Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-12-30
Barton.
4 happy New Year to all.

\ happy New Year to all.
Fred II. Pillsbury, from Montpelier Sem
mary, was in town over Sunday.
Special communication of Orleans Lodge,
No. 30, Tuesday eve, Dec. 81. Work on
E. A. and Z. c. degrees.
Miss Nellie Wright, who has recently
graduated at the Johnson Normal school,
has been in town for short visit.
Rev. Mr.Pratt Of New York City preach
ed acceptable sermons at Cong. church yes
terday, to large congregations.
The annual meeting OF the Orleans Coun-
ty Fair Association will be held at the
American House, Tuesday, Jan. 9TH, at 10
a. m.
= @ The w. R. c. hold their meeting, with
= installation of officers, at O'Clock, We'd
nesday, Jan. LIST. All members are request
ed to be present.
Quimby Post, G. A. r., holds it's next
meeting, with installation of officers, We'd
nesday, Jan. 1, at 10 o'clock a. m. 1t is
hoped there will be full attendance.
The Monitor patrons who fail to see our
agents can arrange with the postmasters,
who will kindly forward their money to
pay for the Monitor and such club papers
as they desire.
Presiding Elder Hamilton was present
at the NJ. E. church yesterday at COM
munion service in the forenoon, at which
ten persons united with the church by let
ter and baptism. He preached a very ac-
cepta bic sermon in the evening.
Among the young people who are home
from schools and colleges to spend Christ
mas vacation are Julia Owen, Ida and Ma
bel Miles, Maud Mossman, Ned Baldwin,
Arthur Virgins, Henry Baldwin, Fred
Percival.
The North Troy Palladium appeared last
week an eight-paged paper, enlarged
and improved in appearance. Neighbor
Butterfield makes good, clean paper and
we congratulate him on the improvement
he is making.
Willie ArkIey moves to Barton Landing,
where he viii carry on the business of but
ter box making in the second story of the
bobbin factory. He is a good mechanic
and has made a very good box since he be-
gan the manufacture here.
This Monday morning, Dec. 80, is as
4u1Iu DISdSduG DIS d Ody LII IdUG OCGODSIs
There has been no sleighing yet, and there
is slight prospect of it for some days. The
roads are very rough on account of the
late thaw, and the travelling is SO bad
that business is dull.
H. F. Pillsbury and party reached Jack
sonville, Florida, in due season, having
spent day at the Atlanta Exposition. He
finds the orange trees destroyed by the
frosts of last year, business dull, and the
prospects rather discouraging for the pres
ent prosperity of the state.
Mrs. Joseph Owen was away last week,
attending the wedding of Miss Bertha Gift
fin, a niece, who was married to Mr.. Gin
ton w. Huntington of Barre. The young
people were married in Oxford, n. H., at
the home of the brides parents. They viii
make their new home in Barre.
Warren Simpson has bought out the
East and South Albany mail and stage
route and viii undertake to run 1t to the
satisfaction of the mail patrons and the
public. Mr.. Gray, who had been running
it, returns to Caledonia county to try to
adjust the matter of too many wives, etc.
We wish our readers could understand
the real value of the new publication, the
Nermonter, which c. S. Forbes has started