Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-04-26
have his new shop building covered


appoint at West Point in June. He
has decided to have the selection of |
the applicant made by committee,
which will probably consist of Justus
Dart, superintendent of instruction,
Col. A. B. Franklin aud DR.. G.. B.
Billiard of St. Johnsbury.
u. Swartz has sold his house
and lot, near James Halls, to Jo-
seph Owen, for about $500, as we
understand. Mr.. Swartz expects TO
remain IN the village till fall when
he will move to New York. Mr..
Owen has decided his former residence
in this village to his daughter, and
his farm up the river to his son
George.
Attend the meetings at the Cong.
church this week. They begin Tues
day evening and continue on after
moons and evenings during the week.
The meetings in the afternoon will
commence at 2H O'Clock, and in the
evening at ~. The labors of Mr..
Mills have been most signally bless
ed in many places during the past
few months. Bring Gospel Hymns,
The examination for appointment
of cadet to West Point in the Sec
ond congressional district will be
holden at the junction house, White
River Junction, Tuesday, May II,
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon. The
examination will be competitive and
all are invited to compete. Any
physical disability will be fatal to an
appointment. The examining board
consists of Justus Dart, Ex-Gov
Roswell Farnham and DR.. Gates B.
Bullard.
In pleasant letter received last
week from M. E. Church, an Albany
boy, who went to Herndon, Va. some
years since, and afterwards came
back to Orleans county to take a
worthy lady partner, we learn that
he is doing a successful business as
a druggist. and that he and his part
ner, Mr.. Spofford, are running drug
stores both at Herndon and Falls
Church. Mr.. Church says that his
Herndon store is under the charge OF
Ben. Mason, an Orleans county boy
ALBANY.
A. HI. Darling has sawed out his
spring supply of board and cIapboart
logs.
C. o. Shepard has rented Mrs
Babcock' S place on Lowell street anc
is moving In.
Mrs. j. B. Darling goes to Bostol
this week, after her spring and sum
mer supply of millinery goods.
M. B. Chafey is preparing to en-
large his horse barn. He wants more
and better room for that fine horse
1t was Alison Mills and not Allison
Miller, as was stated in last week
MONITOR, who received the pistol sho
wound.
Will Eldridge, who owns the D. F
Marches place on Water street, il
putting basement under the ole
blacksmith shop, and proposes to ris
it over for barn.
We learn that Miss Kate Hyde
who went to Cal. last fall on accoun
of her health, is not improving as
was hoped she would. Her mother
Mrs. Hyde starts to day (Monday)
to 60 to her.
Barton Lam ding.
VIM. Foster is repairing and max
ing alterations on his barn.
A. c. Parker says it is not "Uncl
Sam" who furnished the money thi
year to make the improvements abou
his house.
Fred. Nye, who has been sufferin
with a liver trouble is better, and
able to 60 on to the road, selling
steam cooker.
There has been a good run O
suckers this spring, and people fror
neighboring vicinities are giving u
considerable custom in this line.
BrOvvnin2 ton.
A. j. Murray is erecting ne,
barn.
Fred Smith has a new barn we
under way.
Geo. Kenney, who recently badl
injured his foot, is out again.
Will. Montieth has moved to Ga
lup's mill, and will run the boarding
house.
, Mr.. A. E. Ingalls, is in town fi1
ing up his premises at Browningto
village.
Benjamin Burrows, who has bee
laid up with rheumatism for 81
weeks, is able to be out again.
a Miss Jennie Locke has been Ell
gagged to teach the Center school,
;. Miss Sarah Seavey will teach in Ba
- ton.
d AS Eugene Burrows was diggil
= ditch near his fathers residenc
!. the building years ago known as II
V Strong tavern, he found SPANS
a coin dated 1865. 1t was probab
= lost many years ago.
Evansville.
= Rufus Trip has gone to Boston
search of a paying job.-Will Mo
tieth has moved to Gallup's mill al
~ works for M. Gallup.