Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-02

| We got the name of III. A. Folsom's
horse mixed up little with one of
| w. s. Bailey's last week, but we are
not much on trotting horses any way.
E. E. Fosters people have been
making improvements on their resi-
dence by putting an addition Oh the
north side, containing bay windows,
| etc.
| extend thank through the MONITOR to
those who SO kindly assisted in max
ing the sugar party and entertainment
such a success. Proceeds, $40.
Crystal Lake Lodge, I. o. G.. T., will
hold an open meeting in their lodge
rooms, Wednesday evening of this
week, to which all are cordially invit-
ed. Entertainment to commence at
7:45.
Merton Lewis seems at present to
be getting better, and it is hoped he
viii be getting up ere long.-Joseph
Owen continues much the same, but
is not SO distressingly sick as he was
some weeks ago.
At special meeting held on Satur-
day last to see if the town would vote
to exempt the Harding tub-factory
property from taxation for the next
ten years, the vote stood 63 in favor
and 30 against.
The mumps have made very thor
ough canvass of this locality and are
running out for the want of new sub
jects. The schools have been partic-
ularly remembered by the uncomfort-
able disease. Much sickness still pre-
walls.
The annual Vermont Conference of
the Methodist church will be held at
Bradford, commencing April 1919.
Bishop Warren of Denver, Colorado,
will preside. So far as we learn,
there will be few changes among the
pastors on the ST. Johnsbury district.
Freeman Bean Of Glover lost wal
let containing considerable money, a
dog license and other papers which
will identify it, either about this vii
laee or between here and his home,
one day last week. Return the same
to him or to this Office and be suita
bly, rewarded.
List Of unclaimed letters remaining
in the Barton P. O., April 2: Mrs. Ida
E. Armstrong, B. J. Barton, w. M.
Barton, Mrs. o. @. Burn, Harry L.
Greenwood, Mr. Theophile Gremore
(French), John Gale, Miss Emily L.
Harvey, Miss Effie J. Kiser, Mrs. Ly-
dia Wright, Calogero Olioei (Italian).
Word was received yesterday OF the
death of Mrs. Allie (Wright) Miller,
sister of Mrs. e. III. Webster, which
occurred at Westfeld on Saturday
from brief illness. Mr.. Webster and
Nellie Wright, sister of Mrs. Miller,
went to Mass. on a visit only few
days since. They will doubtless be
sent for.
A "Keely Cure'' establishment is to
start at ST. Johnsbury April "a under
experienced physicians and good bus
suits of the cure may be seen in al
most every town and those who feel
the necessity of medical treatment
will find this, without doubt, good
place to go. See the advertisement
in another column.
The sugar party and entertainment
held by the W. r. G. at Odd Fellows
Hall on Friday evening, was well at
tended and was enjoyed by all. The
entertainment consisted of several
songs by the Barton Quartet, instru-
mental music by Mr.. and Mrs. Vance,
songs by Miss Florence Tower and
Mr.. Tenney selections by Bernice Col
liston and Irwin Wiley. The frequent |
the audience.
The present board of trustees take
this opportunity to invite the citizens
of Barton Village to take little pains
the coming spring to pick up and slick
around their buildings and give the
trustees chance to clean up the
streets. There are some streets in
the corporation that are SO filed with
old sleds, wagons, wagon bodies and
other trolliclk that at times it is quite
difficult to get along. If these streets
could be cleaned up it would save fur
Their trouble later on We do not
think it quite right to make carriage
yard of public street leading into
the village. TRUSTEES.
There was a display Of what is COM
monty called northern lights on Fri
day evening that was remarkable and