Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-02-17
LEANS PROBATE COURT.
Local News.
dLRANY.

has has, in a measure, abated nearly
pbody has had 1t to a greater or less
"A. Dow has taken down his hotel
and we now have but one hotel
Ne west village, which, we think,
the place demands.
Notwithstanding the unpropitiousness
e winter quite business is being
in the line of numbering. 1t looks
ough people were hoping to do some
& another season.
c notice a very complimentary notice
e Lowell, Mass, Courier, in regard
b Orleans County boy, Milo j. Stiles.
Stiles having decided to leave the
mont mill, in which he was overseer,
he purpose of engaging in other bus
the hands in the mill and other
Ids made him present of an elegant
watch chain and seal, presented
suitable reference to the merit of
recipient. We are glad to note the
ess Of our friend.
be roads and weather were decided
Favorable for our agricultural meet
but the attendance was quite good
Outstanding. Among the leading
nres of the meeting we may mention
rs by J. +. ChaDberlin and D. F.
ckres. Thoughts on the Potato, by
Jameson of Irasburgh, the discus
of the question, SHOULD mortgage
bearing five per cent. interest be
pt from taxation 2" and the remarks
ol. Mead, which were both interest
Ind instructive.
Dough little late in the season, it
not be uninteresting to note some
3 improvements that took place in
9illage during the year 1878. On
er street, Il. j. Wallace has erected
legant new dwelling house; on
street, j. B. and E. G. Darling
built large and cOmmodious no.
which is truly an ornament to the
on New street., B. o. Aiken has
ed dwelling house and A. Ii. OAR
q horse barn and Mrs. G. H. Hunt
bad her house newly painted, as
has r. B. Collins. Quite an amount
W side walks has been built, and
eet lamp put in front of the Cong.
oh. By the way, we wish there were
of them at other principle points.
band boys have erected stand on
common, from which to discourse
ic on the mild summer evenings.
re have been various minor improve
is in the line of repairs on build
&c. A Reform Club has been Or
zed which we hope will be success
n bringing about many improve
is in quite another direction. So
it be.
EAST ALBANY.
here will be an exhibition at the
list church on the evening of the
the cash proceeds for the benefit
e church.
BARTON.
twenty-five tons of good stock hay
Bale by o. d. Owen.
few more barrels of nice Balwin
greening apples at Curriers', by the
Eel.
Iev Mr. Phelps will preach at the
PIP school-house next Sunday, at 8
bck p. m.
he banks make two per cent. dis.
pit on Canadian bills. That is paying
ada off for her abuse of our money
DO many years.
he Selectmen will meet on Tuesday
25th, to settle with Highway Sur
prs and all others having claims
inst the town.
Per Order SeLectmen.
Ion. L. H. Thompson will deliver
ure at the M. f. church on Wednes
evening. Davis orchestra will b
sent and provide music for the coca
he lecture on Wednesday evenin,
was delivered by Rev. W. J. John
on the philanthrOpist, John How
and was very interesting an
FUGITIVE.
e discovered. by second look, tina
answer to the bible riddle was
tier riddle than the original. W
try again; lst Samuel, 6 chap, l
4 verses inclusive.
he annual meeting of the Board {
istees of Barton Academy will b
d at the Office of F. W. Baldwin o
2lst day Of Feb. 1879, at 7 o'cloc
m. F. W. BALDWIN, Secy.
At meeting of the Fair Groun
ppany on Thursday evening, the 70
ing officers we're chosen: Director
Baldwin, Z. +. Dutton, James v
], D. McDougall. Benjamin Mos
b. j. 2. Baldwin was made pres
/; D. McDOugall, vice president
Dutton, treasurer j. W. Hall, seer
wing to the bad state of the road
few of the town committee me
on Thursday IN maka arrapoon,o,