Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-11-19
LOCAL NEW WIS.

Barton
The M. E. Ladies' society meets
with Mrs. Benz. Mossman on Thurs
day afternoon of this week. All in
vited.
Village school commences on We'd
nesday. Miss Jenness is sick and
her school will not commence until
Dec. Sd.
W. G. Brown shipped carload of
hogs from this station this morning.
The shipment of butter was 26,340
pounds.
Peterson's Magazine is always pop
ular with the ladies. They will find
an advertisement of the same in an
other column.
We publish prospectus of the
Independent, very valuable relig :;
ious family journal which would find
a welcome in every family.
The Congregational Ladies' Circle
will meet with Mrs Julius Rice next
Wednesday afternoon. A full at
tendance of all interested is desired
Fred Cheney expects to move into
a tenement in the Mrs. Stone house,
and j. II. Wallace into the r. S.
Twombly tenement, vacated by Mr..
Cheney.
d. D. Bean has shipped in load
of good horses from Canada, which
he wishes TO sell. He has both driv-
ing and work horses. Call early as
he will sell at once.
The Lyndon Band and orchestra
will give concert at Robinson's
Hall on Thursday evening of this
week. They will furnish music for
a dancing party if desired.
The water in the pond here is so
low that the chair factory shop help
is working only one half the time.
From all localities there are reports
of inconvenience from low water.
Will our local correspondents send
items so that they will reach us Sat-
urday? Important items will be used
if sent Monday morning, but ordi-
nary matter should be sent earlier.
At Mrs. Cobb's auction W. L.
Barrows made 334 sales in six hours,
getting very fair prices for the arti-
Giles sold. Mr.. Barrows is profta-
BILE man to employ in his special line.
Messrs. Baxter & Grow desired
large ad. this week and we have
promised them the biggest one they
ever had next week. In the mean
time remember that they sell almost
everything.
The Sunday schools of the church
es in this place extend an invitation
to the Sunday School Union to hold
its December annual meeting in this
village. 1t will probably be held in
December this year.
A. f. Stockwell has built barn
and painted and otherwise repaired
his house, since buying the house
near the "bee hive" DR.. J. F.
Skinner has erected barn at his ten
ement on East street.
1t was sudden change from a
week of most agreeable and mild
weather that came on last Monday
and introduced US to a genuine Yer
mont winter. Are you ready for the
five months winter that awaits us?
There will be chicken pie festiv-
al at the Congregational church yes
try next Friday evening, Nov. %, to
which all are invited, also pleasing
entertainment consisting of speaking,
vocal and instrumental music, etc.
There is slight change of time in
the running of some of the trains on
this road to-day. The afternoon ex-
press train north is II minutes later,
and the same train south is 40 min
utes earlier, reaching this place at
II :16 p. m.
Whitmore and Clark's Ministries
give a concert at the Opera House
this, Monday, evening. They COM
prise very large company of excel
lent musicians, including Mr.. Clark,
and claim to have the best talent
they could command for the troup.
The wind storm that ragged with
such fury here, commencing early
Monday morning Nov. 18th, was re-
markably severe all through the
northern section of the country.
Great damage was done in all direc-
tons and several lives were lost.
ALBANY.
Thomas Mcclellan moves to the
Hayden farm.
Miss Josie Vance has gone to Bos-
ton to take music lessons.
Waldo Lampher has had to dig
his well deeper, the water not proving
permanent.
The name of David Mcclure as
printed in last weeks MONITOR should
be Dana.
The body of Curtis Kinney was
taken up and moved to st. Johnsbu-
ny last week.
Barton Landing.
Village schools closed on Saturday.
The term has been very successful.
Vacation till Monday, Dec. Sd.
The Ladies' Aid of the Cong