Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-08-02
Barton.

Barton.
The lawn party at M. E. parson-
age was pleasant affair, and Melted
about $12.
W. F. M. society meet with Mrs.
S. B. Currier, Tuesday afternoon at
3 o'clock.
Can anybody tell where all the flies
come from this year? There are
swarms of them.
Rev. S. B. Currier will preach at
Page school-house, Westmore, next
Sunday at 2 :15 p. m.
The M. E. Ladies society meets
with Mrs. Geo. H. Blake on Thurs
day afternoon. All invited. Room
enough and extension tables.
f. n Randall has purchased the
Meyer Jacobs house on Main street,
paying $1,325. Mr.. Jacobs intends
TO 90 into business elsewhere.
Special meeting of Quimby Post at
hall, Saturday, Aug 7, to consider mat
tiers relating to the proposed reunion of
of Veterans. All comrades requested to
be present. E. G Collision, Con-.
. The rain-storm on Tuesday morn
ing was very heavy. We estimate a
fall of at least three inches of water
on level. Every growing crop is
heavy.
Mr.. Frank Lovewell's house north
of the village is nearly completed
and is said to be very neatly and
conveniently finished. Philip Shields
did the work upon it.
William Merriam of Glover brings
10 this office specimens of herds grass
stalks which came from the fertile
fields of Glover, measuring over six
feet in length. Let us hear from
the next.
At the caucus held on Saturday
evening, B. M. R. Nelson, o. H.
Austin, Geo. L. Norton and G. j.
Utford, were chosen delegates to at
tend the District convention to be
held at Montpelier, Aug. 4.
The Good Templars will have a
basket picnic in Fosters grove, Will
loughby Lake, Wednesday, Aug. 4,
to which all, whether Templars OIL
not, are cordially invited. The ladies
will please furnish for the tables.
@. A. Drew has put IN a new plan
er at his shop, adding another good
machine 10 his well equipped sash,
door and job shop. He appears to
be busy, though his class of work
throughout the county is pretty dull
this year.
The w. G.. L. U. Society are Cir
culatlng petitions In various parts OF
the county, which will be sent TO the
managers of the county fair, relative
to temperance, gambling devices, etc
This is part of their work as prescrib-
ed by the powers that be, of the soci-
ely.
A large number of friends and
neighbors dropped in upon Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Owen on Friday night
for the purpose of friendly con
gratulatory call, and the evening was
very pleasantly spent. Rev. Mr.
Currler offered prayer, and made
remarks appropriate to the occasion
to which Mr.. and Mrs. Owen re.
sponded.
The selectmen are getting out 6
printed list of supposed voters il
this town. These lists will be sen
to different parts of the town, anC
all persons who discover the omis
sion of names that should be on th,
list, or the names of persons on the
list who are not voters, should in
form the seiectmen of the errors. A
perfect list is desired.
p. L. Webster will move his boo
and shoe store from his present quar-
tiers to the east side of Opera Block
where Mis-. Thomas millinery stor
has been heretofore, and the MILNE
ry goods will be moved into the Ell
lis clothing store room, one doc
west. 1t is reported that the re
naming store on tins floor of th
building will soon be occupied with
business that will fill it and reauir
the old printing-ofiice rooms.