Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-01-14

on it.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Barton national bank was held last
Tuesday quite large number being pres
ent The meeting was of unusual inter
est, on account of the proposal to reduce
the number of stockholders from seven
to five. The question was considerably
discussed, but the motion for the reduc-
ton did not prevail. 1t was voted, how
ever, that the directors be paid only for
such times as they should be present at
the directors meeting-a thing that Will
considerably reduce the expenses of the
bank The year has been prosperous
one and the affairs of the bank are IN a
very satisfactory condition. The direct
ors chosen are Amory Dawson, b. M
Nelson, w. w. Grout, VIM. Blasdell, L.
H. Thompson, John Bailey and j. r.
| Dwinell. The directors made choice of
! A. Dawson for president, HI. X. Dewey,
cashier. The dividend, semi-annual, re-
/ Gently declared, is three per cent, now
PAYABLE The sum carried to the sur
plus fund is 81 ,235.
| Barton Landing.
| 3, Singing school on Friday night.
See E. D. Stafford's adj. Dwelling house
| for sale.
Stephen Burbank is making snow shoes
better make big snow storm, Steve.
| C. S. Skinner moves into the M. A.
! Gates house this week.-D. Buchanan,
Jr.. will move over his store.
Remember the Post meeting at Post
Hall, Tuesday afternoon and evening. DR..
Rutherford and others invited to address
the meetings.
Prof Ranger of Lyndonville occupied
the pulpit at Cong. church yesterday, and
will be here again next Sabbath. He is a
very pleasant and interesting speaker.
Our play and theatrical people here are
wide awake this winter, and the original,
or old Thespians, are preparing the ''For-
| ty-Niners,'' and a comic piece by David
Hill, entitled 'sOut of His Sphere" which
they will have ready for the stage ere long.
New scenery is being painted in Boston,
and the plays will be of unusual in
terest.
South Barton.
The annual meeting of the Gen. w. w
Grout Camp, No. 40, Sons of Veterans
was held Dec. 28th, when the following
officers were elected for 1889. Capt, B
c. Berry; 1st Lieut., III. NJ Gray; &c
Lieut., Chas. S. Clogston; chaplain, Isaac
E. Holmes; LIST Sergeant. Dana A. Folsom
Quarter Master Sergeant, M. H. Drumming
Color Sergeant, A. J. c. Gray; Segt. o.
the guard, F. A. Dwyer; Corp of the
guard, John f. Foster; Camp guard
Frank NJ. Rollins. Installation of offic
ers next regular meeting, Jan. 18th. Mem
bers of G. A. r. and Woman's Relic
Corps are invited.
ALBANY
Peter Bashaw and wife have returned
from a visiting tour.
Miranda Beach has moved to Hiram
Hunters, East Albany.
Mr.. Will Flemming of Somerville
Mass, is visiting here.
There will be a donation at the Congre
gational church for the benefit of tina
l society, Wednesday, Jan. 16.
ST W. Tenny and wife were return
ing from the singing convention at New
port. their carriage was overturned an
Mrs Tenny was badly hurt.
/ Horace Hunt of Bellows Falls is sic
, with pleurisy at J. A. Brown's.-Jame
V Walters is very sick with typhoid feve
5 Mary Walters recently fell down stall
: and was badly hurt.
south ALBANY.
: Joseph Holmes was recently called
e Waterville on account of the suddt
e death of brother.
a Some of our dairymen are agitating tt
|, subject of a creamery. Lewis Smeade al
Thomas Anderson have agreed to 81
Is their cream to the Craftsbury creamery.
A donation visit will be held at the
:" M. church, South Albany, on Thursd
> evening, Jan. Il, 1889, for the benefit
Rev. E. Matthews. The committee ha
prepared an interesting programme
N entertainment, consisting of literary a
d. vocal exercises. An oyster supper w
IF be served in the vestry. Contributions
+, produce will be accepted, as usual.
p are invited. Per order of Com
BrONVnin&tO
Win Smith is in town.
% Somebody who made the eXperimt
- found that sap run during the late wa
- weather, and actually made some ma
honey-earlY sugaring.
"A Mr. F. S. Porter of Burlington, W
- has been stopping here for some time,
company with II. w. Barrows, of Bar
lily Landing, went to So. Lancaster, Mas
las last week, to attend an annual gatheri
eu- from New England of the Adventist sc
SIX ETY., to which they belong.
Evansville.
u A bran new boy at A. P. Alexander
in
Miss Ina Badger has engaged to w
a year for Mrs. Harvey Foster.
ler
sell oonn @hOh1i'' i,''7 INV ~ -i'''' =
in Pixies brown house.
,ck Frank Hunt has bought Mrs. Ma
will Eddy's house and land on the Willoug
ned road.
ing Deacon Marshall, whose sickness
been noticed IN this paper, is gair
yho slowly.
to Mrs FL. n. Fay has bought Ri
are Trips house for $500. She takes
his session April 1st.
tel, John Marshall is suffering with
en- sore on his leg, caused by bad in
and received several years ago.
Mr.. ~
Three persons united with the G.
lice church Jan. 6.
eCY' H c. Cleveland was married last !
lfsC dav, to Miss Mary Greenwood, of Lo'
uds 1900,
The week of prayer was observe
Cong. church, by union service.
Of VIM. Niles has sold his lot, know
ther the Currier lot, to Geo. Sylvester for
A Mother Goose entertainment vii
W of given by the Loyal Legion In town
Is Of 4 Ion