Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-06-14
Barton.

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not poison to man or beast. For sale at
H. o. Whitcher's.
Barton.
L. d. Graves is quite unwell with
heart trouble.
C. w. Preston has painted bis
house and barn.
Tower Bros. are building horse
shed at their grist mill.
Ezra Badger is very sick at the
residence of his son, O. F. Badger.
The lawn party given by the Odd
Girls, was we'll attended, and profit
able.
The second volume of Gen. Grants
Memoirs is now being delivered IN
Orleans County.
S. N. Fish's long barn was raised
Monday. 1t is 84x44, with basement
under the whole.
Childrens' Day was observed by
each of the churches yesterday with
the usual exercises.
Selden Bickford is getting his shop
in condition TO do custom work, in
the line of carriage repairing, black,
smithlng, planning, etc.
Herbert. H. Leland, who is now in
Concord, Mass, writes that he is
we'll pleased with his situation, and
that his health is much improved.
The weather continues to be cool
but is unusually pleasant day after
day. The grass is growing well, but
corn and other things requiring sum
mer heat, are backward.
w. C. Brown has huilt Ions
stretch of sidewalk to connect him
self with the village corporation. l
will be of much advantage to thos'
attending the fair and to MI. Brown
Fred w. Baldwin, Geo. H. Blake
A. d. Matthews and j. n. Webste
were chosen delegates to the repub
lican state convention Saturday ev
ening. Geo. L. Norton, w. L. Rob
inson, W. H. Blasdell and Edwar,
Barnard, alternates. No instructions
Baxter & Grow have had E. G
Collision at work for them putting il
machinery in their new mill, and ar
grinding, and ready to furnish ma
chinery and power for shop work
The chair factory folks are usin!
part of the room for chair stocI
work.
The executive committee of tn
Orleans County Sunday School AS
ISOLATION would announce to the Va
rious schools and churches that Their
will be no semi-annual convention
this year. The committee hav
been unable to select suitable tim
for holding it, when it would not Sc
riously conflict with some other relig
GUS or temperance gathering.
While in Hardwick, recently, W
called at H. r. Mack's Marbl
Works, where we saw some yer,
handsome monuments and headstone
also specimens of granite from nev
quarry which he has recently opened
This granite is quite dark, takes
high polish, and is entirely free fror
iron. Mr.. Mack reports a goo
trade this summer, and has the usus
amount of help.
Barton Landing.
Rev. Todd is we'll liked here, ant
is already making lots of friends.
w. G. johnson has joined the M
f. Conference and expects to preac
at West Charleston.
Geo. w. Orne put out a new sig
June 4th, painted by S. B. Tucke
Some portions of our plank side
walk have been prepared.
Peleg r. Kendall, who started i
the law business here a few years az
and moved to Rutland, was here O
a short stop last week.
ChiIdrens' Day was observed yet
terday with appropriate exercises
The churches were decorated with
profusion of flowers.
An effort is being made to hay
some sort of a celebration here O
the 4th, but fully defined programm
has not yet been made.
Several persons from this plae
have visited Willoughby Lake durir
the past few days to take the finn
fish, and more will try the fshe
mans luck this week.
Mabel Stevens, daughter, of E.G.St
vens, has been III with lung troub
the past week.-Mrs.. Homer Jont
has been sick with dysentery.-Da
del Twombly, aged 80, is quite fe
BILE. He has been unwell all h
spring, and his genial face has bel
much missed on the street.