Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-09-14

Barton.
The painters are dressing over the
Tower block.
Keep the fair matter in mind and
get something ready for it.
L. NJ Hubbard and wife are in Can
ada, visiting Mrs. Hubbard's relatives.
The Odd Girls will meet at the NJ. E.
vestry next Wednesday afternoon.
A good attendance is desired.
The editor has returned from the
Springs and the roily water up that
way will have chance to settle.
The ladies of the Cong. church will
meet with Mrs. Scion Currier next
Wednesday afternoon, Sept. Is.
Remember the water tax which is
due and must be in before Sept. &c.
Pay the same to E. F. button or H. G.
Pierce.
Those interested in the Chautauqua
reading are requested to meet at Mrs.
B. D. Stones next Monday evening,
Sept. 81.
Mrs. ]. B. Freeman has moved her
millinery goods from Mrs. Stones
block to the Tower block, where she
has some very convenient rooms.
Those interested in Sunday School
matters will remember the State S. S.
convention to be held at Newport,
commencing Tuesday evening and
closing Thursday.
Geo. H. Davis and wife go to Boston
this week. Mr.. Davis is stocking
up his store heavily for the fall and
winter trade, and is looking the mar
kets over pretty thoroughly.
Philip Shields, who has for some time
been hard up with an erysipeIas sore
on his hand, is better and expects to
go to Kirby, where he is working as
mechanic on the Gen. Grout farm.
The weather has been pleasant and
very favorable of late for the harvest
ing of crops, most of which are al
ready garnered. The present has been
an excellent year for farmers.
Robt. Walker contributes some fine
specimens of apples grown on his high
meadows in Glover. We judge that
the present season must be good one
for the apple crop in this vicinity.
E. B. Robinson has hung nice sign
over his store door, the work of Mr..
Lidden. Mr.. Wilson, photographer,
has also put up a well painted sign.
These are ''signs'' of thriving business
we presume.
Miss Eta Scott of Lawrence, Mass,
has been in town on visit at her
uncle's, NM. Scotia young lady and
gentleman, relatives of Mr.. Murkland.
from Lowell, Mass, are visiting at
J. W. Murkland's.
Charles HI. Dwinen and family will
make their homes at the Grout farm
near E. ST. Johnsbury for the present.
Mr.. DWineli and Gen. Grout return
ed early last week from Caledonia
Springs, where they spent a week.
w. G. Hawkins presents the NOM
TOR Office with specimen apples from
his large orchard, which would do cred
it to California or any other noted fruit
growing States. Mr.. Hawkins shipped
100 barrels of apples to the markets
recently.
E. B. Bodwell, who was bound ur
by Justice Mossman about a year age
for the alleged burning of the barn OF
w. G. Brown, was indicted for the of
Tense, by the grand jury at the county
court last week. He will be tried at 2
future term of court
The butter market is slowly but
steadily improving as shown By
Boston quotations. Extra creamery
is selling in Boston for from "a to 2:
cts; extra dairy IS to 81. Cheese i.
higher: northern choice 81 to 3D.
eggs 10 to p cts. potatoes are pIent,
and selling at about so cts. bushel.
w. w. Miles, Esq, has been quit.
seriously i'll of late, and was oblige,
to ''put by" to the next term of cour
a large number of state and civilcases
which he hoped to try at the term O
court just ended. He is somewha