Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-03-08


Barton.
Geo. w. Bridgman moved to
Hardwlck last week.
The next meeting of the G.. A. Il.
will be held at Barton March 18th.
Odd Girls meet with Mrs. S. B.
Currier, Wednesday afternoon. All
invited.
Dr.. Pearson moves his dentist
Office into the Owen block this week.
He occupies the northeast corner
rooms on the second floor.
The work Of clearing the highways
for travel was a severe one but it
was done and the neighbors are
coming into town as usual.
The Ladies' Society of the Cong.
church will meet with Mrs. j. f.
Skinner Wednesday afternoon. A
full attendance is desired.
O. d. Owen has moved into his
new store, where he and Mr.. Cheney
and other clerks will be glad to greet
ahe public. Read their new adver-
4Isement.
Bill. Brown wishes to have the
MONITOR inquire of "Gib" and I'm
'cle George what they were doing on
FL recent day, astride of his door
yard fence.
MI. and Mrs. Phillips have rented
rooms in o. d. Owens new block
and are to open first class millinery
and dress making store. Mr.. Phil
lips goes to Boston this week for
goods.
Geo. Kendrick, an experienced
shoemaker, will 90 into the employ
of p. L. Webster in his boot and
shoe store, where those wishing re-
pairs, etc., will find him located after
this week.
By accident in a recent item we To-
Gated our advertisers, Drew, Wheel
& Co., in Lowell, Mass, instead OF
Lawrence, Mass. Address them al
the latter point. Read their adver-
tisement.
John Emond, shoemaker. moved
10 Johnson last week. Mr.. EmonC
has been IN business here severa
years and his friends and The friends
of the family will be sorry for theil
departure.
All those citizens interested in The
reorganization of the village fire com
gpany are requested to meet at the en-
n CINE house Wednesday evening Of
this week at Z 80 o'clock. Remem
I'll Der the night ana ne there.
We expect to move the printing
office this week, both job office anC
newspaper, to the new block erected
by O. D. Owen. We shall hereafter
have description of the new build
ing. stores, offices, etc.
II Willie +. Randall of Glover, il
the first man to get into Owen
II block. He has double room fitted
up for BARRIERS shop and hangs
out his sign, with promise of /;
good run of custom at this end Of
the town.
For some reason nearly all Of on
local correspondence from the nortl
went by MS last Monday morning ant
has been drifting back during tn
week. 1t is not much 10 be wonder
ed at that the wild winds of the grea
storm carried everything by. Som,
OF the belated news appears in thi
issue.
j. w. Murkland is getting out
lot of large arches for the suga
makers. The signs seem favorabl
for good sugar season and TIL
farmers ought to he ready for il
Sugar sold low last year, but
brought cash and the man who ca
make few hundred pounds can d
1T when he can earn little at othe
branches of business
Town meeting passed off quietly
with a general disposition on the par
of all to do the best possible for til
interest Of the town. Many of til
'old officers were retained. The vot
'0n the school question was light an
strongly in favor of the old system
Forty cents on dollar was raise
for the current expenses OF the towr
A town meeting will, or ought 10 b
called later TO increase the per cen
for the reduction of the town del
which is getting too large to L
profitable.