Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-12-21


with the Post at its annual meeting; also
visited Mason Post at their gathering,
Thursday.
If you are in want of any more of those
centennial picture papers get them soon.
The edition is pretty well exhausted al
ready If you have any friends who are
interested in Barton this will be the best
Christmas gift you can send them.
The post office in this village is what is
known as presidential office, the salary
of the postmaster being $1,4OO. There
are only "a towns in the state where the
salary exceeds that of the Barton office.
The Burlington office does the most bust
ness. the salary being $1,000. Newport
postmaster gets 81, 700.
The w. r. Corps selected the following
list of officers: Hattie M. Folsom, Pres. !;
Lucina Drumming, S. v; Agnes Lowry, j.
V; Lila Burdick, chaplain; Margaret
Ruggles, treasurer; Josie FL. Bigelow, con-
ductor; Emily Hunt, assistant conductor;
Emeline Dwyer, guard; Sarah Jarvis, as
sistant guard; Lois Page; delegate; Emily
Hunt, alternate.
We hope MONITOR su bscribers will come
in, or see our agents at post-offices previ-
Gus to Jan. L, fixing up their subscriptions
and club paper business. VIII our friends
outside the State send in their mites and
help start us on the new year. They are
entitled to the advantages of our clubbing
list, except on the Boston Weekly Jour
nal.
G. w. Tenney shot a sea-gun on the
lake some days ago which he has had
stuffed by Mr.. Phillips, making beauti-
full piece of taxidermy. Why the sea bird
made so long an inland journey is.a mys-
terry. The color of the bird was slate and
white, beautifully notified. 1t measured
from tip-to- tip of 7wings, 6 feet, and from
end OF bill to end of tail % inches.
The following officers were elected at
the Post meeting held last week Osman
Dwyer, Commander; e. G.. Collision, S.
V. c.; Warren Simpson, J. V. c.; VIM. IL.
Drumming, Adjt.; j. N. Webster, @. NJ;
Aaron Skinner, Chaplain; John Heating,
Surgeon; o. V. Joslyn, o. D.; D. R. Hunt,
o. g.; Aaron Drown, Sent; F. A. Bel
KNAPP, S. M; j. G. Page, Q. M. S.; G. S.
Clogston, color beaaer; d. r. Hunt, dele
gate, Aaron Drown, alternate.
There are few people who subscribed
money towards the erection of Hotel Bar
ton who have not paid their subscrip-
ton, and as the company wish to get their
affairs Strengthened out they request these
people to settle with them before Jan. 1,
1897. Also those who have bills against
the company are requested to present
them for payment before Jan. 1st.
BARTON HOTEL COMPANY.
At the meeting held at Hotel Barton
last Monday evening it was decided to
hold musical convention here the 18th,
18th, and 18TH of January. Beedle's or
chestra, consisting of IA pieces, has been
engaged for the occasion. This is a we'll
known company; they have been heard
here before and the people will be glad to
hear them again. The price for chorus
tickets, which will admit one to all con-
certs is 81. 90 for ladies and $1.25 for gen
tIemen. All those purchasing chorus
tickets will be given free entertainment,
and parties desiring such entertainment
are requested to notify c. c. Baldwin as
soon as possible. s
asaf.ton Landing. 8&aK
The chicken pie supper Melted $50.
Many of the stores have made good
Christmas displays. r
Christmas services will be held in both
churches Friday evening.
The next cottage meeting will be held
at j. o. Watson's on Wednesday evening
next.
Singing school Wednesday this week
Literary meeting Dec. 81. Subject: Chal-
dean history.
e. L. Chandler has put in a ten ton
planer for dressing lumber. The sprinklers
are now ready for service.
Zaida Wiley returned from Rochester
a vacation.-Harold Fuller
and Ed. Collins are at home from Yale.
L. L. Sanborn of Albany has bought the
Jewett Twombly house, and Jasper Smith
will move to the place in Albany vacated
by Mr.. Sanborn.
Daniel Skinner is home from the wilds
of Maine where he has been helping his
brother in the big lumber business for
two months. Mrs. Skinner, who has
been off on visit is expected home this
week. Mr.. Skinner says that the com
pany expect to put in three million feet of
lumber this winter season.
A telegram was received Sunday am
the death of John Wright. The
remains will be brought here today Mon 4
day.. Mr.. Wright was an old resident of
the county, living for several years of late
in Albany, he sold out there about three
years ago, and boarded in this village for a
year, going to California from here, then
to n. H, where he died.
South Barton.
Mrs. John CAVITY is no better.
0. w. Orcutt and family were here to
attend his brothers. funeral last week.