Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-01-28

caused by getting down in the stall.
1t is hard for Mr.. Willis as it breaks
up his team. 4
d. G. French has q four-year-old
Jersey COW, which since May LIST,
'S3, has produced 303 pounds of but
ter for sale, and furnished milk and
butter for his family besides. She
is now making over pound of but
ter daily and will calve in the spring.
Capt Tucker, advance agent for
sThe Beedle and Prindle Pleasure
Party" having fulfilled his engage
ment with them, arrived home last
Wednesday. He reports very Sc
we're winter in Canada where the COM
pany have been travelling; so much
that the company returned to their
homes last week Saturday. The
Captain says the Canadians are far
behind the yankees in public spirit
and enterprise.
j. B. Clement who recently sold his
jersey COW, kown as the Stone cow,
to j. r. Kenerson of Barnet, for
$175, reserving her calf and the COW
until the calf can be taken off he had
previously refused $3.50 for the cow
alone. This COW produced over 800
lbs. of butter in one year while Mr..
Stone owned her, and in one week,
under Mr.. Clements care, she made
Ply lbs. She bids fair to rival the
Jersey Queen, with Mr.. Kenerson's
management.
sI'oNvningtOn.
A chicken pie festival was recent
ly held at G.. A. Parker's for the pur-
pose of raising money to pay for the
organ at the church.
There will be an oyster supper at
the hall February 9th. All are in
vited. The ladies will please bring
pastry for the tables.
Milo Cleveland, who intends to 90
west, offers his farm and large lot of
personal property for sale at auction
next Saturday. See posted bills.
Coventry
Excellent singing school under Mr..
Montague's tuition.
Chas. Stevens and wife are engage
ed to work for Salmon Nye.
Wait Morey received a broken rib
by an accident in the woods recently. |
The M. E. Sunday school has re-
Gently purchased new library which
gives renewed interest in the school. |
The Dorcas Society will meet
with Mrs. Dustin Ware, Tuesday
afternoon and evening. All are in
vlted.
Mr.. Charles Putney moves his
wife, who has long been i'll, home to
his mothers, where she can have a
mothers care.
John Enos returns to his old place
on the Bartlett farm. Owing to the
protracted sickness of his wife,
Charles Putney gave up the place.
Mr.. Twombly of Barton Landing
filled car of potatoes at the depot
last week. 1t comes pretty hard to
the farmers to take 80 cents now
when they were offered 35 cents last
fall before putting them in the cellar.
The schools in the village are pros
pering finely under the instruction of |
Mr.. Allard and Miss Montgomery,
and there seems to be generally |
prosperous condition of the schools
throughout the term.
Our lyceums seem to be the fash
ion now. The room was crowded at
the last. There was a spirited de-
bate, an interesting paper read by |
Miss Montgomery and Ina Bryant,
and all seemed to enjoy the evening.
CTaftsburv.
A son born to Andrew and Ella
Jones the 10Th. inst.
Amory Dawson is preparing lum-
Der to build barn at his residence
in the South village.
The choirs of the Congregational
and Methodist churches both attend
the musical convention at Newport
this week.
The post Office at South Craftsbury
has been moved from the hotel into
the room in Henry SCOTS tenement,
formerly used as harness shop.
Lucinda Allen and Mrs. Violet
Wheatley have taken rooms in Sim
con Hidden's house at the south vii
lage and will open a dress makers
shop next week.
DR.. Charles Dustin has sleigh in
daily use which was made more than
so years ago and was owned by Col.
Joseph Scott one of the first settlers
of the town.
The friends and neighbors of VIM.
Dement, gatheredat his house recently
Z and celebrated his goth marriage an
niversary, by presents and refresh
ments.
Olin w. Mash from Hopkington,
Mas, has been in town few days
to visit his aged parents. He took
back with him car load of potatoes
which he bought at % cents a bushel.
Derby.
Erastus Waterman recently refus-
ed 5000 in cash for three-year-old
colt of the percheron stock.
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