Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-01-09

adopt the most stringent measures to
prevent its ravages. 1t has been
some years since vaccination has
been general in this place and vicln-
ity, and it might be well to attend to
it before the appearance of the dis
ease in our midst compels it.
Kinsley, of the Clipper, has been to
Washington to see his boy. Speaking OF
our congressman, he says Congressman
Grout is very pleasantly domiciled at the
Riggs house, opposite the treasury, SO
you see our worthy congressman is bound
to keep his eye on the treasury. The
General is making most favorable i'm
preston among the members, and we
opine will prove a first-class congress
man. In conversation with him, he said
the only trouble he had yet experienced
was to find applicants sufficient to fill the
offices at his disposal. Messenger. Is
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wilson did
not believe that there was such
thing as genuine surprise party I'M
til last Tuesday, when a good num-
Der of their friends called on them
unexpectedly to remind them of their
thirty-ffth marriage anniversary.
The afternoon was very pleasantly
spent, and the presents, though not
numerous, were of value. The pres
entation speech was made by Rev.
II. I. Jones and very feelingly re-
sponded to by Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson.
At the annual village meeting,
which occurred last Monday evening,
the following officers were chosen /:
moderator, III. X. Dewey; clerk,
Geo. III. Blake; trustees, James Bus
well, B. Mossman, J. F. Taylor at
torney, j. L. Carr; collector, C. A.
Robinson treasurer, j. P. Baldwin
auditors, O. d. Owen, j. L. Carr,
Geo. H. Blake fire wardens, j. w.
Murkland, O. ID. Owen, J. P. Bald
win. From the reports of the trus-
tees and auditors we learn that the
present Indebtedness of the corpora,
ton, after paying for the engine and
engine house, is about 800. PAID
toward engine house last year 1915
paid out on roads and sidewalks
$3.50. No money in excess of the
town highway tax was voted. The
trustees were instructed to procure
the ringing of one of the church bells
at noon and p. m. during the year
if it could be done at reasonable
rate.
Barton Landing.
Bradley Jones has rented his house
to w. L. Barrows of Iasburgh.
Some parties are seriously opposed
to having dancing schools held here.
Alfred Brown has returned from
Boston to spend the winter with hi
father.
Mrs. Abigail Garland, widow O
the late Alonzo Garland, died yester
day of heart disease.
Do not forget to give Mrs. Simp
son a call before purchasing milliner.
goods elsewhere.
Remember that you can make lif
more agreeable by refreshing sleep
You can have this by getting one 0
: Green's spring beds.
At the annual meeting of the vii
lage corporation last Tuesday. F. A
: Stafford, j. B. Clement and Philan
der Guild were elected trustees fo
) the ensuing year.
Over one hundred tickets were sol
for Mr.. Frost's lecture last Monda
evening, and it was pronounced b
those who heard it to be very gooC
The next lecture will be given by L
: w. Hildreth next Wednesday ever
ing. 1t is hoped that home taller
n will be appreciated, and that Wesle
will have good house.
S Bloomington
y Hugh Alexander is getting bett,
O of his severe rheumatic trouble.
Daniel Gregory, Adventist, WI
e preach at the town hall on the 22r
y inst.
e G.. W. Bickford talks of goir
= back to Evansville to repair b
IS house.
s Mrs. McKinsty. preached at Il
= town hall, Jan. l., quite congreg
k ton in attendance.
IL FL. G. Bruce has new Lyndt
- sleigh, right from the shop, which
will sell cheap for cash.
~ w. P. Wakefield and E. Alden I
Gently caught five coons. These a
- imals are not plenty. in this vicinity
in L. Grow goes to Maine to treat
70 cancer; aud his wife accompani
tb him to Portland, and will go to Be
ton on visit.
A few mornings since a man W
resides in this town-we are sorry
: does awakened the family of 10
=, Miles at three O'Clock claiming g