Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-05-27

be represented, and all not sending dele
gates please send written report, with
their tax, to the secretary at Barton.
GEO w. CRAFTS, Sec.
Barton Landing.
The band boys are thinking of asking
their friends to help build a band stand.
Quite a number from here went to Will
loughby Lake last week, had good time
and got few lake trout.
If you don't buy your goods until you
can beat III. w. Buchanan's prices, you
are in for a lifelong wait.
Rev. L. Dodd of Richford is expected
here at the time of the Woman's Suffrage
convention, which is to be held at Barton.
DR.. Ranney has returned to New
York to complete his post graduate
course. His brother William is now here
on vacation trip.
The creamery is receiving about 800 lbs.
more milk daily than at the same date
last year, and are getting a good per cent
more butter from the same quantity of
milk. They get one pound butter from
between % and "a pounds of milk.
ALBANY.
Guy Shepherd has moved over his
blacksmith shop.
Mr. Hitchcock and Norris are having
a ''wild goose chase"
Will Cheney is at work at the carpen-
ters trade in Coventry.
Mr.. Mills has been granted an increase
of pension of four dollars a month.
Mr.. Cowles ahd wife were in Boston
last week to attend the annual meeting of
the Baptist Missionary Society.
Adelbert Mills and Will Heath are in
town for few days.-Mrs. McCarthey's
sister and son are here from Boston.
Anna Butler is more comfortable and
her sister Alice has returned to Column
bus, Ohio, where she is engaged in teach
ing.
Abiah Church does not propose to pay
10 cents thousand for packing shingle.
That three pound boy can soon attend to
the single business.
Mark Mccartney was summoned home
from Boston last week on account of the
failing health of his mother He was
accompanied by Mrs. Ann Martin of
Charleston, sister of Mrs. Mccartney
John Norris, a member of the Sopho-
more class, at the U. V. NJ, and one of
the Albany boys is trying for prize in
elocution. We may we'll be proud of the
record he has made thus far in his college
course.
Next Wednesday evening, at 80
O'Clock, in place of the prayer meeting at
the Congregational church, there will be
an address, especially to young men, upon
letter to Philip Sidney by his father. 1t
is desired that there will be good attend
ance to hear letter read that was writ
ten more than 800 years ago.
Bro wilmington
Geo. Smith has sold his farm here to a
man from Canada, getting $4,000.
The road machine has commenced to do
it's work under the efficient management
of w. Alger.
Our people were all very glad to greet
DR.. Moody, although his stay was short.
Mrs. Walter is in town visiting at DIR.
Gilman s.-Mrs. Will Burrows is also here
on a visit.
East Charleston.
Burbank & Williams were here recently
with several of their fine horses on eX-
hibition.
The friends of Mrs. Prescott, who pas
sed her 92d birth day recently, gave her
a pleasant party with numerous presents.
West Charleston.
The new baby at A. M. Temples is a
girl.
Mrs. George Cheney has moved into the
Will Forte house. David Elliott and wife
have moved back to North Stratford.
Alfred Taylor has gone to West Derby
to stay with his brother awhile.-J. O.
Shedd has gone to McIndoes Falls for a
few days.
Charles Hildreth is making repairs on
his house.-Lewis Nye is about beginning
work on his new barn. He intends to fin
ish it before haying.
Coventry.
Samuel Pearson is bulldog a large barn
Mr.. Wallace of Albany: foreman.
Mrs Metcalf of Irasburgh opens mill
inery shop in the B. f. Tower residence.
Williams & Nye have moved the Holland
Thrasher house back off of the site where
they are to build their new store.
Scion Percival recently lost his old fam
lily horse, which was &c years old.-Eben
Stevens recently had his hand badly jam
med in his mill.
Craftsburv.
]. C. Allen is in market purchasing
goods.
Katie Randall is expected home soon
from n. Y.
Minnie Hoyt finishes the school in the
Lincoln district, the former teacher being
ill.
Mrs. J. English is visiting her mother,
Mrs Gray-Emma Miller is visiting her
parents.
Mrs. Ed. Wheeler has returned to town
and will take charge of the post-ofice at
the Common.
Under the close attention and skillful
efforts of DIR. O. A. Bemis, Silas Coburn
is able to ride out.
Marshall Gilbert, who has fits of insan
ity, left his work last Monday, and his
whereabouts is unknown.
The w. c. t. U. will meet with Mrs.
James Anderson of East Craftsbury on
Tuesday, June 4th, at O'Clock p. m.
DIR. Pearson, dentist, will be at DIR. o.
A. Bemis' office, Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week, where he will do dental
work.
Prof. Day leaves Saturday for Under
hill Efforts are being made to secure his
services as teacher of the Academy anoth
er year.
J. Woodbury. is building new barn.
Bartlett Williams has put the new base
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