Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-12-25

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Barton.
The thaw is on.
Mrs. Charles Vance is sick with
heart trouble.
Mrs. Clogston is home from her Wis
it to Manchester, N. I'll.
George Nye's people are getting
settled in their new house.
Christmas trade here has been fairly
good, but not rushing, this year.
Myrtle Scott is home from a visit to
St. Johnsbury. She found nice new
piano in the parlor when she got
| home.
Supper and distribution of presents
| for the children at Cong. church this
evening, and exercises and trees at
| NJ. E. church.
w. B. Bowman of Derby Line has
| opened barber's shop in the o. d.
Owen block, in rooms adjoining the
MONITOR office. He is reported to be
a good workman.
At the term of school just closed in
the Devereaux district, there were
only two tardy marks. Orange Hunt
and Edgar and Julia Valley had nei-
ther absent Or tardy marks.
The Montpelier Argus sends us a
neat calendar, which contains, besides
the calendars fine picture OF the state
I, =
men Of first class printing.
S. n. Bugbee of West Burke, who
has been pedding fish and oysters in
this locality Of late, has opened
rooms in the D. r. Hunt house, where
he will keep these goods"
Such Of our subscribers as do not
meet our agents and arrange their
subscriptions for the year, will find
their postmasters ready to forward
money, checks, postal notes, or orders.
j. w. Howard has had a grapple
with the grip, but is somewhat better.
j. B. Freeman is just able to hobble
out ON crutches from the injury to his
knee.-James Gould is somewhat bet
ter.
It is stated that there is place in
this village where card playing, gam
bling and drinking are going on al
most uninterruptedly. Unless the au
thorities take the matter in hand the
nuisance will grow worse.
The Peerless factory people will sus
e. hot
an increase Of water will occur. Mr..
Cutting, managing partner here, has
perfected a machine for cutting cloth
for garments which promises to be
valuable labor saving machine.
At the regular meeting Of Geo. w.
Quimby W.R.C., the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Pres, Nettie NJ. Jewell; S. V. P,
Jennie Hyatt; J. v. P, Josie Bigelow;
Sec., Fannie Clark; Treas, Margaret
Ruggles; Chap, Mahala Randall;
Con-, Lila Burdick; Guard, May
Brooks; Asst. Con-, Lizzie Duke; Or
ganist, Emma Berry; Delegate, Jen
ME Hyatt; Alt, Fannie Clark.
At the annual election of officers in
Quimby Post, the following officers
were elected: Commander, E. G.. Col
iston; Sen. Vice Com.,J. L. Downing;
Jun. Vice Com, F. A. Belknap; Quar-
termaster, E. N. Randall; Surgeon,
J. @. Page; Chaplain, J. N. Webster;
Officer of the Day, A. D. Folsom;
Guard, D. r. Hunt; Color bearer, John
Heating; Officer of the Guard, O..
Dwyer; Delegate to the State Encamp-
ment, Geo. FL. Blake; alternate, S. N.
Fisk.
It turns out that the MONITOR was
in error in reporting that the bear
| which several hunters had been chas-
ing over the mountains had been kill
ed. Chester Phillips of Glover, who
chased the animal into the woods
south Of Island Pond, thinks he was
the last man who followed Bruin in
that direction. We have letter in
this issue, signed by the bear himself,
which is probably much nearer the
truth than the exaggerated reports
circulated last week.
Quite a delegation from this place
attended the lecture given by Chap
lain McCabe at Newport last Friday
evening. He gave his great lecture
on the Upright Side of Life in Libby
Prison. The audience seemed to en-
Joy the address greatly. The Chap
lain has been quite i'll of late with
rheumatic troubles and is somewhat
wearied with care for son who suf-