Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-10-12

Barton.
Read Geo. H. Davis big advertise
ment.
Snow fell in several of the Western
states last week.
Miss Cora Ruggles has gone on
pleasure trip to Peaks Island.
This was really the first cold morn
ing of the fall-16 degrees above zero.
Miss Ethel Bickford has gone to
Boston, Mass, to continue her study
in painting.
The Ladies' Society of the Congre-
gationaI church will meet with Mrs.
J. E. Skinner, Wednesday, Oct. IA.
The w. G. T. U. ladies will meet Oct.
13,at p. m, in the Cong. vestry All
members are requested to be present.
We have a few extra copies of the
MONITOR of last week, and shall have
a supply of this weeks issue for such
as wish to get the account of the fan
and the premium list.
MIR. and Mrs. w. w. Miles have
gone to Cape Elizabeth to try the sea
breezes for the restoration OF MIR
Miles health. They take cottage
and will remain some weeks.
The buggy which we mentioned IL
our notes as belonging to E. IL. Peavy
was exhibited by E. H. Perley of Bar
ton Landing. Mr.. Perley shall have
the credit. as it is a fine piece of work
We received last week a box-not
large one-of native strawberries iron
Rev. Mr.Dutton of East Albany, whic
he picked Oct. 6. 1t is remarkabl
fall in Vermont, when the second Gro
of strawberries can be found.
The mill and shop men along tn
river have shut off the water at TN
outlet of the pond and are buslly en-
gagged in putting in fumes and dom
repairs on their dams.
o. v. Joslyn and family, who sper
several days in New York recent.
are home. They report very pleas
ant visit, and are improved in healt
Their daughter Maude is recelviI
much benefit from medical treatmel
and advice from a noted physician
that city.
ID. D. Bean sends us a map OF De-
yer. Col, and a circular relative
the business of Aver, Bean & Randa
investment agents. The compal
are doing a good business in short tlr
loans and in first mortgage inves
ments, and guarantee good lntere
Every mechanic and nearly eve
laboring man in this vicinity is rush
with work, and it is hard to find ne
to do what is contemplated befc
winter sets in. The Manufacture
Co. is laying in stone dam at
old chair factory.-The R. r. Co.
rushing business on their quarries
on the big bridge job, and other p'
ties are doing smaller jobs.
t. B. Piper brings to this offic
stalk of corn grown from western So
that shows what Vermont could dc
the line of big corn if the SUNNI
were drawn out about a month long
The stalk has two perfect ears W
the corn practically ripe. Speak
of Mr.. Piper, we are reminded
we missed seeing his premium ste
at the fair. They were worthy
mention, but we did not see them.
The entertainment by the Kend
and others last Friday evening, vi
very pleasant and enjoyable AFT
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall are natural ST
people. and their long and varied
Derience has perfected their ac
until they are among the very b
The parts assigned to ''local tale
were well performed. Those who
not attend missed a rare trea
pleasure.
The quarrymen vino are getting
stone for the r. r. Co. east of Or.
Lake recently put in big bias
d high shelf of rocks above
works which came near demolis
the Gwhole business" An INN
quantity of rock was broken of
high ledge and came down stri
two derricks and rolling some por
of it down into the lake. HunC
of tons were set loose By the for
the powder.
The MONITOR viii soon publ
Climb list for 1912 and expec
furnish all leading papers and pc
;oals with the MONITOR for us