Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-04-20
Barton.

Barton.
The schools in town, outside the village.
will commence April 9th.
Comrade O. V. Joslyn has received the
appointment of Assistant Inspector for
Quimby Post, G. A. r.
If there are any stories about sugar max
ing this season which are worth telling.
let the MONITOR hear them.
The Congregational Ladies Society is in
vited to meet with Mrs. John Bean next
Wednesday afternoon, April %.
The Barton Hotel Co.are building large
lean-to addition to their hotel barn, to be
used as a carriage house for the livery, etc.
III. G. Pierce is having his drug store
nicely painted and put in order for the in
creasing business he hopes to do this sea-
son.
Arthur c., son of M. G. Cutler of Nash
ia, n. H., is stopping at his grandfather's
and attending school, also having his first
experience in a sugar orchard.
Orleans Lodge, No. So, of F. and A. M,
holds its annual election of officers Friday
| eve, April q, at 7:3O o'clock. Let every
member make an effort to be present
We do not remember a year when so
much hay has been sold and shipped from
this section as the present. 1t is fortunate
that something has sold at reasona BILE
prices.
While the temperature last week was
intentionally warm, the heat in many
places was unprecedented for the season of
the year. The water was up to freshet
heights.
The loss of the Porter buildings by fire
suggests the remark that the early spring
Is the most dangerous season in the year |
for fires on the roof. Look out for burn
ing chimneys.
Mrs. Freeman, who had her store enlarg-
ed and repaired some time ago, much to it's
convenience and improved appearance, has
returned from market with a fine stock of
seasonable goods.
j. Fischer, No. Bible House, New York,
sends this Office very pretty and what
must prove popular piece of sheet music,
"Iu tell Papa on YOU" which costs 40
cents. Send for it.
Are our village people making prepare
SAAAS
condition as to cleanliness, healthfulness
aid beauty this season? A little work on
the part Of all will do it.
We note with regret that Gen. Grout has
permitted his phiz to go into the papers as
a Paine's Celery Compound advertisement
Some very popular politicians have gone
down under that indiscretion.
Joseph Barton says that there is pros
pect that he shall have quite large
amount Of granite to quarry and draw this ]
year for cellar foundations, railroad Gull
verts and ether railroad work.
Miss Nellie Laughlin, who has been in
5he employ of the Peerless Mfg Co. the {
past winter, Will return to her home at I
Barnet this week. She is engaged to teach a
he summer school at West Barnet c
The sun rarely ever put in a bett er weeks
york than the last in melting away the |
NOW and thawing out the ground. A few J
more Gays of warm weather will settle the
CO ds q most localities and make travelling d
,ood again. c
The friends of Carl Story, well known in :
his county, will be interested to learn that :
lie has sold out his business in Lancaster, .
AONNA c
cry complimentary terms and hopes that \
Re viii remain in that town.
Mr.. Editor, Henry d. Fairbrother, for ;,
nerly of this town, but now in the ice bus =
ness in Valley Falls, r. L., was arrested by p
ne for debt on Monday last, and the trial il
vas set for April 10th, but Fairbrother got Y
ail and skipped out on Thursday night
n the midnight train and the case cannot a
e heard, Signed, o. V. JosLYN. Ii
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ge in Canada. The Canadian Pacific is IL
offering all along the Missisquoi river al
nd elsewhere. The Quebec Central lost p
IS big bridge over the St. Francis and the a
ne is badly damaged elsewhere. p'
The new dam, bulkhead, fume etc., at W
lJde Falls, built for the electric plant has
OF suffe ed SO far, from about the largest -,
,eshe5 ever known on Clyde river. If the ~
eW work withstands this high water it 8
ill prove that it was most substantially u
uiIt. ~
A-0io's - VIC hNepu ollcah ota'e oonVen- P;
on, which meets at Montpelier, Vermont. .,
ave been placed on sale at number of 81
he Boston & Maine stations. These tick al
s, which will be sold at reduced rates,are -
pod for passage April 9th to 29th, inclu- -,
We, and are good returning until April A.
It'll.
Mrs. Alonzo Clark left last week for iv
rattlebOro, where she will visit about two r.
eeks, and then go to Maine, where Mr..
lark went some weeks since, and they in
Ill make their home for the present. Mrs.
ark has been very useful and efficient in -:
lie w. r. c. and other organizations and
ayes many friends.
At the next village meeting, let there be
vote taken that any man or board of
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