Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-02-23

lorse. cattle and hog obituaries. In i
he natural order of events old hors-
IS will die, cattle and hogs come to |
1ntimely deaths, and the business of
The world continue, Notwithstanding.
Human sympathy can not spread IT.
self over the brute kingdom, and in
the busy whirl of life we cannot stop
TO mediate on the fatalities within it.
1t having become necessary for K.
H. Corey and wife to call on the
town for support, the town has paid
the bottom mortgage on the farm re-
Gently owned by Mr.. Corey near this
village, and the question of ''town
farm" has solved itself. Of course
the property can be held and used
for poor farm or sold, but it would
seem that the experiment of supporting
the poor on town farm, where they
can be economically, and at the same
time humanely cared for, ought to be
tried.
Some one sends us a paper from
Columbus, Ca, IN which there is
graphic account of a snow storm in
that place, which would occupy a
column in this paper. An accurate
measurement showed that the depth
of the snow was one and three fourths
inches. The article pathetically clos
es as follows:
The cattle at this time should also
be pitied. 1t was heartrending to
see and listen to the poor creatures
wandering aimlessly about with their
backs all covered with ice and snow.
There is no necessity to turn them
on the streets until the snow is thor
oughly melted. Keep them warmly
sheltered, and if their owners have
no cow-house, why, do like our Irish
friends and provide for them in the
parlor.
ALBANY.
Village school closed last week,
Nelson Dow and Julia Leach teach
ers. They gave excellent satisfac-
ton.
There was an old-fashioned spell
ing school in the village school house
last week. Cora Vance and Aggie
Chafey were the champions, but both
went down Oh the same word.
Neuralgia and rheumatism seem to
be almost epidemic in this vicinity.
w. Hunt. Fred Revoir, Maria Horn
and Mrs. Quincy Wheeler are each
suffering with sciatic rheumatism.
East Albany.
Dea. Hiram III Prescott, whose
sickness was mentioned last week
died on the 18th inst. He has beer
a prominent member of the Firs
Baptist church about forty years anC
a deacon the greater portion of thu
time. His loss will be sadly felt il
the community and the church.
NJ S. Rowell, son of Guar Rowel
of this town, is proprietor of tn,
Natick House, Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, and is one of the successful
Vermont boys who is making hi
mark in the world. Mr.. Orr, a gen
tleman from Cambridge, Mass, wht
recently was guest at the "Natick'
paid the house the following fatter
ing compliment: ~ have Travelled
on the Continent of Europe, through
out England, Scotland, Ireland fror
north to south, / have been in mos
of the states of the Union, and i
no place have ! found accommado
tions, bed and board, at the same price
equal to the Natick House, Los Ange
los, California.
South Albany.
F. W. Patterson is home from 81
Johnsbury on visit,
DR.. F. j. Whitney is to open
select school here, commencin
March 9th.
Barton Landing.
Robert ellis has closed his hal
ness shop and is at work for Samu'
Stanford at Irasburgh.
Clarence Wheeler and family al
moving to Holland; he goes to Yor
for Caswell & French.
Hendricks Twombly has moved t
Bloomington, and l. ID. r. Collin
moves into the house vacated b
Twombly. Messrs. William Spence
and Ahira Ioslyn move into the Go
! Inns house,
. The Thespians play ''Holly BUS
Hall'' at school-house hall on Thurs
) day evening, Feb 2Gth. They ha,
spent much time preparing this pla,
and have had new scenery painte
: which is specially adapted to tt
scenes in the play. 1t is expecte
: this play will eclipse all their form
. efforts. There will be a social dane
e in the hall at the close of the ente
tainment, and oysters served in Il
S room bel0W.
The temperance convention {
i Saturday was not largely attende,
6 but of usual interest. In the absen,
: of the president, F. w. Baldwin W;
e appointed to the chair. From Il
f commissioners report it appear'
: that the sale of liquors at the warrior
n agencies the past year was about ;
average with former years. The
e are eight agencies in the county. II
e discussion on various temperance to
f les in the afternoon were animal,
Y and of interest. DIR. Z. w. Cha
!, was made president for the comil