Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-12-13

MIR. and Mrs. Benz. Mossman and
John Z. Skinner start for California
tomorrow. Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. to stop |
with their daughters family through |
the winter, Mr.. Skinner to visit the
country and look for paying situation.
We have been unable to get reduc-
ton of price on the Boston Weekly Jour
nal, which makes it an object to use it
as club paper. The Post, (democratic)
but otherwise as useful for republicans,
and others readers can be obtained by
our clubbers for $l.1O.
The Congregationahst. noticed on
another page, with such contributors as
Prof. Austin Phelps. Rose Terry Cooke,
Susan Coolidge. President Bartlett,
Marion Harland, Rev. l.. W. Bacon,
Mary Clemmer, and others, cannot fail
to be enjoyed in the family. We cor
daily commend it to our readers.
Go to buttons for Christmas goods.
Where you will find large stock Of
poems, miscellaneous books, bibles, pho
tographs albums, picture books, picture
frames, easels, writing desks, work
boxes. fancy papeteries, autograph al
buns, games, standard diaries for 1881,
and lots of other goods, which will be
sold at bottom prices.
On the fourth page our farmer read
ers will notice Questions for Farmers
Clubs" AS there are very few 'clubs"
in this vicinity, the MONITOR will pre-
sent to the public such communications
as our farmer readers will send us on
any topics suggested. We invite them
to contribute articles for the agricultu-
raj department of the MONITOR.
Barton Landing.
Buchanan Bros. have large variety
of Christmas goods, bought specially for
holidays, beside large stock of general
merchandise.
Capt. Tucker and E. D. Stafford are
doing the painting in the old Congre-
gational church at Bloomington, which
is being thoroughly repaired.
The Adams boys who run the Bart
lett & Goodenow threshing machine,
threshed 297 bushels of oats for Mar
cellus Way, in nine and one-half hours,
one day recently.
G H. Green has just received a new
stock of furniture, also lot of new
styles camp chairs which he invites the
people to call and examine. Just the
thing for Christmas present.
W. G. johnson, marble dealer, has
taken in two partners, and hereafter the
firm will be known as johnson, Fletcher
g. Son. They will continue the business
at this place, and also open a shop at
Lancaster, N. H.
There will be an antiquarian supper
at the Congregational vestry, Wednes-
day evening next. Come everybody and
learn what our forefathers ate. The
exercises will close with a spelling
school. Admission only % cents for
adults 10 cents for children.
South Barton.
A CARD.-we wish, through the columns of the
MONITOR to express heartfelt thanks ourfriend
in Sutton for their visit Wednesday last and fol
the many valuable presents given us. May God abun.
dainty reward them for their kind sympathy and gen
erosity. JOHN FORREST, JR.
ABIGAIL L. FORREST
H. f. Pillsbury has recently bought
of Erastus and Nathan Way 200 acres
of land adjoining the o. & G. Steam
Mill Co.'S property, paying about $4,000
The company offered $4,000 for this
land thirteen years ago, when it was
held at $4,000 Those holding land
and paying taxes thereon. should remem'
Der that it should double in value about
once in eight years to be valuable prop
erty. Mr.. Pillsbury will cut the timber
and wood on this lot at once.
Bloomington.
Orson Grow expects to take H
Blanding's farm on shares.
Mr.. Comstock follows Charlie Hol
brook and moves to Albany this week.
Arthur Cheney, arrived home Satur
day night, after years absence in tn
West.
W. p. Wakefield has. trapped l.
foxes, several coons and lots of skunk
this fall.
Thomas Crandall has bought an,
moved on to the Chas. Wheeler place
paying S2.275.
H. Blanding and Mr.. Moulton hav
concluded not to make the trade, pre-
viously mentioned in this paper.
The following is the weight of som
of the hogs killed in this town: A. M
Pierce's, sos; G. j. Goss', 50S; q. H
Joslyn's, $40. Hogs are hogs, thi
year, you know.
Evansville.
Nathan Leonard says he will Civ
that fellow who borrowed his coat froI
the board pile, pair of pants and
vest, If be will call around.
The donation visit of Rev. o.
Clapp was largely attended at F. Gil