Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-10-06

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ture.
p l.. Webster and wife were pleasantly
surprised last Friday evening by several
friends, who called to remind them oil
their fifteenth marriage anniversary A
nice upholstered chair was left as d
token of friendship. Ice cream and cake
were served and pleasant hour was
spent.
We have large extra which will be
mailed in this issue, or forwarded to-mor-
row, which will contain the messages of
Gov. Dillingham; and Gov. Page, with re-
ports from Superintendent Palmer and
supervisors, with much other interesting
matter. We commend the perusal of all
our readers.
A neighbor, in looking over the items
recently, discovered that somebody is
quoted as having raised potatoes at the
rate of 800 bushels to the acre. In 9TH
er words, $50 bushels on 80 square feet
of ground" 1t is probable that the patch
of ground was 80 feet square-an area of
about % square rods, on which at the
rate of something over 300 bushels an
acre the potatoes were grown. Now will
this English it?
A. A. Earle has completed his trade
with Mr.. Camp and has come into pos
session of the Express and Standard. He
| gets out his first paper tomorrow. Mr..
Earle has long had a desire to return to
/ hn fircf
newspaper making, and where he achiev
ell considerable success in that line. We
extend a hearty welcome. We regret,
however, the loss of Mr.. Camp and Mr..
| Ranney from the newspaper field. The
| Express, under their management has
! been an excellent paper-clean, reliable,
| good. Mr.. Camp has his peculiarities, as
all men have, but they always incline
| in the direction of right. We have bat
tied with him at times, but the fight has
been more of words than of feeling. Mr..
| Ranuey is a very capable and honorable
man, who has been very efficient COLA
borer with the pen. We wish them both
success in the future.
William c. Brown, including hay, grain,
farm wagon, some farming tools, and a
horse owned by Charles Clogston, were
burned early last Sunday morning. The
fire broke out about 2 o'clock, and is gen
orally believed to have been of incendi-
airy origin. The barn was insured for
81, 500, the produce for 81 900. Mr.. Brown
estimates his loss to largely exceed his
insurance. The barn was one of the larg-
est in town, built only few years since.
1t contained 125 tons of hay more or less,
and unthreshed oats from Is acres. Mr..
Brown heard the noise of the fire, awoke
his family and ran to the barn and found
it completely enveloped in flames. With
in five minutes the long-shingled roof was
gone and the whole building in blaze.
The village people were awakened by the
light of the fire and the hose companies
FASTENED to the scene, but the barn was
practically burned down when they ar
rived. The house and buildings connect
ed were so far away as to be safe, though
under protection from the village water
works. If the buildings were set on fire,
the wretch who did it deserves to spend
the remainder of his time in states pris-
on.
Barton Landing.
Chandler & French's shops are now fine
~ lighted with electric lights.
Frank Clement has rented small
store in Austin's block, to be partitiOned
off from the furniture store, which will
give him good location.
The Ladies' Aid Society give ''Bon-
net Sociable'' at the $estry of the Cong.
church, Wednesday evening. The young
men should be taking lessons in millinery
ALBANY.
There will be a sheet and pillow case
masquerade at Maple hall Friday evening,
| Oct. 10, under the auspices of the So. AL
bany Cornet Band. Music by the Iras-
burgh Cornet Band.
| Bro wilmington
Mrs. Silas Wheeler who has been here
visiting has returned to La Grange, Ill.
Smith Gallup had one eye quite badly
| IuJuISu ny q hhOt winch new AiOhl Ih0
planer
L. NJ. Buchanan has returned after a
months recreation and sightseeing in
Penn.
Oren Ingalls, has rented A. browns
farm.-Felix Pelow has moved from Ev-
ansville to the Gibson place.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs L.
B. Going Wednesday p, M, Oct. 8; can
dy pull in the evening. All are invited.
Mrs. Abbie Putney is quite sick with
lung fever.-L. T. Grow who has been
quite sick with pneumonia and lung fever
is on the gain.
Evansville.
E. H. Alexander, who has been sick is
better.
Michael Lucas, blacksmith, has moved
to Lowell. Who are we to have for a
blacksmith here?
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs.
John L. Marshall next Wednesday after
noon and evening.
The committee for locating place for
the M. E. church that they are going to
build here, have decided on the place be-
tween J. M. Randall's and A. H. Allard's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall and wife gave a
building lot. Gray and Foster have
bought the store occupied by S. R. Potter
with some land adjoining and will move
the store. The church is to be built
on the site of the store. Over ten hun
dred dollars are signed already for the
building of the church.
East Charleston.
Mr.. Sweeney has his lumber sawed out.
John Wilson is home, and the foxes
will have to ''take up
S. G. Streeter, Lizzie Buck, F. S. Cob
leigh and Mrs. Z. d. Allen attended the
S. S. convention at Stanstead.
West Charleston
Annie McKennon and Mrs. Ada Cook
are still very sick.
MrS Hannah Sutton from lowell Mass