Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-03-12
Barton.
Winter dies hard this year.

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Business is slack at the chair factory
on account of low water.
The Literary Club will meet with Mrs.
II. S. Bickford Wednesday evening.
Six inches of new snow this morning,
with wind enough to enliven it up.
Don't make any mistakes this year
about your dog Have him licensed in due
season.
Rev. w. A. Bushee will occupy the
desk at the Congregational church next
Sunday.
Thanks to town clerks and others for
furnishing reports of. officers elected at
late town meeting.
Large quantities of grain and feed are
being sold in this town to be carried into
the southern sections of the county.
Would those fellows who have been
lying to US about paying arrearages like
to see their names in print, with COM
ments thereon?
The safety and advantage of snow roll
ed roads is such that almost everybody
who has occasion to travel is emphatic
in praise of the new method.
Rev. A. H. Webb's lecture was well at
tended and much enjoyed by all present.
Mr.. Webb is getting quite rel utation as
lecturer wherever he is known.
The NJ. E. Ladies' Aid will meet with
Mrs. w. Simpson, Wednesday afternoon.
The Odd Girls meet at vestry Thursday
afternoon. Everybody invited to tea.
Chas. +. Percval is getting out lot of
material for the use of some electric
lighting companies. He is running a
gang of hands in the Baxter G. Grow
building.
If any of our clubbers have failed to re-
ceive any papers ordered through the
MONITOR office, we will thank them to in
form us. All have been sent for except
few just ordered.
C. S. Moulton of Newport, who is run
ming good marble and granite monu-
ment and headstone business in that
place, was in town Saturday in the inter-
ests of his business. See his advertise
ment in another column.
5. c. O'COnner, who has been doing
job printing at Newport, has started a
weekly newspaper at that place called
the NelrpOrt Sentinel. Mr. O'Conner
prints two pages at home and uses pat
ents" for the remainder HIS first issue
Is fairly made up, and contains consider
able local news.
There will be an entertainment at G.
A X. Hall, under the auspices of Quimby
Post, Wednesday eve, Mar 81, consist
ing of singing, speaking and reading. to
close with band box supper. Proceeds
for the benefit of the Post. All cordially
Invited to come prepared to say some
thing. The ladies especially invited to
come and bring Il box. Admission free.
The Thespians played Bound by an
Oath" on Friday evening to a large house.
We judge the play TO be the most inter
esting they ever put on the stage, and it
is certainly well rendered Several of
the actors would do credit to the stage of
theater, and all do well Mr.. Hildreth
and We are glad he is making it profitable
to himself.
Intelligence was received Saturday OF
the death of Mary Brigham, daughter OF
Rev. S. S. Brigham of Highgate, former pas
tor of the NJ. E. church here. Mary has
been ill nearly two years, and has battlec
bravely against a lung trouble which
probably resulted in quick consumption
at the last She was young lady of ex
cellent character, and had many friend,
wherever she was known. The symna
thy of many is extended to the bereayet
family.
We publish to-day the twenty-five
annual statement Of the Connecticut Gen
eral Life Insurance Co. This Companr
have by liberal treatment or policy hold
ers and prompt payment of losses, bull
up u fine business in Vermont during tn
last Iifteen years. Its methods are safe
its investments OF a solid character; il
policy definite, plain and liberal, includ
ing equitable leash surrender values
ats ratio of assets to liabilities places
in the front rank of reliable companies
The school building was discovered t
be on fire Tuesday morning, when a
alarm was given and it was ascertaine