Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-07-21

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rates, and to those too poor to purchase,
gratis The friends of the Bible cause
need not fear to furnish contributions or
gratuitous entertainment to the canvass
ers. All help gladly received.
Everybody should attend the Grand
Concerts at Opera Hall, Wednesday af-
ternoon and evening, at and o'clock.
These entertainments will close the sing
ing school, The chorus numbers about
forty voices, and have every selection re-
hearsed. No pains or expense will be
spared to make this rare treat to all low
ers of music. Choruses, quartettes, trios,
duets, vocal, piano, cornet, mandolin and
guitar solos will be rendered. Admission
20 cents. Tickets at post-office See
small bills and programs.
w. w. Warren of San Leandro, CAL,
who is East after several years residence
in CAL, made the MONITOR office pleas
ant visit last week. Mr.. Warren is suf-
fering from some injuries and infirmities
which Vermont climate are helping
considerably He owns a small fruit farm
near San Francisco Bay which proves
a profitable investment. DR.. III. C.Allen,
recently from California, also paid us
visit. He is not particularly pleased with
California. Thinks it good place for
rich men, but a poor place for young men
to get start in the world.
Teachers will remember the "Summer
School, which convenes at Barton Land
ing to-day to continue three weeks. The
opportunity afforded teachers is a very
pleasant and valuable one and no live and
progressive teacher can afford to lose it.
Supervisor Stone is putting great deal
of labor into the preparations for the ex-
cellent success of the school. The OPP
portunities offered for acquaintance, for
instruction in teaching and for general
knowledge will be great. Citizens of
this town and vicinity will do well to at
tend the lectures and other public eXercis-
es. 1t is expected that State Supt. Palmer
will speak tonight, Pres. G. A. Gates of
Iowa College, Wednesday evening, and
Hon. L. Fl. Thompson on Thursday even
ing.
The Third Vermont Regiment Reunion
Association will hold it's Fifth Annual
Meeting at Newport, Aug. Dist. Annual
address by Col. S. E. Pingree. Music
by Barton Landing Military Band. There
will be basket picnic in the afternoon
at the Mountain House, Owls Head, P.
Q. The beautiful steamer, s'Lady Of the
Lake" will leave Newport at L O'Clock
p. m. sharp. Fare to Mountain House
and back % cents. Reduced rates of
fare by the Boston & Maine R. r. from
White River Junction. Business meeting
| at G. A. r. Hall, Newport, at some hour
in the day. 1t is hoped that as many of
the comrades as possible will be present
with their families. Let this be cred
Letter Day. for the survivors of the old
Third Vermont. Officers elected Oct. LIST,
| 1899: Capt. A. E. Pierce, president;
| Capt. Horace French, vice president;
Col. S. E. Pingree, Sec. and Treas. eX-
ecutive committee, Daniel Skinner, Lo-
renzo Miles, B. J. Austin.
Barton Landing.
| Last week Ernest Carpenter maze his
first trip from Newport to Springfield as
mail agent.
| F. S. Nye has gone to work for the R.
R. Co. and Fred Waterman takes his
| place in the mill
| Report says Chandler & French intend
to put a steam engine into their mill,
in the sounding board department.
Dea. Clement, whose sickness has been
mentioned, died last Monday afternoon
G. w. Parker is at home, very sick.-C.
with measles.-L. N. Chandler continues
to fail and is out of his head much of the
time. N. G. Dane takes care of him
nights.
Herbert S. Eaton, son of Mrs. Il. D.
Goodnough, and Will Brigham, son of
Rev. S. S. Brigham. who are running a
clothing store in Westfeld, Mass, report
since April l, 1890, sales amounting to
$4,000. They are young men we'll known
in this county, and we are pleased to note
their success in business.
Mrs. Baldwin from Boston is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Ford.-Miss Ma
ry Skinner has returned from her years
visit to Kansas, with health much i'm
proved. Her aunt, Mrs. Abbott, came
with her and will remain several weeks.
Ed. Allen who has been in California
the last few years has returned, and is
going to work for Chandler & French.
B. S. Gallup, who has returned from
the Abenakis Springs in Canada, is much
pleased with the place, the water and the
hotel. He says: 81 spent twelve days
there and can speak very highly in praise
of the mineral water and the baths for
rheumatism, as was myself wonderfully
helped, and saw many others that claim
ed to have received much benefit. The
proprietors, Messrs. Kimpton & Leith,
are very pleasant and are keeping clean,
neat, and for the price, first-class house
in every respect. The house is worthy of
patronage and their mineral springs are
said by many to be equal, if not superior,
to any of the other Canadian springs.
Try them. B. S. GALLUP.
South Barton.
B. G. Berry will buy raspberries during
the berry season.
Rev. John Forrest was recently thrown
from a moving machine and quite badly
hurt.
Frank Kimball, railroad section boss.
expects to move to West Burke to work
on the road there.
|
Dana Folsom, son of A. D. Folsom
has been home on a short visit from
Lawrence, Mass. He is a very steady
and worthy young man.
There was gathering at A. R. Thomp
sons last Thursday afternoo in honor
of Mr.. Thompson's ninetieth birthday
The old gentleman is as smart as crick
ct and retains his faculties well. Hi
eyesight is nearly gone, but otherwise
he is very well. We are glad his friends
and neighbors Joined in making the day
happy one for Mr.. Thompson. May h
live till his hundredth year.
ALBANY.
J. w. Norris occupied the desk at M
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