Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-03-02
LOCAL WIS.

Barton.
A few quarters of fresh beef for
sale at O. ID. Owens.
Since the great storm of the 10th
very little snow has fallen and the
weather has averaged very pleasant.
Mrs. Dolly Bartlett, lady who
lives in the north part of the town,
and is 83 years of age, has read the
bible through since the beginning of
the new year.
The present has been very hard
winter to keep running water going,
and many aqueducts are frozen up.
The ground is frozen four feet deep
in many places.
Remember the donation visit and
sugar party for the benefit of Rev.
S. S. Brigham at Opera House to-
morrow, Tuesday evening. Every
body invited.
An adjourned meeting of the Bar
ton library association will be held at
the office of F. w. Baldwin on the
10th day of March, at O'Clock, p.
M, for the election of officers, and
other important business.
At meeting of the Fair Ground
Co. Geo. w. Bridgman, w. c. Brown,
G.. H. Dwinell and H. 0. Whitcher
were chosen directors. G.. w. Bridg-
man was elected president; Fl. o..
Whitcher, vice president; w. c..
Brown, treas. G.. H. Dwinell, secre-
tary.
Henry Dudley has built new su-
gar house, put in new evaporation,
painted his buckets and intends to
beat his former record on making
good sugar. By the way, those who
claim to be good prophets on the SUI
gar season, predict that there will be
lots of sap this spring.
The students of Mr. Martins de-
partment of the village school will
give an entertainment and hold So
ciable at school-house hall on Satur-
day evening of this week. There
will be music, recitations, dialogues
etc. Admission 10 cents; proceeds
will 90 towards furnishing the hall.
The lodge of Good Templars starts
under favorable auspices. 1t is ex-
pected that Masonic hall will be hir-
ed for the coming year, and that
meetings will be held fortnightly
The next meeting will be held We'd
nesday evening, March 4th. The
following is list of officers for the
present quarter: j. A. Pearsons, w
G. T.. Mrs. H. f. BickfOrd, w. V
r. DR.. R. B. Skinner, w. c.; Ar
thur Drew, W. Sec.; Miss Marth;
Bean, w. A. S.. Mrs. HI. L. Seaver
w. f. S.; Geo. A. Katen, w
Treas. Henry Gay, w. NJ; Mrs
G.. A. Katen, w. d. NJ; Geo. G
Baldwin, w. /. g.; j. N. Smith. w
O. g.; Miss May King, w. R. H
S.; Miss Myra Baxter, w. L. H. S.
H. 7. Seayer, P. w. C. T.; G.. H
Blake, Lodge Deputy.
From the selectmen and auditors
report we gather the following rela
tive to the affairs of the town: Th
expense of maintaining the poor th
past year was very heavy, 50, 1892
this was occasioned in part by tn
hard times, but the eXtraordinar
cost comes from few persons an
families who were thrown on tn
town by those who ought to hav
supported them, and from sickness i
poor French families, with the expens
es occasioned by the accident to tn
frozen Gangain. Some of the expens
es can doubtless be collected bac
from persons and towns who are re
sponsible for the cost made thi
town. The total sum charged to til
highways is 2,567.37. This woul
include the cost of the road machine
S167.25, the building of two ne
bridges across Barton river, tn
thorough repair of miles of the mai
roads in town with a road machin,
The highway surveyors, as usual ha
heavy bills in excess of their tan
bills. If the regular road tax /
added, the expense has bee
heavy, and yet owing to the rur
down condition of our roads it VIZ
all needed. The total indebtednes
of the town, as shown in the repo
is S2,5G7. This sum would be col
siderably reduced, if the town pr
perty in real estate, claims on pal
per expenses, etc. should be d
Quoted. 1t is evident that lit
higher tax should be raised for Il
coming year, if there is no way
effecting a great reduction in e,
penses.
ALBANY.
Mrs. Herod Pierce, aged about
years. died Feb. 18th of m intern
cancer.
G. ID. Hyde, who has been
Burke, is again at work in J. B. Da
ling's tin shop.