Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-04-20
VICINITY ITEMS
Campmeeting August 6 to l6.

ISOLATION has decided to hold the annual
campmeeting in the grove at Lyndon
vile August to 16. Plans are being
made for strong program and consld-
cradle interest is already manifested.
Gov. Proctor Speaker.
A good roads meeting was held at st.
Johnsbury Wednesday, State Highway
Commissioner C. w. Gates presiding.
1t was the largest meeting of the kind
ever held there. Every town in Gale
represented and there was represen-
tative from Concord, in Essex county,
and Newbury. in Orange county. Gov.
Fletcher D. Proctor was one of the
speakers.
Will Be Dedicated June rs.
The Hale monument spoken of in this
paper several weeks ago will be dedi-
Gated on June Is, the true anniversary
of the Exhibition held in the Hale
barn. This is an important event in the
religious history of this vicinity and
of Vermont.
Will Exceed 1907 Crop.
From reports received from all parts
of the state, George C.. Cary of St.
Johnsbury, the sugar expert, finds that
the average crop up to date throughout
Vermont is about three pounds to
tree This about equals last years
crop and Mr.. Cary believes that the
final returns will show a total that
will exceed the 1907 crop.
Copied from Old Account Fook of
Greensboro Man.
The following paper is copied from
an old account book kept by the vener-
able Esq" Ashbel Hale, of Green's
boro, who was one of the prominent
business men of his time. The punct-
uation and capitalization are as far as
possible true to the original manu-
script Greensboro, Vermont. An
account of the uncommon State of the
air and backwardness of the Season of
1916 written June The winter past
has been remarkably mild, the wind
blowing mostly from the South West,
and when in this quarter very good do
ing business and pleasant. After the
wind, had been to the South short
TIME it would come about suddenly to
the north & become extremely cold for
a day or two, then haul to the South
West, and more mild. A considerable
snow fell to the Southwark on the 9Th
& 9th of Jan'y of about Is inches on
the seacoast but only 5 or inches here
on the Is & 16 very cold, on the II
heavy rain to the South, raising the
rivers and sweeping off nearly all the
snow, toward the Sea and west the
mountains. here some snow but some
rain forming a little crust. the vino
veering again the Southwest Cooler &
Icy Sleigh'g as far South as Hadley
but no snow on Connecticut. AS was
at White River in this thaw on a Jour
ney to Connecticut which place arrived
on the 22nd January. Staid foul
weeks but no snow. Is & 16 Feb'y
very cold. Started for Greensboro OF
rollers, came as far as Hadley wheI
there fell some snow & very heavy
cold rain succeeded. Arrived home OF
the oath Feb'y. March, Changeablf
some warm and rainy and then cold
squally uncomfortable weather to bt
out April Cold & windy. Some
warm days but suddenly about & to-
cold for sap to run. on the Oath Wen
f~o
! woods in walden, but mostly off il
Hardw'k not any ploughing till tn
first of May & then only on the dryes
| places. but little done till the 10th O
raining & some showing. Sowe
wheat, rye and oat from the 10th
the 25th oats and barley in June
May % tn extremely cold / attende
the funeral Of Mrs. Warner with grea
coat & mittens ice froZe one inc
thickness. June LIST very warm 2 &
cooler but comfortable & 5 littl
mist some lightning sun at the West
on the 9Th wind N. w. high cold wit
SQUALLS of snow. After IL wind an
snow increasing very cold too uncon
Portable to travel or beast to be out
Sheep and cattle all housed. on tn
7th froze ice one inch, so as to bear m
in trough at my door. Continued a
day and night in violent snow squall
& extremely cold air. snow melted
little in the middle of the day bu
gained fast toward night. In tn
morning of the 9th snow several inche
deep-at IL o'clock in the south sid
of my house the fields all white wit
snow and many drifts from II to Is inch
es deep. Sheep suffer very much tina
have their feeces off and many die
the leaves of all the big trees killed
the Elders In the blow all killed, tn