Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-02-11


nesday evening to play at the masquerade
promenade. We hope large number
will accompany them. Half fare tickets.
Our local correspondents are requested
BILE Saturday morning. We cannot make
the local page of Il paper in a few hours
Monday forenoon.
correspondent, w. A. E., writing
from the Seminary at Montpelier says !:
''The school is in very fiourishing con-
dition with 2l0 students. Every depart
ment of the school is full and new teach
er in music has lately been employed. An
excellent religious interest prevails"
The annual meeting of the Orleans Fair
Ground Company will be held at the office
day of February, A. d. 1889, lat Z = o'clock,
p M, for the election of officers and any
other necessary business.
F. w. BALDWIN, Clerk.
The county court began its session at
Newport on Wednesday, Judge Taft pre-
siding. The noted case between Mr..
Bridgman of Hardwick and Mrs DR..
Corey of Craftsbury was the first on trial,
and occupied the whole week, part of
the arguments being made to-day. We
will give next week as full an account of
the trial as space will permit.
The New York Graphic has been recent
ly purchased and completely reorganized
as vigorously republican newspaper. 1t
is said that Senator Quay, S. B. Elkins
and other prominent republicans are con-
cerned in the reorganization of the Graph
&c. If so, the Graphic is surely going to
become power in the republican party,
and already shows wonderful improve
ment. See advertisement.
Mrs. Purple organized a w. c. T. L. at
Barton Jan. 9Th, with the following of
ticers President, Mrs. Joseph Owen;
vice presidents, Mrs. M. NJ. Dwinell, and
Mrs. j. P. Baldwin; Cor. Sec, Mrs. CT.
Young; Rec. Sec. and Treas, Mrs. Har-
ris Bickford; assistant, MISE. G. Shaw.
First meeting to be held with Mrs. Joseph
Owen, Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 18th.
The Woman's Suffrage Association
meets at Barre Feb. 1914, and the pro-
gram promises a very interesting conven-
ton. Among the more prominent per-
sons who are to deliver addresses, are
Col. Albert Clark of Rutland, c. 2.
Marsh of Woodstock and Alice Stone
Blackwell. From this section we notice
the names of Clara Eastman Smith, Mrs.
NJ. Il. JENNIE, Rev. Geo. S. Chase and Mrs.
A. D. Chandler.
State Treasurer Dubois desires that
we call the attention Of selectmen to the
fact that Il state tax of twenty cents on
dollar must be raised this year, and that
the new law provides that this sum may
be raised and provided for like the or
binary expenses of the several towns"
Also the selectmen are Informed that the
interest on the U. S. Deposit Money and
on the Huntington Fund will fall due
June first annually, not March first, as
heretofore.
hall on Saturday night, was largely at
tended, and the drama, entitled the Last
Loaf" the dialogues, pieces, music, etc,
so rendered as to be most satisfactory
The parts were well learned, andso many
did well that it would be invidious to
make distinction. The very little people,
won the loudest applause. Mr..
and Mrs. Dickie, Mrs. Young and Mr..
Martin sang several very pretty quartettes,
Mrs. d. d. Bean playing the organ.
The reading of Mrs. Purple at the NJ.
E. church on Monday evening, and her
lecture at the Cong. church Tuesday even
ing, were both excellent and much enjoy
ed by those present. On Tuesday. with
the assistance of Mrs. E. f. Ware, a w.
c.. t. Union was formed, the officers of
which are named in another item. The
Union is worthy of the support of all who
can give time to the work. We hope it
will keep itself clear from politics, wo-
mans suffrage and all side issues, and go
straight and grandly forward in every
line of temperance work.
Barton Landing.
C. II. Colley has taken in fifteen foxes
this fall and winter.
There will be Musical Convention
here Feb. &c, q, and IS. All invited and
a grand entertainment looked for.
Mr.. j. E. Lyon has been quite sick the
hut ic n IittIa
Mrs. Willard Fairbrother is gaining
slowly, and also Mrs. Dane.
Rev. J. E. Farrow Of East Burke viii
give lecture on London" illustrated
with stereoptican views, at the M. f.
church on Wednesday eve, at 80 o'clock.
Admission Is cents; children, 10 cents.
ALBANY.
w. Miller from Philadelphia is here.
The Bashaw Bros. are in Hyde Park,
painting carriages.
w. X. Annis has returned to Plymouth,
N. H.-Dana Mcclure is home from
Wells River.
A number of the friends of Mrs. Della
Honey met at her mothers recently to
pay Mrs. H. parting visit before her re-
turn to Lowell, Mass.
j. c. Anderson in the east part of the
town recently cut his thumb and fiuger
in a saving machine. DR.. Campbell was
called and is trying to save the thumb.
East Albany.
Hiram Hunter and wife have gone to
Hatley, P. O., to visit relatives.
David Hannet has moved his family to
Mill Village, in Craftsbury, and has en-
gagged to work for Schuyler Corey for
the season.
One of our road rolling teams went up
to John Thorp's recently, where the driv
er got off for something, and the horses
ran with the roller, coming back this way
a mile 1t was an interesting exhibition
of what road roller might be led to do.
BrOwnin@LOm
Alex Belyille and two children are
sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tinkham are home from
Burlington.
Ed. Adams has hired out to Mr. Boden
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