Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-09-21
Barton.

Barton.
The village schools are starting up
very pleasantly this fall.
o. V. Joslyn and family started for
New York this morning.
Mr.. Peterson and a gang of help are
painting the Page block-a big job.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet at
NJ. E. vestry next Wednesday after
noon.
Cd. Owen made a trip to Boston
last week for the purchase of big
stock of goods.
Regular communication of Orient
Chapter, No. 10, o. E. s., Friday eve,
Sept. 18th. at o'clock.
Horace Pierce is making thorough
repairs on the Varney tenement house,
which he recently purchased.
Daniel Blanchard, who some time
ago purchased the Fairbrother store
has been repairing it of late.
Nelson Lyman has been shingling
and repairing his house.-The schoo
house in Dist. No. 4has been repaired
Butter in the city markets is a little
higher in price, with a fair prospec
of more than holding its own during
the fall
7. w. Drew and wife were visiting
in Hardwick and Woodbury. last week
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Owen are in Barre
on a visit.
The Manufacturing Co. are making
preparations to put in good stone
dam in place of the old structure a
the chair factory mill.
Mrs Parsons has had another Sc
we're attack of rheumatism.-Haz
youngest child of DIR. Prime, was dan
gerously sick last week, but is a lttl
better it is hoped.
The West Glover Dramatic Club vii
play the yankee Detective" at Ope
IA Hall, next Friday evening. The.
have given this play at different town
in the county, and render it we'll
The annual rental of pews at tn
Cong. church will be held in the au
dience room on Wednesday of thi
week, at O'Clock p. m. Everyon
desiring a pew or a sitting shoul
make an effort to be present.
Miss Kitty White has hired tn
rooms in the Owen block, lately oc
cupied by n. M. Scott, and will d
dressmaking. Mr.. Scott removes hi
Office to Thea Mrs. Stone store, on tn
opposite side of the street.
Members of the hose company, Del
uge, No. 1, are requested to meet q
the engine house hall Wednesday ev
ening, Sept. %, at o'clock, for tn
transaction of any proper business.
j. B. CASSIDY, Sec.
o. DIVER, Treas.
If there are any parties about tn
country who propose to come to tn
county fair TO run gambling wheel
beer and liquor stands, or other thing
unlawful, they must be prepared t
pay such forfeits as the law demand
The fair will not be run for their cor
Venience.
The ice house near the railroa
water tank was pretty effectuall
blown down by the wind on Frida,
\ part of the building fell on one
Mr. Fairbrother's ice houses an
smashed that in. The railroad Wa
blockaded by the debris from til
wreck.
The present has been very profit
year for farm and garden crops
our farmer friends will give us som
of the results of their farming opera
tons, with or without the names, {
may be desired, we will publish then
Give us the information in your ow
words, and we will fix it for the col
type.
Remember the fair at Lyndonvill
on Tuesday and Wednesday of tn
week. The fair will be an excelle1
one, and the exhibition of cattle wi
be extraordinary. The cattle, sheep an
horses in the northen section of Gale
donna county are among the very be-
in the state. Other departments
the fair VIII be good
The merchants in this part of ii
county are agitating the question
closing their stores certain evening
in the week, during the coming wintt
season. They propose to clio:
on Tuesday and Friday ever
ings. This viii be a good thir
for the rest ana convenience
the merchants, but what will the loa
ers do?
The fire at Barton Landing teach
liable to occur at too frequent int