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

Barton
Vermont Registers at MONITOR office
for Is cents each; by mail 10 cents.
The Chautauqua Circle will meet with
Mrs. E. G. Shaw on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Dewey went to Andover with his
daughter, Edie, on her return to school
from her holiday vacation.
D.P Gordon, who has been spending
some weeks in n. H., has returned. Mr.. |
Gordon recently buried a brother in Man |
chester, n. H.
Quite a large number of people from |
this village attended the convention at |
Newport last week. They report good |
convention and pleasant time.
Newport Cornet Band will give con-
cert and masquerade promenade for the !
benefit of the Barton Cornet Band in
Opera Hall, Friday eve, Jan. %.
The meeting of the Agricultural Socie-
ty, called for the 10Th, is postponed till
Wednesday, Jan. 23d. Remember the
change and let all interested attend.
C.P. OWEN, Sec.
Rev. II. w. Worthen will commence
his lecture course on Thursday evening
of this week at the M. E. church Sub
iect of the first lecture, England" Tick
cts for the course or for the evening on
sale at the door.
Herbert Doyle of Newport has rented
the American House of J. c. Orne, and
taken possession. Mr.. Doyle hopes to so
run the house as to make it a credit to the
town, and to win good patronage.
The annual Sunday School Convention
is to be held at North Troy next week
Tuesday and Wednesday. We notice
that Revs. Worthen and Kelley of this
place are assigned parts on the program.
Roswell Fisk, who has been troubled
with symptoms of paralysis for some time,
suffered quite a severe attack on Tuesday
night, which rendered him nearly helpless
and speechless for time. He is some
what better.
We have sent for all the club papers or
dered to this date, and they ought to be
in the hands of our clubbers-eXcept the
very last sent for-by this time. After a
reasonable time, if any are not received,
notify US.
The Littleton Musical Association holds
its annual convention at Littleton, COM
mencing this evening and holding over
till Friday night Carl Zerrhan, director
Mrs. Shepard, pianist; Baisdells orches-
ira in attendance.
There will be a festival and donation
visit for Rev. H. w. Worthen, at the NJ
f. church vestry, on Friday evening OF
this week. There will be good supper
music and speaking exercises. 1t is hop
ed to make very pleasant gathering. Al
the friends are cordially invited.
We publish to-day, see inside pages
the first installment of very interesting
article on ''Prison Life" from the pen o
Mark Warner, a member of Co. /, Is
Regt. Vt. Cavalry. We have severa
other articles already contributed ant
hope to run them through the whole year
The family OF Seymour Fisk is badl
afflicted with sickness. Mrs. Fisk ha
been very sick for some time with rheu
matte or other trouble; Mrs. Enoch Fish
an aged mother in the family, is in feC
BILE condition from old age, while one c
two more of the family have been coniI
ed to the bed some of the time.
Mrs. Frank Largis, who has sold he
store and will go to California, will Sc
her household goods, furniture, etc,
auction, tomorrow CTuesday) at o'cloc
p. m. The goods will all be sold and wi
be such as many will Want-a nice be
lounge, chamber set, tables, chairs, sewir
machine, pictures, crockery, ETC., etc,
We understand that j. c. Orne, wi
has rented his hotel, will move back
Westmore, into his old realms. We a
sorry to lose Mr. Orne's people from th
community. He has kept good hot'
and has demonstrated the fact that tel
perance hotel can be both popular a.
successful. Better remain in Barton, n
Drne.
Bailey C. Miles sends to this off
several strawberry plants, native variet
which were picked in his pasture the fiji
week in January, on which there are bu
and blossoms. Mr.. Miles is not expect
many strawberries until June, bat sho
what can be done on the high lands
Glover IN mid winter-when the weati
is favorable.
Our thanks are due to Isaac X. Drew
MonroYia, Cal, and Lucius Richards
Fremont, Neb., for files of western
pers. Mr.. Drew reports that he likes
country much Rev. Mr.. Sterling SON
law of Mr.. Drew, is successful in
ministry, and the past year has been {
OF great spiritual blessing to bis chur
Mr. Richards is one of Vermonts ent
prising young men who is making
influence felt in the West.
Mrs. ]. b. Freeman, who recently P
chased the millinery goods of Mrs. Lars
mas hired the Mrs. Stone store, which '
cited I'D for the Owen-Cheneg cloth
store some years ago, will put her go
there, adding quite large stock OF
iperv and fancy goods. Dressmaking
be carried on in connection with the n
inery business by competent hands
T. selects a good location Tor bnsii
and will have large and pleasant roo
zVe bespeak large business.
The MONITOR dislikes always to 10
subscriber, but we always marx e'
paper to stop at expiration of time
for, If our subscribers order this dt
I'VE also instruct our agents to re
every such instance, and the paper
as ordered. Otherwise we contlnu
send the paper till arrearages are all
If it is desirable to stop the paper at
time look at our terms, count up the
or weeks in arrears, and send cas-