Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-05-23

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soon.
The Canadian Pacific r. r. Co. an
nounce that they will give round trip
tickets to Minneapolis, Mimi, at the
time of the national convention for
the very low price of $50. Sleeping
car berth rates SD.
Snow fell in many places in New
England on Friday last. In some plac-
es in Vermont not less than four inch
es lay upon the ground. 1t is rare
thing to have SO many cold days with
the wind in the south.
c. w. Comstock has a new ice wag-
on, etc., and is all ready for the ice
campaign of the season. He is a man
who does his work in season and will
doubtless serve his customers with
ttneatness and dispatch"
S. Permission, an experienced gran
tie and marble worker, is to move
here from Beebe Plain and will go into
M. J. Smiths employ. Now, Murdoc,
while the rest are striking here is your
chance to do big years. work.
Will the members of the c. A. r.
and W. r. c., who come into the vii
lage on the forenoon of Memorial day,
to arrange for decorating the graves,
bring their baskets of food to G. A.
r. hall at noon for picnic dinner?
Mrs. F. W. Baldwin, who was con-
graduating herself that the family had
escaped the grip, has had a very dis
agreeable experience with the disease
oflate, but is better. Gertrude Skinner,
who had long and hard run of rheu-
matte fever, is getting out again
Moses Hubbard, who was very hard
sick for long time in the winter, is
able to get out of doors. Glad to see
you out, Mr.. Hubbard.
The trouble with the Granite Manu-
facturers' Association and their en-
ployers continues and nearly all the
granite men are out of employ. The
trouble is both on. account of wages
and the time in the year when con-
tracts between the granite men and
their employers shall be made. Until
the time is fixed for Jan. l. instead of
May L, as the Granite Workers. Union
demands, work will not be resumed
The owners af quarries and manufac-
turing establishments are determined
to have it decided whether they run
their own business, or whether their
laborers run it, 1t is great blow to
business in Barre, Montpelier, etc.
We mention again the matter of
Memorial services, under the auspices
of the Post, which occur on Sunday
and Monday, May 20 80. The Sunday
services will be held this year in the
Methodist church, Rev. Mr.. Lewis
preaching the memorial sermon at
1915 a. m. The Congregational church
and congregation and all citizens cor
daily invited to join in the service.
On Monday the matter of decorating
graves in cemeteries, except in the
village, will be attended to in the
forenoon. In the afternoon the Post,
w. r. Corps, Sons of Veterans, orders,
such as choose to join, the Sunday
schools, citizens, band, ETC., will join
in procession, to be formed in the
school house yard, to proceed under
the order of H. G. Pierce, marshal, to
the cemetery, where the decoration
ceremonies will be performed. The
procession will return to the Opera
Hall, where there will be an address
by Hon. Walter P. Smith of St. Johns
bury, music and other exercises Tt
is hoped that the people will devote
the days to the sacred and patriotic
purposes for which they are set apart.
Barton Landing.
D. w. Hildreth is putting in new
and elegant soda fountain
Mrs. Elmer Lyon is very sick with
congestion of the lungs.
Minnie Tripp is home from Boston.
Mrs. Alden Seavey is home from
Illinois.
Ernest Matthews has finished work
at the depot and intends to go to New
Hampshire.
The Sargent boys of Glover will put
up cedar oil still near Ira Sturte-
wants.
Mrs. Geo. Magoon gives up dress
making on account OF sickness and
goes to Charleston.
Skinner & Brown are putting up
boarding house to accommodate their
help working at the brick kiln.
Herbert Horne broke his arm on
Tuesday last, while playing on the
school grounds. Drs. Wright and
Ranney set the limb and he is doing
as well as possible.