Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-08
LOCAL VS..

f. II. Webster has moved into the
Pat Quinn house on Main street.
Methodist quarterly conference at
NJ. E. church next Monday at 8
O'Clock a. m.
Mr.. Wilson, artist, wants little
rest, and has closed his photograph
rooms till July 18th.
The weather is favorable for grow
ing crops. Copious rains have made
the prospect for hay crop good.
Geo. A. Dow, son of James Dow
of Glover, and John Felker of this
place, started for the West last week.
E. F. Dutton has been appointed
administrator of the Abigail Wood
estate, and offels the place near
the Cong'l parsonage, for sale.
p. A. Johnson, bank teller, has
set of good surveyors instruments
and is able to do good job in that
business at reasonable rates. See
his ad.
There will be interesting Children's
Day services at both churches in this
place next Sunday: at M. E. church
in the forenoon, at Cong. church in
evening.
o. F. Badger proposes to try his
luck at canvassing, and will offer
s'History of Christianity" very
useful and valuable history, which
comes at so low a price that all will
want it.
The officers and town committees
of the Orleans Co. Agricultural Soci-
ETY. will meet at Crystal Lake hotel
on Thursday, June 18th, at l O'Clock
p. M, to make arrangements for the
annual fair.
Special encampment of Mason Post
will be held at G.. A. r. hall, Barton,
Saturday June 18th at ~ o'clock p.
IN. All comrades are requested to
be present, as this is the last meet
ing of the Post previous to the Ma
tional Encampment.
Amos w. Scott has moved to St.
Johnsbury and finds trade excellent
in the grocery store he and his father
have opened. He wants every man
who has unsettled accounts with him
here, to meet him at depot store on
Wednesday of this week; otherwise
the accounts will be left with an at
torney.
Messrs. johnson & Drew, who ran
the skating rink, have quit the
business, and it is hoped that the hall
will not be opened for that purpose
again. While the gatherings have
been respectable, they have not con-
tributed greatly to the general
welfare of the community.
Miss Clara Cushman, who has re-
Gently returned from five years
missionary service in China, will de-
liver free lecture at the Methodist
church on Wednesday evening of
this week. Her lecture will not only
be interesting on account of her
knowledge of China, but from her
style of address. She is said to be a
very talented lady. We hope all the
people will attend.
The village people are doing the
usual amount of repairs this spring.
J. N. Webster, B. B. Norris, J. w.
Murkland, Henry Gay, Mrs. j. B.
Robinson, Mrs. Sargent, Pat Quinn,
F. X. Powell, Edward Barnard, G.
F. Percival, E. E. Fostor, H. d.
Bickford, j. N. Smith, and several
others have made improvements on
their premises by paint, shingles,
additions and otherwise. HAL Hop
kins is building a new barn. Melvin
Elliott expects to have his house SC
he can move into it the first of July.
L. H. Thompson county treasurer
has issued his warrant for the special
county tax of 10 per cent. to be used
in the erection of the new buildings
at Newport. The total grand list OF
the county as shown by the Treasurer
is 1914 ,809.77 made up as follows
Albany, 81, 225.79; Barton, $9,O16.-
"a; Bloomington, So, 114.22 ;Charles,
ton, 81, 255. AZ Coventry, 81, 731.73
Craftsbury, s6,340.11; Derby, s15,-
1878; Glover, $6,O34.19; Greens.
boro, 81, 344. 46 Holland, So ,018.44
Irasburgh, Sc, 140.04; Jay, $1,755..
81; Lowell, $2,613.22; Morgan
$2,692.15; Newport, $11,553.9S
Troy, 6,455.91; Westfeld, $2,393..
Westmore, 81 ,209.90.
The Leslie Convention and Con.
cert Co. are giving a series of vocal
music lessons here to a class of over
fifty, under the management of Prof
Parker. They give 10 lessons and
close with a concert this Monday
evening. Prof. Parker is assisted
by Miss Parker, organist, and Other
members of the troupe, and they are
giving most excellent instruction tc
beginners as well as TO older singers
Their methods are simple and witha
inspiring. All the people have beer
much interested and they will bt
greatly benefited. The concert this
evening will be given by severa
members of the troupe, all good sing
ers, assisted by the class and loca
talent. We hope all our people will
attend as the concert will be good
one of the best entertainments giver
in this place.
Albany.