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

BaItOn-
Gen. Grout is home and spends, several
days in this place.
The Chautauqua circle meets with Mrs.
j. w. Hall, Tuesday evening.
Remember the important village meet
ing to be held tonight
An Odd Fellows lodge will be organized
here on Thursday evening next.
The long winter ''thaw" continues with
rain, icy roads and dark skies.
Uncle Daniel Owen fell OIL the ice and
cnt very bad cash in his head.
J. w. Murkland has built a new bust
ness office adjoining his machine shop.
Joe GOodhart had a fracas with a livery
team last week, smashed up the sleigh
and stove his nose up so that his face re-
sembled a snow shoe.
Barton Cornet Band will give a Mas
euerade promenade in Opera Hall Friday
evening, Jan. Il. The Barton Landing
Military band will furnish music.
Last week was most agreeable, weather
warm, pleasant and lovely. The ground
is almost entirely bare of snow. Wheel
ing is good, but numbering is waiting.
James w. Hall, who is in the employ
of Wells, Richardson & Co. of Burling-
ton, has been in South Carolina some
weeks He expects to visit Florida soon.
John G. Hall is in falling health and is
on the old farm with his sonin-law, Or
willie Rowell He fell from a horse some
time since, and has not recovered from
the injury.
B. F. Peterson received a telegram
yesterday stating that his son Hawai-,
who resided at Boston, had died of pneu-
monia and that the remains would reach
here to day.
The annual meeting of the SUNDAY
School Association will be held at the
Free Baptist church, West Derby, Jan
IA and Is. Programmes and further an
nouncements soon.
Remember the Regular meeting of G..
W. Quimby Post and corps at O'Clock
Wednesday the Sth, to be followed by
fire in the evening. Meade post and
corps invited.
Mrs +. w. Barron has invented and
patentad a machine for mixing the dough
for biscuit. cakes, etc. 1t is said to be a
very excellent thing for its purpose. We
hope Mrs Barron will sell her invention
for big price.
Levi Jacobs has sold his house to Hen
ry Fairbrother; John a. Smith has sold
his house to Ezra Martin, and HAL Hop
kins bargained his place to James Young
There is sort of water boomlet up that
way.
At the meeting of the directors of the
national bank last week, semi-annua
dividend of 3 per cent was declared, with
800 carried to the surplus. The bank
has loans amounting to nearly 5000, 900
The last year has been a successful one
At the drawing of prizes at Mr.. Doyle's
ball on Tuesday night, Will Chapel OF
Charleston had the ticket number which
drew the horse. There were about sew
enty couples at the ball. Mr.. DOYLE is
said to have furnished an excellent sup
per.
The ladies of the w. c. T. Z. will have
social tea, at their regular meeting
Jan. IA, with Mrs Shaw. All members
are requested to be present, and other:
interested in this work. Business houl
p. M, tea at ., and social hour from
till :.
Remember the County Singing Conven
ton commencing at Newport tomorrow
Mention has already been made of thu
leader, pianist, etc. There viii be flint
promenade Wednesday evening, and
regular concert Friday afternoon, beside.
the evening concerts.
Our subscribers in Craftsbury, Greens
boro, etc, are complaining that the MoN
ITOR does not reach them until Wednes
day and Thursday in the week 1t is no
our fault; we always send them from thi
Office Monday night or Tuesday morning
We will try and have word with mai
route agents.
We learn that the Convention peopl
are looking for large chorus and biz
sing this week. Circulars have been dis
trlbuted far and near, and many of tn