Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-02-01
Barton.

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The Ladies' Aid society meet with
Mrs. Reed, at w. L. Robinson's on
"Wednesday. All invited
Frank Scott will move to St.
Johnsbury, and assist his brother
Amos in the store. He offers his
place for sale in another column.
Mrs. Jesse Virgins, who had
shock of paralysis some two years
hgo, from which she never fully re-
covered, had second shock and
died last Wednesday.
The very best entertainment of the
season will be given at the Opera
Hall, Barton, Feb. 8, by Master
Ralph Bingham, the boy orator.
The most remarkable character on
the American platform.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society meets with Mrs. S. B. Cur
rier Tuesday, at p. m. All men,
bers are earnestly requested to be
present, and all ladies who are inter-
ested in missionary work at home or
abroad.
What would have been serious
conhagration for our village was pre-
vented last Monday, by the timely
discovery of a we'll started fire around
the furnace IN the basement of G. F.
Perclval's furniture building, caused
by some varnish taking fire.
We call attention to the advertise
ment of the twenty-first annual state
ment of the Connecticut General
Life Insurance Co. This company,
for the last seven years has been max
ing steady gains and is now consid-
cred one of the soundest in the
country.
We mentioned last week the sud-
den death of little son of Geo. F.
Reed, and intimated that it might
have been caused by suffocation; but
the doctor states it to have been heart
trouble. The nurse, instead of CON-
ing down stairs in the morning and
leaving the child as she supposed
asleep, as stated, found it dead by
her side at about 3 in the morning.
Pat Heating, who some weeks ago
committed an indecent assault upon
the LeClare girl and left for parts
unknown just in time to avoid the
officers, was arrested last Friday
night, at Franklin Falls, n. H., by
officer n. M. johnson of St. Johns
bury, brought here on Saturday, and
officer Whitney took him to Newport
OH the mail train. He was brought
back here this morning for hearing.
We had an invitation last week to
90 to bed with the rheumatic fever,
which at first we stoutly declined,
but last Thursday reluctantly con-
scented 10 accept and ever since have
been in q decidedly uncomfortable
position. One of our lady friends
has sent us word that she supposed
that if we we're going to have fever
we "should have had discretion
enough not 10 have chosen rheumatic
fever"
The petit jurors for February tern
of court commencing tomorrow are
as follows: Albany, George p. Cool
edge, w. l.. Dow; Barton, Dan
Buchanan, .Jr., David ellis; Brown.
ington, John Miles Charleston, G.
F. Davis, J. H. Wlnslow; Coventry
"A. P. Sessions, L. P. Day; Crafts
bury, N. B. Williams, T. nj. Gala
CHER; Derby, Josiah B. Lyon, J. M
Grow, Jr.; Glover, w. n. Aldrich
C.. P. Owen; Greensboro, w. P
Mcdowell, Thomas Wilson; Hol
land, Levi r. Kelley; Irasburgh
Lucius Holbrook, David Webster
Jay, f. X. Hunt; Lowell, Freeman
Farman; Morgan, f. A. Gray
Newport, Seymour Trowbridge
Samuel Niles; Troy, w. N. Dubois
l.. B. Livingston; Westfield, H. G.
Reed, l. p. Johnson; Westmore
Aaron Twombly.
Some time since young man came
into this office with look of desper
alton on his countenance and threw
himself down into a chair with al
emphasis that betokened wrath. 81
want a notice published" he said
81 want to post my wife" We hat
seen several something in his situa
ton who would relent before we wen
~ press anu COIiIc anu mcthly Sst'
81 have concluded to take that MOTTO
out" So we began to talk witt
him, and said, "What's the matter
is she ugly?" "UGLYl good heay
ems! ugly is no name for it; yo
ought to see her when she's on it.
We asked no more questions, bu
pocketed his dollar, and in due tim
the Whereas, my wife has left m
bed and board" etc., appeared il
due form. We have seen the woman
since and conclude the husband wa
not unnecessarily excited.
AT the meeting of the agriculture
society last Friday. the following of
ficers were elected c. l.. Baker O
Greensboro, president; j. l.. Dodge
Irasburgh. vice president A. p
Brown, Glover, second vice prest.