Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-11-26
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Sleigh bells.

Sleigh bells.
The Chautauqua Circle meets on Tues
NJ day evening with Mrs. Joseph Owen.
N Mrs. ]. b. Freeman has bought out the
Nj millinery business of Mrs. Frank Largis.
N o. ID. Owen makes a show of Thanks
N giving supplies in his store window that
you ought to see.
Fred Baldwin, who bought the Charles
Hubbard place on Park street, offers it for
sale 1t is very desirable place.
The mud and umbrellas were folded up
last week, and the weather has settled
down upon pretty solid bottom and ba-
sis.
Somebody informs US in local item
that the news in a certain section of the
county ''have frozen up" We Judge so,
a. our items from that place are scarce.
Marion Currier of this village wishes
TO say to the public that she will be found
at home, ready to do stamping, outlining,
etc, and would kindly solicit patronage.
N The Railroad Co. have leased the privi-
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ner lot east of the pond and are quarrying
quite quantity, which will be used next
season.
Union Thanksgiving services will be
held at NJ E. church on Tuesday at 10 As
a m. Rev. Mr.. Kelley will preach the
sermon. 1t is hoped that there will be a
large attendance.
\. r. COwles is making preparations
for big sale of pianos and organs before
the holidays. He is hurting sol-feggioes
at the people up in the northeast part of
the county, meanwhile.
Read the prospectus of Harper's Mag
GziRe- This standard and excellent peri
odical has the rare faculty of growing bet
m ter as il groUs older. We always club
it with the MONITOR.
Dr. NettletOn of st. Johnsbury, who
has been doing considerable dentistry in
this section. will be at the American
House in this village on Tuesday, Dec.
4, to attend to calls in the line of his pro-
fession.
Prouty & Miller of Newport have bought
the Baxter lot of land east of May Pond,
and Judah Brooks will lumber it for them.
1t Will be loaded on the cars at this place.
Pity that some of the lumbermen in this
place could not have purchased it.
For some reason the north mail bag,
which should have been left here this
morning, was not delivered by the route
agent and large share of our north items
do not appear. We do not care to COM
plain, but there are more mistakes and
delays than there ought to be i'm regard to
mail matter.
The Legislature was buSily engaged dur
ing all last week, and will close its Iabors
on Wednesday morning. The House re-
fused third reading of the bill setting
Greensboro do Caledonia county, ON Sat
urday, by vote of 1877 to Sc. This dis
poses of the matter for this season. We
shall publish the laws as soon as they are
prepared for the press.
There were quarterly meeting services
at the NJ. E. church yesterday. Presiding
Elder Donaldson being present. Three
persons united with the church. In the
evening there was a missionary concert.
IN which the children gave very enter
tairing and pleasing dialogue, relating to
the Missionary cause. Mr.. Donaldson and
Mr.. WOrthen gave interesting facts con.
corning the need of missionary effort foI
the enlightenment of the dark regions OF
the East.
Our readers will read with much in.
terest Major CIRCUITS description in thi.
issue of the cavalry battle at Dranes
vile. which resulted so disastrously "a
a squadron OF the Vermont cavalry, anC
in which Capt. Flint and several Other
brave boys from this county lost theil
lives. Maj. GrOut, though he is toe
modest to tell of it, received an almost
mortal wound, and has carried the leac
missile in his body, much to his discom
tort, to this day. We have other inter
esting papers on the war which we shall
n give during the months To come.
James Works of Waterford, who pass
ed his Tooth birthday last December, ant
who died recently of apoplexy, was il
early times u resident Of Barton I,
1910 he kept 4 store in this village; h.
wa: then % wears of age and saw tn
waters OF runaway pond "a they passe,
EN down the valley or Barton. There i
now but one man known to be Twin:
who saw the sight. Daniel Owen, on
venerable townsman, remembers distinct
ly OF standing on tie hill above tn
chair factory and seeing the torrent pas
down the channel OF Barton river.
The funeral of Charles Dewing too
place at Manchester, n. ii Sunday, Nov
Il, Rev. Chas. Murkland officiating. I'll