Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-12-24

Barton
Christmas trade appears to be lively.
c. B. Leland has bought the S. D.
Graves place for S612.
Charles Abbott has moved into Daniel
Magoon's house; Magoon has moved to
Charleston.
There will be concert exercises with
tree at the Methodist church Tuesday
evening.
The annual meeting of the Sons of
Veterans will be held on Friday night
next at Post Hall.
Christmas exercises at the Cong1
church will be held this evening, com
mencIng at 80 promptly.
This weather is bright and beautiful
to day and Christmas promises to be a
happy occasion all around.
Both Houses of Congress have voted a
recess of ten days for holiday purposes,
and Gen. Grout is home.
Rev Geo. W. Kelley has a very fine
stock of Bibles from the American Bible
Society, which he will sell at very low
prices.
our agents are making their last trips
get your paper business fixed up for the
coming year.
News which seems to be authentic has
been received of Henry NJ. Stanley, the
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lately received are contradicted.
We failed to mention at the time the
death of Mrs. Blake, mother Of the late
Samuel Blake, which occurred at the In
sane Asylum, some four weeks since.
DR.. j. A. Pearson, dentist, will be at
DIR. o. A. Bemis' office, Craftsbury, on
Thursday and Friday, Jan. Sd and 4th,
ready to do dental work for those who
wish.
Geo. H. Bickford, Herbert Bickford,
Leon White, Edie Dewey, Lizzie Bick-
ford, Martha Bean and Maud Murkland are
home from their schools to spend Christ
mas.
We hope those who want to club with
the MoNIToR will make arrangement at
the office or with our agents at once. We
desire to close the business as soon as
possible.
Do you want a good daily paper with
the MONITOR? If so, send US $3.50. and
EreHiHg Daily Record, Boston, or the
Press, New York, for that low sum.
There has been almost a wood famine
in this village of late, and considerable
the want of wood fuel. Those who have
wood to sell will find ready market for
it here.
The meeting of the Board OF Agri-
culture for Orleans county will be held
at Coventry, Wednesday and Thursday
Jan. Cd and Sd, and for Caledonia county
at st. Johnsbury, Thursday and Friday,
Jan. Sd and 18th.
There is a talk that c. T. PercfvGl will
keep the saW-mill in working condition,
while he erects suitable buildings adJoin-
ing for his furniture manufacturing pur-
poses. Parties are negotiating for a
place at the mill for making excelsior.
The family of Charles Hibbard, who
recently, moved from this village to West
Glover, is badly afflicted with sickness.
Beside the long, severe and dangerous
sickness of Willie, who is still in criti
cal condition, the other children have
been ia with canker-rash
Have you any fault to find with the
printing, the paper, in the make up OF
the MONITOR this week? Although we
have turned inside out" and are printing
our miscellaneous and special depart
ment matter inside now, our readers
will always find it useful and interesting.
Always examine the ''insides" of the Mon
IroB.
The White River Junction Landmark
which has just been purchased by c. Il.
Jameson, appears in a handsome new
dress of type ard with an entirely new
make up. 1t is now printed at home
and its contents are presented in yerg
readable as well a. attractive form. II
less win.
The Musical Association holds its an.
nual convention at Newport, commencing
January s, and continuing four days
Henry Blaisdell will be the leader, anC
his orchestra will be present 10 assist
with several solosts. Martha Dams