Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-04-04


ening of this week.
Our readers have noticed the seeds,
plants, bulb and rose ad. in this paper.
We have sent to Mr.. Allen several
years for seedsr plants, etc, and they
have always proved very satisfactory
We see by a Los Angeles COMMUNE
cation that E. E. Jones, one of the
wide awake Barton boys who pushed
out West, has been promoted to as
sistant cashier in bank at Pasade-
ma, Cal.
e. E. Pierce has moved off the
Sweat farm to the e. S. Woodward
place, which he will carry on for
wear. Mrs. Woodward's health is
Door and she needs the assistance Of
her daughter.
The weather for several days has
been very bright and agreeable, cold
at first, but warmer during the last
of the week. The sugar makers have
begun operations with good 'sruns"
in the warmer places.
A cyclone passed over large area
of country in the West last week,
causing great destruction of property
In the town of Towanda, Kansas, six
persons were killed outright, and sew
eral were fatally hurt.
The Democratic voters of Barton
10 ~ IN n tho
American House, Saturday, April 9,
at 1880 o'clock p. M, TO choose dele
gates and a1ternates to the State and
District convention.
PER ORDER OF Town Com.
There will be a sociable and Fagot
Party in the vestry of the M. E.church
on Wednesday evening, April 6. Old
aud young are expected to come pre-
pared to contribute something to the
general entertainment. New sugar
will be served in the dining room. Ad
mission, 10 cents.
Isn't it about time to have village
Improvement Society meeting? The
effort made on the part of the people
of this village last year in the above
line did much toward making the vii
lage Clearly, healthful and pleasant.
Let the effort be increased this year.
It is a good time to be getting ready
now.
Our readers will be interested in
the new advertisements of Eel. T. Seav-
er, J. p. Baldwin, o. D. Owen, G. Ell.
Davis, Orcutt's Clothing Store, G. p.
Story, w. Ell. Tibbett's, Gilman's, and
others A live and bright ADVERTISE
ment is good index of a man and
store, where people can do business
to advantage.
The Republicans in the town of Bar
ton, who are legal voters, are request
ed to meet at Pages Opera Hall on
Saturday, April 8, at 7:30 O'Clock p.
m. for the purpose of electing the
requisite number of delegates and al
ternates to attend the Republican
State and District conventions, to be
holden at Montpelier, April Is, 1892.
PER ORDER OF Town Com.
day evening last, was fairly well at
tended and included good number
of ladies. The report of the auditors
showed the expenses of the four
schools the past year, which included
the spring term of 1891, and the fall
and winter terms, to be something
over $1,000. The expense of putting
the basement under the school-house,
putting in furnaces and quite general
inside repairs, was 1888; total, about
S2625 After the spring term ends
there will be debt of $500. A tax of
60 cents on a dollar was voted to pay
current expenses, put it water closets,
and make other needed improve
ments. The following officers were
chosen for the year: Moderator, F.
w. Baldwin; clerk, j. A. Pearson;
treasurer, HI. G. Pierce; collector,
o. V. Joslyn; auditors, O. D. Owen,
J. n. Webster, G.. A. Katen; trustee
to serve three years, Mrs. G. E. Bick-
ford Mrs. Bickford has been on the
board the past three years and her
services have been very acceptable.
The school is in prosperous condi-
ton and it is the intention of the dis
trict that the graded departments, as
well as the academy, shall be credit
to the town and county, The number
of children in the school district is
21O, as reported by the clerk.
Barton Landing.
Fred Wright is home from Burling-
ton college on short vacation.
At the school meeting last Tuesday
evening, o. I'll. Austin, P. Guild, and
e L. Chandler were chosen pruden-