Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-05-09


Regular meeting of g. A. R. and w.
R. c., Wednesday, May II, at 7;30 p.
m. Please come. Important bust
ness.
n. NJ. Scott is busy these days in
weighing and examining sugar. 1t
turns out that the crop is quite large,
after all.
Our readers will be interested in the
Governors Arbor Day proclama ton.
Let the people devote a day to the
worthy cause.
Mrs. r. A. Barker from Chicago, ILL.,,
is here on visit, to remain during the
summer She is a sister of FL. G. Pierce
and Mrs S. G. Currier.
The weather is favorable for work,
out is cold and dry. The winds from
Alaska, Hudson Bay and "Greenland's
Icy Mountains need no refrigerating.
Our village people will enjoy the
opportunity of hearing really first
class reader in Prof. Wentworth of
Boston, on Tuesday evening. See
flyers.
Mrs Whiting, daughter of Benz.
Mossman, and two of her children ar
rived here from Southern California
last week, taking her parents by sur
prise.
Our advertisers have brushed up
their ads. of late, and they are re-
hearsing matters of interest to all who
wish to buy of to SELL Read and see
what they say.
The MONITOR issue of last week was
short a few copies, land we were oblig-
ed to send some of our subscribers pa
pers with their 'tinsides' imprinted.
We duly apologize.
Mrs. A. @. Jewell has gone to Boston
and Worcester to be gone several
days. She will spend some time in
fashionable dressmaking establish
ment to get some points in her line of
business.
The annual meeting of the Barton
w. @. T. U. will be held in the M. E.
vestry, Tuesday, May 10, at p. m.
1t is hoped that every member will
be present. Others are cordially in
vited to join us.
The Academy and village schools
close on Friday next without an exhi
biton There will be examinations,
and some special exercises Friday af-
ternoon. We hope our village people
will visit the schools Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Have you picked up that stuff about
your house and premises which rem
The village fathers have a lot of work
in their line that would help the looks
of things about the village if attend
ed to early.
Amy, the murderer, was brought
before the court last week, on the al
legged claim that his sentence was ille-
gal and that important new evidence
had been discovered. The court re-
fused a new trial, and the date for his
execution is in May, 1898.
o. H.Mossman has new advertise
ment in this paper, which would have
been much larger if we had space to
give this week. His business in the
grist- mill and feed store has been ex-
eellent since he purchased it. He is
well supplied with seed grain.
Unclaimed letters in Barton post
Office May 4 Geo. II. Annis, j. w.
Buzzell, Peet Dennis, Leon Gingras,
Josiah Kenerson, Mrs. Isaiah Moore,
Mrs. May Osgood, John Preston,
Charles Shonyo, Wilbur Wyman, Viii
lie H. Wyman, William Wyn1an.
The students of Derby Academy pro-
pose to issue a monthly paper during
term time The first number is out,
and appears with the title, academy
Ph9nir. 1t is very creditable num-
Der. Besides an interesting article on
s'Derby Academy" it has much that
Academy. Use some column rules,
boys, the paper will look better.
John w Murkland sends us news
paper clipping, giving an account of
an accident which occurred in Will
Conn, in the Linen Co.'s
mill, where he is putting in spool ma
chinery. An immense fly wheel 1
weighing 70 tons and connected with
the engine, burst and almost COM
pletely demolished the engine house
and did damage to the main building
Fortunately no person was killed.
Mr. w. f. Wentworth of Boston will
give Reading in the M. E. church on
Tuesday evening, May 10, commenc