Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-05-08

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fair prospect of spring weather.
Miss Martha Bean and the children
of DID. Bean are expected here about
the first of June to spend the summer.
G. C. Grow has taken the job to col
lect and deliver goods for the Express
Co. in this. village for the coming
year.
John Barnard has let his house on
the home place to Geo. Rash, and
Miss Clara Barnard moves to the vii
lage.
The Ladies' Aid society and the Odd
Girls society will meet with Mrs.
Erastus G.. Collision on Wednesday
afternoon next. 77''
That delinquent subscriber is re-
minded that the money he owes US
would be very convenient thing to
use just at this time.
The death of Charles Leonard Of
Glover is a sorrow to many people IN
this village. He was genial, friendly
and courteous to all. 3sa so1 a,lf
H. D. Fairbrother has gone to R. [.
to work in the ice business this sea-
son. He leaves his tenement houses
in the care of o. V. Joslyn.
Rev. Mr.. Ellis, of Craftsbury, has
been here for some days assisting Mr..
Lewis in revival work. He preached
a very good sermon last evening.
Local Wet. Unions will be pleased
to learn the 500 pledged by the coun-
ty to the Woman's Temple has been
raised and forwarded to Chicago.
There will be an exhibition and
graduating exercises in Pages Opera
Hall on Friday evening, May II. Ev-
eryone is cordially invited to attend.
Though the roads were bad, in some
places nearly impossible, there were
great many teams and people in the
village on Saturday with sugar, butter
and other produce. A very busy day
for the merchants.
Sugar producers must remember to
properly fill out blank number 342,
which has been sent them, if they eX-
pect to get their sugar weighed. The
weigher must have this to forward
with the first lot of samples sent from
each producer.
It is announced on good authority
that the managers will close the fair
grounds at Chicago on the Sabbath.
1t has required almost the combined
strength of the national government
and the Christian churches to bring
about the result.
The sun scarcely made his appear
ance during last week. A very heavy
rain fell on Thursday, accompanied
with a south east gale. The streams
were out of their banks and altogether
there was great deal of weather that
was not pleasant.
The special meetings which have
been held at the Methodist church
since the time of the conference, have
been closed for the present. AS a
part result eleven persons were ad-
mitted to the church yesterday, with
prospect of many more later. Sew
eral will be baptized by immersion
soon.
The law to provide fire escapes went
into effect Monday. Suitable ladders
or other fire escapes must be placed
from each floor of hotels above the
ground floor, in public halls or places
of amusement, and also in each build
ing above the second floor in which
help is employed. The owner, keeper
or lessee who neglects to comply with
the provisions of the law will be liable
to a fine of not less than $25 and not
more than $4O0.
All the schools outside of the two
villages started up last Monday, un-
der the management of the school di-
rectors. The following are the teach
ers: At So. Barton, Miss Flanders; in
in the Boswell district, Miss Kate
Heating; in the Deveraux district,
Miss Bertha Durham; in the Trip
district, Miss Alice Parker; in the
Heath district, Miss May. We under
stand that the village school directors
will invite Mr.. Fuller, town superin-
tendent, to become superintendent Of
the village district also.
Barton Landing.
Nathan Wells died Tuesday morn
ing.
Levi Lothrop has been considered
dangerously sick. He don't get up
from having the measles.
Taplin & Rowell are building their
house over so as to be more convent
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