Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-05-11
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Orange Mossman has been trying his
luck at WiIloughby, and it is reported that
he caught ''about two bushels of fine
longe."
The M. E. Ladies' Aid Society will hold
meeting at the church parlors next We'd
nesday afternoon. Gentlemen invited to
tea.
The weather averages very fine and the
farmers and others are having a fine op-
portunity to do their springs work. 1t is
getting pretty dry for grass and pastures.
Mr. AIlchurch and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. G. G. Aldrich attended the wedding
of Miss Kate AlIchurch and Mr.. Dennis
Dolloff at Newport last Wednesday even
ing.
On account of the hot weather there will
be more meetings of the Good Temp
lars Lodge, unless a special meeting be
called, until the first regular meeting in
September.
| Yesterday was the hottest day this sea-
son. The wind, which was strong all day,
felt as though it was the breath of volca
no. A wild thunder and wind storm came
in the evening which did considera BILE
damage in many sections.
The local w. G. T. U. of this place has
invited the Unions of the county to hold
their summer convention in this village,
June 40. 1t is expected that the State
President, Miss Parish of Illinois and 9TH
er noted speakers will be present.
There will be a special meeting of the
Post at Post hall on Wednesday evening
of this week to arrange matters with ref
erence to Decoration Day services. full
attendance is desired. The Relief Corps
meets in the afternoon of the same day.
Full attendance desired.
Mark Johnson of Danville has hired the
Melvin Drown shop on Church street and
will put in a steam laundry. This will be
convenience to this public, a large
amount of laundry work having heretofore
been sent away to be done. This is step
in the line of local cleanliness.
At the recent meeting of the Barton Lee
ture Association the treasurer's report
showed about 1870 in the treasury to begin
the next years work with. The old board
of officers, except the substitution of the
name of Rev. w. E. Douglass, in place of
Mr.. Ryther, was reelected.
F. w. Cutting is reported to have pur-
chased building lot on Cutler Hill of
Henry Cutler and is making arrangements
for the erection of fine set of buildings.
This is one of the most slightly and pleas
ant places in this village and Mr.. Cutting
makes good selection of building site.
Mrs. d. T. Cameron sends to this office a
winter squash, sound and apparently as
good as new, which has been kept in a
dry and warm place during the winter.
1t is fact that will pay to remem Der that
good squashes can be kept through the
winter by placing them on the upper but
terry shelf.
Mrs. H. F. Pillsbury, who has been sick
in Washington for the last two weeks, is
reported to be better, but is still quite low
and can not return for some days yet. Fred
Pillsbury, who went to Washington on ac-
count of the condition of his mother, has
returned and gone to Montpelier Semin-
airy, where he will graduate this spring.
The village people have nearly all got the /
Sticking up fever and the place wilISbe in |
a very creditable condition soon. There |
are few who are not afflicted with the |
spirit of improvement yet. The cemetery /
commissioners will be doing work there
soon and others ought to help in few di-
rections which will make changes for the
better.
They have been having lively scrim-
mage in local politics at Brattleboro over
the election of trustees. The old board has
been instrumental in prosecuting the Ii
quor sellers, and the rummies undertook
to GUST them and succeeded in caucus in
nominating another board, but when the
village came to vote the caucus nominees
were defeated by very large majority.
The Democratic voters of Barton are re-
quested to meet in caucus at the school
house in Barton Village, Friday, May 10,
at q o'clock p. m. to elect delegates and
alternates to the Democratic State conven-
tion to be held at Montpelier May 9th;
also to elect delegates and alternates to the
Second Congressional District convention
to be held at Montpelier May 9th, 1896.
Per Order Democratic ToaUa Committee.
Miss Mabel c. Hartford, the heroine of
the Kucheng massacre in China, Aug. 1,
1895, and a missionary of world wide fame,
will deliver a free lecture at the M. E.
church on the evening of May 20, at 7:3O.
Miss Hartford is lady of rare qualities of
mind and heart and will greatly interest
the people on the subject of missions in
China. A collection will be taken at the
close of the address. The public cordially
invited.
Keep the matter in memory that Rev. J.
]. Lewis is to give his famous lecture,
1.-THE Passion Play" in this village on the
evening of May 23d. Mr.lLewis has been
hired by Western Lecture Bureau for the