Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-04-07
LOCAL NE w s.

A lot of old newspapers for sale at
this office.
Remember the meeting of the @.
A. II. Post at Glover on Thursday
evening next.
The Congregational people had a
pleasant gathering at their sugar fes-
tival on Tuesday evening.
The Cong. Ladies' Society will
meet with Mrs. B. M. r. Nelson
Wednesday afternoon. All invited.
There will be Fast Day services
on Friday, at IL o'clock, a. M, at
the NJ. f. church, Rev. Moody offici-
ating. Let there be good attendance.
Fred Averill is having a good run
of business at his paint shop; he
has lately sent away some very neat
ly executed signs.
B. F. Peterson keeps % hens, and
states that during the months of Jan
uary, February and March he sold 10
dollars worth of eggs from them.
There will be appropriate Easter
services at the Cong. church next
Sunday morning; also Sunday
school Easter concert in the evening.
The DR.. Perry house was bid off On
Saturday by J. H. Wallace for S693
and all the other property sold well.
Mr.. Wallace will give up building on
Park street.
Ben. T. Piper has been buying an
addition to his farm, up in the north
part of the town, and the neighbors
up that way are fearful that he con-
templates matrimony.
Geo. w. Buzzell has a male Jersey
calf four days old, which he would
like to sell at a reasonable price. 1t
is of the DR.. r. B. Skinner breed on
the male side, and from a thorough1
bred COW. Call at once.
There was very heavy fall of snow
all over New England and some other
sections of the country, last week, of
which we got a liberal share. The
weather was decidedly against the SUI
garmakers in this section.
n A. Lewis, who went 10 Fargo
DIT. from this town about two years
since, has responsible position in
the postoffice of that city and his sue
cess emphasizes the well-knownfacG,
that an honest, enterprising Vermont
,er is a success anywhere.
Hugh Henry of Chester has been
engaged to deliver a memorial adj
dress here on Decoration Day. Mr..
Henry is a good speaker, and the
public, as we'll as the members of
the Post, will be pleased that he has
been secured for this occasion.
C. F. Gibbs of St. Johnsbury adj
vertises Towering and vegetable
plants, seeds, cut flowers, floral de-
signs, etc. in the MONITOR to-day. We
are pleased to state that he is a reli-
able gentleman, and to recommend
him to such as need anything in his
line.
Albert Leland has bought the resi-
dence, known as the l. X. Drew place,
of D ID. Bean, paying $500, and
the place is cheap at that, though
Mr.. Bean bought it for much small
ar price. 1t is expected that Mr.. Le-
land and family will move here and
that John Leland, a son, will move
| ON to the old place.
The friends and neighbors of O. F.
Badger in the north part of the town
made them an unexpected visit on
the Sd inst, in remembrance of their
-20th marriage anniversary. The day
was very stormy but goodly num-
Der assembled and a pleasant visit
was enjoyed. AS reminder of the
occasion a dozen knives and forks
and liberal gift of money were pre-
scented.
We have received the following
letter from the town grand juror at
Barton Landing: ''Please say to
your Evansville correspondent, that
if he will bring good proof of liquor
being obtained at Barton Landing
we will try to see TO it, and also take
care of the Evansville people that ge
it." Those who know the grand ju
ror will have no doubt that he viii
look after the matter
There was pleasant gathering o
friends and neighbors at the residence
of John Bean, on Wednesday even
ing last on the occasion of the mar
riage of his daughter, Lettie, to Mr.
Will Ford of Lyndonville. Their
were congratulations, presents an,
abundant good wishes. Mr.. For
was depot master here some years
but is now in the railroad office a
Lyndonville. Mrs. Ford was one O
the finest young ladies in this CON
munity. The MONITOR extends goo
wishes.
AS it will be necessary soon to ca
the caucuses for choosing town del,
gates to the state and district, pre-:
idential delegates convention, to /
held at Montpelier the last of tn
month, we give the names of tt
town committees in Orleans count,
that they set the political ball in III
ton. 1t will be remembered that
was voted at the last county CONVEX
tion to call the next convention as