Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-04-02

has been doing considerable work all
through the county Will be at the Amer
lean house in this village, Wednesday,
April 4, and at Browns hotel, Barton
Landing, Thursday and Friday, April
sc. He is an excellent dentist and eX-
tracts teeth by process almost painless
ksaTGOI-
Benjamin Mossman, who has been quite
i'll for some days, is better.
PaSsumpsic railroad stock sold in Bos-
ton for Sl.O21a a share, last week.
The Literary Club will meet with Mrs.
B. ID. Stone, Wednesday evening.
Miss Lizzie Bickford, of Montpelier
Seminary, spent her vacation of a few
days here.
Mr.. Pearson has arrived and will push
forward his work on the new creamery
as fast as possible. He has his machn-
cry. etc, purchased.
j. Wesley Batchelder will for the pres
ent have charge of c. F. Percivai's de-
livery and undertaker's business, and
will keep the team at his barn on Elm
street.
The leap year party and promenade, set
for Friday, April 6, will be postponed ON
account of Fast Day till Saturday evening,
April Z. Admission, 25 cents.
The Ladies' Society will meet at the
Cong. Vestry, Wednesday afternoon. The
ladies are requested to come early and as
sist about the S. S. library. Gentlemen
and young people are invited to tea at 6
o'clock.
Get your inventories ready. The lis
tiers start out on their pleasant mission
to-day. Do not report your financial
standing and taxable property too large.
A fair, honest thing is all that is needed.
Fast Day services will be held at the
Cong. church on Friday next, at 10 40, a.
m, Rev. Mr.. Kelley officiating. We hope
our people will attend this service and do
their part toward perpetuating an honored
and becoming custom.
One of our exchanges who uses ''pa-
tent outsides," sends us one of his papers
nhOSC patents hCIc plluISQ SOllC llIuG
last summer. That is the advantage of
''patents;" they are just as good old as
new-possiby little better.
Rev. G. w. Kelley of Lyndon, who has
supplied the Cong. church during some OF
the winter months, began labors yester-
day for the coming year. He is a good
preacher and genial man and we bespeak
for him and the denomination pleasant
and prosperous year.
There is to be novel and very inter
esting show at Opera Hall, tomorrow
(Tuesday) evening with performing
horses and dogs. The entertainment is
pronounced by the press and by those
who have seen it to be one of the best
things in the line that comes before the
public. See bills for further informa-
ton.
There will be an entertainment al Opera
Hall, Tuesday, May 1st, under the man
agement of Quimby Post The depart
ment commander and several prominent
speakers from abroad are expected for
the afternoon; supper will be provided
by the w. X. C. Music will be furnished
for promenade In the evening. Further
notice later. Con-
John L. Carr, Esq, and his family left
town Wednesday for Omaha, Neb.. where
Mr.. Carr has rented u law office and will
hang out his sign. He thinks the pros
poets for business in that city are very
favorable. Henry A. Glazier of this vii
lage accompanies Mr.. Carr and family
and will spend some time in prospecting,
with reference to selecting future home.
At the annual village school meeting.
+. w. Baldwin was chosen moderator.
j. L. Twombly clerk; H. c. Pierce treas
urer; o. V. JOslyn collector; d. P.
Gordon was reelected committee. Vo-
ted to raise 80 cents on a dollar for ex-
penses; voted to have three terms of
school IN each grade, eleven weeks i'm
each OF the upper rooms, ten weeks i'm
The lower rooms. The district has about
s2OO III the treasury over and above
present Indebtedness
The report that the Barton National
Bank has forwarded TO Collector PAGE
(under protest) the 10 per cent. tax
Claimed ON the circulation of Dominion
currency, has led TO query as to how
largely the bank is suffering from this
cause. We understand that the sum !.
less than SIS, SO stock holders will have
no serious occasion for alarm Cashier
Dewey has always set his face against
the Canadian money and his course has
doubtless saved the bank many hundred
dollars. provided Collector Page insists
on his Interpretation of the law
Quarterly meeting services were held At
the NJ E. church yesterday. Six persons
were admitted into the church in full con-
nection and the services were impressive
The year past has been a very successful
one for the denomination, under the minis
tratiOn of Rev. II. w. Worthen, and his
people will request the conference, which
assemblies next week at West Randolph
10 return him to the charge. PRESIDING
Elder Donaldson was present Saturday
and also Sunday evening, preaching a
sound and very practical discourse. The
Elder has done excellent work throughout
his district and is held in the highest es-
TEEN by the denominations
Our people who are consulting the cal
enhar call IL spring, and they are this
week addressing the public through onr
advertising columns: L. NJ. Hubbard
who has stocked up with large lot of
fine wall paper and borders, invites every
body 10 step in and see his goods. Mrs.