Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-04-27

prices; there is gradual creeping up
in the price of cattle and the spring
/ opens with promises of a prosperous
season for farm products.
! The executive committee of the v.
is. would invite all the citizens of
the village to join with them on Friday
next, Arbor Day, in doing work about
the village in the line of setting out
trees, clearing up the streets, etc.
Meanwhile they would ask the general
committee and all others to do all
they can previous to that time toward
picking up and burning up rubbish,
removing ashes and other dirt and de-
bris. Let there be a general turn out
on that day. We hope there will be
large number of trees set out.
William Drown, who married Han
nah Owen, sister of Joseph Owen of
this place, for his second wife, died in
Wisconsin recently of apopleXy. Mr..
Drown was born and reared in Shelf
field. He early learned the carpenters
trade in this village, but soon went
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ness in Colebrook, N. H., Sheffield and
Sutton. Sometime in the fifties he be-
gan work for the Fairbankses as agent
for the sale of their scales, first in N.
Y. state and later in the West. He
proved very reliable and successful
agent and was much esteemed for his
integrity and business qualities. Later
he went into business again for him
self and is said to have acquired a
handsome fortune. He leaves a wife,
and one daughter, Mrs. James j. Dick
of Beaver Dam, Mis-, to mourn his
loss.
Barton Landing.
G.. O. Grimes is building a new barn.
G. B. Leland has been quite sick for
the past two weeks.
H. G. Dudley made 5000 pounds of
sugar from 900 trees.
Considerable repairing is being done
in different parts of the town.
The school-house flag will be raised
May 10 with appropriate exercises.
1. A. Sturtevant killed a hog few
days ago that dressed 7741s pounds.
The band gives an open air concert
May 1st, if the weather is favorable.
At the school meeting it was voted
to put in a furnace to heat the school
building.
The Christian Endeavor Society will
give reception in Cong. vestry next
Friday eve, at 1870 O'Clock Every
body invited.
w. G. Twombly and his sister, Mrs.
S. Dodge, attended conference. 1t is
expected that Rev. G. S. Hubert will
be returned to this charge, where he
will receive a hearty welcome.
South Barton.
A new boy at Fred Craig's.
Andrew Folsom goes to Lawrence,
| Mass, to work.
PHI Duke and B. G. Berry are re-
pairing and painting their buildings.
A telegraph office is being put up on
the Summit in Sutton. A thing great
ly needed.
School commences to-day, Minnie
Danforth teacher Fred Wheeler is
teaching in Sheffield.
William Gould, an aged and respect
ed citizen, whose illness has been men
toned in these columns, died last ev-
ening. The funeral will be held to-
morrow (Tuesday) at 1 O'Clock p. m.
Albany.
Edith Frasier teaches the spring
term of the village school.
John Crowley has received a pen
| sion of S12 a month and $500 arrearag
eS.
Geo. j. Kelley is working in his
blacksmith shop again and solicits
share of the patronage of the town.
Mamie Hayden, who has been SO
sick, is slowly improving, and May
Hayden is now sick with typhoid fe-
yer.
South Albany.
George Spalding takes in butter ev-
cry Friday at A D. Patterson's store
building.
Jerry Reynolds is engaged to teach
the summer term of school in this dis
trict.
Truman Jerome was recently seri-
ously injured in the head while work
| ing in a mill at Mortified.
J. M. Patterson has a curiosity in an
egg within an egg. A regular egg of
ordinary size is covered with the white
of another, the measure of which is
by 8 inches.
East Albany.
The Peters families have moved
from the Milo Stiles farm to the Uriah
Dingman place.
John Tinker and Bertha Mcclure
were recently married. They will
make Danville their home for the
present.
| VIM. Chamberlin has returned from
N. III. and reports his sons wife, Mrs.
Mortimer Chamberlin, a little better.
Mortimer is recovering from the burns
he received a few months ago.
BrOWningtOn.
The repairs on the church are pro-
crossing well.
Mrs. Mary Colley is visiting her
friends in Canada.
Hiram Berry was in town last week
to visit his father, who is very sick.
Mr.. Chapman is repairing his barn
with shingles and new coat of paint.
Mrs Elisha Griswold has been quite
i'll the past few days with a lung diff
Guilty.
George Going returns to Dalton, n
H. Mrs. Going will spend the summer
at Dea. D. T. buttons.
The new conner at Stanley Marsh's
last week was girl. Mr.. Marsh works
for Dr. Gilman this season.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs
Albert Wells next Thursday Afternoon
and evening All cordially invited.