Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-03-23
Barton.

Barton
This is sugaring.
..wait till the clouds roll by" then
talk.
Warren Simpson and wife will work for
Milo owen during sugaring.
The Chautauqua meeting will he held
with Mrs. p L. Webster, this evening.
The annual school meetings under the
new law will be held on Tuesday. Mar.
81.
1t is reported that Charles Clogston
will go to Barre to do teaming this sea
son.
The sun crossed the line on Friday last,
when spring began, according to the al
MANAGES.
Regular meeting of Orient Chapter No.
Is, o. E. S., Friday evening, March p,
at O'Clock.
Don't use rosin soap when you can buy
7bars of Brussels soap (Which contains
no rosin) for 80 cents, at o. d. Owens.
j. w. Brennan was laid up two or three
weeks with the humps, and his wife is
now sick with the disease.
Mabel Taylor, teacher in Montpelier
Seminary has been spending her vacation
with Mrs. Geo. Tower.
See Mrs. FairbroLher's ad., Offering
her store and the business for sale. Here
is a good point for some one.
The promen ide concert, given by the
band boys Oh Friday night was largely
attended and was a pleasant affair, with
generous receipts.
1t is reported that Geo. II. Burnham is
to 20 into the meat market with w. B.
Teller, either to run the market or as
partner. He is an accommodating and
reliable man and will be OF advantage to
the business.
Trade with the merchants and grain
dealers seems to be brisk this spring
The farmers are finding ready sale fol
butter, eggs, calves, etc, at good prices
and they are having little more to eX
change for goods.
FIN. Hunt, the tailor who has been do
ing business in this village for some
months, is in limbo, having been arrested
for taking money out of st. Johnsbur7
Savings bank on a forged name. He will
have a trial tomorrow afternoon.
Read the notice of c. S. Page to on
farmer readers in another column. l
will be seen that Gov. Page is still dom:
business at 1.-the old stand, ''and the farm
ers need have no hesitancy in writing OF
official or private business. He is bot
prompt and courteous.
Samuel Hayes, sort Of semi-tramp
who has been around here considerable
the past winter, went to Barton Landing
recently, where he stole lady's ring. Ii
was arraigned by States Attorney Miles
plead guilty and was fined, amounting i
fine and costs to some Sl2
Good as the Household has always beer
several new features have been added t
it since it was removed to Boston tina
make it much more valuable. Its Easte
number is specially interesting. No on
who RENTS 10 cents on our club list fo
the new Household will feel that the MOI
ey is not wisely spent.
The NJ. E. Ladies' Aid Society will bold
sugar festival and bonnet party at the
rooms i'm the church. Wed. eve, Mar. q
Gentlemen are specially invited to atten
and superintend the millinery department
The ladies are requested to bring
their spring hats and bonnets and hay
them trimmed in the latest style. pri5
awarded TO the best trimmer.
From TIE NORTH PART OF THE TOwe
Fred Twombly sawed 81 "a cords {
wood, running measure, for c. n. Earle
in 3-4 hours The wood was most
rock maple. 1 think he uses a Middll
town machine.-I. A. Sturtevant has pu
chased twenty-four COW Cooley creame
Capt s. d. Tucker has been quite sic
but is improving at the present time.
few OF the citizens met last Fridi
for the formation of a Village Improy
ment Society, bnt the other meetings he
that evening prevented large atten'
auce. The next meeting will be held
MONITOR office on Friday evening of tn
vvesk. and there will be a good atten
.,nce. Let all interested attend. III
object OF the work commends itself
everybody.
Col. Forbes OF St. Adams has had S
samples of maple sugar tested by the p
lariscope, all of cake sugar, which re-
from a little over a to about Sc per cen
The specimen which fell below the
Der cent was poor and contained consi
cradle foreign matter. The test shoy
that il will require clean, dry sugar
meet the requirements of the law viii,