Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-01-06

ney did honor to E. c. Elliot's carriage
and fancy painting business. 2. L. Web
ster haze an intelligent representative
who showed up and talked about his iol
printing business. Marion CurrIer an
employee in the MONIToP office, showed
not only the pure white and jrt black ol
/ the paper but dcScantcd on lis brilliancy
| She was richly clad in MONITOR attire
! DR.. J. A. Pearson made one the very
/ prettiest displays in the costume of his
representative, Miss Bean. She wore 4
crown richly set with pearls and gold, a
with artificial teeth. Charles Graves had
Il representative in May Hammond who
showed off the harness shop and told how
neatly Charles could slip on a life insur-
ance. Archie McDougall asked Mrs.
Herbert Robinson to relate in rhyme how
handsomely he YIELDS the paint and
paste brush. Mr.. Peterson also had a
representative who we'll told the merits
Of the old painter. Nettie Rand wore
the apron and bore Il set of tools that had
| the marks of the old village carpenter on
them, Edward Barnard. Minnie Coils
ton with Il necklace of onions and brace
lets of potatoes banner of phosphate
and a picture of the White, showed what
H. 0. Whitcher and Fred are doing in
! produce, fertilizer, sewing machines, etc.
ESsie Foster threw a chill over the heat
ed occasion by telling what H. d: Fair
err proposes to do in the line of ice anoth-
er summer. G. H. Dwinell told an ole
aoinous tale about his Jersey cows by a
pretty milk maid, Florence Tower Min
ME Danforth personifed r. S. Twombly
as the village milk peddler, and stated
that Ros. is now using the village water
! to give proper color, and make his milk
hold out. Pearl Albee in pretty attire
| of fire-red startled the audience by the
cry of fire and then told how safe it
would be in the event of confagration to
have one of j. N. Webster's policies,
/ framed in gilt from his shop.
'EEllen" H. Webster, as the papers first
had it, was honored by Mary Blake clad
in national colorS, who led OF in three
hearty cheers given by the girls for the
new postmaster. A. r. Cowles, musical
| instrument dealer, had good send off in
the deXtrous handling of the guitar by
Minnie Brown. Mr.. Clement of Barton
Landing had representative in Miss
Grant who bore Il banner of photo pic
lures and other work from his rooms.
J. H. Rattigan told the story of his bust
ness by Miss Ives, as station agent, eX-
press man etc, by one of the showiest
and prettiest displays made.
Mr.. Teller showed his meat business in
the dress worn by Kittie White-a butch
ers outfit. She had by her side minia-
ture meat cart, we'll filled with hams,
steak, chickens etc. She wore the same
| bland smile that William puts on when
he weighs out his surloin. The profess
sions had very intelligent representa-
tives. Mr.. Baldwin, attorney, had sub
orned Florence Currier and she spent
considerable time in telling the audience
of a fact we'll known to all that lawyers
are honest and charge moderate fees.
! Miss Foss told where Lawyer Miles had
set up his office. the good associates
by which he is surrounded and displayed
some of his law books The doctors
| could not have been better honored than
| by Mary Bickford, Jennie Hyatt and
| Gertie Mossman. Mary was clad i'll that
somewhat faded buffalo coat, the cap and
the tippet, all so we'll known in the coun.
ty round about. Jennie wore DR.. RS
coat and waistcoat, carried the we'll
thing it was to be sick, so one could be
treated by the genial doctor who dispenc
es the small pellets. Gertie wore Il cut
away gents suit, plug hat which she
gracefully touched occasionally, and was
as prim as the doctor himself Tn.
band was honoged by Nellie Case who
wore part of band suit, bore drum
and made a neat speech. The orchestr;
was recognized by Mrs. IL. c. Pierce anC
the school by Bertha Person. As w,
failed to mention it above, II c. Pierc,
represented his business by Ida Miles
Clara Powell and Freddie Pierce They
made one of the finest representations il
the whole display.
The thanks of the society were ex
tended to all participants and the au
dience, by T. w. Baldwin. The ne
proceeds were SIP.
Barton Landing.
There was very pleasant gathering il
the parlor of ID. Buchanan Jr., Jan. LIST
The occasion being the 70 anniversary o
ID. Buchanan ST.. Some of the plcaSan
features of the evening were, recitation
and singing by Master Charlis Buchanan
Ray Burns Buchanan and Van Ness Blu
chanan. Last but not least Il New Year
tree greets the eye laden with present.
amounting to three hundred dollars, on
hundred of which was in cash. Tn
whole of the Buchanan family, togethe
with their connection by marriage wa
present.
ALBANY.
Wild Eldredge is home from Ludlow
also his mother from Westtield, Mass.
There will be donation at the Congre
gational church next Wednesday evening
Jan. s.
Will Courser and David Green hav
dissolved partnership and Courser move
to the old parsonage at the Center.
Henry Mcguire recently cut bad gas
in his leg by cross-cut saw, requiring
several stitches to sew up the wound.
Henry Eldrdge's broken leg is doin
week.-Mrs.. Hiram Hunter is improving
from her typhoid fever-Widow VIII
liams, SO years of age, is recovering fror
typhoid fever.
Mr.. Latham has moved from Charlie
NOrcross farm to his own place.-Be
Norcross has moved from his farm a
E. Albany to the Charles Norcross farr
which he has taken for year.
There was a pleasant gathering o
relatives and friends Dec. 81, at Ira 7
Pierces, the occasion being the MAJ
riaee of his daughter Lila, to Dr. Do,
, Of Sheffield. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. r. Christie of Sheffield. TIL
presents were numerous and COSTLY w