Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-16
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delegates to State convention to be held
Feb. %.
The members of the Cornet Band de-
sire to express their thanks to those
friends, who so kindly and efficiently as
sisted them in the preparation and exc
cution Of the entertainment at Darling's
Hall last Wednesday evening.
BARTON.
All kinds of weather last week.
Rev. L. Phelps will preach in Trip
Dis. school house next Sunday at 8 p. m.
William Teller is preparing to build
large barn on the Willis Salisbury
place.
Mr.. Pearson expects to be away after
Thursday of this week until March lst
and his dental office will be closed.
B. NJ. r. Nelson recently sent to
market seventy-6ve sheep that averaged
l25 lbs, live weight, in market.
The auditors will meet at the MONITOR
Office on Friday, Feb. 81, at one o'clock,
p. M, to attend to the duties of their
office.
Thespiaus at RobinsOn's Hall on We'd
nesday evening. Get your ticket at
once, as there is prospect of a very full
house.
Gospel meetings at the Heath school
house next Wednesday evening. Chris
tians workers from Bloomington Centre
will be present.
Remember the Republican caucus at
Baldwin's office on Wednesday evening.
If you wish to have voice in president
making, attend it.
1t is hoped that the Congregational
churches will hold three days fell
lowship meeting with the Barton
church next week. Further notice aud
programme will be published next week.
The selectmen will meet at the office
of Benjamin Mossman on Thursday.
Feb. 26. at nine o'clock, a. m, to settle
with highway surveyors and all others
having accounts with the town.
The Academy and village school clos
ed on Friday, with interesting rhetorical
exercises. The last term was very
pleasant and quiet one in all the depart
ments. The same board of teachers are
employed for the spring term, which
commences next Monday.
This town was considerably interested
in court matters last week, as it was
plaintiff and defendant in several suits.
The town was defeated in the Holloway
case. 1t is claimed that some of the
witnesses showed remarkable ability in
expanding the truAh.
CARD.-We desire to thus acknowl
edge our appreciation of the good will
manifested by the friends of Trip Dis.
in assembling on Tuesday last at Dea
Hitchcocks. and also again thank then
for their substantial tokens of regard.
Rev. Mr.. AND MRS. PHELPS.
At the recent annual meeting of the
Orleans Fair Ground Co. the following
directors were chosen w. W. Grout
w. F. Robinson, ID. McDougall, B
Mossman, and j. W. Hall. W. F. Rob
inson was chosen president, d. Nc
Dougall, vice president, j. W. Hall
clerk and treasurer.
The record. which we are keeping
shows Senator Edmunds to be the frs
choice of nearly all Republicans in thi
vicinity; Hayes stands next. But a
the convention is liable to 60 farther ant
fare worse, some other candidate will
then stand better chance of a nomi
nation. Will those readers intereste,
drop US cards at once, stating their first
second and third choice.
We had supposed that every possibl
continuance for churn had been alread
made, but j. G.. Elder has one whic
he Is now selling, that is entirely a ney
thing. 1t looks more like cheese bo
with an auger handle on 1t than any
thing else, but it is really churn AM
butter worker combined, that does churn
ing very easily, and works, salts an
balls butter without its having ono
been touched by the hands. Mr.. Eide
or his agents will show the machine t
the farmers of this section. 1t appear
to be an excellent thing for its purpose
1t has the Endorsement of the best dairy
men of Derby, Stanstead and Newport.
AT the meeting of the Orleans Count
Agricultural Society, held at Foster
hotel last Wednesday, the following off
GERS were elected for the year ensuing
}. c. Oliver of Charleston. president
VIM. Merriam of Glover and NJ. Kened
of Troy, vice presidents j.. F. Babbi
Of Greensboro, secretary; Geo. H. Blal
Of Barton, assistant secretary J. v