Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-25


suffer for proper care.
Pliny L. Webster has bargained for
the Elsie Wood house in this village
and will move into it as soon as it is
put in repair This is place that with
suitable repairs will make Mr.. Web
ster's people a very convenient and
/ pleasant home.
McDougall and Elliott have done a
very fine job of painting and paper
hanging for HI. A. Glazier in his house,
which is nearly ready to be occupied.
The village water is being put into
the building and everything is being
made pleasant and handy.
The large barn of William @. Brown
was raised on Wednesday without ac-
cident, except to one man, who was
/ quite severely hurt by the falling of a
timber. The barn is built on the old
site, of the same size as the one re-
Gently burned, except that it is sever
al feet higher posted.
The Gilmans are doing a thorough
! job of papering and painting on the
upper rooms of the Bank block. The
Wilson photograph rooms are put in
| the very best of order and Mr.. Wilson
is much pleased with them; the hall
ways, the circuit office, ETC., are being
put in good order. The old block will
wake up some morning and not know
| itself.
The Sunday G. A. R. memorial SER
vices were held in Cong. church yes
! terday, Rev. D. A. Mclean, assisted
by Rev. Mr.. Lewis, officiating. The
attendance of citizens, G. A. r. men,
Sons of Veterans, w. r. Corps and
| Odd Fellows was large. All the ser
vices were worthy of the day. The
sermon was timely and eloquent. The
! house was beautifully adorned with
/ flowers and plants, for which the Post
1 extend thanks to those ladies and 9th
ers who so generously assisted in the
work.
Memorial Day services, as reported
heretofore, will be held here on Satur-
| day next. The Post and w. R. c., as
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i So. Barton at $50, where there will be
! decoration exercises, music and a
brief address. A procession, I'll. c..
Pierce, marshal, will be formed at
1915 p. M, sharp, which will proceed
to the cemetery, where the decoration
ceremony will be performed with suit
able music. The following will be the
order of march: The band, the G. A.
r. Post, Sons of Veterans, Sunday
Schools and children, Odd Fellows (if
presently, citizens on foot, citizens in
carriages. Returning, the procession
will proceed to Opera Hall, where the
Grafton will be delivered by Col. E.
Henry Powell of Richford. 1t is hoped
that all our citizens will participate in
the exercises Of the day, and will do
as much as possible in the line of dec
Grafton with plants, flowers and flags.
Let the display of bunting, and OF
plants and flowers in the hall be large
Everybody is invited to assist in the
matter, the w. r. G. having charge OF
the same. The address will be of much
interest and will deserve a large hear
ing. After the close of the exercises
in the hall, the power and operation
of the village water works will be
shown by the hose companies.
Albany.
Horace Way goes to Olcutt's Falls to
work as millwright at 500 month.
Fred Richardson, his wife and boy
are all down with the measles.
The Chatterboxes present a drama
Saturday evening next. 1t is an ex-
cellent play. RowelPs orchestra fur
nish music.
Carroll Andrews was struck by le-
yer at the tub factory recently an6
had his under jaw broken and two
teeth knocked out.
Flint Post, No. Is, will hold Decora-
ton Day services at the West village
There will be the usual exercises. A
basket dinner at Maple Hall at noon
Marching at 10. a. m.
East Albany.
The household furniture and remain
der of the store goods belonging tC
the estate of the late B. n. Moore viii
be sold at auction on the premises or
Friday afternoon and evening next
a rare chance to get goods cheap.
South Albany.
0. J. Cass is selling his steam cooker
Rev. Mr.. Putnam arrived two weeks
ago.
L. M. Scott is doing carpenter work
at Barton.
John Anderson's family have beer
severely sick with measles.
Miss Nellie Greenwood and Miss
Myra Douglas visited at Elmer Doug
las last week.
The parsonage has recently beer
painted and papered. Many others
have improved their houses in like
manner.
Rev. Miles Fiske lectured here May
II, both morning and evening on the
missionary in heather lands. He ex
hibited many idols, apraying machine
! etc.
Freeman Jerome visits his brother
in Hardwick.-Mrs. J. G. Page of Bar
/ ton IS visiting her children here-Sel
: den Cass is home from Craftsbury
Academy.
Bloomington.
w. H. Burrows is making some i'm
provements on his house, Ed Dudley
, doing the-work. :
, John Maxwell has moved his shol
, and will finish the lower story int
rooms, occupying the whole as
dwelling house.
? Mrs. E. M. Buchanan has gone t,
l visit friends in Lowell and Boston AM
: intends to go from there to Pa, to Wis
l it her uncle, Charles Smith.
A. browns horse ran away a few
evenings since smashing the wagon
Mr.. Drown was thrown out and con
siderably bruised but no bones broken