Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-03-23

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Others on Thursday evening called
out larger house than we have
seen for long time. Mr.. Prindle is
too we'll known toned commenda-
ton. Mr. Wells and Miss Sylyano
are very fine actors and In various
parts and characters did excellently. I
Carrie Prindle is always favorite
here, and her playing and singing
were frequently appIauded. If there
was any person present who had not
expanded his lungs for the past year
in hearty laugh, he must have had
lame ribs the next morning. There
was no end to the laughable scenes
and funny witticisms.
ALBANY
Quite number of students from
this place are attending the academy
school at Craftsbury.
Myra Cowles, who has been teach
ing school at st. Johnsbury, is at
home on visit.
The town paid Charles Norcross
SO for damages to his horse, occa-
stoned by fright from Durkin's dog.
East Albany.
The Ladies Aid will meet in the
vestry of the new church April I'd.
All invited.
Barton Landing
w. F. ellis and B. L. Gallup
started for Minneapolis, last Tues
day.
The friends of Geo. Gleason and
family recently paid them a pleasant
surprise visit.
Mrs. Blake, mother of the late
Samuel G. Blake, who has been in
partially insane state for some time,
is dangerously sick at Orrin Merrill's.
Hosea Hanson of Derby is stopping
for the present at O. III. Merrill's.
! The Thespians play "Holly Bush
and ssLimerick Boy" at school house
hall on Tuesday eve March "a. There
will be dance at the close of the
entertainment. An oyster supper
will be provided in the school room
below.
South Barton
Rev. John Forrest has drawn in
100000 feet of timber this winter
for himself and A. o. Blake.
Speaking of lady in Craftsbury,
in your last issue, who has recovered
from a broken hip, Mrs. Isaac Good
now of this place has also got up to
be smart as cricket from the frac-
ture of hip, which occurred when she
was 80 years of age.
News has been received of the
death of Mrs. Holman, wife of the
late Chauncey Holman, long resi-
dent in this neighborhood. She
died at the home of her son, Sylves-
ter, in Ellis, Kansas, where she went
last fall. She was an excellent wo-
man and left many friends in this
vicinity.
Evansville.
Avery Denison has let his sugar
orchard to p Bailey.
Thomas Marshall is making prep
aration to build barn this spring.
While the Beard boys were saving
for Martin Cass one of the horses
was taken sick and died very sud-
denly. Cause unknown.
Coventry.
Alvah Smith of Boston is visiting
at w. Niles.
Band of Hope at Methodist vestry
next Wednesday at 2 o'clock p. m.
Alonzo Ware recently drew load
of corn from Newport which weighed
2S00 pounds, with one horse.
The Dorcas Society meets with
Mrs Dustin Ware next Tuesday af-
.ernoon and evening. Invitation to
all.
AS Mrs. Jay Drew and her mother
were coming to tins place from New
port, recently, they were tipped out
of their sleigh. and the horse ran to
the village. Mrs. Drew came on
afoot until she found help to GO back
and get her mother.
Two sleigh-loads of Good Templars
from this place visited the lodge at
Albany on Friday night, and started
home in the blizzard, but got only as
far as Walden Priests in Irasburgh
that night. They arrived home about
ten o'clock the next day, after deal
of shovelling and blowing. One sleigh
load was tipped over six times.
Craftsbury.
Herbert Allen is away attending
school in commercial college.
Howard & Leavitt are talking of
putting in new store building in the
spring and are getting out timber.
School in district No, ?, taught
by Myra ID. Chase, closed Wednes-
day, Feb. 18th. There were no
absent or tardy marks during the
term. Average of written reviews
100 being perfect, Lydia Chase SO,
George Chase 80, Nettie Chase 90,
Alice McCrillis 80, Ola Glidden 80.
The short crop of hay last season,
and the severely cold weather of the
last two months is making hay scarce
and many of our farmers are already
obliged 10 bny hay, while large
amount of grain is being consumed ;
potatoes are also being fed. They