Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-12-25


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School in Dis. No. closes with an
exhibition on Saturday night of this
week in district No. 6, the term
ends on Friday. The teachers, Miss
Staples and Miss Gray have each
given good satisfaction.
Mr.. Smith who is compelled to
give up possession to Mr.. Scott on
Jan. 1st, is to close out the goods in
the Robinson store on Friday and
Saturday next, at auction. For de-
tails see his advertisement.
No artist could have desired
more beautiful winter scene than
that of Saturday. Rarely ever have
we seen the air so filled with the
feecy flakes, the trees so loaded and
the whole scene SO picturesque.
Installation ceremonies of the Of
ficers of Orleans Lodge will take
place at Masonic Hall on Friday,
Jan. ). 1883 at Z O'Clock D. m. All
Masons and their wives and such
friends as they see fit to invite, are
invited to be present.
Waldo Mossman has hired the
grist-mill in this place and will take
possession Jan. 1st. He expects TO
hire a good miller, have the mill put
in good repair and do custom grind
ing to the acceptance of all. He will
stock the mill with grain, feed, etc.
The annual festival of the Congre-
gational Sunday school will be held
in the vestry Monday evening, Dec.
,25. The committees will be at the
room to receive all presents from 2.30
O'Clock to O'Clock. Supper will be
served at 6 o'clock. Evening exer-
cises begin at 7.30 O'Clock, consist
ing of the usual Christmas tree and
a social gathering. These exercises
will be held in the large vestry. All
members and friends of the school
cordially invited.
AS a large share of our lady read
ers love plants and cultivate them,
we add to our club list a magazine
adapted specially to this matter, al
though each number contains a large
amount of reading equally important
on other topics this is the Ladies
Floral Cabinet, beautiful monthly,
which will find a welcome in every
home. The publishers offer sample
copies to our subscribers for Sir
cents, and to those who subscribe
for the magazine they offer large
lot of flower seeds or a set of bulbs,
as desired. Club price with MONITOR
$3.50.
Gen. Grout did not 90 to WASH
ington until last week, the MONITOR
of two weeks ago to the contrary.
He had been engaged on the Knox
law case and Mr.. Knox was exceed
ingly anxious to have him remain
during the trial. Mr.. Knox won his
case, and we presume the country
was tolerably safe during the gener-
ais absence from congress. We
learn from Mr.. Piper, who is at work
on the generals farm, that they are
wintering so head Of cattle, Is hor-
ses, 80 sheep and dozen hogs.
Among the generals fancy breeds of
cattle the Ayrshire COWS are said to
be the best. Capt. Ford is home
and takes the helm again.
Why not patronage home "insti-
tutions?" A great many people
nowadays are sending to the cities
for goods, clothing, etc., when they
can purchase the same at just as low
prices in their own villages. Home
merchants are quite useful when it is
necessary to palm off such truck as
nobody will pay cash for and when
it is desired to buy molasses, kero-
sene, tripe and a thousand things
that cannot be ordered &C. O. D.. -
and they have a right to claim the
money that their customers pay out
for goods, if they sell at reasonable
prices. If not step over to the other
store competition is such that nc
one need be badly cheated in any OF
our Vermont villages.
Barton Landing.
DR.. j. F. Wright will close his
office Jan. LIST and be absent from
home two or three months.
j. III. Brown butchered hog last
Tuesday that dressed $50 pounds
Last year he dressed one that weigh
ed $50 and year before last one thai
weighed $50. Henry Dudley solo
six pigs last spring, which have beer
recently killed, weighing as follows
O. F. Badgers 800, Ira Sturtevant'
3S1, S. B. fuckers 352, Lewis Nye'.
80, limo. Dudley's 306, Levi.
Ford's 3O6, making an average O
341.
Bloomington.
Deacon William Spencer had tn,
misfortune recently to be run owe
by yoke of oxen and sled he wa
quite badly hurt.
| The Fellowship meeting held her
the 10Th and Goth, were well attend
ed. The discussions were animate,
and interesting and good degree o
!. religious interest was manifested.
West Charleston.
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