Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-15
LOCAL WIS.
Barton.

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" Barton.
N. G. Ufford and w. F. Mason
raised their new barn frames last
week.
Mrs. B. M. R. Nelson went to
Boston last Tuesday to visit her
daughter Lizzie.
The Choral Union will meet at
academy school room next Thursday
/ afternoon at o'clock.
Rev. Mr.. Currier goes to Montpe-
lier to attend commencement exer-
cises at the Seminary, this week.
Bee-hives of the Goodrich and
Langstroth patterns. and all kinds of
bee fixtures at j. L. Twombly's shop.
The Ladies' Society of the Cong.
church, will meet with Mrs. E. E.
Foster Wednesday afternoon of this
week.
Rev. Mr.. Moody attended the
meeting of the State association of
Congregational churches at Bellows
Falls, last week.
O. V. Joslyn sells the Wood now
er and Mudgett hay tedder, and
Yankee and Tiger horse rakes, with
all repairs this year as usual.
The Children's Day exercises at
the churches here yesterday were in
teresting and profitable. the churches
were made beautiful by flowers en-
blems etc., and suitable readings,
declarations, and remarks were
made.
The selectmen and commissioner,
Ora White, are putting the roads of
the town in good condition, and that
quite rapidly; the prospect is that
the highways will soon be in a
better state than they ever have been
in the history of the town.
The Fair Ground Co., as will be
seen elsewhere, are advertising races
at the Fair Ground July 4th, and the
fast horse men have begun to arrive.
MI. Brown thinks he shall have a
large number of entries, including
some of the fastest horses in North
ern Vermont and the Eastern Town
ships.
The Fair Ground Co.have arranged a
novel thing in connection with the
races, July 4th, which will test the
skill of the reinsman and the charac-
ter of the horse, by giving premiums
to such as can drive nearest in a
straight line. Special bills will be
got out and further notice will be
given hereafter.
Miss Clara Cushman's lecture on
Tuesday evening was well attended
and her remarks very interesting.
The only regret was that she did not
talk longer. The audience gave her
$45 to aid IN establishing a "Home"
at an inland station where
the missionaries in her department
are carrying on prosperous work,
but need headquarters, where they
can do their work. She had Chinese
costumes, heather gods, and great
variety of articles of interest 10 those
present.
Fol the convenience of some who
wish to run short advertisements for
one or two weeks in our local col
umns, we adopt custom which many
papers have already adopted, and
give opportunity to do this advertis-
ing on our first local column. This
is a valuable position and we con-
clude to grant the favor, only to re-
leve us of the constant clamor for
ads. among locals: Advertising is
the only part of the newspaper bust
ness that pays, and those who wish
to advertise are under as much obi
cation to pay for it as the letter send
er to pay his postage or the store
customer for his soap or tobacco.
Barton Landing.
Mrs. l.. F. Chandler starts on a
visit to Eau Claire, Wis, on the
4 10Th.
F. w. Sloan of Worcester, Mass,
was here last week and returned with
fourteen good horses which he bought
about here.
The Churchill party have broken
camp, after a two weeks sojoprn al
Willonghby, they report fish not SC
plenty as heretofore.
The Leslie Convention closed here
Thursday eve with . concert. The
scholars numbered about fifty, all OF
whom took great interest in the
covention and pronounced it success
The strawberry festival at the M
+. church last week was a success
and the Ladies' Aid society will holo
one at the Congregational churcl
next Wednesday evening, June j 9TH
A. +. Cowles has been obliged t.
get larger quarters for his increasing
organ business and has hired tn.
ellis building. He went to Bostor
last week and bought a lot of pianos
He invites an inspection of his new
rooms and his instruments.
What came near causing a sad ac
cident happened here on the after
noon of the 18th, in the railroad Gu