Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-05-04
LOCAL VS..
Barton.

Gen. w. w. Grout will deliver the
address at Montpelier on Memorial
Day.
The Cong. Ladies' Society meet
with Mrs. H. o. Whitcher Wednes-
day afternoon.
Elmer Leonard has recently moved
on to the place he bought of w. Z.
Smith last winter.
z. f. Foster has painted his house
the hill, and put it in a good state
of repairs throughout.
Will Baird used one of the Murk-
land cast iron arches this spring, and
was we'll pleased with it.
Henry Pillsbury and family re-
turned from their winters sojourn in
Florida last Saturday, hale and
hearty.
The editor has gone to conference.
If he gets an appointment in some
back district, announcement will be
made next week.
T. w. Drew has given the grounds
around his premises their usual
spring cleaning, and is having his
buildings newly painted.
OF the twenty-nine lady candidates,
who were present at the teachers ex-
animation on Apr. 25th, about twen-
ty received certificates.
H. d. Bicxford is making an adj
dition to the house he recently
bought of lawyer Carr, and doing
other repairs upon it.
Wilbur F. Mason is taking down
his old barns, and will replace them
this spring with new one ~ by 81,
with basement, and two floors above.
Mrs. Baldwin, mother of f. w.
A Baldwin, is soon to start for James
town, Dakota, to visit her grandson
w. f. Dodge, who will meet her at
Chicago.
N. M. Scott has in his barn the
champion liliputian calf of the world.
\ bright as a dollar, smart as cricket
and full of capers. 1t is of Jersey
stock, femenine gender and weighed
at its birth 25 pounds.
If some of the weather wise will
explain how it happened that week
Of red hot summer weather go
sandwlched in before the snow storms
Of the latter part of April, W.
will publish their explanation,
Lou. E. Staples teaches the sum
mer term of school in the Trip dis
trict; Ina M. Badger in the G. W
Heath district /; Annie Duke in thu
Ora White district; Cora Ruggles il
the Taylor district.
The Misses Joslyn went last Sat
urday to New York city where the.
will visit their brother Stephen. Be
fore they return they will visit friend
and relatives in Albany, Boston
Lebanon and will be away abou
4 one month.
John L. Woodman, Esq, IS year
old, who has been in declining healt
all winter, has turned a corner ant
is rapidly gaining strength again
We hope soon to see him able t.
throw his walking stick over the to-
of his barn, and walk off as lively a
he used to do.
Rev. Mr.. Moody preached YER
excellent sermon to large congre
CATION yesterday, on "Church Unity
taking for his text the fifth verse G
the fifteenth chapter of John. Afte
the sermon four persons united wit
the cburch-two by letter and two b
confession-and the sacrament O
the Lords supper was observed.
Hog on raft is something tina
isn't on the bill of fare every day
but the water in Crystal Lake is S
much above high water mark, thu
i it flooded the hotel barn basemer
last week, and that is the way Hiral
Baxter saved his porcine quadruped
from a cold water parboiling.
One Of the best and most tastil
arranged displays of hardware an
agricultural implements embracin
most everything, from a wheel ha
row to pair of tongs, is now Q
exhibition on the veranda, and pla
form built from the steps to the sid,
walk, in front of H. T. Seaver
store, Read his ad.
A large number of the neighbo
and friends of Rev. S. S. Brigha
and family dropped in upon the
unawares on Monday evening las
to make them an informal farewe
visit. They were presented with
silver castor, berry dish and ca:
with which to purchase fine han,
ing lamp. The occasion was vel
agreeable to all present. Mr.. Bri
ham closes three years pastoral
which has been pleasant. faithful
and successful. Himself and fami
have won the respect and friendshi
not only of his own Pensioners, b
.il.s .,