Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-01-14

village where it is reported that liquor
is unlawfully sold and given away.
Strange that men seek deliberately to
commit crime and get themselves into
trouble.
Mr.. Giffn, brother Of Mrs. Joseph
Owen, and his family have come on
East from the drought affected West
TO spend some weeks with friends.
Mr.. Giffin has been in the West sew
eral years.
Miss Gertrude E. Skinner, who has
been spending a few weeks at home
since graduating at the Springfield
Normal Kindergarten, has position
as pianist in the Buckingham Kinder
garten and returned to Springfield last
| Saturday.
Those who enjoy a fine reading will
miss a great treat if they fail to attend
the reading which the famous elocu-
ZIONIST, Sara Lord Bailey, is to give at
M. E. church Tuesday evening. She
is a distinguished artist, and her Sc
Iections, both dramatic and humorous,
will be very fine.
Henry G .Blaisdell of Concord, NH,
has been engaged to conduct the mu-
steal convention to be held in New
port early in February. Mr.. Blaisdell
has almost become a permanent part
OF the Musical Association in this
county. We shall hope to see Mrs.
Shepard present, also.
The union meetings the past week.
we're we'll attended and of interest.
If the people, by and large, were as
anxious to see religious revival in
this place as those who met from
night to night last week, this town
would witness such an awakening as
it has not seen in generation. Why
not?
The officers of Quimby Post and of
the Relief Corps were installed by O..
V. Joslyn on Wednesday evening.
While an oyster supper was in prep
aration there was little speaking by
the comrades and two recitations by
Miss Fletcher Of the Corps. The Post,
Corps and Sons of Veterans are very
nicely accommodated in their new
rooms in the Owen block.
Neighbor Grout of the Express and
Standard has changed the publishing
Gay Of his paper from Monday to Fri
day and is at present issuing a twelve
page paper. His expenses will be
largely increased, while he has space
for more advertising and plate matter.
His readers will '.kick' some at first,
but will come to like it, perhaps, later.
Neighbor Chase of the Union is re-
hashing lot of old local items about |
Lyndonville that he has published
once of twice previously. When
turns his old barrel the other end up
and repeats his old sermons Just as
well. Neighbor Chase is never dull,
whether he is writing ancient history
Or inventing and creating a new story.
q The following is reported from the
northeast part Of the town: VIM.
Baird has purchased 20 acres of land,
including a sugar place, Of @. B. Lee
land and is cutting off part of the
timber.-Mrs. Walter Buck and Mrs.
Geo. Clark have lung fever.-Mrs. G.
B. Leland is also i'll with pneumonia,
out little mproved.-Milo Kent has
from Canada and will work
for Carl Leland.
Mary (Bickford) Simpson, daughter
Of Geo. D. Bickford, is very seriously
III with cough, probably consump-
5ion. She has returned home to her
fathers with two little children in
destitute circumstances, and it will no
doubt, be an act of great kindness to
send clothing for child of two years
and one of six months of age, and also
that may be relished by an
invalid. Mr.. Bickford's people are
having hard time this winter.
The County Sunday School Conven-
ion, AS will be seen by the issued pro-
gram, is to be held in this village on
Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.
These conventions are among the
most useful and interesting gather
ngs in the county, and Sunday school
workers. will be present in considera-
lie numbers. AS has been the GUS
ON, the people will entertain those
Who come. A committee will visit the
antilles of the village to find places
Or them.
The Orleans Co. Fair Association
cid their annual meeting at the
american House, Jan. z, electingthe
blowing board of officers: President, .