Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-12-24
LOCAL NEWS.
Barton.


coming and business is dull.
We wish all our readers a Merry
Christmas and a year of blessings
and prosperity.
Christmas exercises at Methodist
church Tuesday evening "next' as
we said last week.
Ellis IS making big display with
Christmas goods. His store will be
illuminated tonight and tomorrow
night.
Sanford May has rented his home
farm to the Felker boys and he has
moved on to the Oliver Blodgett
place.
W. A. Thomas has gone to New
York City to attend a course of med
ical lectures and will be absent fol-
the winter.
The weather and travelling serious
ly injured the Christmas trade, but
most of us paid out what little mon
ey we had as it was.
j. w. Howard is sick with fever.
Uncle Ezra Badger is sick and crazy
again and liable not to get up. JOS
eph Willis, also an aged man, is lying
at the point of death.
The neighbors report that Fred
Robinson raised the past season on
his farm north of the village IS tons
of hay, IS bushels of wheat, 1925
bushels of oats and other crops in
proportion.
Saturday night was one of the
coolest, and most severe on ac-
count of the wind, ever experienced
in this region. The wind blew very
hard and the mercury ran down to
40 below zero in some places in the
county.
j. H. Wallace has hired the John
Heating building, store and tene-
ment, and has put in a stock of gro
ceries, confectionery, etc. This is a
good location for up town trade and
we doubt not Mr.. w. will command
a fair share of patronage.
S. G. Bean once in a while makes
a mistake in Selling Struggled hors-
es. He came here recently and pick
ed up one belonging to Pete LaPete
which never saw Canada. LaPete
bought one in Canada, but it was
taken sick and quarantined north of
forty-fve, and "Sie" didn't hear
that part of the story.
Read prospectus Boston Post.
This is one of the very best papers
published in New England. 1t is to
the democratic reader all that the
Journal is to the republican. Every
democrat should have it, and those
republicans who wish a fair, conserv-
alive paper which has the good of
country, as we'll as it's own party, at
heart, would like it.
AT the annual communication of
Orleans Lodge No. So of F. & A.
M, Dec. Z, the following officers
were elected for the year: E. F.
Dutton, W. M. N. M. Scott, S. W.
j. H. Clark, j. W. ; Geo. A. Katen,
Treas; 0. V. Joslyn, Sec.; J. W.
Murkland, S. D.; G. S. Skinner, j.
D.: F. M. Perry, S. s.; M. j.
Smith, j. S.. j. P. Baldwin, Chap
lin; j. E. Skinner, Marshal; G.. H.
Dwinell, Tyler; N. NJ. Scott, J. P.
Baldwin, j. Rice, finance committee.
Albany.
F. Reynolds will build a new barn
the coming spring.
James Magoon has become insane
and has been sent to the asylum.
Geo. Bill sold several valuable
horses at good figures at his auction.
The village schools are taught by
Mr.. Libby of Hyde Park and Miss
Carrie V. RoweIl.
Christmas gathering and social
gathering at Methodist church on
Tuesday evening. Santa Claus has
several agents who will attend TO his
business in this vicinity.
East Albany.
l.. l.. Sanborn started for Glas-
gov, Ky, last Monday, to visit his
brother, Geo. A. Sanborn who re-
sides there.
S. A. Newton has moved from
Milo Stiles farm to Irasburgh on tc
one of VIM. Taplln's places.
Geo. Monkey is teaching school il
the same district where he taught
last winter, giving good satisfaction
Barton Landing.
The religious interest at the church
es is on the increase.
Oscar F. Rice and family started
for Los Angeles, California, las
Monday.
The lecture by Rev. w. l. John
son last Monday evening was inter
esting and eloquent.
The new bell recently purchased
for the Congregational church wa
successfully raised to the tower anC
rang out the hour Of noon on Satur
day. The bell was made by the eel
ebrated bell founders, H. McShan,
d Co., Baltimore, and was exhibited