Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-11-23
Barton, Nov. 16.

Barton
i Read Pliny Webster's new boot
and shoe advertisement.
Mr.. Seaver strikes off into rhymes
with his new adj. Read it.
The almost impossible condition
of the roads is making business pref
ty dull.
Union Thanksgiving Day services
at Congl church vestry, Thursday
forenoon.
Clarence Colburn is reported to
have bought the Abbott place below
the village.
Ezra Badger and his grand-daugh-
ter, Ina M. Badger, have gone to
Middlesex, VT. to spend the winter.
If your wife is getting unruly or
belligerent, take her to the lecture
Wednesday night; there will be a
man there who will Tanner.
Os. Dwyer recently sold his place
in Sabinsville to Sargent Jewell of
i Westmore. Mr.. Jewell has taken
possession and Mr.. Dwyer has NOV
ed to the village.
The Orleans Association of Cong'l
ministers held their last meeting at
Crystal Lake hotel on Tuesday last.
Those present spoke very highly OF
the entertainment furnished by Mr..
4 Leith.
Mr.. Owen has the work on the
outside of his building nearly COM
pleted and the petitions set and lath.
ing nearly done within. 1t is report
! ed that nearly all the building MOI
\ occupied by himself is engaged by
other parties.
Geo. w. Leland recently had 6
toe amputated, after which BLOOD
poisoning set in aud his recovery i:
thought TO be doubtful. His aged
mother also lies at the point O.
death, having recently had a severe
paralytic shock.
The man Familiarity known here
few years ago as "Old Brown" WIZ
was imprisoned for stealing and es
capped Jail, has been recaptured wit
his son and is in Jail again. We hop
the Sheriff will watch these ''birds !;
they are hard customers.
See advertisement, and sketch o
James Tanners life on opposit
page. We expect a fine lecture
good music, and a most enjoyabl
occasion. Any funds over and abov
expenses will be used for the help O
disabled soldiers and their families.
w. H. H. Murray gave his secon
reading here Tuesday evening last
This time he read several extract
from his Adirondack sketches, bu
i we did not like the effort quite a
well as his reading of John Norton
He had quite large audience an
most of his hearers were well please
with his reading.
Nellie Rowell, daughter of G.. F
4 Rowell of this place, recently wen
to Orlando, Florida, where she is er
gagged to work in hotel during til
winter months for w. A. Richardso
of Island Pond. She writes that sh
arrived safely Nov. 10. The part,
which was quite large, encountere
severe storm on the steamer an
got bit of experience that Meth,
seemed safe or pleasant. Miss Rov
ell is delighted with the country.
The entertainment given by IL
Methodist ladies on Friday evenir
was fairly attended and well enjoye'
The exercises were largely music
in which Wesley Batchelder, Mr.. al
Mrs. Shaw, Mrs DR.. Prime, Il
Murkland girls, Charlie Hopkins al
Carl Jewell took prominent part
Mr.. Batchelder knows how to Q
about all out of cornet that the
is in it; Mr. and Mrs. Shaw we
long prominent as leading SINCE
and seem not to have lost their vol
es or their love of song the your
people did their parts nicely. i
recitations and dialogue were W.
rendered. Abundant refreshmer
we've provided III the dining hall, al
those who partook of the supper a.
''took in the speaking and the m