Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-01-25

DO not forget tnaC MI. w llSOn, afGlSG,
is making a generous reduction on pho
tographs and other pictures, where clubs
of six or more persons join in obtaining
pictures. Remember, meanwhile, that
he is the best artist in these parts.
Barton.
The Odd Girls meet with Mrs. Geo.
Goad next Friday afternoon. All
members are requested to be present.
The Ladies' society of the Cong'l
church will meet with Mrs. F. w.
Baldwin next Wednesday afternoon.
The annual meeting of the Fair Ground
Co. will be held at the Office of John L.
Carr, on Tuesday evening, Feb. I'd.
C. H. DwINELL, sec.
The well-written and interesting
letter from Manitoba, found on our
second page, is from Ernest f. Pc
terson, formerly of this town.
District clerks everywhere are re-
minded that the returns of deaths
and births should be collected and
returned by them during the present
month.
There is snow enough for fair sled
ding and the lumbermen are rushing
business as fast as possible. Con-
siderable timber is being drawn to
the mills in this village.
The members of the Orleans County
Agricultural society are requested to
meet at the Crystal Lake House, Friday
Jan. Goth, at one p. m. to elect officers to
serve the coming year.
G.. p. OWEN, sec.
O. d. Owen has the joiner work
on his new block nearly completed
and as soon as the painters are done,
he and ether expected occupants of
the new building will move in.
Read the advertisement of the
State Normal School at Johnson.
Quite a delegation of students from
this section of the state attend this
school, and all speak in high terms
of it.
Gardner A. Drew is suffering ter
1ibly from the effects of the injury to
mis- hand by circular saw some time
since. 1t is reported that the doctors
say a finger must be amputated or he
will lose his hand.
Chas. f. Percival has received a
patent on his pillow sham remover.
Mr.. Percival receives a generous
price for the invention and Messrs.
Skinner & Robinson will make a
good thing out of it if they push it.
The Good Templars will give lit
reary entertainment and sociable in
Opera Hall next Wednesday evening.
A band-box supper will he furnished
by the ladies. Exercises commence
at z O'Clock. Admission cents /;
band-box 20 cents. Every body in
vited.
A little son Of Geo F. Reed, six
months old, was found dead in his
bed this morning. No cause can be
given for his death unless it was suf
location. The nurse who was taking
care of him got up quite early, think
ing the child all right. When his
father went to take him up an hour
later he was found dead.
The members of the M. f. Aid
society and others who attended the
society meeting at }. n. Smith S
"Wednesday, concluded 10 turn the
evening into Il house warming, mas
much as Mr.. Smith has just complet-
ed new ell part 10 his house. A
fine hanging lamp was presented
with complimentary words, TO which
Mr.. Smith appropriately responded.
1T was pleasant gathering.
SUICIDE-On Friday night, or early
Saturday morning, Geo. W. Leland,
who was temporarily stopping at
Carl b. Leland's, arose unbeknown
to the family. took lantern and
went to the barn, where he hung him.
self by attaching rope to the high
beams of the barn. He was found
suspended. life extinct, about half
past seven o'clock. He had evidently
not been dead a great length Of time
when discovered. Mr.. Leland had
heen i'll some weeks, but was some.
what better. He was evidently in
a Respondent state of mind. He haC
no family and was rather an eccen-
trio man. He had lost good prop
erty and really had nothing very
cheering before him. Funeral ser
vices were held Sunday, Rev. L
Dodd officiating. The remains wee
carried to the Barton Village GENE
terry.
We are sorry to hear that many o
oar readers have been swindled dur
eng the past year by sending good
and produce TO irresponsible ant
thieving parties, who have distribut
ed circulars and advertised big thing
in the line of profits. We have trie,
to keep all of this class of advertiser,
out of the MONITOR, and will Away
thank our readers if they will Motif
us OF any crookedness or fraud o.
the part of our advertisers. Their
are always old, reliable firms in ever
city or town TO whom goods can b
safely consigned for sale. hut peopl
should be exceedingly shy of thos
who send out glaring circulars whic
promise unreasonable things. w
believe it perfectly safe To send pre-
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