Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-01-12
LOCAL NEW s.
Barton.

Barton.
Mrs. Morillo Tracy of Luzern
Iowa, is visiting friends in town.
Walton's VT. Register at MONITOR
office. Will be sent to any address
for Is cents.
The Cong. Ladies' Society meet
with Mrs. w. l. Robinson, Wednes-
day afternoon.
Will the gentleman who sent us
the silver half dollar from Newport
Center, drop us a card giving his
name?
There will be preaching service
at the Cong. church every evening
this week, except Monday and Satur-
day evenings.
Geo. w. Bridgman will buy poplar
wood at any station on the Passump-
sic railroad north of Lyndon, paying
cash for the same.
The weather is very unfavorable,
but our Sunday school people ought
to attend the S. S. convention at
Derby, Tuesday and Wednesday if.
possible.
Notice the reduction in the price
of overcoats in Cheney's Clothing
Store ad. this week. Any one wish
ing to get an overcoat cheap, will do
we'll to call at his store.
If our singers and musicians de-
sire to have the County Musical Con-
vention held here, let them consult
at once with j. B. Freeman or E. E..
Rawson. 1t is proposed to hold it
the first week in Feb.
A petition has been presented the trust
ees of the village, asking that that part of
the road above the grist-mill, between
the horse sheds and the Mossman barn be
discontinued. The trustees will hear all
who desire to be heard in the matter at
the office of F. w. Baldwin, on the Goth
day of January, 1885, at ~ O'Clock, p. m.
Correspondents from different To-
calities note the fact that frogs have
been seen during the mild days of
this remarkable January. Our read
ers in distant localities, who are shiv-
ering for us, are informed that we
are anxiously looking for cool wealth
Ell and snow with which to do sled
ding. The lumbermen and teamsters
are suffering a great loss for the want
of snow.
The hader says: sit is rumored
that the night express from Boston
via the South Eastern and Passump-
sic roads is soon to be discontinued
the Boston & Lowell being disenclin-
ed to continue the service over the
Boston, Concord & Montreal road.
Should this be done probably the
South Eastern and Passumpsic will
run their trains via White River
Junction"
At the annual meeting of the in.
corporated village of Barton, Jan. 5
1885, the following officers were elect.
ed: Moderator, w. w. Miles
clerk, o. V. Joslyn; Treas, j. P
Baldwin; collector, S. F. Bickford
trustees, 1st, F. w. Baldwin, End
N. M. Scott, Sd, Geo. H. Blake
auditors, LIST, j. N. Webster, End
B. M. R. Nelson, Sd, o. D. Owen
Attorney, W. W. Miles; Fire Ward.
ems, LIST, Geo. w. Jenness, End, J.
N. Webster, Sd, Henry Gay;
The report of the trustees showed
that there is about 5000 in the treas.
ury. 1t was voted to raise Is pei
cent on the list of the incorporated
district in addition to the sum raised b,
the town to be expended for village
purposes. The administration oil
last year appears to have been eco
nomical, and was generally very sat
isfactory.
Some of our subscribers seem puz
zled as to the best way to send us
the 81 80, annual subscription to tn,
MONITOR. If postal notes are ISSUED
at their office, it will only cost then
three cents to purchase one which
they can mail in a letter. Otherwise
they can 60 10 the Express Office ant
buy an express check for five cents
If they put a one dollar bill in {
well-sealed plainly-directed letter We
shall get that-money is rarely eve
lost in letters. If it is difficult to ge
one dollar, send two or a fv.
dollar greenback; we always Civ,
credit according to the size of remit
lance.
A little daughter of B. M. r. Mel
son, aged two and one-half years
died Friday morning of diphtheria
She had been ailing two OF three day
but was not considered seriously sicl
until few hours before her death
She was lovely little child, and thi
sudden stroke of affiiction falls heavi
ly upon the neighborhood, while it i
almost crushing to the family. Fo
the last year OF more this little gin
has seemed almost al inmate of thi
office. Ter home in the house adjoin
ing and but few feet away, she ha
been like the pleasant sunbeam, an