Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-06-29


complete. Let us have just what was
bought and has been paid for. Doynot car
rv the idea that our trustees are tied up.
They have all the liberty they need to put
in an arc lighting system.
GEO. w. BUzzELL.
The controversy is not so much over
which particular system shall be adopted,
but it is over the question of increasing
the debt of the village several thousand
dollars in the start. The second question
is in regard to the current expense of run
ming the two systems.
Barton Landing.
Regular meeting of the Hose company
Tuesday evening of this week.
Several of our singers attended the con-
vention at Irasburgh last week.
IL. Chandler has been shingling and
repairing his barn on the ellis place
We understand that Mrs. Miller has sold
her stock of goods to Sam. Kimbal of Al
bany.
Carl Wiley and Homer Ford are at home
from Lyndon where they graduated last
week.
Several of our people were made quite
sick by eating ice cream last Saturday
evening.
Miss Alice Kyle, field secretary of the
Women's Home Missionary Society, gave
very interesting address on missions in
the Cong. church last Thursday p. m.
All those interested in attending the
-
next Wednesday are requested to meet at
the Methodist church Tuesday evening.
Mrs Frank Gates of Newport visited
friends here last week.-Mrs.. William I'm
derwood, formerly of this place, has also
been visiting here.-Geo. Bush and wife
have been making short visit in this
place.-Miss Steele and Miss Ball teachers
visiting at G. III. Willey's.
Albany.
Mrs j. A. Hill from Littleton, N. H., is
here caring for Mrs. E. Stone.
Jesse Rogers has so far recovered as to
be able to come to his fathers.
Mr. and Mrs. w. K. Annis are in Lyn-
donville where he has several carpenter
jobs.
Rev. J. Goodrich and wife of Andover,
Mass, who have been visiting in this town
have gone to Burlington.
DIR. J. G. Campbell, d. r. Cobb, w. S.
Eldridge and w. W. Williams were chos-
en- as delegates to attend the County con-
vention. They were instructed to vote for
M. B. Chafey for county senator. Mr..
Chafey is man of excellent standing in
his is own w Ito town 9 .aof1diIdq q 0fq eu
n Among present orrecent guests IN town
are Mrs. Fisher and son from Lyndonville;
Mr.. and Mrs. Mathews of Barton Land
ing; Mr.. and Mrs. Drury of Barre; Mr.. and
Mrs. Schofield of Hyde Park, and Mrs.
Harry McClary and daughter of ST. Louis.
Bloomington.
Stanley Marsh is shingling his barn.
James Wyman attended the convention
at Burlington.
A few from here attended the GRADUATE
ing exercises at St.Johnsbury.
Bessie O'Hara closed a pleasant and sue
cessful term of school at the Center last
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During the heavy shower Sunday, the
21st inst, one of Frank Wells COWS was
killed by lightning.
Murray Dodge, teacher in No. 8, has
been sick at the home of Chas. Chappell in
w Derby the past week and will be unable
to finish his school.
Collins French of Barton Landing has
snapped his place for the one known as
the CrandaH place, owned by Ed. Chan
der.
L. Parker and family are visiting his
sister, Mrs. Della Kent of Coventry.-Miss
Myrtle Kinnie, who has been stopping
few days with her aunt, Mrs. Alger, has
to Newport
Mr.. and Mrs. Smell of Enosburg visited
here last week.-Mrs.. Sarah Campbell late
ly spent few days at her sons, Lincoln
of East Charleston.-Char and
Vanessa Buchanan of Lebanon, N. H., are
visiting friends in this vicinity.
East Bloomington.
William lite is recovering from the
grip.
Ira Bickford is moving back to his farm
from Evansville.
Miss Bertha Durham closed her third
term of school in Dist. No. 4.
Annie Gray, who has been attending
school in Keene, N. H., has returned home
for her vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sanborn, who have been
visiting friends in lHatley, P. O., has re-
turned and are visiting at Job browns.
West Charleston.
Schools in most of the districts in town
closed the 18th.
Mary and Lila Griffin have gone to Will
oughby to work in hotel.
Abbie Smith has commenced work on
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