Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-01-06
LOCAL ADVERTISING.

Advertisements and notices, as promenades,
shows and other entertainments will be pub
1ished under this head for t1Oo cents a word
for first insertion, one cent word thereafter.
We shall run no advertisement among local
items. Cash must accompany the order. No
charge 1CiIt be made of less Than forty cents.
Geo. H. Davis is paying 25 cents a dozen
for fresh eggs.
For SALE.-Three COWS, two heifers, two
young horses and few nice sheep. Will
sell few tons of nice hay. Inquire of H.
e. Lyon, Westmore.
PHoTOGRAPHs.-Havin my Photograph
Studio in the H.TSeaver block completed,
lam ready to make photographs at reason
able prices, and hope to receive share of
the patronage. L. Fl. Glover, Barton.
The annual meeting of the Barton Hotel
Company Will be held at the Office of F.
W. Baldwin on Tuesday, Jan. IA, at 1880 p.
m. F. w. Baldwin, clerk.
Taplin & Rowen have another lot OF
heavy horses for sale or on exchange. Bar
ton Landing, Jan. 9th. 1-2
FtstrfNri.
Mrs. Carl Aldrich is seriously sick with
gastric trouble.
Al Cutler has been home on a visit to his
father and sisters.
Milo Owen recently purchased 80 acres
of wood land of Chas. Chapman and is cut
ting the timber and wood off of it.
Misses Ida and Mabel Miles returned to
Burlington last week.-Ned Baldwin re-
turns to Hanover next Wednesday,.
f The Odd Girls are invited to meet with
Miss Grace Murkland next Wednesday
afternoon. Come early, as there is work.
Walter Nye, who lives ON the Ufford
place, has bought 100 acres of land off the
west side Of the L. A. Chadbourne (Nelson)
farm.
The next meeting of the Teachers Asso-
citation will be held in No. 9 at the school
house, Saturday, Jan. IL, commencing at
O'Clock.
The Cong. Ladies' Society passed very
pleasant afternoon with Mrs. E. w Bar
ron last Thursday, instead of Wednesday,
the usual day of meeting.
The installation of the officers of Quinn
by Post occurred last Wednesday; E. II.
Webster, Commander, VIM. Drumming, Ad-
jutant, J. n. Webster, Q. NJ.
Uncle Samuel Nelson, father of B. NJ r.
Nelson, fell and broke his leg again last
week. This makes the third time he has
broken limb in the last few years.
Fred Comstock is repairing the house he
recently purchased on Main street, and it
looks as though the epidemic, which pre-
walls among the young people in this To-
cality, might strike in his vicinity ere
long.
Meetings will be held at the M. e church
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day evenings of this week, Rev. FL. A.
Spencer of Montpelier being present the
last three evenings. The Epworth League
meets with the Christian Endeavor society
at the Cong. church this evening.
VIII NJ. Wright, who recently received
his parchment" as lawyer, will open an
Office in the Seaver block, occupying the
room recently vacated by Mr.. Heath, bar
Der. Mr.. Wright is a young man who can
be relied upon to do his work promptly,
and well, and we bespeak success in his
profession.
We are aware that this is an unusually
hard year and time with many of our sub
scribers, and we intend to be as lenient as
get the advantage of club rates on other
papers, we will hold the clubbing offers
open for the present. Get in as early as
you can, however.
Winter with all its variety and vigor has
arrived, though late in coming. The cold
wave from the Arctic regions came down
upon this section Saturday with a fierce
wind and increasing cold until the mercu-
ry fell to 26 below zero, where it stands
this morning. Saturday night was one of
the most severe we remember to have suf-
fereG.
The Monitor IS in receipt of pleasant
letter from Harlow Foss of Hopland, Cal.
Mr.. Foss and family have been there three
years and like the climate and the country.
He carries on the big hop and farm ranch
owned by Oscar Foss and they employ