Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-11-30

school: Whole number In attendance,
100; average attendance, 1877. The
number in the primary department
was 81; average attendance, 80; in
the intermediate, 80, average 35; in
the grammar, D, average, 20; in the
higher 80, average 20. Whole number
without absent marks, 81; without
tardy marks, no; without any marks,
35.
South Barton.
New ticket case and switch lights.
Orrin Gray has gone to Boston, Mass.
Lila Kimball is home from Glover.
George Duke is sick with lung fever.
Frank Kimban and wife spent the
Sabbath in Fairlee.
The schoolmates of Lettie Folsom
gave her surprise visit last Tuesday
eve and enjoyed pleasant time, leav-
ing her a few tokens of remembrance,
as she is expected to go to Michigan
to live, soon.
Barton Landing.
Mrs. Lewis Ford is on the sick list.
Sawyer & Chaffee are loading pota-
toes, paying 35 cents.
Mr.. Grant of Irasburgh is to move
into the tenement over the tin shop.
DIR. Shattuck and wife of Wells Riv-
er were in town Thanksgiving Day.
Geo. Smith has his buildings COM
pleted and has a very handsome set.
Carl French and James Turnbull
have set out the cigars and are away
on wedding tours.
CD. Drew has been using one of
his patent sugar evaporators to boil in
| cider. 1t works finely.
Rev. G. S. Hubert and wife had
quite a number of their relatives as
guests Thanksgiving day.
At Mr.. Bartlett's auction COWS sold
rather low-ten to twenty dollars.
| Sheep sold well, from four to five dol
lars.
Union Thanksgiving services at NJ.
E. church, Thursday evening, Rev.
Fuller preaching a very interesting
| discourse.
A marriage epidemic is prevailing
in this locality and our village parsons
| are the most sought for men in the
community. See marriage notices.
Will Montieth has moved from Gal
| 1up's mills into his house near DR..
| Wright's.- Lewis Allbee has moved
into one of George Smiths tenements.
Our schools will begin the winter
term Dec. Z, with the same teachers
as in the fall We invite scholars from
| outside the district and guarantee
| success.
H. w. Buchanan has been appoint
ed Deputy Sheriff. Mr.. Parker will
continue as deputy, but does not wish
for all of the business on account of
his health.
The smoke stack to the bobbin fac
fory was raised Wednesday and the
outside is completed. Two of the di-
rectors are away for the purchase OF
machinery and on business for the in
terests of the factory.
Two young men from East Brown
ington stopped at the hotel one day
last week and went away without pay
ing their bills, but they made an ex-
change of harnesses decidedly in theil
favor. When followed and overtaker
by the owner and officers they owned
up, claiming they were drunk. BAG
work and poor excuse, boys.
E. E. Stafford's block is finished OF
the outside and is a handsome build
ing 1t has three stores on the grouno
floor The other two floors will be oc
cupied partly by Mr.. Stafford as a ten
ement and the rest as tenants may de
sire. The village people take grea
deal of pride in this building and fee
to congratulate him on his courage
and energy.
An unknown man of medium size
and supposed to have been about fort.
years of age, a tramp, perhaps, Wh'
; had been seen about the neighbOrhoO'
for some days, committed suicide nea
Alfred Browns on Tuesday last b.
laying his neck on the track as tn
l noon accommodation train from tn
south approached him. The head wa
completely severed from the body an
: was not found for some hours. TIL
remains were carried to Newport. A
vet no one seems to know who tn
man was or where he came from.
The friends of Mr. Lothrop, the pro
! prietor of the Valley House, will Civ
him a ''benefit'' on the night of Dec.
, Mr. Lothrop and family are given
:. a cordial welcome to this village, wit
> the hope and expectation that the
| will maintain the high standard, an
I excellent reputation which this nous
possessed under the ownership an
| management of Mr.. J. III. Brown an
wife. 1t is seldom that communit
is fortunate in having such an excel
, lent hotel as they kept. A long expe
rience of 20 years with the public ha
resulted in knowing their wants, an
it is not much to say-it is hardl
enough-that they were very satisfac
| y
the house was run as a temperate
house, proving that selling liquor
. neither necessary to make hote
= popular or profitable. This house ha
been a manifest help to the morals c
y the place, because of its cleanliness
: and freedom from Objectionable do
Il ings Mr.. Brown secured for his hous
: a reputation through the state, an
!: among the very best classes, for tn
: excellency of his "menu," for orderli
+ ness and restfulness. He has let hi
q farm, which he took in exchange fC
;; the hotel, and will remain in the wi
y lage, giving his time and attention
veterinary work, in which he has ha
!; the same success as in hotel keeping
g His successful treatment of the dis
r eases of animals had brought such de
: mands upon his time that it was a
IL most necessity that induced tn
! CHANCE The cOmmTnitV and the Sill