Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-05-11
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Devarney, the barber, has gone to
Springfield, Mass.
The skating rink will be open next
Saturday evening.
NJ. j. Smith lost cow last week
which he called worth 500. Too
much fine blood in her.
The hooks we sent away some time
since to the binders have returned,
and are ready for delivery.
Nora Emerson, daughter of Mis-.
j. L. Twombly, is home on a visit,
more.
C.F. Percival has put a balustrade
in the top of his furniture building,
and is giving it coat of high color
ed paint.
c.. II. Dwinell, overseer of the
poor, went to Brattleboro, Friday,
with Mrs. Lucy Blake, an insane
state pauper.
Gen. Grant continues to improve
in health, his throat trouble being
no worse. He is giving some time TO
his literary labors.
H. F. PIllsbury will make his
head quarters at the o. & G. Steam
mill until he gets his lumber and
wood disposed of.
ANY member of Co. co." 18th
Regt., vt. Vols, who will write Lew
is Bryant of Island Pond, will be re-
warded for his trouble.
Russia and England have agreed
to submit the question which has in
stigated their quarrel to arbitration,
and war is postponed, if not averted.
Those desiring plants and seeds
will do we'll to read the advertisement
of w. E. Bowditch on fourth page.
He is a reliable florist and seeds
man.
The weather of late has been cold,
cloudy and disagreeable, but thor
ough rain will put the fields in good
condition for the wantingto-grow
grass.
Mrs. Thomas has large and bet
ter stock of millinery and fancy
goods than ever before and wishes to
have her friends call in and see
them read her ad. Opening on Fri
day, May Is. Everybody invited.
Not very general observance OF
Arbor Day here, but some trees were
set. How would it do to plant few
trees this week? 1t is a better time
to do it than it was two weeks ago.
Mrs. Grace Twombly has large
stock of new millinery goods, which
she will be pleased to show her Gus
toners, and all who wish to examine
the summer styles. Ad. next week
There will be memorial services a
the Methodist church in this village
on Sunday, May oath, at 10 :45 a
m. Mason Post and all soldiers
and others interested are invited tC
attend.
Post boys and others interested
are requested to meet at the engine
house on Friday evening next at
o'clock sharp, for little practice Oh
the fire engine. Do not forget thu
evening.
Misses Nellie and Bessie Rowel
went to the White Mountains las
Tuesday. They are to do table worl
at the Fabyan house. Quite mum
Der of other young ladies are intend
ing to 60 there the coming season.
Baxter & Grow have purchased
new provender and corn grinding
mill and put it into the Bickford shol
building, recently purchased, ant
are able to do good business at grind
ing. 1t will be a good thing TO
their business.
Ernest Peterson, son of B. F. Pc
terson of this place, who has bee
stopping at Fort Benton, Montana
has gone on an exploring and pros
pecting expedition into British CO
lumbia and possibly as far north a
Alaska. He has undertaken a ha2
ardous job.
We have in this office for sale
few varieties of potatoes for see
which are said to be very excellent
Experiments are being made ever
year in the production of superio
potatoes, and these are some of tn
kinds that have recently come int
note. See advertisement.
Rev. j. II. Wallace will move t
Westfeld this week, having bee
assigned by Conference to til
Westfeld and South Troy charges
Mr.. Wallace is an able preacher an
will make an efficient and successfr
pastor. The church and many friend
here regret his departure.
Nearly all the summer schools no
beginning last Monday begin to-day
School committees employing teach
ers who do not hold certificates shoul
read sections 494 and 495 of the re
vised laws. Teachers holding cour
ty or state certificates, should rea
section 1913. The village school,
close Friday next. There will b
examinations the last two days
Parents and friends invited.
George Murray is at work for til
town using his two pairs of horses O
the road machine. Sam. Standish