Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-01-02
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\ happy New Year to all.

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happy New Year to all.
See H. c. Pierce's FAD" about diaries.
Edie Dewey is home for a short vaca-
ton.
o. s. Dwyer and wife are visiting at
Athol Center, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Mossman have
returned from Mass
Report of S. S. Convention at Newport
was not received in season for this issue.
The next lecture in the Barton lecture
course will be given Friday eve, Jan.
Is Subject. ''Sunny Italy
The Ladies' Aid and Odd Girls are in
vited to meet with Mrs. j. w. Batchelder
next Saturday afternoon.
We publish the prospectus of the Gem
ttT.y this week. This magazine is one OF
the best published. See advertisement.
Arrangements have been made with Su-
perintendent Folsom to put on a morning
train from here to Newport during the
February term of court.
MIS- ItlJil- Recently severely ny
the team accident, remains in critical
condition. DIR. Leith, brother of Geo.
Leith, has been here of late attending the
patient.
A card from Rev. c. B. Moody, dated
on the cars, states that they had pleas
ant journey, were all well and expected to
arrive at their destination, Usage, Iowa,
last Wednesday.
walton's Vermont Registers ale Just
out and we have received our first lot.
We shall mail them to those who have
ordered as soon as possible. Price 10
cents at this office: by mail, Is cents.
The Glover dramatic club played the
drama, "A Soldier of Fortune" at Opera
Hall last Tuesday evening. The attend
ance was not large, but the boys had
good play and acted their parts exceeding
" well.
The old year did not go out with quiet
mildness, after all, the storm of Thurs
day and Friday being the worst of the sea-
son. The roads were drifted hard in
many places, and the cold some of the
time was intense.
We have been spending the past week
on our back resting-the stomach, chiefly.
The vexation and hard drudgery on the
country editor tell more on the physical
Oftentimes, than on the brain; we hope,
however, to be at our business again soon,
the quite violent bilious attack leaving
us better than before.
At the annual meeting of the g. w.
Quimby Post, No. &c, the following of
ficers were chosen for the ensuing year
Com, f. n. Randall S. " c., Z. H.
Webster; j. V. c., Aaron Drown; Adjt.,
VIM. Drumming; Q. NJ, c. S. Clogston.
Chap, b. +. Emerson; Sec, F. A. Bel
KNAPP; o. D., Geo. ID. Bickford; o. g.,
J. G. Gray, Go. Dwyer; delegate, VIM.
Drumming; alternate, J. n. Webster.
Our old foreman, VIII. Caswell. has
concluded to take up his abode in Green's
boro this winter His long confinement
indoors has somewhat impaired his
health. and he hopes Out-of-dOOr exercise
will be beneficial. The salubrious climate
and pure air of that high land town ought
10 invigOrate. After Will. has grappled
with the chores of a good sized farm
few weeks we should like an essay from
him on some familiar topic, say The
Cow"
Inasmuch as the Journal and Tribune.
Troy Times and NJ Mil and Express have
not withdrawn their low offer on these
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Monitor until Tuesday night, JAN 10, at
81 90, as per our special offers. This will
be the end of the cheap offer for the year.
While the work is being done at a loss
TO us, we wish every friend of the
Monitor TO reap the benefit of it. Hence
come in, or send in before the time is out.
settle up old arrearages, pay until 1889
and start OFF happily with good reading
for the year.
Geo. w. Quimby Relief Corps, No. Al.
was organized here, Thursday, Dec. 20,
by Mrs. Head and Moulton Of ST. Johns
bury, detailed for that purpose. The fol-
lowing officers were elected and installed
Pres. Mary NJ. Dwinell: 5 V. p. Sara
Powell; j. ", MnhaIa Randall; Sec.
Areanna C. Bickford; Treas, Lois Page;
Chap Lucina Drumming; Cor, Ella Clog
ston: guard. Emeline DIVER: A. C., Lucy
Whitney; A. e., Eliz1 A. Twombly.
ON account of the severe cold, and the
impOssibility Of getting over the roads,
only half Of the charter members were
present. but the Others are expected to