Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-01
New Advertisements To-day.
LOCAL EW s.
Barton.

~ barton WOOicu Hill.
j. C. Bartlett has re-shingled his
house and is now building horse
barn.
Property sold low at Mrs. Harley
Graves auction. Her farm was not
sold.
Tower Bros. are putting in very
good foundation and erecting a
strong frame for their new mill.
Bee-hives of the Goodrich and
Langstroth patterns, and all kinds of
bee fixtures at j. L. Twombly's shop.
The owners of breeding mares will
do we'll to read certain advertisements
that can be found in this paper from
week to week.
The season is very dry and the
past week averaged cold, but grass
is looking well in this vicinity. Rain
is needed to start the grain crops.
We are in receipt of a. catalogue
from the State Normal school at
johnson. This school is in flour
ishing condition and deserving of
patronage.
Rev. A. H. Webb made a short
visit here last week on his return
home from Crattsbury, where he had
been invited to deliver the dedication
sermon. He found number of warm
hands.
The road machine was at work in
the north part of the town last week.
The roads have been put in excellent
condition. The Evansville road has
been turnpiked all the way from the
Landing to Bloomington line.
Scion Preston bought out the gro
ceries and other goods in the Heating
store of A. W. Scott and it is under
stood will move from the McDougall
block. G. w. Preston is also liable
to take his goods to the upper store.
The annual spreading of plank is
taking place in this village along the
sidewalks. There is about three
miles of plank sidewalk in this cor
poration and we are plank poor.
Something of more durable charac-
ter must be substituted for wood.
The Leslie Convention and Con-
cert Co. of Chicago will appear in
Opera Hall, tomorrow evening, June
I'd. They will give a free concert,
the object of which will be to organ
ize Musical Convention. Surely
every person in the community ought
to be interested in this project and it
is hoped that there will be lalge
attendance at the concert, when a
full explanation of the work will be
given.
ALBANY.
Leck Campbell is re-painting his
house.
DIR. Branch delivered a most ex-
cellent address on Memorial Day.
The following are the officers elect
ed by the Meridian Sun Lodge, F.
and A. NJ: j. G. Campbell, W. M.
j. B. Rogers, S. W.; H. S. Andrus,
j. W.; G. F. Coolidge, Treas. W.
X. Annis, Jr., Sec.; j. Lindsey, s.
D.; F. P. Gates, J. D.; w. D. Sa-
bin, S. s.; j. L. Woodbury., j. S.
/. G.. Leach, T.; F. c. Rowell
Marshall.
Barton Landing.
Chas. E. Clark, section hand, had
his leg badly jammed between two
freight cars last week.
G. B. Gleason expects DIR. Rullari
of st. Johnsbury to come here to-
day, and operate on his limb which
has been growing worse for Ions
time.
A. f. Ordway has commenced
framing his house.-N. w. Willis il
building new veranda to his house
Joseph Colley is moving his barr
from the piece of land he sold t.
w. d. Twombly on to his own land
L. W. Jenne of Newport, WIN
bought the brick yard of L. w
Simpson, is rushing business. HI
intends to strike off $50, 900 bricks
100000 of them GO to Newport to
wards constructing the county build
ings.
The Sabbath school connected wit
the NJ. f. church was re-organize
Sunday, May 18th. William Foste
was chosen superintendent and L. W
Hildreth assistant superintendent
The average number of scholars fo
the past year has been 81; the larg
est number present being 100 an
the smallest 80.
BroNvningtOn.
Chas. IoslYn has raised his hi
barn.
Joe Carpenter and his wife have II
turned from the West and will NOV
into Joe Colts house.
Evansville.
Harvey Foster has his mil! runnin
on fnll time now:
The weekly prayer meetings ths
were discontinued during the ba
travelling, have been resumed, an
great interest is manifested.
Coventry.
Mrs. r. B. Emonds has gone t
Springfield, Mass, on visit.
The Band of Hope will meet
Cong. vestry on Saturday p. m.
b. F. Tower has painted his hous