Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-07
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BARTON.
1t is hoped that the little Ellis
ch lid, so long sick, is slowly on the
amend.
The ladies of the Cong. society
are requested to meet at their vestry
Wednesday afternoon, at 2 O'Clock,
to assist in repairing the carpet.
O.. V. JosIyn and family have re-
turned from their sojourn at Haynes
Springs, Hardwick. Mr.. j. seems
to have "fatted'' up during his alb
sence.
The Cong'l church will be ready
for occupancy next Sabbath and
Rev. Mr.. Moody will preach on the
topic, "The Church as Home, Our
duty to make it Pleasant"
Elmer Robinson having completed
his year at o. d. Ovens store, will
run the store for j. G.. Orne at West
more for the present. He was a
very genial, obliging clerk.
The Tower Bros. are blasting out
\ their wheel pit, building stone
dam and putting the work forward
on their new mill as fast as possible.
Geo. Buzzell is furnishing dynamite
and engineering the dam.
The weather last week was cold
and rainy and unfavorable for har-
vesting or ripening the late crops.
There is a large amount of uncut
grain and the corn is backward. The
season has averaged cold.
H. A. Glaziel has hired out TO G.
F. Percival to drive his furniture
team, the hearse, and do other work
during the winter. He will be OBJ
liged to give up some other jobs
which he had undertaken to do on
this account.
S. F. Bickford's dry house took
fire on Friday evening, requiring the
use of the fire engine. See, wasn't
it few years ago thatisome of the
public-spirited citizens of this COM
munity fought the project of buying
fire engine?
There will be trotting races a
Sherbrooke this week "Wednesday
and Thursday, with an extra trair
on Thursday, leaving this place al
7.30 a. m. and returning after the
races. The round trip fare from
Barton and stations north will bt
$1.OO.
N. A. Lewis of Fargo, d. T., sor
of Harvey Lewis of Glover, and for
merly resident here, seems to have
been quite successful in his business
West. He has recently entered into
partnership in grocery firm in tina
city and the papers give the firm ant
business very vigorous puff. W.
are glad to see worthy Vernon
hoy making his mark.
William Teller has built drive
way TO the upper floor in his big
barn and has filled the building liter
ally full of hay, grain, ETC., excep
the floors. When he built the barr
the largest in the county-it We
predicted that he would always hav'
''room to let" but this year he fill
it. The barn is 60x105 feet an(
high posted. William has made
great Improvements on that farm il
the last eight years.
A village meeting was held OF
Wednesday evening to hear a repor
from a committee on the feasibilit,
and expense of bringing water t.
supply this village. The committe,
submitted quite an elaborate report
which had been carefully prepared
from offers made and estimates
which put the expense of putting il
system of water works for tn
whole village, both for domestic ant
fire purposes, at 900. The matte
was quite extendedly discussed an(
4 vote was taken to see whether tn
money should be raised and TIN
work started. 1t was decided no
to put the works in at this time.
The store of Barron & Hamhet
was broken into last Monday night
by professional burglars, evidentl
about midnight. Mr.. Hamblett
who lives over the store, heard
noise below and quietly arose an
went to the street, satisfying himsel
that parties were operating within
He went to the house of Mr.. Barron
his partner, and awoke him; the
went back in front of the store an
waited for the burglars to come out
but they had escaped, probably see
ing Mr.. Hamblett as he went TO
help. Some clothing had been pack
ed up ready to carry away and Their
was signs of rummaglng about til
store. One coat was taken and
coat was left which is identified a
belonged to Mr.. Foster of the New
port clothing store, which had bee
broken open previously. A hamme
and an ak were found on the floor c
the store. The hammer had bee
stolen from the barn of William Co
liston, and it is believed the thieve
lay in his barn the early part of til
night, locked in, as the doors wei
broken open from within. Thes
robbers are probably part OF th