Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-05-04
Barton.

Barton.
Bill Brown has a gang of help franz
ing his new barn.
The Chautauqua meeting will be
held with Mrs. Henry Cutler, this ev-
ening.
Mrs. p. l.. Webster invites the Odd
Girls to meet with her next Friday af-
ternoon, May Sth
The Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ. E.
church will meet with Mrs E. H. Web
ster, Wednesday afternoon, May 9th.
All invited.
Mrs. B. NJ. R. Neslon has gone to
lady, is dangerously i'll and probably
in her last sickness.
Geo. Katen, who recently purchased
the Cobb tenement house, will put it
in better state of repairs and will
use it for tenement purposes.
Mr.. Owen, who keeps his business
and his advertising lively all the full
year round, has an interesting adver-
tisement this week. Read!
Mrs. DR.. Perry is gradually falling
Two sisters, brother and niece are
here caring for her.-Mrs. Ira Wyman
is quite i'll from the effects of slow
fever.
The people of the church and village
viii be pleased that ''the powers that
be" have ordered that Rev. Mr. Lewis
of the NJ. E. church remains here for
the present year.
The butter market still keeps up,
creamery ranging from 25 to % cents;
VT. dairy from 20 to &c cents; eggs Is
cents; potatoes scarce at Sis to
S1.2O per bushel.
Unclaimed letters in Barton post
office May 1, 1891, as follows: Bling
ham Bement, ALE Signore Copimo, G.
W. Day, Mrs. Victoria Lathe, Mrs.
John B. Lumsden, @. w. Thatcher,
Mons. Pierre Walters.
The effort already made on the part
of large share of our village people,
shows their Willingness to cooperate
with the V. I. S. in the general ''spring
cleaning" and improvements. The
spirit is commendable and will be
more so if it shall continue through the
full year.
The three lower departments of the
village school close on Friday next
with examinations on Thursday and
Friday; the higher department on
Tuesday of next week with examina-
tions on Monday and Tuesday, and
graduating exercises on Tuesday ev-
ening.
At the village meeting, called for the
purpose of raising money to defray
the expenses of the village, a gener-
Gus sum was voted. The small debts
hanging back viii be met, and it is
hoped considerable in the line of per
manent improvement will be accom-
plished during the season.
With the large new general store
now being started by Geo H. Davis,
and the other stores of good repute
and large patronage in this village, the
people of this and outside vicinities
will find this an excellent town in
which to sell their produce or to pur-
chase goods. Come and see!
The r. R. Co. are using twenty or
more hands in quarrying and trans
porting stone from the quarries east
of Bell Water Pond and the prospects
are that they will get out a great guam
tity of stone this season. We suppose
they will commence work on the high
bridge very soon.
The MONITOR is in the habit of Civ
ing large number of notices for re-
ligious and benevolent societies, etc..
gratis, and we are glad to do this when
we have space; but at present ou1
advertising is crowding us and we
shall be obliged to omit some things
of minor Importance. Give us little
rest.
Z. B. Robinson has bought out Mr.
Roundy's grocery business in the
store on the corner of the Page block
and proposes to keep a first-cIas,
stock of goods in his line and will try
to command part of the trade done
in this village He is cleaning up tn,
store and putting things in good or
der.