Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-04-10
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At a special town meeting it was
voted to allow the road commissioners
a sum not exceeding 1900 dollars, to
be expended on the highways outside
the village limits.
The Swift Dressed Beef Co. of Chi
cago, will build a large building on
the burned site of the old depot store,
to be used as store and storage mouse
for the meat products.
Sherburne Moore will exhibit his
big OK at the Worlds Fair, showing
the animal in tent just outside the
grounds. He expects to start for Chi
cago in about two weeks and Will re-
main there during the fair. Mr.. Moore
says his OK is in splendid condition
and weighs about 4, 900 pounds. When
he showed him at Chicago few years
ago the western drovers told him it
was undoubtedly the biggest OK in the
world. -Cdledonian.
People in this town and vicinity are
expecting one of the most interesting
lectures ever given here when Lieut..
Perry of the U. S. Navy shall come
here April 21st to deliver his lecture
on his experiences in trying to reach
the North Pole by an overland route
across the frozen plateaus of Green
land, where he travelled 1 300 miles in
a sledge with an Eskemo guide and
team of dogs. He will have his sledge
there, the dogs and the Eskemo driv-
er The lecture will be given both af-
ternoon and evening and reduced
fare trains will be run.
John Drenan is recovering and his
many friends are glad to see him out
again.
J. H. McLoud has received the ap-
pointment as postmaster here. He will
not receive the Office until he has his
new block ready for it.
r. F. Carter, our enterprising gran
lite manufacturer, who owns extern
sive quarries, has leased Of Ryland
Drenan the hotel at Woodbury. and
will take possession soon.
Dennison Chubb had his foot quite
seriously injured last week in conse-
quence of his horse stepping upon it.
The horses shoe caulk went through
Mr.. Chubb's boot and made an ugly
cash in his foot.
Easter service was observed at the
NJ. E. church Sunday evening. The
was conducted by Mrs. III. R.
Mack, superintendent of the Sunday
school. Responsive reading and rec
ltations by the children, appropriate
music by the choir and school, follow
ed by a brief. interesting history Of
the origin of the day by the pastor.
At last Hardwick is to have a bank,
which has long been needed here.
Books for subscription will be open
May 10 for 10 days at I. P. Titus store.
The executive committee are 1. P. Tt
tus, G. L. Johnson and j. III. McLoud,
who will receive subscriptions. The
capital stock will be $50, 1000 and the
bank will be known as the Hardwick
Savings bank and Trust Co.-Repatb
Iican.
East Hardwick.
The post Office appointment here
hangs fire.
David Chandler died recently, aged
about 70 years.
G. III. Field has finished pressing IL
tons of hay at the Maplewood stock
farm.
West Burke.
Mrs. Bishop is quite sick with neu-
ralgia.
Juba Smith has gone back on to the
road again, after having had to lay off
On account of sickness.
Cyrus Varney is at home from Clare
mont, N. H., where he has been clerk
ing for A P. Underwood for the past
two years.
Mrs. Flint, who has been to Glover
boarding this winter, has returned
home, and is going to board with her
daughter, Mrs. Stevens.
Joseph Denonville has bought and
moved on to the VIM. Booth farm
Warner Drown is moving on to the
Bartlett farm
We are sorry to learn that Chas
Taft, who went from here to N. @.
and engaged in the lumber business,
has lost his mill, house and barn, and a
arge quantity of lumber by fire.
East Burke.
Miss Lille Lowell is home for a va
cation.
Mrs. Wyman has a class of twelve