Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-05-28

Charlie Currier is at work in Barton
National Bank.
&c. Page will build good house if
he can find lot that suits him.
Mr.. Jenkins has moved into the A.
NJ McDougall upper tenement rooms.
Lula Lewis, daughter of Rev. E. w.
Lewis, is having a run Of pneumonia.
Miss Julia johnson and mother ar
rived home from Florida last Saturday
in good health.
John Batchelder has bought the
Mrs. G. E. Bickford buildings on Por-
| ter street.
The Congregational Ladies' Society
is invited to meet with Mrs. Sarah E..
Case on Thursday, May 81.
Harry Gordon spent some days in
town last week. He reports his ia
theirs health somewhat improved.
Mr.. and Mrs o. Fl. Mossman and
Mr.. and Mrs John Wells spent last
week in Westmore. They report fish
ing good.
Billy Berwick and Wayland Witch
er caught longe weighing nearly ten
pounds last Tuesday, while fishing on
Crystal Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs Aaron Skinner, Mrs.
P. L. Webster and daughter and Mrs.
Henry Cutler attended the W. @. T.
y. convention at Irasburgh last week.
The w. r. G. will furnish dinners
for parties other than the Post, the
Corps and the Sons Of Veterans, band
and Glee Club, for Is cents, on Dec
Grafton Day.
John Brooks and family have moved
to ST. Johnsbury Center. Mr.. Brooks
has been in poor health of late and
was compelled. to give up work in, the
blacksmith's shop. ~
Amy Kinsley, who had been teach
ing in the Heath district, was obliged
to give up her school on account of
sickness, and Will Wright of this vii
The completion of the grand list by
the listers shows that there has been
a moderate increase in the taxable
property. of the town the past year,
and the addition of twenty Eatable
polls.
Sneak thieves have been stealing
plants and vases from the graves in
the cemetery. Strange that there are
any people SO mean as to rob a grave
yard. An attempt will be made to as
certain who the parties are, that they
may be handled by the law.
Francis Jewell was home from Mont
pelier over Sunday. He is somewhat
elated over the success of the Semin-
airy ball team, of which he is a mem
Der, in the fact that the Seminary
boys were victorious in the five last
games played, defeating st. Johns
bury Academy team on Saturday.
Smith & Drown have their new mar
BILE and granite shop completed, and
it is a we'll built and convenient build
ing. We understand that they have a
good line of orders for work in this
county and vicinity and are sending
work West. They will do first class
work, having all the facilities neces-
sary.
While Vermont has been enjoying
beautiful weather, the rains have been
prevailing and the floods raging all
through the Middle States, SHOWS
have covered the ground in Kentucky
and frosts have visited many locali-
ties, less favored than this. Why
not all move to Vermont to spend the
spring and summer season?
Mrs. Lizzie (Bickford) Gale, daugh
ter Of Mrs. Joseph Owen, arrived here
from Florida on Friday last. She
spent the winter in Florida on account
of her failing health, and is SO low at
this time that it was difficult for her
to take the journey. 1t is hoped that
the Vermont air may afford her some
help. DIR. Gale, who has also been in
Florida, will return later.
We trust there will be special eff
fort made to have a large number of
children from the Sunday Schools with
others, who may be present, to form
in line at one O'Clock, on Wednesday, to
help make up the procession, which
marches to the cemetery. Will the
parents assist in the matter? Let all
the flowers, wreathes, bouquets, etc.,
be carried that can be collected. Plants
should be carried into the hall.
Mr.Thayer of Newport, photograph
er, was here last week taking views
and getting advertisements of bus1-
ness men to put in album form to |