Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-12-14
local, and anticipate great conven-


best, but inasmuch as our friend does
not consider his letter worth signing,
we do not call it worth printing. Sign
communications if you expect to see
them printed.
The Odd Girls will hold a fair,
festival and entertainment at Opera
Hall, Tuesday afternoon and even
ing, Dec. 10. They will have a
large number of articles which they
have been making during the past
months, and other purchased articles
for sale. These things will make
suitable Christmas presents. They
will also give an entertainment, con-
sisting of singing, recitations, and
other pleasing exercises. Refresh
ments furnished between the hours
of and 8 o'clock p. m. The pro-
ceeds are for benevolent purposes
and it is hoped that the friends and
the public will grant liberal patron
age. Admission to the hall in the
evening 10 cents.
We notice that our friend Camp of the
Egpress is having another bad spell; he
always has one about that season in the
year when he takes his annual peregrina-
ton in search of subscribers. Recently,
after having struck a territory once pref
ty well held by the Express, but now
thickly scattered with MONITORS, he re-
turned home, his ears Topped back on his
shoulders, and his nostrls dilated with
wrath, when he gave vent to blast that
was truly terrific. Then he "turned to"
and the way his heels flew toward the
MONITOR, the publisher, and Mr. King,
agent, was appalling. We have always
rather liked these exhibitions of venom ;
| they show what a creature of his kind is
| capable of doing and have fortunately,
neither done us or our business any harm.
| We are obliged to our kind neighbor for
publishing our especial Offer list. We are
| putting in u few papers, as our readers
| know, at low rates, both TO help them
and ourselves. Mr.. Camp berates us for
doing this, but his criticisms are in poor
| taste, inasmuch as for the two past years
| he has given away that milk-and- water
| periodical, Good Cheer, to all whom he
could induce to take the Express; at 9TH
| er times he had ''almanacs and chromoS. -
But we have never been able to do our
| business to suit our neighbor, and must
struggle along as best we can, content
with issuing a much larger list than he
does, and having the appreciation of a
large number of friends whose kindness
and patronage we fully appreciate.
ALBANY,
Will Eldridge has gone to West
Burke to work in the tin shop vacat-
ed by G. d. Hyde. Mr.. Hyde is
going TO work in the j. B. Darling
shop.
While our town is adopting the
roller system for breaking winter
roads, they seem to forget that little
money judiciously expended fol-
snow fences might be great saving
of expense. A fence one mile north
of West Albany was constructed five
years ago at cost of 500, which
has probably saved that sum an
nually ever since. There are Other
places in town where fences costing
few dollars each would be of great
advantage. c.. A. S. in a recent
number of the MONITOR struck the
key note, but should have spoken O
the benefits of the snow fence.
East Albany.
There is to be Christmas tree
On Thursday evening, Dec. "a.
The Ladies' Aid Society will have
a hulled corn supper aud good en-
tertainment Thursday evening, Dec
18th. All cordially invited.
There will be donation visit ant
oyster supper at F. B. church, TO
the benefit of Rev. Mr.. Henderson
on Tuesday evening, Dec. 22d. Al
invited.
Barton Landing.
There were three persons baptized
at M. F.. church Sunday morning.
F. S. Nye is suffering from a tn
NOR and Is in critical condition.
Christmas will be observed at bot
churches with appropriate exercises
DR.. J. F. Wright has connecte
his office with Hildreth's drug stor
by telephone.
South Barton.
l John Hartford has moved from
East Albany to South Barton an,
will board Mike Colts help, Will
Colt is doing a lumber job for II
F. Pillsbury.
Bro yvningtOn.
Fred Smith has bought piece c
land of Ed Dudley paying $500.
Hector Lapierre will work s
blacksmithing in the shop owned b
0. Marsh
l Remember that the MONITOR ager
will be at the village postoffice Tues
day afternoon.
= Stanley Marsh and George Vince
t er have gone to Wenlock to work.
Charlie and Walter Murray hav
: gone to New Hampshire.
= A petition is being circulated fo
a road to be laid out from Dani
: Pierce's to Evansville. If success
e full the new road will be a great COZ
venience.
b The temperance lecture by Re-
4 L. Dodd at the Centre last Thursds
evening was an oble effort, and W.
! appreciated by the audience. Qui
large number signed the pledge.