Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-02-16
Barton.

Chautauqua meeting with Mrs. J. P.
Baldwin, this evening.
Charles Clogston, who has been serious
" i'll, is somewhat better.
Thanks to Willie J. Ufford of Spokane
Falls for interesting Western papers, etc.
The Ladies' Society of the Cong. church
will meet with Mrs. E. C. Martin on We'd
nesday, the 18th inst.
The academy and village schools open
again on Monday next. 1t is hoped that
the measles will have gone the rounds be-
fore that time.
The measles are doing a very thorough
job in this vicinity. There is no more
sickness otherwise than is usual in the
winter season.
Mrs. Alonzo Clark slipped on the ice in
front of the Opera block on Friday and
was very seriously hurt She was taken
up in an unconscious state. A severe in
jury of the spine is feared.
The violent wind and snow storm of
the early part of the week blocked the
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during the winter. Several trains on the
railroad were delayed for day or two.
John Heating of this village recently
received an internal injury while loading
logs that caused peritonitis and came
near costing him his life. He has been
very i'll for several days, but is apparent
ly better at this writing.
Inquiry is frequently made for that
''court railroad train that was to run
from Barton to Newport court time. The
only trains that give one a full day for
business. leave here at 3.19 a. M, and
leave Newport at about IL p. m. These
are rather unpleasant hours.
News is received of the death of De-
zany Gould, a former resident of this
town, which recently occurred in Nilsson
ri. He worked in this village some 80
years ago, afterwards moved to Burke,
and drifted thence to the West. He was
a member of Co. E, 18th VT. Vols. He
was relative of the Graves and Gould
families of this town.
T. c. Kimball of New York was here
Sunday and returned home Monday. He
came on to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Barnard, who was an aunt-sister of his
father. Barton people are always pleased
to see Mr.. Kimball. They regret, however,
that his recent visits to his old home have
been saddened by the death of friends
and relatives, whom he has come to bury.
Several members of the Odd Fellows
lodge of this place, and delegations from
most OF the lodges in this section, visited
Hyde Park on Friday, on the occasion of
the dedication Of new hall by the lodge
of that place. A large number of mem
bers from the prominent lodges of the
state were present. Among new mem
beas installed at the time was Gov. Page.
J. W. Murkland is getting out on or
ders quite large number of sugar arches
for the spring sugaring. The Murkland
arch embodies as many good qualities as
anything that is made for boiling sap, land
those buying it have no risks to run. Mr..
Murkland always guarantees satisfaction.
Durability, rapid boiling and cost consid.
apparatus sold in this state.
In the high school, the pupils having
no marks in the register were Carol
Webster. Clarence Webster, Eugene Bry.
ant. Harlie Humphrey, Julia Owen anC
Oscar Cook. The 6rst twelve in genera
average of department aud scholarship
were Oscar Cook, Ida Miles, Julia Owen
Arthur Virgins, Gertie Mossman, MARY
Blake, Nettie Rand, Florence Currief
Florence Tower, Mabel Nelson, Abbi'
May and Clarence Webster.
Some of the boys who are numbering
for o. A. White think they will not tr,
again at drawing big loads of logs t.
beat Flave LaPete, or any one else, unit
they get their record up above 1000 feet