Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-03-09

VILLAGE meeting and the school meeting
| Tomorrow evening. Let all the voters be
present.
The lumbermen have made good use of
the short time for Shedding, and a large
stock of lumber has been put in at Chan
dler's mill and at the bobbin mill.
Willis Conner, who has been teaching at
Lyndonville, has finished his school and
returned home. Miss Jennie Locke has
lust completed thirteen weeks school at
Barton.
The musical convention to be held here
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of
this week promises to be of much useful
ness and interest. The fact that Martha
Dana Shepard is to conduct it is guaran
ty of success. She is to be assisted by mem
bers of BIaisdell's orchestra and several
artists of much merit. The drilling is ex-
pected to be thorough, and the work of
advantage to young as well as old singers
There will bea promenade concert on We'd
nesday evening, Mrs. Shepard and the or
| chestra furnishing music. The concerts
will be held on Thursday and Friday after
moons and evenings. The managers assure
the public that the concerts will be fine.
The artists will appear in the Thursday
concerts. Entertainment has been secur-
ed for all who have applied and it is hoped
| for all who may come.
| j. G. Turn bull is a live man and a good
butter maker. Just at present he is max
ing 5000 pounds per week at this creamery.
In the summer he made 1000 pounds per
week. The cream from 200 cows is man
ufactured here and from 600 more at his
Charleston creamery. The past year he
shipped 1000 pounds of butter from this
station. He expects to largely increase the
product the present year. It meets with a
good demand and ready SALE S. E. Win
slow is another of our men who does not
let the grass grow under his feet During
the last year he shipped from this station
rs horses, 200 hogs, 600 cows, 1,467 calves
and 5000 sheep and lambs. Many of these
horses were of a high grade and speedy.
This is the kind he designs to handle in the
future. Most of his stock goes to New
Haven, where he has good facilities for a
market. He is now getting ready for
the spring campaign.
South Barton.
A hall has been finished over the depot.
Mrs. Geo. Wheeler does not seem to be
improving.
Harry Howe and wife from n. Ell. have
been here on a visit.
Look out for peddlers who are selling
gold bowed spectacles.
Tom. Coburn was recently quite badly
hurt while at work in the bobbin shop.
Miss Ursula Willard has been home from
Mass, where she is teaching. While she
was at home her friends gave her surprise
visit in honor of her birthday. = Ezra
Drown and Arthur Berry are in n H. on
visit.
Albany.
Sam G. Kimball, who sold out here some
years since and went to Washington
state, has decided to return and has bought
the Paine place, where he formerly resided
and will return ere long. Mr. and Mrs.
Kimball will find a cordial welcome on
their return home.
We record the death of Miss Bertha
Campbell of Morrisville, which occurred
here last Thursday. She came here to at
tend the musical convention and to spend
a few days among friends. While visiting
at Mr.. Ira Pierce's she was taken terribly
sick with double pneumonia, and though
everything possible was done for her she
ran down to her death. Her parents were
here to help minister to her. Brief funeral
services were held here, Revs. Davenport
and Donaldson being present. The re-
mains were carried to Morrisville, where
ha FIN, 1olI Mr.
Mrs. Campbell have the sympathy of many
friends in their great bereavement.
South Albany.
E. j. Douglass is laid up with rheuma-
tism.-J. M. Anderson is very sick with
kidney and liver trouble
The Social Circle will furnish poverty
supper at the schoo1-house Friday March
13, from O'Clock until s. All are invited.
G. w. Williams was visiting his brother
in Concord, N. H., last Week.-Mrs. Mar
tina Hogan of ST. Adams is visiting her
sister, Mrs. E. J. Douglass.
Bloomington.
Mrs. M. Ell Nichols is much better.-John
Maxwell is quite seriously sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Robinson lost an in
FAINT child few days ago, much to their
sorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Leland, who went
to Mass. recently, are settled for the pres
ent in Lowell.
Quite number attended the postponed |
meeting of the Cleaners at A. E. Denison's
Friday evening.
Evansville.
A boy baby at Lewis Willeys.
Dan Randall is home from Canada on
visit.
Myron Alexander has moved on to his