Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-08-25

Barton
The campers from east of the lake are
getting home.
Ed. B. Robinson is home fIom Rhode
Island.
The orchestra will have promenade
Friday evening of this week.
The Boston excursionists are home
and report very pleasant trip.
The cold rain on Saturday reminds US
that The cattle fair seasons approaching.
Mrs. Cowles, mother of Mrs. Chandler
Whitney, is very ill-perhaps at the point
of death.
Regular Com. of Orleans Lodge, No.
80, F. and A. NJ, Friday evening, Aug.
30. Work.
Mrs Nettie (Sartle) Clark and her hus-
band, from Peoria, ILL.,, are visiting at H.
C. Pierce's.
Will e c. Uford, who went West some
weeks ago, has a position in national
bank in Spokane Falls at good salary.
Rev. A. B. Blake and family have re
turned from their Western trip, latter stop
ping some weeks at Chautauqua, N. Y.
Nellie Wright goes West with Sarah
Mason and will spend some time with
friends, entering a school later as teach
er, probably.
The Odd Girls will serve ice cream
cake, coffee, etc., at NJ. E. vestry rooms
next Friday, from to 9 p. m. All are in,
vited to come and enjoy a social time.
The democratic voters OF Barton are
requested to meet at schoOl-house hall
Aug. 80, at 80 p. m, to nominate &
town representative.
Per order tOagn Com.
There is a gradual creeping up in the
price of butter in the market. Best cream
cry is selling at nearly % cents at present
and other grades are feeling the rise il
prices.
See that your names are on the check
list, and get out to Freeman's meeting
The liability of there being three or more
candidates for representative will make
the meeting interesting.
Rev. A. D. Fairbanks formerly of this
county and vicinity, will give lecture al
the NJ. E. church vestry, on Wednesday
evening next, called The Far West
Twelve years in church work in the From
tier.
Capt. Robert S. Orne, having sold out
his property here, will go to New York
city to reside with his daughters
For some months he has been in feeble
health and goes where he can have the
care of friends.
The great Sherbrooke exhibition anC
fair will be held next week, opening OF
Monday. The Passumpsic r. r. gives
very low-priced round tickets. The fare
from Barton is 50; Newport, SLIGO; w
Burke, 1920.
Regular meeting of the w. R. c. Wed
nesday evening, Aug. 81, at O'Clock, af
ter which cake and coffee will be served
The Post, Sons of Veterans and families
are invited to partake.
Per order of Com.
Our esteemed subscriber, Guar Rowel
of Los Angeles, CAL, now about sc year:
of age, renews his subscription for the
MONITOR, saying that he is well and en-
joys California very much. He is there
with his son, NJ. S. Rowell.
Rev. Mr.. Lewis and several Others at
tended the campmeeting at LyndonvilIe
morning. The rain of Saturday was dis
advantageous to the meeting, but it ha:
been a pleasant and profitable one, al
things considered
Mrs. Townsend, who has been canvass
inf the town in the interests of the VT
Bible Society says that she finds the mum
Der of church going people larger than IL
the average OF towns; the families of tht
towns we'll supplied with bibles and very
little poverty and restitution among The
people prevails.
Mrs. Elsie Wood and her daughter Ger
tie will go TO Minneapolis, Mimi, will
Miss Sarah Mason, when she returns t,
resume her labOrs as teacher in that city
Gertie will spend some years in school
The many friends of Mrs. Wood anl
daughter will regret their removal from
this place
Elmer Webster goes TO Montpelier to
day To enter course of study at the Sem
mary AZ that place.-Rev. A. b. Blake ex
poets to place his SON John in that insti
tution.-Gertrude Skinner, daughter O
j. Z. Skinner of this village, commence
o three years course Of study at tbs ST
j ohnsbury school tomorrow. -Charli