Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-03-19

NJ one thousand brick. Henry Cutler, West
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barton
Read the school superintendent report
on LIST page.
Dan. P. Gordon is at Bethlehem, n. H.,
on visit
Don't forget the handbook party at e.
A. r Hall, Wednesday evening
The jubilee singers are said to have
given a very good concert here.
The Literary Club will meet with Mrs
George Bickrord Tuesday evening.
The Ladies' Society of the Cong church
will meet with Mrs E. E. Foster on We'd
nesday afternoon.
Regular communication of Orleans
Lodge, No. 55, F. & A. NJ, Friday eve,
March %. Work on the L. A. and M. NJ
degrees.
There seems to be pretty general de-
sire in this village To- put in some sort of
public water works during the present
season
~ Vs.
school here, started Saturday for Florida,
where his father, Loren Dewey, is now
in business.
o. c. SWEET is moving from the east
part of the town to the J. c. Boswell
place, and Rufus Trip moves to the
place he leaves.
Willie Graves continues to be in poor
health. He has decided to pull up
stakes and go to NOrthfeld, if he can
dispose of his place here.
Carroll F. Davis and family babe adieu
to their friends here on Saturday They
will visit friends in Newport few days,
and then return to Montana.
Have you been to Seaver's and bought
YOUR sugar tools. Sugaring will com
mence about March 23d, unless it is post
poned on account of unfavorable weather
Simon Smith is somewhat indignant
because the report got around that he hao
run away. Simon is much like comet
he appears and disappears at irregular in
tervals, but does not consider his absenc
es run Always
Cheer up Spring commences, accord
ing to the calendar, tonight at midnight
Thermometer II below zero this morning
There will be some pretty rapid warmin:
up, if there is much ethereal mildness
lying round for a week or two yet.
The great storm continues to be tn
leading topic in the daily newspapers
While the railroads have nearly all bee
opened TO business, the telegraph servic
is badly crippled and news is meagre.
turns out that the loss of life from ship
wreck, railroad accidents and eXposur
to cold is great. The loss resulting wi
be great
The Republicans who are legal voter
in the town of Barton are requested
meet at the office of F. w. Baldwin
Barton, on Saturday, March "a, at =
O'Clock D. M, for the purpose of electiIl
delegates to- attend the State Conventio
at Burlington, April 4th; also. to ele'
delegates to attend the District CONVEX
ton, to be held ut Montpelier, April 9Th
Per order Republican TOlCR Com.
Parties interested in temperance ma
tiers are circulating petitions in this tow
praying congress to pass prohihitory e
actments for the District of Columbi
We saw it stated lately that he dumpil
box where the volumnious temperan
petitions are dumped is very large, a
that the name of William w. Grout a
pears on many of them, showing
whom the petitions are sent We are 81
nv TO learn that the bills have fallen III
a committees hands who will put the
where they will never see daylight aga
Burton Landing
The next Post meeting will be held
the afternoon of the 9th
Remember the sc" Sociable at
Cong. vestry Wednesday evening. s.
per from 30 to o'clock
H. NJ. Horne has just returned h
from New Hampshire and hired fol
wear to work in Bartlett, Joslyn & c.
mill.
south IsaI-tOn-
LAUNDERING and wood drawing is p
" much showed under.
Grower |. Drown was Obliged to p'
poue his auction set for last TuesC
until one week. He will undertake
sell the property tomorrow
Rob. A. Gray has put the wood saw
Job for Bartlett & White through wi
high hand. He recently cut 81 cord
feet wood twice in two and loadeC
cars inside of three days.
AlDanN-
Rev. Mr.. Fowler has returned to
home in Halifax, VT.