Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-10-04
Barton.

bid off in lots of ten. Good three months
notes taken, if necessary, in payment.
Barton.
The New York train goes off the
Passumpsic road to-day. New time
table next week.
There was quite snow squall on
Saturday. 1t comes as a reminder
that winter is not far away.
The Odd Girls meet with Miss
Matte Clark at Glover Wednesday
afternoon.
The annual meeting of the w. F.
M. Society will meet with Mrs. S. B.
Currier on Tuesday, at 3 p. m.
Warren Simpson has made quite
an Improvement on his house by re-
pairs and paint. Warren has right
to step as high as any Park Streeter.
Homer Bradley of East Craftsbury
exhibited at the last fair 81 stalks
of oats grown from one kernel, one
stalk producing POI oats; the whole
stand producing 6231 kernels.
Rev. and Mrs. C. B. Moody will
be happy to receive all their parish
oners and friends at the Congregation
al vestry, next Wednesday evening
from seven to ten o'clock.
Maud Mossman had an arm brok-
en- last Monday while playing in the
barn. She suffered a severe injury
some time since, ALSO from a fall, and
had scarcely recovered from that.
All who attended the exhibition t
Sherbrooke are enthusiastic in it's
praise. They were astonished by the
magnitude, and delighted with the
character of the great show. 1t was
almost an exposition.
The Cemetery commissioners will
erect the receiving tomb on the Niles
road side of the cemetery lot, near the
south side of the grounds. 1t will be
a good site in some respects, but we
fear it will not be very accessible after
the snow gets deep in the winter.
Quimby Post has just received a
very costly and beautiful portrait of
Capt. Geo. w. DUMMY, presented by
his sister, Mrs. DR.. Masta. Notice
will hereafter be given of public
meeting, when there will be formal
reception of the picture with appro-
pirate ceremonies. The portrait can
be seen in the window at the drug
store.
A.large number of farmers in this
vicinity still believe in the practibility
and advantage of building a creamery
in this village, and gentleman ia
miliar with creamery matters will be
here by special request, to
talk over and discuss matters. A
meeting will be held for that purpose
in Opera Hall next Friday afternoon.
All farmers and others interested are
requested to be present. Let there
be good attendance.
The editor will be away from his
Office most of the time for the next
few weeks, but hopes to hold bis
friendly relations with his patrons
all the same. The paper will be in
good hands and will be improved,
probably,b by the change. Mr.. King
agent, will visit some of the subscrib
ers during the fall months, and they
can do any business with him they
need do. Correspondents and other.
will keep our local columns we'll fill
ed. We hope to give an unusual
amount of news from the Legislature
during the fall session.
Frank Largis, whose sickness ha,
been mentioned in these columns
died early Saturday morning. HI
has done a successful livery bushes.
here for the last few years. Recent
ly he sold out the business to d. ID
Bean. Mr.. Largis leaves wife ant
two children. The funeral was hel,
yesterday at his late residence, Rev
Mr.. Moody, assisted by Rev. S. B
Currler, officiating. Mrs. Largis de
sires to thank the friends and neigh
bors, for their great kindness ant
generous assistance in the the sick
ness and burial of her beloved hus
band.
South Barton
Geo. Wheeler had the misfortun
to have very fine sucking colt s.
badly injured by wire fence as t
spoil it. He took up the mare an
colt 10 send 10 the fair and the col
got eptangIed in the wire.