Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-02-23
LOCAL EW s

Barton.
CongI Ladies' society will meet in
the vestry Wednesday afternoon.
Sociable in evening.
The Odd Girls meet with Miss King
at J. P. Baldwin's next Tuesday ev-
ening. All invited.
The unusually important matters
& to be acted upon at the coming
March meeting ought to make the at
tendance large.
The auditors will meet at the town
clerks Office on Tuesday, Feb. oath, at 3
O'Clock a. m. All persons having accounts
to be audited are requested to be present
on that day. Per Order Chairman.
Quarterly meeting services will be
held at the M. f. church next Sun
day at one o'clock, p. M, the presid-
ing elder being present. Quarterly
conference at 81 o'clock, Monday.
There will be a two mile race at
the skating rink next Saturday eve
ming for prize. The Irasburgh band
will furnish the music, skating as
usual except during the race.
Gen. Grout has gone to Washing
ton to remain till after the Inaugural
ton. If an extra session is called,
he will take his place in the house of
representatives, otherwise return
home soon.
The lecture delivered by Rev.
Austin Scribner of East Burke, on
Tuesday evening, was interesting,
instructive, and appreciated by all
present. We shall be pleased to
hear Mr.. Scribner again.
Mason Post, G.. A. r., holds its
next meeting IN the engine house
hall in this village. The hall has
been put in good order and will af
ford a very pleasant place for the
meetings. A good attendance is de-
sired.
The sugar-house belonging tc
George Reed was burned on Friday
evening with buckets, evaporation anC
other utensils. Some wood choppers
were in the building during the day
lighting their pipes and it is probable
they set the fire.
Mr.. Martin, and those who gave
the drama at the close of the white
term, have been invited to repeat thu
drama. The play was much enjoy
ed by all who heard it and those wht
rendered it merited much praise
should it be repeated, the attendance
will be large.
j. B. Freeman drew IN a mapl,
log II feet long, which scaled 10
cubic feet. 1t measured nearly 81:
feet IN diameter at the large end
Those who are accustomed to draw
hard wood timber will UNDERSTAND
that it was no small job to handle
log of that size.
Selden F. Rickford has traded hi
shop on the river with G.. j. Uffor
for his carriage shop and machinery
and will move his business to tn
new purchase at once this gives MI
Bickford ample facilities for doin
every branch of his business and op
portunity to increase his carriag
manufacturing.
A lodge of Good Templars wa
organized here on Friday evening b
George H. Smalley of the Gran
Lodge, assisted by several member
of the Riverside Lodge of Lyndon
vile. The new lodge here will
called the Crystal Lake; it starts O
With a membership of about twenty
five, with prospect of q large additio
at the next meeting.
The publishers of the Rural Ne
Yorker besides giving the full valu
of the subscription in the paper itse
I "a most excellent one-sends ever
subscriber large package of seed.
both imported and grown on the
own large farm. Write to them fc
premium list and specimen copie:
Address The Rural Neac Yorker,
Park Row, New York:
There will be sugar party, LEI
ture or other entertainment, for Re,
s. S. Brigham on Tuesday evening
Mar. Sd, probably at Opera Hall.
pleasant visit and entertainment
planned, and it is hoped all til
friends will interest themselves in i
Those who can, are invited to meet
the parsonage Friday night of tn
week, to make preliminary arrang
ments.
The storm Monday night was mqC
the worst of the season. The wiz
blew violently from the south-eas
drifting the snow badly dnring Il
afternoon and evening, and turn,
round during the night filling Il
roads up on the other side. III
snow was dry and the new fall n
much less than foot IN depth.
took nearly all of the week to get Il
hill roads in passable condition.