Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-04-21
Barton.

Barton.
Leone Freeman has gone to Barre in
quest of summers job.
The Chautauqua meeting will be held
at P. L. Webster's, Tuesday evening.
NJ. E. Ladies meet at vestry Wednesday
afternoon. Tea at 6 o'clock. All invited.
Special meeting of Orient Chapter, No.
Is, o. E. S., Friday evening, April 25, at
O'Clock.
E. c. Elliott has bought the Frank
Lovewell house near VIM. Collisions and
will move there ere long.
The selectmen will meet at n. M. Scott's
office, Thursday afternoon, April "a, to
settle claims against the town.
The weather for several days has been
cold and dry-too dry for sugar making.
The roads are considerably improved.
The Primary and intermediate depart
ments of the village school will give
free entertainment at school-house hall
Tuesday evening, April %.
Mrs. J. B. Freeman has received a lot
of new spring millinery goods, and will
have city trimmer arrive this week. The
public invited to call. Advertisement
next week.
Uncle Robert S. Orne is in feeble health
and has concluded 10 SELL his shop near
the saw-mill in this village, with large
lot of tools, machinery, furniture, etc.
Auction Saturday, April 26.
Some recent pensions received are by
Morris Goodwin, Summerville; Almon
E. Norris, Albany; Joseph Hooper, Gro
ton; Hamilton Wilson, No. Troy; D. A.
Pike, St. Johnsbury; Geo. H. Tisdale, st.
Johnsbury.
Thanks to several of our generous SUI
gar makers for invitations and sugar eat
en-. We are glad these neighbors are
making sugar enough so that the hordes
who stream out of the village can not eat
them out.
We learn of the death of Mrs. E. D.
Conant of Somerville, Mass. She was
the widow of E. D. Conant, for some
years prominent merchant in Glover.
She was lady of much ability, and was
esteemed highly for her womanly and
Christian virtues.
We notice that the Public Guaranty
which P. A. Johnson, formerly of this
village, is treasurer, has increased its
guaranty fund to $4,000, and has depos-
its of 1925, ZOO. Some in this vicinity
who have funds in the bank will be pleas
ed to note the signs of success in the
bank.
BENJAMIN Mossman and wife reached
home from California, where they have
spent the winter, on Wednesday last, hav.
ing pleasant trip of only six days. They
have been well and enjoyed the winter in
the mild climate of of Southern California
They brought home fine lot of Callfor
MIA oranges to the fine flavor of which
their friends can testify.
Rev. NJ. c. Henderson of st. Johnsbury
has been invited to deliver the Memoria
sermon before the Geo. w. Quimby pos
in this village, Sunday, May 25. Rev. Mr.
Henderson recently preached the funera
sermon of Comrade Willard at So. Bar
ton. aud the comrades were so we'll pleas
ed with the effort that they decided to in
vite him here on the Memorial occasion
The Old Folks Concert, which has beef
under preparation here for some weeks
will be held at Opera Hall on Wednesda,
evening, April Both Great pains will b
taken in the matter of costumes, old tunes
instrumental music, etc, to make it a YER
enjoyable entertainment. Mr.. Cowles
Mr.. Cobb, Dir. and Mrs. Shaw, DIR. Batch
elder and large number Of good mus
clans are engaged in the work.