Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-03-27

M. E. church, is giving music lessons
on the organ to several young ladies
in the place, Wednesdays and Satur-
days, and at her home on other days.
She is a good teacher and deserves
patronage.
Hiram w. Chafey is dangerously
sick with complicated lung trouble
that is liable to result in his death.
Drs. Billiard of st. Johnsbury, Tenn
pleton of Glover, and Campbell were
in consultation last week ON his case
There are fears of blood poisoning.
1t is hoped, at this writing, that he is
a little better and may recover. His
death would be a great loss to the
. town and county.
Barton.
At a special town-meeting held on
Thursday, w. H. Blasdell was chosen
selectman.
The early sugar makers are having
a vacation. The weather is too cold
for that kind of business.
If you want Domestic or New
American sewing machine cheap, en-
quire at the MONITOR office.
Gen. Grout has had run of bill
ious fever in Washington, but we
understand he is better now.
We are using that "food for
plants" for sale by Mr.. button, and
know it to be an excellent thing.
The new chair factory saw-mill is
up and the board machine is started.
They have put up very stout frame.
Remember the annual school-meet-
ing tomorrow (Tuesday) evening,
and attend, if you don't want an
office.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M.
E. church meet with Mrs. Erastus
Collision on Wednesday afternoon of
this week.
We understand that Rev. William
Coburn and wife are to start for Col
orado this week, where Mr.. Coburn
has call at salary of $1400 a year.
A car load of Bradley's phosphate
just received by H. 0. Whitcher.
Those wanting this standard fertilizer
will find it to their advantage to get
it now.
Mrs. Wheeler gave an iteresting
address on Woman Foreign Mission
at the M. E. church yesterday--Mr.
Bates of Barton Landing preached at
the Congregational church.
F. w. Baldwin, Esq, having taken
the western fever, started for Dakota
last week and will be away about -four
weeks on prospecting tour. In the
meantime w. l. Robinson, ESQ.,, will
look after Mr.. Baldwin's legal
business.
The Grow Bros. propose to close
out their goods IN the. s'Variety'
store at cost, or below cost, as soor
as possible. Their business is sucl
at st. Johnsbury as to need then
both in their store there, and Charlie
expects to 90 there when he closes
out here. These goods are going t.
be sold.
A. A. Earle's Landmarks, the new
paper which he has started at Whit
River Junction. is received. 1t is al
eight page ''patent," fairly gottel
up, Over-full of home advertisements
and Earlish in it's comments and edi
tOrial remarks. The first issue make
several savage stabs at Gen. Grout
calls the Vermont delegation in con
gress ''nonentities, and makes bi,
for subsidy by saying that he shal
not work for Judge Poland for con
gress, because she will not help him
self, nor will he help those who try t
help him." He is evidently hopin
to find a Barlow in the new secon
district. But Earle must be Earle
and it is useless to expect anythin
else, wherever he may be. We hoI
he will so conduct his paper as I
merit success.
Some years since Wallace and Zu;
Rowell, sons of Guy E. Rowell of tn
town, went to California and hay
been, for the most part, quite success
full in business. Wallace has been
the sheep business, owning a ranC
and good flock of sheep. Zu
bought half interest in tanner
about year ago at Red Bluff al
found the business profitable. Abo
three months ago Wallace sold b
sheep and sheep farm for 81 900 al
bought out Zuar's partner in the ia
merry, and business has since be
conducted under the firm name
Rowell Bros. A few weeks sin
their tannery and some stock W
burned, entailing loss of abe
81, 900 above insurance The DO
intend to close out their stock of hid
and the site where the buildings We
burned and go into the sheep busine
again at Ukiah, where they will bu
another tannery and carry on
business in connection with she
raising.