Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-03-23

made the travelling, on account OF cradle
pitches, very bad.
Fred Gates, who lives in Dist. No. 5, has
snapped farms with Stephen Townsend of
Brownington.-Mrs John Putney, in same
locality, is very sick.
Remember the adjourned village meet
ing Wednesday evening. The trustees
have issued a call for a meeting to be held
on Thursday, April I'd.
Mrs. J. B. Freeman invites the Ladies'
Aid Society and Odd Girls to meet with
her at the NJ. E. vestry next Wednesday
afternoon, March %. Work.
The annual convocation of the Royal
Arch Masons of Dist. No. will be held at
the Masonic hall, Barton, Monday, March
| 80, afternoon and evening.
Our readers who have not already re-
! ceived the speech recently delivered in
congress by Senator Proctor on Coast
Defenses will do well to send to him for it.
P. G. Stone is holding dancing school
at Sewers Opera Hall, Friday evenings.
There are usually about thirty couples
present and a very pleasant time is report
ed. They intend giving an Easter ball.
Remember the concert tomorrow even
ing by the Montpelier Seminary
Mandolin and Guitar Club, assisted by
Sam. Currier, reader, and Miss Nellie Dew
ey, soloist. All children under 10 years of
age admitted for Is cents each.
Andrew Twombly has leased grounds on
the Mrs. Skinner place near the lake and
put up and filled an ice house. With two
resolute men handling ice next season, it
looks as though there might be some hot
competition with cold commodity.
The Vermont Bankers are to meet at
Montpelier on March 9th and 25th,s and
tickets good going on the above datessand
returning on March Goth, have been plac-
ed on sale at various stations in this viein-
ity by the Boston and Maine Railroad.
There is to be special conVocation of
keystone Chapter, No. Is, r. A. NJ, Mon
day, Tuesday and Thursday evenings OF
this week, preparatory to working the r.
A. degree at the district meeting. It is
very important that all who can attend
these meetings.
While at Barton Landing recently we
called at the store of Whipple, French
& Co., and looked over their large line of
hardware and furniture. 1t is evidently
their intention to give their customers, not
only a chance to choose from very large
stock, but also at price which will enable
all to purchase.
The entertainment at the Cong. church
Friday evening was we'll attended and
highly appreciated. The Babies per-
boi, ,.+C W no
and Milk Drip was especially fine. The
teachers deserve much credit for the time
and work they must have put in in drill
ing the children. ,q.,... ,,rv 81 fs.ry7
Last December o. d. Owen had an order
for two tubs of butter to be sent to Japan.
He bought two fine tubs of q gentleman
in this town, sealed them up in tin pack
ages and sent them on. Recently he re-
ceived word that the butter reached it's
destination in good condition. If Japan
can afford to send here for good butter Or
leans county can furnish it.
The family of w II. Martin is having
severe sickness; Mr.. Martin has had the
grip with heart weakness following; Mrs.
Martin is at present sick in bed; Mrs.
John Leland is seriously sick with stom-
ach difficulty, and complicated rheuma-
tism; Aunt Katurah Jenness is very low;
Mrs. Henry Cutler, who has been sick
several weeks, is reported somewhat bet
ter.
VIM. Leland, one of the oldest men in
town, died at the home of his son, G. B.
Leland, last Friday, aged 80 years. He had
always lived in town, except some years
recently, when he lived in Sheffield a short
time, returning ospend his last days with
his son. He is supposed to have been the
last living person who witnessed the scene 1
at the time of the running away of the
pond in Glover.
Messrs. Elliott & Pattee have taken pos
session of Hotel Barton and have it in fine
condition for the travelling public. They
have been Inconvenience by the non-ar-
rival of some goods and furniture, but can
accommodate all who come. Their team
is running to the depot and there is pros
pect that they will have large patronage
from commercial travellers who have been
waiting for the new hotel to open.
A very pleasing entertainment is prom
ised on Tuesday evening, when the Mont
pelier Banjo Club, who are accompanied
by several good singers, Will give an en-
tertainment at Opera hall. Among the
best entertainments that are given here
are those which college and academy glee
and instrumental clubs give. These peo-
pie have given much time to training and
are said to be excellent musicians and am
ateur artists. They well deserve good
house.
Charles c. Baldwin was married in North
field last week to Miss Emily Porter Steb
bins of that village. The ceremony was
performed in the Universalist church by
Rev. j. E. Wright, assisted by Rev. E. 9.