Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-02-05
ALBANY.

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moved to Calais.
Schuyler Wilcox's farm is let to a
Mr.. Cheney from Richford.
Mrs Samuel Russell has sold her
village property on Lowell street to a
Mrs. Babcock, who will take posses
sion about the middle of March.
Emma Cowles has gone to st.
Johnsbury to study music. Also
Bert A. Cheney goes there to-day to
attend the St. Johnsbury academy.
Three birthdays in the same house
and on the same day are an unusual
occurrence. Mrs. Jesse Jenness and
Mr.. and Mrs. Towne, who live with
her and carry on her farm, each cele-
brated their birthday last Tuesday.
Their united ages was 121 years.
Barton.
Ira Wyman is laid up from the
kick of a horse.
The Passumpsic R. R. Co., has
declared a dividend payable Feb. 1st.
The winter term of the county
court opens on Tuesday at Irasburgh.
About fifty couples attended the
select ball held at Robinson's hall on
Thursday evening.
The snow storm of Saturday, which
was very severe south, delayed the
mail train four hours, and the Mon
treal day express much longer.
The revival work is still going on
at the Methodist church and meetings
will be held every evening this week
except Monday evening. There will
be preaching services nearly every
evening.
According to the Caledoniapa, St.
Johnsbury has church and preach
er for every 429 of its inhabitants.
Will the CdledOnian state what per
cent. of the population can be classed
as habitual church attendants?
The story about milking in the Ian
tern brings out another about law
yer, not Park streeter, who one
night recently lost his pail of milk,
which, in the evening, after diligent
search, was found in the barn under
the COW.
Uncle Toms Cabin is to be played
at the Opera House on Wednesday
evening of this week. The usual
complimentary press notices are pre-
sented us, and we judge that the
play will be well rendered. See
posters.
j. B. Freeman has sold his lot of
land near the [. McNeal farm, includ-
ing the barn buildings, to George W.
Jenness for $17OO. Mr.. Freeman.
now that he has sold his farm, wishes
to sell lot of stock, including horses
and colts, cows and a fine flock of
sheep.
The Ladies' Aid Society desire to
thank the large number who attended
their entertainment on Wednesday
evening for generous contributions.
Miss Prindle and Miss Dwinell OF
Glover for valuable assistance in the
music, and all others who helped tc
make the gathering a success.
Some innocent stranger was look
ing about the village on Saturday,
enquiring for "Mr. Bickford, partner
of lawyer Miles" Schuyler was
found in the opera house, practicing
for tableaux, but promptly came
lown and departed with the gentle
man in search of the legal head Of
he firm.
A local line of telegraph has been
ERECTED in this village, on which ter
Instruments are now being used
The line runs from the depot to the
Postoffice, and to other parts of the
TilIage and will be used in place O
he telephone for business purposes
A large number of amatuer operator
vill be developed.
The Joseph Owen farm, bought b,
he Haywood Chair Co., for the tim
per, has been sold off in lots, on
part to VIM. Cheney, another lot t
Drville Rowell. and the remainde
including the buildings to Geo. w
enness. Mr.. Jenness gets th
buildings and the land on the cas-
ide to the road, with some wood fo
1900. This with his Freeman pu
base will make a nice farm.
Remember Mr.. Owens great line
ale which is advertised in this pape
nd while you are about it read h
d. about closing out his winter stoc
clothing at the Cheney stor
II. Owen believes in advertising an
letting his customers and all Il
ublic know when he has special ba
ains or special goods. He does NJ
Rlieye in stuffing his windows full
pods that other people advertise.
g. B. Ellis. one of our enterpri
9 merchants. is off on weddir
ur, having been married to hi
lnah Jenness of this village, {
thursday evening. The best wish