Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-02-15
Barton.

year.
n Ezra Badger, a resident of this
town, is quite sick at his son-in-law's
in MlddleseX, vt.
Rev. E. T. Fairbanks St. Johns
bury, will preach at the Cong'l
church next Sunday morning and
evening.
John Batchelder, youngest son of
C. S. Batchelder of Newport, com
menced work this morning as clerk
for o. D. Owen.
Regular meeting Of Mason Post, No.
I6, G. A. R., at Barton, Thursday evening
Feb. IS. Every member requested to be
present. d. r. COBB, Com.
THOMAS MARNoCK, Adj.
Owen Robinson has bought the old
home farm on the ''hollow road.
This farm has been in the possession
of the Robinson family nearly a cen
fury.
A few of Mrs. Anne Chamberlain's
friends called on her last Wednesday,
it being her eighty-ffth birthday, and
passed the afternoon pleasantly. She
came to this town a bride in 1920.
The weather the past week has
been somewhat remarkable FOR win
ter, the south wind prevailing all
the time, with considerable rain.
Shedding is gone again and many
of the fields are quite bare.
A CARD.-To all our neighbors and
friends for their kind sympathy and as
sistance during our late sickness and
bereavement we desire to express our
sincere thanks.
Mrs. f. F. FRENCH.
HERBERT E. ROBINSON.
Frank, Scott has sold his house on
the hill to DR.. j. A. Pearson, who
will take possession Immediately. Mr..
Scott takes in part payment the place
of DR.. Pearson near Porter Baldwin's,
and will move this week to St. Johns
bury.
Mrs. A. G. Bowles of Mass. will
lecture at the M. f. church next
Wednesday evening on the subject,
"The Modern Hydra" From press
notes from leading papers and other
sources, we learn that she is very
entertaining speaker.
On account of illness we were OBJ
Iiged to delay sending for some of
our late club papers, and got behind
on correspondence. If any one has
failed to get his papers or if there
is any irregularity we hope he viii
drop us a card at once. We want
this matter all right and correct.
At hearing last Saturday before
Justice N. M. johnson, Thomas
Ward of st Johnsbury, charged with
setting fire to the buildings OF Harvey
Foster in Walden, which were burned
Jan. 26th, was put under bonds, anc
furnished bail, in the sum of $4,000
as we are informed by Mr.. Geo. w
Jenness, who was at St. Johnsbury
that day and attended the trial.
The Thespians gave their enter
tainment at Opera House as per ad
vertisement, last Thursday evening
before the largest audience that has
been in the hall this season, nearl,
all the seats being occupied, ant
must have made grand financia
success. The.play Except to those
who object to a tragedy)is goo(
one, and the parts were we'll sustain
ed, some of them very excellently
They will repeat the play at Newpor
next Thursday evening.
Matters at the county court ar,
progressing as fast as the facilities
for reaching Newport will permit
There is one civil case and probably
three state cases to be tried. Youns
Anderson Of Glover, whose case hal
been quite noted in the south par
of the county, was forced to plead
guilty, but has not yet received hi
sentence. We have been prevented
giving a full report up to this time
but hope to be able to do so whel
court closes.
Mrs. Perkins of St. Johnsbury
State President of the w. G. I. U.
will speak in Albany, Monday, Feb
22d; Lowell, Tuesday the 23d
Westfeld Wednesday, the oath
n. Troy, Thursday, the 25th; Derb.
Line, Friday, 26th; Newport, Sun
day, the 28th; Coventry, Tuesda.
afternoon and evening, March I'd
Mrs Perkins is very interestin:
speaker and the people should no
fail to hear her. The w. G.. T. u
needs the help and encouragement
of all temperance and religious PEG
pie.
The Orleans Co. Educational Sc
ciety will hold its next meeting a
Barton Landing, Feb. 26th. Paper
will be presented on Composition
Natural Science in the Commo
Schools by Prof. Bracket of S,
Johnsbury. Discussions on Teach
ers' Examinations and other subjects
A lecture will be delivered by Re,
+. w. Hatch of East Berkshire.
is hoped there will be general al