Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-01-18

tended TO all.
H w. Buchanan of Barton Landing has
secured a position as salesman for Amos
P Tapley e Co. of Boston, with route in
northern Vermont and n. III. Mr.. Buchan-
an knows what the trade in this section
requires, having been merchant for about
twenty years in Sheffield and Barton
Landing, only going out of business two
years ago on account of poor health. He
is fortunate in securing a position with
this firm, as it is one of the best boot and
shoe houses in Boston.
Albany.
Ed. johnson and wife are spending a
few days in town.
Peter Stone has moved into the Sartwell
house and AdeIbert King into the Bashaw
block.
Nellie Donaldson is at home.-Rosa M.
Campbell is attending the Barbour Bust
ness College at ST. Johnsbury.
T. B. johnson recently fell from the
beams of his barn, getting good shaking
up, but suffered no fractured bones.
The G. A. R. post and Relief Corps will
unite in public installation of officers
Jan. 23d, after which a light supper will
be served with a light feet attachment
for the benefit of the orders. Friends are
cordially invited.
Browning ton.
Mrs Hilas Beede has gone to Wolcott to
visit relatives.
Warner Beede has purchased the Brews
ter place and his father will move on to the
same. i
Alberta Grow, formerly of this town,
died in ST. Johnsbury Jan. IA, and was
brought here for burial in the village GEM
etery, Jan. IL.
East Bloomington.
News has been received of the sudden
death, on Dec. 26, of Milo Cleveland for
merly of this town, of Cedar Rapids, Neb.
He leaves wife, two sons and three
who have the sympathy of all.
Chas. Foster attended the musical con-
vention at Barton.
]. G Gray is getting out lumber prepare
tory to building new house.
Wiley has had .quite "a severe attack of
rheumatism.-Alfred Trip is very sick
and his recovery is doubtful
West Charleston.
Mr.. Hardy has moved to his new home.
Singing school Friday instead of Satur-
day evening.
Mr. Norton is fixing up pool room in
the old post-office block.
Bert Hutchins has secuted a job in St.
Johnsbury, and will go there soon.
Union Services were held in the Congl
and Baptist churches during the week of
prayer.
Mrs. Merritt Spaulding of Morrisville
is stopping with her mother, Mrs. Piper.
Mrs. Ada Cook. who has been visiting a
sick sister in Lowell, Mass, has returned
home.
Mrs. E. III. Robinson visited her son, at
recently.-Joshua Waterman of
st. Jobnsbury, spent few days with his
father, Hast week.-Will Person of New
York City called on old friends last w eek
w. T.. Blizzard of Underhill Centre was
in town last week. Harley Wheeler has
gone to South Charleston, N. H., to visit
his brother Fred.
East Charleston.
The Reading Circle will give an enter
,ainment next Saturday evening, con-
,isting of a cantata and a literary pro-
gram. Cake and coffee will be served. Adj
mission 10 cts. se
It pays to keep sheep, even if wool is low.
Last year he has from IS sheep sold wool
md lamb s enough to come to $65, and has
lambs and fieeces of wool left. The
average weight of eleven of the lambs sold
was so pounds. 3I
Mrs. Lizzie Buck has one of the best
farms and farm buildings in town. The
buildings consist of an excellent house,
,wo large barns and one smaller, one ice
house, all have been built within few
years except the smaller barn. She is
this winter some 80 or 40 head of
cattle, IA sheep and several horses, which
IS not as much as she usually keeps. The
farm is in good state of cultivation and
very productive, and the hay is nearly all
tut with machine. She has had recent
v placed in her kitchen large hot water
tank, which is so arranged that water can
be drawn from it and carried by means of
pipes to the barns to warm the water
here for the stock, which she thinks is a
great improvement over building fire in
The heater, as they have done for several
years. Her youngest son Leon is at home
md has the oversight of the work on the
arm, care of stock, etc.
Coventry.
A. Roberts from Pomfret is in town Wis
ting friends.
The Dorcas society meets next Friday
evening at M. E. vestry.