Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-03-20

Leonard Leach mas rented Alex.
Frasier's farm on the west hill for
another year.
Varney Grovro cut one of his feet
very badly while at work in the woods
last Thursday. He is probably laid
up for the spring.
Some of our sick are recovering
and new ones are coming on the list.
SO much sickness at one time has
not been known for many months.
We learn that Mrs. VIM. Hayden is
beginning to improve; Alanson @.
Comstock is very low with pneumo-
MIA, and it is feared that he will not
recover. Later: Has since died.
East Albany.
1t turns out that the parties who
broke into and injured the Vance
school house, were young fellows who
went to a neighboring town and got
liquor, and in a state of intoXicatiOn
committed the trespass. They have
owned up and settled with the dis
trict by paying $50. Rather an ex-
pensive drunk.
Rev. A. D. Jones, who has faith
fully ministered to the Baptist church
in this place ror the last four years,
closes his labors this week and goes
to Minnesota. His health has been
poor for some time past and he hopes
a change of climate may prove benz
fetal. He has many friends here
who will wish him prosperity and
success in a new field of labor. His
family remain here until he chooses a
permanent location.
Barton.
Get your tax inventory blanks at
postOffice, OF at Ellis & Beams.
H. Baxter has just received a car
load of shorts also, has on hand
corn and meal.
The sugar festival at the vestry
Tuesday night was well attended and
much enjoyed by all.
There is a great amount of sick
ness in the county and vicinity; colds,
pneumonia, fevers, etc.
Ira A. Sturtevant has rented his
farm in Charleston for one year to
Lemuel Wilson for 1925.
E. B. Robinson asks all indebted
to him to call and settle at once. II
takes cash to buy new goods.
Grow Bros. have a new lot of
bunch lace, and Will sell goods for the
next 80 days at great reduction.
Tyler McLoud wishes us to say
that he has a carload of shorts. He
will soon have a lot of seed wheat.
Read the advertisement relative tC
the sale of the Morrill, hotel at West
Charleston, with a large amount OF
personal property.
The weather the past week has
been bright, pleasant and cold. The
sledders, except on the rivers, have
had an excellent week.
Ezra Martin has sold out his mea
and butchers route to Had" Fol
som. Ezra has ''run" this business
to the general satisfaction of thu
public.
II. P. Cook has a heifer that drop
ped 40 pound calf a few days be
fore she was ID months old. If an
one has younger COW. should like t.
hear from him.
Remember the own-meeting Thurs
day afternoon to choose a selectmal
in place of w. F. Robinson, resigned
1t is said that Jacob B. Gray, one O
the listers, also declines to serve.
The Ladies' Circle of Congregation
al church meet at vestry of churc
with Mrs. 0. d. Owen and Mis-
Helen Kimball on Wednesday after
noon. Gentlemen invited to tea 6
6 o'clock.
Having heard that the report is currel
that am to close my business, 1 tai
this opportunity to contradict that aSse
fion. / shall continue business as usua
and shall be pleased to see all old Gust
mers and any new ones.
Mrs. L. f. PARKER.
We notice that Vermont timber
still called for in the West. AT II
cent republican convention in Ced;
Rapids, Iowa, G.. w. Eaton, forme
ly of this town, was nominated fl
mayor, but declined the nomination
Why didn't you stick, c. W?
Rev. William Coburn, of Andove
Mass, made a flying visit to til
place last week, and took away OF
of our most esteemed and amiab
young ladies, Miss Myra Dwinel
There was a marriage ceremony
the home of the brides father, Mr..
IL. Dwinell.
Officers of the law made a call
the hotels during the last week al
seized large quantity of liquor
Mr.. Spalding and Mr.. Foster we
taken before justice Barnard al
each fined $50 and sentenced to OF
months Imprisonment. They ca
took an appeal.