Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-06-14


alists will hold its annual session at
West Concord, Wednesday and Thurs
day, June l6 and IL. A cordial invi-
vitation is extended to all to attend the
meeting, and all may be assured of
hearty welcome. The Railroads grant
the usual courtesy of free return checks
to all who pay full fare one way. Let
all who can attend the meeting.
ANNETTE j. SHAW, Clerk.
Remember the promenade concert by
the LyndOnville Band, Tuesday eve,
June Is, at Robinson's Hall. The band
will give us some excellent music. The
ladies will furnish ice-cream and other
refreshments, and it will not only be the
cheapest but one of the best entertain
ments of the whole year. Tickets only
25 cents. The railroad will carry for
fare one way. See small programmes.
The large barn being put up by
Salisbury & Teller, on the Willis Sails
bury place was raised on Friday. The
barn is 60 los feet with basement
story. 1t is altogether the largest in
town. 1t is being very thoroughly
built with heavy timbers, and the frame
is strong enough to resist any ordinary
cyclone. There are 842 braces in the
barn. About $4,000 shingles will be
required to cover the roof. with Other
lumber in proportion. Bill Elkins is
master workman.
Barton Landing.
E. G. Stevens had horse die one
day last week.
The Ladies of the NJ. E. Church will
have strawberry festival at the vestry
next Thursday evening.
VIM. P. Dodge has sold all of tn,
machinery, including the engine, belong
ing to the steam mill in this place, tt
Geo. H. Fitzgerald and others. 1t i
to be put in operation at Holland, fo
the manufacture of lumber.
Bloomington.
Henry Tinkham will make cedar oil.
Oh, the potato bugs! Paris greer
will do it.
S. S. Bartlett puts in 80 acres of new
land on his Sutton farm.
Mrs. G. D. Gilbert, an invalid 70
some years, is failing fast and will sur
vive but few days.
Mr.. Stephen Townshend and a MI
Thomas of st. Johnsbury were throw
from a wagon in this town recently, ant
badly bruised.
Coventry.
The ladies of the Congregational SO
ciety will hold strawberry festival a
their vestry Friday eve., June Is.
pleasant entertainment expected.
West Charleston.
On Sunday the 9th four boys wer
out in a boat near the lower mill dam
when by some accident the boat wen
over the dam, one boy escaping to tn
shore above the dam. One of the boy
was badly hurt on the rocks below, bu
all escaped drowning.
There was rather unfortunate affai
at the Moses Bly, place recently, in tn
attempt of M. G. Davis to GUST Harr
Kent and family from the house. Davi
drove off the stock, took part of tn
goods out of the house, and as Mrs. Ken
says, struck her several times durin
the scrimmage. Davis has been ares
ed and the court will determine whethe
he is liable for breaking the peace q
not.
Derby.
A party from this place went to tn
Averill ponds, on fishing excursio
last week.
Rev. W. J. johnson goes to Islam
Pond to preach next Sunday in ez
change with Rev. R. L. Bruce.
1t is expected that a young man fro1
Worcester Academy will supply tn
pulpit at the Baptist church, during th
summer, commencing the last Sunda
in June.
Glover.
The village hotel has been painte
and repaired.
Ed. Day knows what it is to have
wooden wedding.
Preaching service by Rev. Goodell
South Hill, June 20, at 4, p. m.
Mrs. Nathan Blanchard, an ag,
and much esteemed lady, died la
Thursday.
The Ladies' Parsonage Society NEE
at Mrs. +. P. A. Clark's on Friday
this week. If a rainy day, on Satu
day.
The Republican voters meet at Tow
, Hall on Saturday evening of this we,
to choose delegates to the State Conve
ton, June 23d, also to choose distri
delegates to attend the district conve
ton to be held June 30th.
, Greensboro Bend.
, Robert Smith has been appoint
station agent and postmaster, with Mi
, Inez Smith assistant.