Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-04-03

for opening subscription books for
proposed capital stock of $4,000
Subscription books are to be opened
at the store of I. P. Titus in this viii
lagh, April 10.
A school meeting was held on the
10th to consider the erection of new
school house for this village district.
A building committee of three was
elected, and instructed to prepare or
procure building plans with specifi-
cations and estimates Of cost, and re-
port same to a meeting to be called
for the purpose within thirty days,
said school-house to cost not less than
81, 900 nor more than $40, OOO.-Watch
man.
East Burke.
Charlie Humphrey continues to run
the grist mill, as he has done since his
fathers death.
Mr.. @. A. Harris is about repairing
his store inside and out. n. B. Har
vey has the job.
G.. V. Frasier and wife left here the
22nd inst, for Chicago. Their many
friends, over one hundred, gave them
a reception at Eggleston hall the ev-
ening before they left.
Sheffield.
John Gray is sick.
A new girl at Wells Gray's.
Mrs. Bina Simpson is gaining.
G.. III. Gray has closed his labors
with the Free Will Baptist church.
Mrs. r. J. Mcdowell has been in n.
HI. for the past week visiting her
relatives.
The Ladies' Aid Society had an oys
ter supper at the parsonage last Fri
day evening.
WheeIock.
Some have their sugar places tapped
but are waiting for the sweet.
Ed. Thomas has gone to Milton,
Mass, to work on a stock farm.
Will Folsom, from Hardwick, has
moved on to the farm with his father.
That early robin that was seen will
wish he had stayed away little long
en-
James H. Gilman and wife have
agreed to disagree, and he has let his
farm to a man from ST. Johnsbury.
Aaron Gray of Sheffield will hold.
the ribbons for the next four years;
he has bought the stage route of Eli
Eastman
Report says that Mr.. Pead of Lo-
we'll, Mass, who owns the D. S. Jones
farm, is going to build a large house
on it this summer.
J. P. Aver died last Thursday of
pneumonia, after short illness. He
was of sterling integrity, and none
knew him but to honor him.
West Burke.
Mrs. Hoffman, who has been very
sick, is improving.
Ed. Smith has left the steam mill
and hired out with his father law,
Henry Packer, and has moved there.
Warner Hartwell, who is clerking in
Plymouth, n. H., is home for few
days vacation. Warren HartwelI was
home from Barton over Sunday.
LyndOnvilie.
J. B. Lyon continues to improve
the inside appearance of his barber
shop. He is now getting things ready
for a third chair.
nPo w fO
Michigan to attend to the interests of
a lumber firm of which he has lately
been elected president.
Mrs. HE. Folsom has resigned from
the board of school directors, and has
thus deprived Vermont of her only
female school director. The select
men have appointed Prof. J. B. Ham
to fill the vacancy.
East Hardwick.
Ola Johnson teaches in Dist. No. s.
Mrs Brock of Barnet is visiting at
DR.. Martins.
James Marshall works for HI. A
Smith for the season.
o. L.Cummins and Ralph Smith have
gone to Springfield, Mass.
Eugene Bronson cut his hand badly
on the saw in Kieth's saw mill
Mr.. and Mrs. A B. Hunt of Leba-
non are visiting friends about here
Don Aldrich is in town.
General News Items.