Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-05-18
LOCAL VS..
Barton.

Barton.
H. C. Pierce has quantity of
good seed barley for sale.
Salary, expenses and permanent bust
ness is offered by the c. L. VanDusen Co.
Their Nurseries are favorably known.
1t is summer warm and there is a
wonderful bursting forth of foliage
and flowers.
Revs. Brigham and Wallace and
their families got away last week to
their work in their new fields.
Gen. Grant suffered considerably
from his throat trouble last week. He
is not as well rs he was a short
time since.
Village meeting next Saturday
night to settle the question relative
to putting scales in front of Baxter
& Crows store.
The Passumpsic R. R. will put the
Montreal Day Express on to the road
May 25th, running nearly on former
schedule of time.
Rel, the leader of the rebellion in
the North West, was captured on
Friday last, and it is believed that
the rebellion is ended.
William Leland has recently OBJ
tanned a pension of eight dollars
month and $3.50 back pay, on ac-
count of the loss of son.
Baxter & Grow have lot of re-
frigerators and also supply of door
and window screen fixtures which
they will advertise next week.
Mrs. Willis Salisbury, a longtime
resident of this town, died at the
home of her son-in-law, William Tel
fer. on Friday, and was buried yes
terday.
The Ladies' Cong. Society will
meet at the vestry Wednesday after
noon of this week, to which the
congregation are invited. Supper
served at 6.
The highway surveyors of the town of
Barton are requested to meet the Sc
lectmen at the town clerks Office on Sat-
urday the 23d day of May, at one O'Clock
p. M, to settle their accounts.
PER ORDER OF SELECTMEN.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. W. Clark cele-
brated their fifteenth marriage ami
versary last Thursday. A good num-
Der were present and valuable gifts
were presented to Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
for which they cordially returned their
thanks.
PIANO TUNING.-It may be of in
terest to some of our readers to know
that Jas. Robb, of the Briggs Piano
Co. of Boston is in town, prepared to
do anything in his line of tuning and
repairing pianos, organs, etc. Mr..
Robb comes we'll recommended from
the firm. He is repairing and tuning
the organ at the M. E. church to-day.
Our friends in Vermont who are
suffering with the western fever will
find an interesting letter from Cali
fornia in this issue, which confirms
our opinion In regard to leaving Yer
mont, especially at this time. The
letter is frank, sensible and worthy
Of consideration.
While in Brattleboro last week, G..
H. Dwinell called on James Cassidy
and spent an agreeable hour with
him. His health has so improved
that it is expected he will return as
soon as Mr.. Elliott completes his fine
residence in this village, where he
will make his home hereafter.
In compliance with custom and the
wishes of the Grand Army, Memoir
al services will be held at the Metho-
dist church on Sunday next, at $50
O'Clock p. M, Rev. Mr.. Currier, as
sisted by Rev. Mr. Moody, officiating.
1t is hoped that all soldiers and their
children, and all interested will be in
attendance. Remember the hour.
David S. Abbott died at the home
of his son-in-law, Charles Chapman,
on Thursday last, aged nearly 81
years. David Abbott, father of the
deceased, was among the the first
settlers of this town, having moved
here with few other families in
1896. 4 son, George, was the first
male child born in this town; the
next October David S. was born.
Mr.. Abbott was the oldest native
born citizen by some years. He has
resided in town nearly all his life.
For great many years before rail-
road time he was teamster, running
heavy teams to Boston and elsewhere
being we'll known far and near. OF
late he has suffered the infirmities
incident to old age, but his physical
and intellectual faculties have held
out remarkably. The immediate
cause of his death was some sort of
a shock.
East Albany.
A. p. Sias has been engaged by
parties in Lowell, Mass, to carry on
the farm lately owned by G. M.
Stiles.