Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-03-07

Baldwin furniture store, where he and
his son Ransom will keep house and a
boarding house. Mr.. Percival and his
son and several of his men will board
there.
O. FL. Mossman has hired G.. A. Par
ker of Glover as miller at the grist-
mill and will attend to delivery and
business matters himself. Mr.. Par
ker is a popular and experienced
miller and will do excellent work.
Baxter & Grow have bought the G.
S. Leonard tub machinery and will
put it into their mill, and Edgar
Welch will rent the room and ma
chinery and manufacture butter tubs,
etc. A good point for the business.
We learn that Rev. G. B. Moody of
Usage, Iowa, former pastor here, has
received an unanimous call from the
Pilgrim Cong. church, Minneapolis,
Mimi. to become pastor Of that i'm
portant church The call is a fine
compliment to Mr.. Moody and we
imagine that he will accept it. His
career of usefulness will be largely
increased in the great and growing
city of Minneapolis.
The entertainment to be given
Wednesday eve of this week by Sun
beam Rebekah Lodge, assisted by
Crescent Lodge of Odd Fellows, prom
Uses to be grand success. There is
to be a concert by Crystal Lake Or
chestra; piano solo, Mr.. Dennie;
piano duet, Mrs. Prime and Mr..
Young; violin solos, Mr.. Ned Young;
piano duet, Miss Ruggles and Mr..
Dennie; reading, Miss Ruggles; songs
with banjo accompaniment by Prindle
sisters of Glover. Grand march in
which the Lodges will appear in re-
gala to be followed by a grand sup
per, after which all can enjoy them
selves in the promenade.
PER ORDER COMMITTEE.
The annual March meeting this year
was rather a tedious affair on ac-
count of long discussions and repeat
ed balloting. There was long and,
perhaps, unnecessary talk on the
matter of the liquor agency, resulting
in the appointment Of committee Of
investigation. The matter of exempt
ing the bobbin factory, the proposed
shoe factory at the Landing and the
G.. F. Percival manufacturing Co.
of this village from taxation for the
term of five years, provoked quite a
lengthy discussion, but the vote stood
81 to 40 in favor of exemption. 1t was
voted to raise state tax of cents
on dollar Of the list, town tax of
so, highway tax of same as law
makes compulsory-and a school tax
eff cents; total So. Bev. J. K. Fuller
read an interesting report of schools
which will be published later in these
columns. The general work of the
day was good, and board of intelli-
gent and honorable officers was elect
ed. The list of officers will be found
in another column.
Barton Landing.
Fred Gates has moved into the ten
ment in the depot.
E. J. Lyon will move into the house
with Mrs. r. G. Smith.
G. E. Joslyn is away looking after
after the shoe business.
Joseph FL. Clark and Levi Hall will
start for Illinois March 8.
Hoyt & Harris are in Boston this
week selecting their stock for the new
clothing store.
Lewis Simpson was quite severely
hurt by getting his foot caught be-
tween his sled and a stump.
The Y. P. S. G. E. gave an enter
tainment Wednesday eve at Cong.
church, including "Mrs. Jarley's Wax
Works." which was interesting and
new.
Albany.
Mrs. Daniel Lawrence, for some
time in feeble health, is better.
We are sorry to learn that George
Coolidge and wife intend to move to
Boston.
Geo. A. Bill has gone to Cuba in
company with his brothers. A sort
Of pleasure and health trip.
The Tub Factory Co. have settled
with the Lane Manufacturing Co. Of
Montpelier, by the payment of about
1875. They claim not to have owed a
cent of this bill, but paid this sum to
prevent litigation. The company
has a large stock of lumber on hand
and will soon start up in good earnest.
Bloomington.