Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-11-16


The announcement misled some who ex-
pected some comparison of the golden,
silver, brazen, and iron ages of ancient
fables but who found it an essay OH the
theme of the immortal Had with some of
its antecedents, and dramatic incidents
of the Trojan wat, and the far-reaching
and widespread influence the work has
had i'm all ages since. 1t was written or
composed and sung 5000 years ago. 1t
was the first, and to this time the best,
epic poem of the world. Like the superb
writing, copies after which we wrote in
school days, it has ever been above all
effort to initiate. 1t is the fountain and
inspiration of poesy. Its well drawn
characters have challenged the imitation
of the novelist and writer's of history and
romance. It's wars and warriors have
appeared in imitation, in headlong dar
ing, and kings and emperors have been
overthrown. Nations have formed their
governments and maintained them on
the principles and maxims contained in
this peerless poem, and, for ought we
know, it's mission of benevolence and
power is only well begun. The best
quality Of its character is it's argument
with truth and matter of facts. Its geo.
graphical facts have been tested by actu-
al experiment and proved true. Schlee-
man has of late taken it's description of
the places of Troy and Myceni (the city
of Agamemnon) and has found the old
cities with site and building, boundaries
and plans now existing from 80 to 40 feet
under ground to be exactly as described
by Homer, and many facts of similar
character show him to be the most relia-
BILE of historians, as well as the greatest
of earthly poets. He has been read by
every learned persona power OF culture
and polish deemed to be above all price.
These were few of the thoughts enun-
ciated in the splendid lecture, the equal
of which we hope to hear in the future.
Bro wnin 2tOn.
Minnie Trip teaches the school
in district No. 4.
Miss Jennie Locke is engaged to
teach the school at the Center.
Thomas Lowery and wife have
gone to Westmore to work this win
ter.
Jim. Lowery has finished his work
on the stone ledge and has gone to
Canada.
A barn belonging to J. Carter with
contents was destroyed by fire last
Wednesday night.
Mr.. Jacob Gray, who has long re-
sided in this vicinity, fell a short time
since and broke his hip. He was So
years old and so feeble that he was
unable to long endure such extreme
suffering. He died last Tuesday and
his remains were carried to Sheffield
for interment. 'Blessed are the
dead who die in the Lord
Evansville.
Jennie Foster has gone to Kansas.
Jap Brooks has returned from Can
ada.
The milestone factory is run night
and day, Mr.. Potter is at the helm.
The prayer meetings at the school
house are now held Wednesday ev-
enlng.
j. w. Brown & Son are building
a store-house. They intend to buy
their corn by the carload and have it
ground at Fosters MILL
Harvey Foster has his single
mill nearly completed and has put
in mill for grinding provender, etc.
1t will be very convenient for this
locality.
West Charleston.
Mrs. N. Nichols is hard sick with
asthma.
j. o. Shedd will have thanksgiv-
ing ball. Mr.. Shedd has good run
of business at his hotel.
The Bashaw Bros. have opened a
paint shop in this place and are do
ing some very nice work. Give them
your work.
Coventry.
Salmon Nye is building new her
house.
Miss Ella Smith is home from the
White Mountains.
DR.. O. B. Gould and Edison Barnes
start for California Tuesday.
DR.. Gray has erected a very pretty
monument on his lot in the cemetery
The Dorcas society will meet with
Mrs. G. Chapman next Thursday af.
ternoon and evening.
Clark Morse has let one of his
farms to Mr.. Goddard of Browning
ton who has taken possession.
Mr.. Dunklee and Miss Helen Park
err have been engaged to teach the
winter term of school in the village
Curtis Collins has moved on to the
old Burbank farm. and John Nc
Lamb has moved on to the farm tina
Collins vacated.
CraftSbuI'v.
Dwight Root and M. and Mrs
Martin are in poor health.
S. E. Morse sold horse recently
for $175. Pretty good for hare
times.
Quarterly meeting services were
attended at the NJ. E. church or
Sunday.
Mrs. E. M. SWEET is doing lots Of
millinery work this fall. She will bt
greatly missed when she goes t.
Enosburgh.