Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-04-20
Barton

Have you visited the village schools?
Guy Aldrich has moved here from Pass
umpsic.
J. .Batchelder has gone to st. Johns
bury to work.
Five persons were baptized by Rev.
Mr.. Lewis yesterday.
Nellie Case invited a large number of
young friends to sugar party last week.
Chautauqua meeting with Mrs. P. l..
Webster, this evening.
The streets and highways were exceed
ingly muddy during last week.
A contribution is raised for the pur-
pose of painting the Cong. parsonage.
Rev. Mr.. Lewis leaves on Wednesday
for the NJ. L. conference which is to be
held at Mortified.
o. ID. Owen is having big trade these
days and has just received another fresh
lot Of Lamoille crackers.
The Ladies' Aid and Odd Girls Socie-
ties are invited to meet with Mrs. j. p.
Baldwin next Thursday afternoon.
+. L. Chandler ran the logs which were
piled near the Niles place on the river to
Barton Landing on Saturday.
Mrs. n. NJ. Jewell and her son Francis
have arrived home from St. Louis, where
they spent the winter, in good health.
DIR. j. A. Pearson, dentist, has been
putting his dental rooms in a neat and
pretty condition by paint, paper, carpets,
etc.
The clubbing season has gone by, but
we will furnish the MONITOR and Boston
Journal for $500 until further notice
The MONITOR and Mirror and Farmer fol
S2.lO.
j. p. Baldwin has stocked up his furni
ture store very heavily and has some ex
cellent bargains in furniture, sets, window
shades, wire beds, carpeting, etc. Cal
on him.
The old ''bee hive" property near the
depot, owned by the X. r. Co., is in sucI
condition as TO be scandal to the village
and disgrace to the company. If it i:
not TO be repaired it ought to be tori
down.
Read the Vermont Farm MACHINERY
Co.'S adj in this paper. These parties
Keep in the front rank in the manufac
ture OF improved implements for the VT
farmer whether in the dairy, the field o
the sugar orchard.
b. +. Peterson presents the office witt
mammoth egg as aspecimen of what hi
hens can do when they try. Mr.. p. make
quite business with hens and says the
pay when cared for. He has spring chick
ems OF good size already.
Mrs. Alfred Jones and her two childre
are home from Nebraska on a visit. Mrs
Jones is the daughter OF John G. Hall
whose burial occurred yesterday. MI
Mexico, where he has a position in
bank
1t looks as though sugaring was ended
We judge from reports that more tina
an average quantity to the tree has bee
made. The sugar crop in this sectio
will net the producers large sum
money. The price has not been fixed
Where is Uncle Isaac?
Butter fully held its own last week
though break in prices was expected
The Boston AdUeTtiSer says: Receipts al
increasing, but the demand is good an
prices are firm: Western extra creamery
% cents; n. Y. and VT. extra creamery
% to % cents; VT. dairy, good to choice
20 to 26 cents. Eggs, 10; potatoes, SI.OS
Our readers will not fail to read til
advertisement of the new Savings Ban
at Newport. This institution starts up III
der favorable auspices and will afford or
portunity to invest money safely, and I
borrow money on good security. tt
officers are OF the company and such as /
guarantee reliability.
We have been inquired of in regard t
plants. friend is growing some vel
good tomatoes which we will have on sa
when the setting out time comes. In r
gard to towering plants, we expect t
send TO James Wick for an order sool
aud Jul Iauy liiChNS ian h"'C Lnc duNd
tage of our discounts if they desire
send for something for themselves.
The entertainment and supper to I
given under the auspices of the Epwori
League, at NJ. f. church, Tuesday eve
ing, April 2Ist, will consist of ''Pir
Tea, vocal and instrumental music, rec
taiions, readings, art gallery, etc. III
supper will be served from 6 to o'cloc
also after entertainment. Admission
entertainment, 10 cents; supper, 25 ct
per couple or 10 cts. for one person. Pr
ceeds To help defray the expenses of Il
League.
We recently spoke of the very excelle