Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-12-14

belonging " tho ..ooo0iotiou are It-
quested to return them to the COM
mittee before January 1st
Greensboro.
H. M. Jordan recently killed pig
that weighed $50 pounds.
A singing school was started,
Tuesday night, at Dis. No. s, with
A. nj. Hartman teacher.
Greensboro Bend.
N. Clutchie has gone into camp to
cut and draw lumber for Tolman,
Simpson & Co., with large force of
men.
j. Denning is having his hotel put
in first-class shape; it will be one of
the finest and cleanest hotels in the
county.
j. O. Griffin has gone to NJ. F.
hospital, Burlington, to have his eye
operated upon. He has been great
sufferer for long time.
D. Leavitt has purchased of A. R.
Cowles of Barton Landing a beauti-
full Wilcox & White organ for his
daughter, Carrie. 1t is said to be
a fine toned instrument.
| Holland.
G.. G.. Kimball has sciatic rheu-
matism.
A. R. Moulton and son are work
ing for Mason Pinney.
lrasbu1.Sh.
d. j. Ware knows how 10 raise
good hogs; he recently butchered
two weighing respectively 56S and
522 pounds.
Do not fail to see the MONITOR
man Wednesday and Thursday and
fix up that matter of subscription
and clubbing. Find him at the con-
vention or post-office.
There is to be the third school
meeting in Dist. No. next Friday
evening to see if the district will vote
money to run a winter school. 1t is
strange that intelligent, respectable
men will 60 back on school for the
paltry tax they are compelled to pay
to support one.
| E. A. Leach has moved back to
his house in the village; Charles
Sylvester has moved from the Bogue
farm on to the Stephen Burbank farm
on Burton hill man from Troy is
to move on to the Bogue farm Sim
con Slack is to move on to the Wheel.
er farm vacated by Mr.. Hawlcy.
At the regular communication OF
Irasburg Lodge, No 80, l. o. G. T..
degrees were conferred on charter
members by Lodge Deputy Kelley Of
Golden Rule Lodge, No. 81. After
receiving the degrees, degree tenn
pie was formed, having the follow
ing officers: Rev. W. Schofeld, d
T.. Mrs. F. H. Holdridge, ID. V. 7.
G.. H. Phelps, d. S.; Annie Scho
field, D. F. S. Mrs. H. Foss, d. T.
G. W. Parker, ID. c.; N. n. At
wood, D. NJ. Carrie Allen, d. G..
John Stanford, d. S. !; Julia Cotton
A. d. S. Carrie Stanford, d. d. M.
Myra Jameson, d. R. S.. Mrs. M
A. King, d. L. S. !; Joseph Schofield
P. w. D. L. The lodge now mum
bers over fifty members.
AS the new buildings for the u.s.
of the county approach completion
and the old county buildings ar
deserted by county officials, TIL
second act in the drama is expected
The real estate that belonged to tn
county is to be given to Irasburgh
for the purpose of establishing a fire
town library. The idea how rea
estate can be transformed into book
is rather vague in the minds of the eli
zens, and equally indefinite is til
way they are to be arranged an
. circulated. The property must com
- to the town by deed from the cour
ty treasurer, by the direction of tn
:, side judges who have the care of tn
. county property. 1t may be ques
ton in some minds whether the res
- estate will be decided, unless th
town of Irasburgh declares in som
4 way its purpose to carry out til
law faithfully and expeditiously.
will take some time TO arrange fl
- a library, but it need not take longt
than it has to build the new cou
house: it is only question {
m onths. Public libraries are not S
abundant in the country as to civ
10 many patterns adapted to our means
, yet most persons would see in tt
court house room for the library b.
:; low, and for hall above for lecture
:. and other entertainments, that migl
be more appreciated there than
either church. The jail house, bar
:, and garden might be sold for none
to buy books. The repairs an
- changes in the court house will co:
something and may be made to Cos
. much, and for this expense ia
may be raised but there is an exec
lent opportunity for the exercise {
d individual liberality.
&c How it would smooth over diff
i" culties if some one would give $50
or $1,000, to be applied to such r.
III pairs as would put shelves, desks
1t tables for reading room, and prof.
II er heating apparatus, etc., as woul
be best suited to our wants. tt
8 whole influence of good library wi