Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-07-26

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in length and about A feet in width.
1t will be brick-faced building COW
cred with slate, and furnished in
modern style. The cut stone will
come from Barre, and from Canada,
both lime and granite being used.
The contract calls for the compile
ton of the building IN December.
Joseph Owen was married last
week to Mrs. A. Blckford of Mont
pelier, and they have commenced
housekeeping in the pleasant resi-
dence recently purchased by MIR.
Owen, in the north part of the vii
lage. Mrs. Bickford was former
resident in this village, the wife OF
the late esteemed Rev. Geo. I'll. Bick-
ford, who died here, and many
friends will welcome her to this COM
munlty. The marriage was held at
Seminary Hill, Montpelier, last
Thursday, where the friends of Mrs.
Owen gathered in large numbers,
provided an excellent dinner, and
extended hearty congratulations,
and many good wishes for the flu
ture.
The town expended considerable
money last year in drawing gravel
on to the road between, this village
and Glover, and the road covered with
gravel is perfect-as good as any
in the county, probably. We have
often suggested putting gravel on te
the long strip of sandy road neal
the Jenness sand bank. This is &
hard, dusty, disagreeable piece Of
road, which could be made better a
a small cost by drawing a little gray
ell upon it. The gravel lies right be.
side the road, and the eXpenditur,
of ten dollars would make the ex
pertinent, if the selectmen lack faitl
in the gravel method. This ha
been tried in other towns with per
feet success.
Albany.
Mrs. David Sylvester. living in tn
east part of the town, recently fel
and broke both bones in her arm
DR.. Campbell was called to set tn
arm.
Foster Chafey is spending his va
cation here. Mrs. Della Hovey
here on a vacation rest.-Minni
Woodbury., daughter of Mayor Wood
bury of Burlington is In town.
Barton Landing.
The congregational ministers meet
ing was held here last Thursday.
Geo. Bush expects to 60 to Bul
lington, to be gone some weeks.
Mr.. Dutton, Treas, will be at o. T
Austin's office on Tuesday, Aug. 3, frol
O'Clock till 5 o'clock to receive taxes.
Annette G.. Shaw of Eau Clan
Wis, formerly of this place, is stol
ping with friends here for a few days
Geo. Gleason's leg is healing we
where his cancer was removed, bI
his bodily health is not improving s
WELL
Sanborn, the stage driver frol
here to Westmore, claims to hav
caught a trout last week that tippe
the beam at 3A lbs. after bein
dressed.
Geo. Ford and Ed. Stafford hay
purchase ed a small farm in Coventr'
2H miles north of this village, #
a poultry farm, and will put lars
number of hens on it before winter
Mrs. Willis Twombly was vel
sick last week with typhoid dysent
~; she is reported a little bette
Mary MCGOWAN is ill with the san
disease Edwin, son of Henry Haze
ton, is sick with typhoid fever.
Bro wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Day are in town vi
iting.
Uncle Geo. Rice, respected cit
zen, died on Friday last.
Homer Seavey, who saws shing
for Harvey Foster, recently SAVE
~ thousand shingles in half .
hour.
Miss Jennie Locke of Bart(
Landing closed her second term
, school in the Center district on Fl
day. This was her twentieth teri
1t is needless to say that her scho
was successful.
Evansville.
Ernest Alexander is at home Wis
ing friends and enjoying his vac
ton.
Mrs Harriet N. Fay is clapboar
ing and putting a nice finish on Il
' house; also painting it.
, School taught by Miss Annie Fa
closed the %. 1t has been qul
successful, and the school has a go'
record; those having no absent
tardy marks, are Gertie Leonar
Bernice Guild, Hattie Marshall, Je
ME Hardy, Clarence Trip, Fral
Carpenter, Carroll Alexander, Fra
Marshall, Charlie Foster, Walla
Foss, Perley Gallup and Hattie Bri
ham. Those having no tardy mark
are Jessie and Bell Allard, Har
Bickford, Grover Bates, Cady Fe
ter, Alison and Nellie Marshall,
vim, Edith, and Jessie Perkins who
number pupils, 26; average atten
ance, %.
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