Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-01-11
Barton.

4 Giles. Please return them to Mr.. Whitcher.
BartOn.
j. P. Robinson's family have NOV
. ed into the Job. Martin house on the
4 mountain.
The country, far and near, was
visited by cold and severe snow
4 storm Friday and Saturday. 1t was
felt in Vermont.
A. G.. Austin moves into his house
4 on the hollow road and Thomas Will
kie who has recently occupied it has
moved to Bloomington into house
owned by John Bartlett. Tom is
moving planet, anyway.
j. w. Batchelder has had solicita-
tons to 60 to Florida to play in an
orchestra which MI. Blgelow, violin
list, will organize for the hotel which
MI. Richardson Of Island Pond is
running. Better stay at home, Wes-
ley.
By the marriage of Miss Myra
Baxter of this illage to Mr.. Wells
of Coventry, we lose one of our girls
who not only has many friends, but
who was useful member of society
in many spheres. May happiness
and success attend the new couple.
1t may be worthy of note that new
babies have put in appearances of
late at Ed. Liddell's, Lawyer Carr's.
Charles Hlbbard's, and little
stranger, daughter of Rev. VIM.
Coburn, claims q temporary home
at the residence of the new post
master, who is very willing to assume
the role of grandfather.
The February term of court will be
held in the new court house at New
port, and arrangements have been
made with the Il. r. Co. for running
passenger car on the morning train
which leaves here at Z o'clock, a. m j..
The accommodation train which
leaves Newport at 6 20, p. M, affords
facilities for returning in the evening.
Albert Leland, one of the oldest
resident citizens of the town, was
stricken with paralysis on Wednes-
day last and died almost at once. He
has been feeble for some years, and
the death of his wife and other mat
tiers have weighed heavily upon him.
He has been an industrious and fru-
gal man and leaves a good property.
The docket of the Orleans county
court for the February term contains
121 cases and 20 chancery cases.
The term commences Tuesday, Feb
I'd, and it is now expected it will be
held in the new court house at New.
port. The new jail and jail house
are already virtually finished, ant
work is being pushed on the cour
house.
We are in receipt of Newport
N. H., paper in which we find an ar
iticle relative to the bank, of which
Perley A. Johnson, late of this place
lis cashier. We judge the banl
starts under favorable conditions
Mr.. Johnson is complimented, de
;servedly as he should be, and we ar
glad that the Vermont boy, who has
had the healthful influences of Gale
donia and Orleans air and morals, il
making his mark.
The Methodist people are agitatin:
the project of rebuilding their churc
expanding five or six thousand dol
lars. One of the members offers t
give $1,000 toward the enterpris
II anu OllleIS WlI1lu anu WlIuOuJ Ill
society promise very liberal help
The present church was built >
years ago, but is quite good yet
The house will either be raised t
make a vestry and other convenience
or enlarged in some direction TO
that purpose.
By the burning out of one of tn
chimneys at the school house, one af
ternoon recently, the wood worl
near the base of the chimney too
fire and only prompt discovery saw
ed conhagration. The SCOT ha
fallen down in great quantities an
in some way took fire and burned q
II the bottom of the chimney, creatin
intense heat. The same thing occur
red two years ago in the Robinso
block 1t will be we'll to remembe
that the accumulation of SCOT in tn
bottom of a chimney should be re
moved before the fire gets hold of il
Our people are not only expecting
but they hope to see large numbe
of singers here this week. Prepars
tons are all made, and do not let [
be disappointed. The conventio
will be excellently led, and with MI:
Shepard as pianist, it will move rigl
along. We hope that musicians wi
can help the orchestral part wi
bring their instruments. Let us n,
forget in the village and vicinit
that it costs money to run col
yentions, and do our part in SUI
tanning this by attending it. Or
singers ought to receive great benei
from the instruction.
1t is rare that greater extremes {
weather are experienced than durin
last week For the first few DAYS
was very warm with heavy rain
The snow nearly all went off and Il
roads were so thawed as to NAL