Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-23

er's shop to the engine house building
near the new depot. We understand
that James Cassidy will also move his
barber's shop to the same building.
Quite a large delegation went to
Newport on Thursday evening last to
hear the noted lecture of Rev. R. II.
Conwell They were not disappoint-
ed, the lecture being of great interest.
The Orleans County w. c.. T. u.
annual convention is to be held at
Irasburgh, May "a 20. Speakers, Mrs.
Ida III. Reed, state PRESIDENT; and
Miss Minnie g. Leavitt, M. D. of liver
ness, P. @.
John Batchelder has begun the
spring campaign in the bicycle trade
with several sales already. We I'M
derstand that some of the young la
dies of the place are proposing to test
their abilities in propelling wheels
this season.
The season is much farther advanc-
valleys the roads are pretty well set
tied, the fields green and the ground
ready for harrow and seed. Twenty
years ago nearly three feet Of snow
fell after this date.
The Peerless factory people have
been making improvements on the
grounds about the shop by building
river bank wall and doing grading.
There seems to be spirit Of improve
ment abroad and much has already
been done toward Sticking up about
the village. No matter if this thing
becomes epidemic.
! Theodore Wright and family, who
| went to Albany to carry on their SUI
gar place, have returned. On Tues
day evening they invited the people
on Park street to a sugar party at
their residence, which was pretty
well filed. The sugar was first class
and the party was a very pleasant
one. Mr.. Wright has his new house
nearly completed and it is pleasant,
convenient and thoroughly built.
It turns out that Mr.. Winget whose
whereabouts was asked for, re-
sides in Irasburgh, where he has the
credit of paying his bills. We were
Informed that he left his paper un-
called for in the Office with an arrear-
age due on it. It seems, however,
that he did undertake to pay the ar
rears by sending a check, which fail
ed to reach US. The newspaper man
gets sore frequently over the delin-
quents who seem deliberately to cheat
him out of his dues. 1t was an I'M
fortunate circumstance which wrong
ly put Mr.. w. into this list.
Department Commander Branch
has appointed as members of'hiS staff
in the G. A. r. Posts in this section of
the state the following comrades:
Newport, S. II. Holbrook, Frank
Wheeler, Asa S. Sleeper, j. @. Ruth
erford, w. A. Smith; Barton, 0. V.
Joslyn; Barton Landing, w. w. Eos
ter; Greensboro Bend, o. @. Cole;
st. Johnsbury, A. w. Adams; West
Burke, E. B. Smith; Craftsbury, Au-
gustus Paddock; So. Albany, D. R.
Cobb; Lowell, I'll. Ell. Newton; Island
Pond, M. L. Dyer; Lyndonville L. B.
Harris; Newport Center, N. S. Rogers;
Hardwick, F. A. Olmstead.
Some one kindly sends us Spring
field, Massachusetts, paper, which
gives an account of a noted gathering
of the Sons and Daughters Of Yer
mont, which took place in that city
on Friday last. From the number of
names published as Vermonters or
husbands and daughters of Vermont
ers, we should judge that all that Sec
ton of the Bay State was peopled
by the Sons of Vermont. Governor
Fuller was present and made an adj
dress which did credit to him and
honor to his state. 1t appears to have
been. an enjoyable occasion. Vermont
ers who are unfortunate enough to
move out Of the old state are always
truly loyal to it.
The entertainment and lecture by
Rev.. K. Fuller at the M. E. church on
Wednesday evening last was we'll at
tended and much enjoyed by all. Mr..
Fuller gave his lecture on "Ghosts,"
theme that permitted something of
the laughable and ludicrous, while it
afforded opportunity to disabuse the
minds Of the credulous Of some be-
iefs about the unwelcome spectres
that are not altogether pleasant. Mr..
Fuller is an easy writer, clear and
fluent speaker and has the power to
keep the interest of his hearers. Prof.
Stone of Glover, who is at home on
almost all sorts of instruments, was