Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-02-11
LOCAL NEW s.

Barton.
Have you seen Glib Ellis since that
baby was born?
Mrs. Thomas millinery store will
be closed on Thursday next for the
following week.
The Cong. Ladies' Society will
meet with Mrs. Whitchel, Wednes-
day afternoon.
w. 1. Robinson is agent for the
Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance
Co. of Hartford Conn.
The mails are flooded with lottery
circulars. Don't put any money in
to the lottery business.
Geo w. McGaffey of Glover sends
us an advertisement of wire fence ma
terial and carriage tops, too late for
this issue.
The members of the Orleans Co. Agri-
cultural Society are requested to meet at
Fosters Hotel, Barton, Wednesday Feb.
2Otk, at l p. NJ, to elect officers for the
coming year. C. P OWEN, Sec.
Capt. j. Rice has sold his resi-
.dence on Main street to Mr.. Shaw of
Canada, and it will be occupied by
ms son-in-law, DR.. Prime.
Guar Rowell, son of G.. E. Rowell,
is home from California, after an alb
sence of several years. He was re-
Gently married and his wife is with
him.
H. F. Pillsbury wants six or eight
men and good teams at the O. & c..
Steam Mill, South Barton. He Of
fers $3.50 per day the rest of the sea-
son for good teams.
The village schools closed on Fri
day, with exhibition exercises in the
evening. The music, declarations,
and dialogues were we'll rendered
and a large audience was much pleas
Led with the entertainment.
The Methodist Quarterly meeting
will be held on Saturday and Sunday
next, the quarterly conference on
Saturday at 2 O'Clock p. m. and the
preaching services Sunday morning,
presiding elder Granger being pres
sent.
WOMAN's SUFFRAGE.-Mrs n. NJ.
T. Cutler of Illinois will speak on
Equal Rights as follows !: at New
port, Feb. IL, Derby, Feb. y, at
Derby Line, Feb. 10, at Glover, Feb.
is, at Barton Methodist church Sun
day evening, Feb. II.
Willie Graves has a tobacco box
which was owned by his great-grand-
father, William Gould, it has done
service in the four generations
Willie has a regular museum of an
tiquities, which he purposes to hanc
down to his grand children.
Every one owing me by note or account
is hereby notified and warned for the sec
ond time. To those who think | am NJ
longer doing business 1 will say that
am not only collecting my bills, but an
building and shall sell carriages as usual
Thanking my patrons and friends 70
past favors, and soliciting continuance
l am, as before, the largest carriage man
ufacturer in Vermont. Call in and Sc
me and buy something. G. J. UFFoRD.
Geo. w. Smith of Hanover crack
,er' fame sends us two crackers 70
the little puff we gave him las
week. We have carefully examine
the goods and find them correctl
counted, properly packed and in goo
condition. We are pleased to kno'
that Mr.. Smith is as prompt in hi
payments as he is magnanimous i
his dealings.
The spring term of school CON
mences Feb. 25th. Mr.. Martin prir
cipal. In the Grammar departmer
Miss Lovisa Kinney takes the plac
of Miss Adella Baldwin who retire
by her own request. Miss Baldwi
who has been in that room about tw
years has proved most exceller
teacher, and her pupilds and frien(
will much regret her departure. W
omit till next week the scholars r
cord for the past term.
The selectmen will be at the town clerk
office on Thursday, Feb. 18th, at o'cloc
for the purpose of settling with highwt
surveyors, and all persons having clair
against the town Of Barton.
On Friday, Feb. Is, the board OF civ
authority, the listers and town clerk a
hereby notified to meet at the town clerl
Office for the abatement of town taxes.
Il $:, 4 S S5sS, ss'ee'nsn
Barton, Feb 6, 1884.
Thomas Husband and some othe
went to Montreal last week to after
the ''Carnival''-if anybody kno7
what that thing is,-and returned e
tremely disguised. The ice palac
the professions, the snow-shoeil
and all that kind of stuff were tar
affairs to the Vermonters. Cana
mast not expect to delight man Ii
Husband whose business is delIyeri
furniture and driving hearse
Orleans county.
ALBANY.
The donation visit at the Cor
church resulted IN good time a
So net
OF those who have been so seve
ly sick, some have recovered and
rest are improving.
Alexander Frasier has rented