Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-12-07

Mrs. G. r. Fisk will sell her farm
and other property at auction Tues
day, Dec. 10. See ad.
Barton.
Village schools start to day with a
large attendance.
The Chautauquans meet with Mrs.
J. P. Baldwin, this evening.
Myrtle Scott has returned from her
visit ''down country etc.
Dan Magoon has moved back on to
his farm on the East road.
H.EFoIsom and family of ST. Johns
bury spent the Sabbath in town.
H. F. Pillsbury and family have
moved into the A. G. Jewell house for
the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Turner left for Boston
last week, after having experienced a
touch of Vermont winter.
The Home Missionary Society will
meet with Mrs. H. E. Hopkins on
Tuesday afternoon next.
The Odd Girls are invited to meet
with Mrs. Thaddeus w. Drew next
Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 9.
Come out early and buy your Christ
mas goods. The stores will have I'M
commonly fine displays this year.
Annual meeting of Grout Camp,
Sons of Veterans, Saturday, Dec. u,
at 7:3O pm. B. @. BERRY, Capt.
c. F. Percival is running his furni-
ture factories up to their fullest ca
pacity, with large orders crowding
him.
H. G. Pierce has opened his Christ
mas goods-a great variety-which will
be on sale to-day and until New Years.
Big ad. next time.
The John N. Smith buildings on Park
street were sold to N NJ Scott on
Saturday. Price s76O-a good trade
for Mr.. Scott.
Daniel r. Hunt has returned from
E. Hardwick and will occupy a tene-
ment in the g. III. Blake building, on
High street.
The w. G. T. U. ladies will meet in
the NJ. E. vestry, Tuesday, p. m,
Dec. Sth. All members are requested
to be present.
Thursday was remarkable day in
this remarkable year. TWAS as warm
as the average October weather and
as pleasant as June.
Regular communication of Orleans
Lodge, No. So, of F. and A. NJ, Friday
eve, Dec. 18th, at o'clock. Work on
the E. A. and NJ. NJ. degrees.
The Shepard family, wellknown as
one of the best musical troupes that
travel this way, will give concert in
Opera Hall on Thursday evening next.
Mrs. Aaron Drown had an arm brok-
en- yesterday by being thrown from a
carriage. The horse became frighten-
ed by the cars while on the way to So.
Barton
F. w. Williamson, who has been on
the Cutler farm near West Glover for
some years, has hired to DIR. Skinner,
and will move into one of his houses
in March
Charles Graves had an attack of
paralysis on Saturday, his right side
being affected. The shock was not,
perhaps, what might be called a hard
one, but serious He is somewhat
better.
The friends of Rev. III. A. Spencer,
formerly pastor in this county and
vicinity, will regret to learn that his
son, j. Wesley, young man of great
promise, died at Mortified, VT, re-
Gently. He was principal of the Acad-
envy there and died after a brief i'll
ness. His father breaches at Law
renee, Mass.
Quarterly meeting services were
held at M. E. church yesterday, Rev
Donaldson being present. A series
of revival meetings will be held by this
church, commencing next Thursday
evening On Sunday, Rev. Mr.. Rey-
nolds, evangelist, will preach at the
usual hour; he will remain here dur
ing the week, holding meetings every
evening.
Unclaimed letters in Barton post
office Dec. 2: Jos Anair, 2, George
Belaire, j. E. Boyce, Pierre Boucher
Mrs. E. w. Barton, Geo. T. Brown
Noise Boivert, Mrs. E. S. Chandler
Leonard Drew, Horace Emerson, S. B
Felch, Chester Flanders, 8, Mrs. Melis
sa Jeales, Simpson McIntire, Frank
Rivit, Sanford Sherwood, Miss Effie
Seavey, Joseph Raymond, 2, MRS. Wei
tina Vedder, 2.
At the annual meeting of the G. A
r. Post the following officers were
chosen: Commander, J. G. Page; S
V. c., F. A. Belknap; j. V. c., VIM
Drumming; chaplain, B. F. Emerson
Q. NJ, o. V. Joslyn; Surg, Geo. FL
Blake; o. D., A. d. Folsom; o. G.. o
S. Hunt; Sent, Aaron Drown; colo
bearer, j. L. Downing; d. NJ, Geo. ID
Bickford; delegate, j. G. Gray; alter
nate, Geo. H. Blake
From pleasant letter from J. w
Hall we learn that his family is pleas
antly situated in Baltimore, Md, ant
in excellent health. The three bow,
are all in good schools, Pliny attend
ing school in technology, where h,
has opportunity to get the best in
struction in scientific and practica
matters. Mr.. Hall has lately visit
ed the old battlefields of MARYLAND
and Pennsylvania where he marched
in 1868. The MONITOR readers wouIc
much enjoy letter from him, givinl