Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-03-31

Barton
The post office will be closed on Fast
Day from 10 a. m. to p. m.
The Chautauqua Circle will meet with
Mrs. E. G. Shaw on Tuesday evening.
Geo. Norton will move from his place
southwest of the village to the Mark
Drew farm on Burton Hill, Irasburgh.
B. F. Tower of Coventry has purchased
the Dwinell post-office block, and will
put it in a good condition for renting,
throughout.
The Ladies' Society of the Cong. church
will meet with Mrs. G. A. Drew, on
Wednesday, April I'd. Ladies are cor
daily invited whether members or not
Oscar Kimball will leave the town farm
and go to work for Charles Smith on the
old Lindon Robinson place. Mr.. Nelson,
overseer, has hired Fred Smith to go on to
the town farm.
March goes out with pleasant but
cold day. The outskirts of the great
storm which did such sad work in the
west, reached here in snow. Now, then
for sugaring.
Roy Roundy who has bought out the
Town grocery invites the public to call
on him and get prices. He will put in a
large stock of groceries at once. Adver-
tisement next week.
The executive committee of the East
arr Of Dno6 and
Trotting Horse Breeders, will meet at
Newport April 9 at 3 O'Clock p. M, to
decide on the location of their coming
fair, etc.
Did you note that wide smile on Charlie
Grows physiognomy last week? He will
have different expression on his face
some cold night next winter, when the
baby drives him out of bed after the
paregoric bottle.
The eX-Thespians from Barton Land
ing will play the ''Virginia Veteran" at
Opera Hall on Thursday evening of this
week. The fact that Capt. Tucker and
c. H. Colley are in the company war
rants the statement that the play will be
SOON" AAOJ ho1O q AulA nOuoCs OCC
bills for full description.
Mrs. John Arkley, whose long and
painful illness has been mentioned in this
paper, died on Tuesday last, and the
funeral was held on Thursday, Rev. Mr..
Worthen officiating. She leaves a hus-
band, two sons and large circle OF
friends and relatives to mourn her loss.
Miss Alfredo Robinson, who has been
an employe in the MONITOR Office at diff
ferent times for several years, was mar
ried at the residence of Geo. H. Blake
on Wednesday last, to Amasa P. Sessions
of Coventry. Quite a large number OF
friends and relatives were present to
witness the nuptial ceremony. The bride
Mr.. and Mrs. Sessions will have the good
wishes of many friends.
One of the most destructive storms and
cyclones that ever crossed the country
started west of the Rocky Mountains
early last week and came across the
country. The greatest damage was done
in Kentucky and Illinois where several
villages were almost destroyed, causing
a great loss of life and property. The
storm struck Louisville, KY, and swept q
swath clean across one side of the city,
tearing down every building, killing and
wounding hundreds of people. The de-
tails of the disaster are not received.
Some weeks ago while the wife anC
daughter of Harry A. Folsom of st
Johnsbury were here visiting at d. p
Gordon's. the little girl four years OF
age, was badly hurt by being struck by
a sled on which a small boy was coast
ing. She complained considerably of tn,
hurt ut the tiine. After going home ther,
was trouble in her side and a physician
was called. He found a serious condi
ton with the prospect OF a large sore
which might break inwardIy, endanger
ing the life OF the child. At present sh'