Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-12-26
exercises with two largo trees.

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Mr.. Gaines, who teaches school in the
Taylor district, has formed singing
class, money having been raised by sub
scription for that purpose. He meets
the class at the school house one even
ing each week.
We notice that Rev. W. j. johnson,
formerly pastor of the M. E. church of
this place, recently received donation
at Waterbury of s2l5. This would in
dictate that Mr.. Johnson is appreciated
by the people of that hourishing village.
Bear in mind the fact that Hiram
Baxter, at the Green Mountain Store,
keeps large assortment of hardware,
tools, nails, &c. Although the trade in
silver ware and plated goods has been
heavy, he still has good assortment on
hand.
Christmas was celebrated at the M.
E. church on Saturday evening, and the
house was filled to over flowing. There
were two large trees heavily laden, and
everybody seemed to be remembered by
generous gifts. The exercises consisted
of the Christmas piece, 1.-The Tree of
Life" with speaking and singing. The
occasion was very agreeable to all
present
For the information of our boys, who
are skating on the thin ice and among
the air holes, we state that about five
skaters are having their obituaries writ
ten each day in New England alone;
how soon this village contributes its
quota, we do not know, but unless more
discretion and caution is exercised, we
judge it may be very soon.
Tyler McLoud. for some years freight
conductor on this railroad, has hired the
grist-mill in this village and expects to
put in frst-class miller, and also to
stock the mill with grain and feed. Mr..
McLoud is an honest man who carefully
attends to his business and we bespeak
for him good patronage. He takes
possession January 2.
The fall term of the school in the
Deveraux district, taught by Jennie
Ruggles, closed on the 23d. Of the
IA scholars, three, Leslie, Ira and Eva
Hunt had neither absent or tardy marks.
Eta Deveraux lost only one day and
Lila Hunt was out only on account of
sickness. Geo. and Alice Robinson
were present every day after they began
to 60.
Holiday trade is unusually good in
this village, and on Saturday everybody
seemed to be out after goods and the
stores were thronged. Ellis & Bean,
having made ample preparations for the
holidays, worked four clerks on that day
and were exceedingly busy. In the
evening they had an illumination. using
lots of Chinese lanterns and kerosene
within was huge Christmas tree, with
brilliant evergreen and floral decorations,
making very beautiful appearance.
There were lots of visitors in the even
ing. They will be illuminated again
tonight. Go and see.
Some of our upper Lake street friends
have an item, which they request that
we "put him on the paper" Some
nights since citizen living in a neigh
boring Caledonia county town. who
doubtless had been in some locality
where the phohibitory law is not strictly
enforced, while undertaking to 90 to
South Barton concluded that the rail-
road track was both smoother and safer
than the highway. In some way or
other he drove his horse all the way up
the track to the Sanborn crossing, pas
sing over culverts and cattle passes aud
keeping most of the time, on the dump.
Getting discouraged, he abandoned the
team, which was found beside the fence
in the morning safe. The man had
wandered away and when the effect of the
"tangle-foot'' had passed off, he neither
knew where he was or what had become
of his team. The horse was sadly
"sober." If one of the night trains had
met the team on the track, this would
have been different item.
Barton Landing.
Chandler, French & Co. have bought
some thirty-Gve acres of timber land
belonging to the Merrill Perley farm,
at $40 per acre.
L. W. Hildreth raised by subscription
, in this village last Monday. without any
special effort, over $40 with which to
buy Christmas present for Rev. G. H.
Sweat.
Jonas Silsby of Connecticut, having
bought large amount Of hay in this
section, has set up a patent press in
Joseph Bartlett's barn, where he is
pressing from four to five tons daily.
Rev. E. W. Culver gave US a very
plain, practical lecture last Monday