Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-03-03
Barton.

Barton
Mrs Judkins has returned home from
her visit to Mass.
The Chautauqua Circle meets with Mrs.
j. p. Baldwin this (Monday) evening.
The long continued warm weather of
last week nearly spoiled the sleighing.
One of the Busha boys had leg brok-
en- and badly jammed at the ice house one
day last week.
William Kimball, for many years a
section boss on the railroad, died at
Oscar Kimball's recently.
Mr. Martin, principal of the Academy,
was called to Peacham last Tuesday on
account of the death of his mother.
The Aftermath Club hopes to be able to
give 1.-The Dairy Maids Festival Satur-
day evening, March 18th, at Opera House.
Last year we received from w. H. East
man, East Summer, Me-, some of his gar
den seeds which proved excellent. See
his advertisement in this paper.
The annual March meeting is postpon-
gard to the warning, until Tuesday, Mar
Is. Meanwhile the old officers hold over.
Some thirty or forty of our people went
to Newport on Wednesday evening last
to hear the Swedish singers. They rep
resent that the concert was Il very
pleasing one.
j. S. HENDERSON of Barnet, of Jersey
Queen" fame, is the possessor of triplet
steer calves, the photograph of which he
has had taken. He names his pets, Shem.
Ham and Japheth.
There will be a meeting of the Orient
Chapter, Order OF the Eastern Star, No.
ID, on Wednesday evening, March 9TH,
at Masonic Hall, AT O'Clock. A full at
tendance of members desired.
Charles Dwinell has gone to Denver on
a prospecting and visiting tour. Mr..
der way with ]. p. Teller of Glover in re-
gard to the sale of his place, in case he
concludes to go West.
Royal Cheney, formerly of Browning
lOU- DuG uOW Il ICSluSllG VI u. w
ton, n. H., was in the county recently Oh
visit, after an absence of thirteen years
He is a commercial traveller for Boston
firm, and his business takes him to al
parts of the country He is Il brother OF
William Cheney of this town.
The school in district No. 4, taught by
Luella Humphrey, closed last Friday will
an exhibition in the evening. The schol
ars, assisted by the young people, pre-
scented the comedy entitled 1.-The SchoO
Ma'am,'' which was well rendered. L
was highly enjoyed by all those present
and drew full house, Notwithstanding
the bad travelling.
Remember the temperance lecture to bC
given by Rev. Robt. J. Christie at NJ. E
church Tuesday evening. The lecture
will be good, and all our temperance PEG
pie ought to be present. On "Wednesday
and Thursday there will be addresses anC
discussions to which the public Is invited
Rev. Mr. Curl of st Johnsbury preache:
Wednesday evening, Rev. Mr.. Wilder o.
Derby, Thursday evening.
The Agricultural Society will hold I
meeting at American House next Satur
dry, March s, to take action On propo
sition from the Fair Ground COMPANY
relative to the lease of the grounds, anC
to consider other matters. Judge Owen
who was chosen president, asks to be re
leased from the duties of the presidency
and a new president will need be chosen
Let there be full attendance.
BY accident the following was left GU
of the overseer's account in the item
published in the town report. The sam
appeared in aggregate but not in detail
Received of Byron Clement for wood
81; F. A. Belknap, for butter, So. 80
Mrs. Underwood, cash, $40; butter fac
tory, cash for butter, 1881; R.S.Twom
bly,, for sugar, So; John Lyman, for boar
of children, So c. b. Leland, for good
bought of Mrs. Graves, $3.50. OF thi
sum S2IsI should be credited to tn
farm.
We congratulate the st. Johnsbury RI
publican on its success in getting up
tine, commodious and convenient offic
building. The building was starte
late last fail, but has been pushed rapid
on to completion. 1t is one of the prett
est business blocks in this part of th
state. Mr.. Packard was architect, MI