Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-01-23

! reason why it Will not prove STea'
benefit to dairy owners in this vicinity
We estimate that we have sent for al
least 1000 club periodicals within the last
two months A few have failed to come
in season, and we are hunting up few
lost ones at this time. If our friends will
give us a little time we will get them al
started. A mistake on the part of the n
Y. Tribune folks delayed large number
of our first order for Tribunes, and the
slowness of the Yankee Blade folks is
causing us considerable annoyance. They
write us that it takes them ''three weeks
to get names on to the list after they re-
ceive them" We think they overstate
| their promptness at that. They ought to
to get help enough to start up this paper
| before their patrons forget that they sub
! scribed for their journal. Keep your pa
thence, informing us if there seems to be a
failure.
| Barton landing.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Cong.
| church will hold a sugar festival, We'd
nesday eve., Jan. %. Music. reading and
a good time. Gents, 10 cents; children,
10 cents.
Meade Post g. A. r. will hold public
installation of officers, Tuesday afternoon,
Jan. "a, at O'Clock p. IN. Commander
Blodoett of st. Johnsbury will be present
and others from abroad are expected. A
cordial invitation to the public is ex-
tended.
AlbaIlN--
George Annis has had his pension in
creased.
Henry Eldridge has bought the Thos.
Crowley farm for 81, 100.
Wild. Eldridge is home from Ludlow,
and is at work in J. B. Darling's tin shop.
J. Albert Dow has gone to Wolcott to
board at the Wolcott House kept by the
Dow Bros.
Kimball Bros. have bought of Beede &
Killgallan 80 acres of wood land adjoining
their place.
smiths tools in his wood shop, so we
have three shops in full blast.
Mrs Purple, noted elocutionist, will
give a reading and recitation at the
COngl church Wednesday, the 18th, at
80 p. M, after which the ladies will
furnish an antiquarian supper at j. B.
Darlngs hall for the benefit of the Cong.
society.
south ALBANY
The w. NJ. church So. Albany, will be
re-dedicated on Wednesday, Feb. 1st.
Sermon at u O'Clock IN. by Rev. A. d.
LathrOp.
ESrONVnin2-tOn
John Campbell has three children sick
with measles.
Jasper Brooks has rented a part of
Fred Smiths house.
Sias Bartlett has closed out his job of
saving wood at South Barton.
Letters from Worcester, Mass, state
that Mrs. Henry Bassett has been seri-
ously i'll for several weeks.
Dutton & Bartlett are doing quite a
business numbering on the lot they pur
chased of Gilbert Gross.
The many friends of George A. Going
will be pleased to learn that he is pros
pering in his new home at Dalton, N. H.
Coventry.
The sick are getting better, all except
Eddie Collins.
Mrs. Elisha Livingstone has gone to
Massachusetts to visit a daughter.
Asa B. Hancock has had his pension
increased to SIS per month. He is de-
serving pensioner.
H. c. Nichols recently received the sad
intelligence of his sisters (Mrs. Basford)
death, which occurred in New York. She
was the only near relative he had outside
his own family.
Mrs. Moses Root is on the sick list
The w. C. T. U. meet with Mrs
Marckres, Feb. It'll.
Jas. Mitchell is home from St. Johns
bury for short visit.
Schuyler Wilcox from Nebraska is Wis
iting his friends here and at Albany.
: Mrs. S. B. Robbins fell recently and
was severely injured. She is unable to
walk ut this writing.
John Anderson who was injured at
Hardwick was moved to his home last
week. He is better but very lame.
Mary Weber and Viola Allen both
graduated at the Johnson Normal school
recently. The other Johnson girls are
home on vacation.
Late advices from Willie Merrill, who
that he is slightly better. He is near
Colorado Springs.
letter from our old townsman A. A.
Randall, informs us that his son Ernest
who went to Vancouver for his health
last spring, is failing.
The entertainment given Monday eve
by the Good Templars and w. C. T.
Union was Il grand success. The sup
per and literary exercises were all that
could be desired.
Ed. Gallagher is numbering for a new
barn next summer, 45xl20 feet, with |
basement. 1t will be the largest barn
in this vicinity. His lumber is being |
sawed at Smiths mill.
w est Charleston
A girl baby at Arthur Kidder's.
c. Church has moved into T. B. Pratt's |
house, in order to be nearer his work.
VIII Wheeler cut his hand quite badly |
while at work with the saving machine |
at @. w. Moore'S.
A gOodly number attended Z. j. |
donation, notwithstanding the |
storm. Net proceeds, S35.
Charles Church and T. B. Pratt have |
hired L. R. Allbee's grist-mill for one |
year. Mr.. p. will be glad to welcome all |
his old patrons.
Alba Smith, who does his own house |
work, had his face and hands quite badly |
burned by having some lard take fire in |
which he was frying doughnuts. Get a |
a wife, Alba.
c. Carpenter has reduced his stock of |!