards house, and G. L.
Greenleaf has moved in over B. F.
Towers store.
Graf tsbgs1.v.
There is considerable sickness in
town.
Read II. n. Stevens advertisement
relative to Christmas goods.
Mr.. Thomas Cochran has caught 4
coons lately, one of them weighing
% pounds.
Mrs. Frank Chase teaches the
school in the Amory Dawson district.
and Charles Conant teaches at the
Branch district.
The summer school in district No
IA scholars having no marks were
Willie Weber, Ernest Sabin anc
Charlie Smith. In the fall tern
Willie Weber and Ernest Sabin ha6
no marks. Charlie Smith absent
only one half day.
The funeral services of Mrs. Samu.
ell Garvin were held at the residence
of Mark Andrus, her son-in-law, the
I'd inst, Rev. G. L. Story, pastor OIL
the Wolcott church, of which she
was a member, officiating.
At the town meeting held here last
Tuesday to see what the citizens
would do in the county buildings
matter, Il resolution was unanimously
passed to the effect that if the build.
ings were located further from Crafts
bury than Barton village, the town
would petition the legislature of Yer
mont to be set into Lamoille or Gale
donia county. Five delegates were
elected to represent the interests OF
this town before the locating commit.
tee, and were instructed to use theil
influence 10 have the buildings locat
ed at Barton village. Hydepark is
only IL miles from here and this town
could be nicely accommodated in La.
noble county.
The Democratic Jubilee was a sue
cess. The night was pleasant and
everything propitious for an evening"
entertainment. Cards had been sen
and invitations extended to abou
four hundred, and they met with {
rousing response. Liberal provision:
had been made to entertain all wh(
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commissary department. The tables
were neatly and richly laden will
food: oysters, we'll cooked, pies
cakes and other things in abundance
The Craftsbury Cornet Band furnish
ed good music, and patriotic song
were sung, also some good old-tim
martial music, which stirred the fire
of patriotism in the breasts of boil
young and old. About 800 partool
of refreshments. We did not expec
the democrats to feed ''alI creation
gratis, but if any one went to thei
jubilee and did not have a "souar
meaP' it was his fault. The speake
disappointed them, but that was tn
only thing that was lacking to max
the occasion all that could be desired
! Baskets of food were distributed
among the poor. One very notice
able fact was spoken of by many