Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-02-06


Barton
The literary club will meet at P. L
Webster's Wednesday evening at Z o'clock
Simon Smith has taken the job to pu
up the creamery building. and is framing
it.
Our readers will be interested in Lieut.
Gov. Fuller's address, which is published
on the first page.
The ladies of the Congregational Soci
ety will meet Wednesday afternoon al
Mrs. d. ID. Beams.
The members of the I Club are request
ed to meet at the vestry of Congregation
al church tonight, Monday, at s = O'Clock,
sharp.
The new set of books recently purchas-
ed for the NJ. f. Sunday School are ready
for distribution. There are nearly 45C
volumes in new and old books.
All those interested in organizing re-
publican club in this town are requested
to meet at the office of F. W. Baldwin,
Saturday evening, Feb. IL, at ~ O'Clock.
We had quite deluge of local items
matter intended for last weeks issue,
which came Tuesday and Wednesday-too
late, some OF which will be found in this
issue.
The weather the past week, except
Saturday afternoon, was pleasant and IA
vorable for business. The roads were
opened and the neighbors from the hills
got into the village. Glad to see them
again.
The Burlington Clipper has changed
hands, been enlarged and improved and
deserves general patronage. Now let
Clint Kinsley or John Harris do the pleas
ant, pungent paragraphing and it will
be reIished wherever it goes.
Some of the good w. c. T. U. women
of the county are stocked up with Prohi-
bition Party literature which they are dis
tributing. Wonder if they feel it their
duty to labor for the interests of that
pigmy party in Vermont?
The village schools close this week. En-
rertainment at Opera Hall, Friday evening,
beginning at O'Clock. The program will
include the war drama, 1.-The Home
Guard" in three acts, also the farce,
Mothers Fool" Admission 10 cents.
William Leland, who resides with his
son,C. B. Leland, in the north part of the
town, fell through a scuttle-hole in the
barn floor Jan. IA, and was very badly
bruised and hurt. Mr.. Leland is nearly
SO years of age and it is doubtful if he
ever fully RECEIVERS from his injuries.
At the composition reading last Friday
the best four on the affirmative were Civ
en- TO Cora Mnrkland, Charles Worthen,
Nellie Case aud George Whitney. On the
negative to Mae Robinson, Marion Cur
rier, Emily Baker and Harry Cowles. The
committee were d. P. Gordon, o. d.
Owen and Cora Ruggles.
Late pensions: Charles w. Davis, Is
land Pond Fenelon A. Belknap, Barton
II Charles II. Gray, East Charleston; Isaac
w. Batchelder, Danville; James Eddy,
Evansville; Josiah s. Stone, Stowe; Fred
ID. Butterfeld, Derby Line; Isaac C.
Aonge, East Albany; increase, Albert
Oasis, Johnson.
We see that some of the papers are
H up stakes in Barton. While he has
bold out here, he does not intend to
A Change his residence, but will make his
headquarters here for the present We
A shall be sorry to have him choose any
sbther place as his permanent home.
II. X. Dewey was called to Concord,
Al N. H.. last week to attend the funeral
#sof Caly1E Gerrish, father of Mrs. Dewey,
Apf his son, Maj. H. F. Gerrish. The
# Concord Monitor spoke highly of the char
Rcter of Mr.. Gerrisb. Mr.. and Mrs. Dew
H BY have returned home.
There was an earthquake shock, which
M pas felt in all this section and through
# Dut northern New England, Wednesday,
EN- FEB. l, at IL O'Clock, a. m. The next day
similar quake was felt in Scotland. A
lady in this village, who was sitting up
at IL o'clock midnight, the same morning.
thinks she felt similar quaking at that
hour.
We are in receipt OF letter from l. X
@Drew of Minneapolis. He writes that he
is well, but that Mrs. Drew is someH hat
indisposed. He has sold his residence
and city lot, and himself and wife propose
TO make visit to California this season
possibly to make future home there
with their daughter Eva, Mrs VIM Ster-
ling. Better come East, Isaac
Barton I4RndimG.
John Trip viii run the village snow
roller.
Rev Gates was i'll yesterday. azd una
BILE 10 attend services.
Aey. Mrs. Arms lectured on Missions at
NJ Z. church, Sunday evening.
Ed l. McCafey is better again, and has
gone on to the train as brakeman.
Attend the lecture at Cong. church this
Monday evening. 1t viii be arst-ciass.
Donation for Rev. Mr. Roberts at NJ
csureh, Thussaay evening Oysters win
r. provided
Tue fhespians are working hard on
Iheir new play, '.Bound by an Oath"
hicn they VIII produce in about two
weeks.