Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-01-15

and the house is kept in A 1 order.
The annual meeting of the Barton
National Bank was held on Tuesday
the old board of directors being chos
en- as follows: Amory Dawson, B. M
R. Nelson, w. w. circuit, w. H. Bias
dell, J. E. Dwinell. Some of the di
rectors not being present the officer
were not chosen. The question of re
ducing the stock of the bank and o
surrendering the charter as a Nationa
Bank and organizing as saving
Bank and Trust Co., was discussed
but it seemed to be the opinion that i
was best to continue under the pres
ent form and charter. The bank dur
ing the last year has been ordinarily
successful in earnings, but has ha6
some i'll luck in Northwestern and an
other unfortunate concern and with
holds its semi annual dividend. If the
paper turns out worthless, the sum
not very large one, will be "chang-
ed off," as loss, and paid from the sur
plus. While some loss has been sus-
tanned the stockholders may congrat-
ulate themselves in the fact that they
are more fortunate than some other
banks and have sustained no serious
losses.
Barton Landing.
Mr.. Rowen has moved into the
house south of Mrs. jones' on Main
st.
The week of prayer meetings were
well attended and much interest was
manifested.
The Thespians will play Uncle
TOMS Cabin sometime in February at
Valley House hall only. LIZ g
Arthur Ordway is putting on the in
side finish of his house and expects
to move in about ten days.
All places of business, excepting
the harness shop, will hereafter close
at six o'clock on Tuesday and Friday
evenings.
Mr.. Bennett is building an ice house
near the Foster & Joslyn store house.
He will furnish ice to the villagers
the coming summer.
There will be an installation of Off
GERS of the Meade Post and w. R. c.,
Jan. %, at 13O. All members
are requested to be present.
j. w. Fletcher has sold 21O pounds
of candy in the last 20 days. Each
person buying one pound of candy
had one guess of the weight of big
stick in the show case of solid candy,
81 inches long, 4 inches in diameter.
Mrs. Herman Wells gets the candy.
She was the only one guessing the
correct weight, which was Il lbs.-2 OF.
Albany. nc
Eli Gilbert has been on the; sick list
or the past two weeks. aesa .ve
The many friends of Rev. Mr.. Good
'ich were much pleased to seet him in
own over the Sabbath.
The trustees of the Albany academy
ire reminded that the annual meeting
s called for next Friday evening, at
academy hall.
Russell Hitchcock, whose illness has
everal times been mentioned, passed
way Friday. Funeral Sunday, at his
ate residence, Rev. Cameron officiat-
ng. i. .-.-..
Election of Sunday school officers at
E. church, Sunday, Jan. 7, resulted
s follows: C.O.Shepard, Supt.; Free
nan Reynolds, assistant Supt.; Geo.
Kelley, Sec. and Treas; Walter Kel-
ey, librarian.
At the annual meeting of the Con-
regational Society, the following Of
GERS were elected: Pres, A. B. Sar-
ent; vice Pres, G.. w. Mills; clerk,
V. K. Annis, Jr.; Com. and trustees,
:. G. Cheney, w. K. Annis, Jr., and
Vim. H. Hayden; Col. and Treas, w.
:. Shepard; ushers, Guy Shepard and
t. w. Miller. The Sunday School has
e-organized with W.K. Annis, Jr., for
res; A. B. Sargent, Supt.; G. w.
[iller, asst. Supp; Hiram Merrill, Sec.
nd Treas; Leon Hyde and Arthur
heney, librarians.
News is received of the death of
Frs. M. P. Felch of Denver, Col. which
ccurred Dec, 81. Mrs. Felch (Aman-
a Colburn) was the daughter of Ira
olburn of the east part of the town.
uring the late war she went to the
rmy as hospital or field nurse, and
ANY old soldiers remember her kind
nd efficient services in the hospital
nd field. She may have been better
nown as Mrs. Farnham. She went
the front in 1861 with the Sd VT.
egt. and was specially attached to