Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-31
Barton.

j. w. Howard is better.
Happy New Year to all
Get your club papers at once.
Have you paid for the MONITOR for
1884?
Geo. w. Bridgman is in Hardwick
numbering this winter.
Christmas trade proved pretty
good in this village after all.
G.. B. Ellis proposes to close out
lot of fall and winter goods at cost.
Read his ad.
Our advertisers are relieving our
columns considerably now, and we
shall give considerable more reading
matter.
A thaw and rain last week helped
to fill the cisterns and revive the fail
ing streams.
Did you notice the fiery red sunset
Friday night? This phenomenon of
red light about the sun is provoking
a good deal of inquiry on the part of
the wise and the marvellous.
j. II. Wallace has obtained a sit
uation as drummer from a Boston
firm and will 90 on to the road soon.
Wilmer Twombly will run his store
when he is out on his commercial
tours.
Some sneak thief recently stole
about eighty pounds Of beef from
Thomas Husband. 1t is probably
the same creature who stole potatoes
out of gardens in that part of the vii
lage last fall.
The young ladies of the NJ. E.
church have organized society called
the Odd Girls and they will hold their
first sociable at Robinson's Hall on
Wednesday evening, Jan. 2. They
cordially invite old and young.
H. A. Glazier, who has carried on
the G.. w. Bridgman farm this seas
on, would like to take good farm
on shares. He is a good farmer and
an honest man. Mr.. Bridgman's
health is much better than last season
and he will carry on his farm himself.
Sumner Blodgett of Glover, who
was coming down from Canada early
this morning with load of rum, was
overhauled between here and Glover
by officer Silas G.. Bean and conclud-
ed to surrender his team and 40 gal
Ions of liquor he had in his sleigh.
There are lot more of them about
here, Silas, and the general public
would like to have you put your hand
on to them. This rum business is
hazardous, all round.
The Christmas exercises at both
churches in this village were largely
attended. Pleasant exercises and
we'll laden trees made the gatherings
interesting to all. We counted as
the names were called off at the
Brick church, and not less than 400
presents were distributed. Mr.. and
Mrs. Brigham and the children were
generously remembered. Mr.. Brig
ham received nice chair, Mrs. Brig
ham costly dress pattern.
j Albany.
There are several cases Of pneu-
monia and also of whooping-cough
in this locality, but we have not yet
learned of any very severe cases.
Mrs. Cora Buck is in town spend
Il ing the winter with her mother. Mrs.
John TenDey, Mr.. and Mrs. H. d.
Phillips are visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Bashaw's people.
4 W. H. Chaffe and wife are spending
the holydays among their friends in
Boston and other parts of Mass.
East Albany.
The exercises at the new church
Tuesday evening were interesting
and did much credit to all who took
part. The house was crowded.
"Santa Claus" acted we'll his part,
generously remembering old and
young, the pastors family not being
# forgotten. Mrs. Collins received a
nice bonnet and SO in money from
the young people.
South Albany.
By the death of DR.. Tyler Mason
the town loses an excellent man and
citizen.
The last Mite Society met with
Mrs. VIM. Williams; the next meet
ing is at A. D. Patterson's.
At surprise anniversary gathering
at Joseph Holmes, recently, there
were q house full of friends and lots
of presents.
Barton Landing.
Mrs. Dodge, widow of the late W
P. Dodge. died last Friday after :
long and painful illness.
Rev. L. Dodd received for
Christmas present nice buffalo coat
a good fur cap, and a pair of gloves
w. c.. johnson drew the luck
number which entitled him to tn
beautiful castor given away by D. w
Hildreth.
About 80 friends of Chas. Glib
and wife met at their residence o
Saturday evening to remind them {
their 10th marriage anniversary
Supper and music were provided, an
the company left them quite sum {
money. A good time was had.