Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-12-29
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laundering has commenced and
the chair factory and mills are start
ing up again.
A recent count showed that there
are about 220 tenements in this vii
lage district.
Walton's Vermont Registers for
sale in this offices. Will be sent to
any address for Is cents.
Cong1 Ladies' Society will meet
at vestry Wednesday afternoon, with
4 sociable in the evening. Supper
served at o'clock and later. All in
4 vited.
Our people are greatly disappoint-
ed at the decision of the locating
committe and believe that no just
consideration of the matter could
have carried the shire north OF this
town.
Look over our list of Special Rates
(see opposite page under the club
LIST and take advantage of the low
offers this week, as this is the last
obtained at the discount below actual
cost. Our club list will be open
some weeks longer, but hurry up.
week when the periodicals can be
Christmas exercises at the church
es were of usual interest and almost
everybody was remembered by suit
able gifts. We notice that the
Christmas trade was lighter than
usual, and that the useful was more
sought after than the ornamental.
The hard times had something to do
with gift buying.
If our young friends from ten to
fifteen years of age-and for that
matter they might be much older
should ask us what is among the very
best magazines for young people, we
should answer, est. Nicholas. 1t
abounds in choicest reading for the
youth, is beautifully printed, and fill
ed with illustrations that please and
instruct.
We have been allowing some OF
our friends out of the state to get in
arrears, but such as do not send us
the sum due us during the month OF
January will be stricken off the list
We like your patronage, so long as it i:
mutually advantageous, but We
must have our pay. Send two dol
lars for each Of the years in arrears
and 81, go for the year to come.
Some Barton Landing correspon
dent to the Express has some filings
at this village. Is that profitable
The location of the shire, right O
wrong, will neither make or hreal
any village in this county. All tn
villages have certain natural adj
vantages for business etc., and n
temporary, seeming misfortune, ca
affect them greatly to their disad
vantage.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Heath wer
unexpectedly called ON last Frida
evening by over one hundred neigf
bors and friends, to help celebrat
their forty-fifth marriage anniversary
About $40 in cash, and other gift
were presented to the worthy pa
with a few brief remarks by Almon
Remington of Springfield Mass, an
were appropriately responded to b
Mr.. Heath, Vocal and instrument
music was the order of the evening
cake and coffe were served and
was good time generally.
Mason post, G.. A. r. are planr
ing on a very pleasant gathering
and interesting exercises on Ne
Years eve at the Opera House. B
sides the installation ceremonie
there will be an address fro
Comrade A. W. Davis of Viii
River Junction, anecdotes and W;
stories; music by the Glover Gil,
Club, and songs by others, with rec
tations. An excellent supper will
provided by the M. E. Ladies' A
Society and everything will be dor
to make the occasion enjoyable. A
soldiers and their friends and mel
bers of other posts specially invite
and general invitation extended
all. Admission 10 cents; supp
% cents. Proceeds to be used f
the benefit of the Post and societ
The Aid society and friends a
invited to contribute generously f
the tables. Oysters will be furnishe
but it is proposed to give the tabl
good setting with other edibles.
Albany.
t. j. Wallace recently lost W;
let which contained 500. Not ma
men who could lose wallets of tn
dimension.
East Albany.
John f. Chamberlin recently kill
hog that weighed GIG pounds.
Warren Story is laid up from
wound on the foot from an ak.
l.. L. Sanborn has been 20 Lei
mington and brought back the
mains of his son, who died in til
place.
South Albany.
There will be at the church
South Albany Wednesday eve De
3lst New Years Arbor with ann,
pirate exercises to take the place
Christmas tree.