Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-11-22

at the late missionary meeting at Water
bury. She receives a re-appointment az
secretary.
A terrible fire occurred in London last
Friday afternoon and the loss is estimated
! to be from fifteen to twenty-five millions
of dollars. 1900 employees are thrown Out
of employment and many of them have
lost their belongings.
c. FL. Jewell, who has been stopping
here since his fathers death in July, start
| ed Friday night for St. Louis, Mo. He
went by the way of New York, where he
/ will make short stop. Mrs. Jewell and
the children will remain here for the pres
ent.
Chas. E. Young of Huron, South Da-
llota, visited his sister, Mrs. e. w. Barron,
last week. He says that the farmers are
prosperous and that business is good in
Dakota He thinks that the growth of
some Vermont villages during the last ten
years has been like the growth of Western
places.
We, the undersigned, wish to extend
our thanks to all of our friends and neigh
bors who so kindly assisted US at the time
of the death and burial Of our beloved
uSband and father.
MRS. E. A. JENKINS.
Miss ALICE JENKINS.
Mr.. AND MRS. III. BURPEE.
The illustrated lectures given by Prof.
Van Lew at the M. E. church Monday and
Tuesday evenings of last week were well
attended considering the weather. Both
entertainments were interesting and in
structive and were highly spoken of by all
who attended
Mr.. Johnathan Pillsbury, who has been
stopping with H. F. Pillsbury's people at
the steam mill, has taken rooms al Hotel
Barton where he will stop through the
winter. Mr.. and Mrs. Ell. F. Pillsbury may
return from Boston later, and if they do,
they will stop at the hotel through the
winter.
Now ask in the children, the parents,
the cousins, let them come in, IN singles,
in families or dozens. To the Thanksgiv
ing feast let them all be invited; in friend
ships sweet union let them all be united.
May the big chicken pie, the turkey and
dressing, the buildings and cakes and
good family blessing make the circle
more glad, while the wristbands grow
tighter, and the sad moods of life give
place to the brighter.
G. T. Pelcival is making plans to start a
stock company here to be known as the
Percicval Furniture Company. About
three months ago Mr.. Percival sold his in
terests in the Percival Mfg. Co., and that
company is selling out it's stock and will
close the business in a short time. Mr..
&c Of ca
company in time to take the business up
about the time the other company
drops it. He has secured the names of
thirty-five of the citizens of this village
and has some Boston parties interested,
and, providing the people here will
take sufficient amount of stock the work
will be started. This has been a good
business and has paid well on the money
invested, and such business should not
be allowed to leave the village for want of
capital to keep it along. About twenty
five men have been employed in running
the shops and it is expected, that with the
new company fully established and in
order, about fifty men would be
Some of the members of the
Percival Mfg. Co., those who are best able
to judge as to the feasa biIity of the plan,
are intending to take stock in the new
company and one of them will take an
active part. Several of the men who have
been employed by the present company
will also take some of the stock. A meet
ing of all those interested in the matter is
called for tomorrow (Tuesday) evening at
Z: 80 at the office of the Percival Mfg. Co.,
near the freight depot. The stock book
will be open ready for all who desire to
Jake some of the shares. 1t is hoped that
there will be large number present, as the
success of the enterprise depends largely
upon sthis meeting. This will be the |
time to talk the matter over; the time to |
lend to it and see that the business is kept |
here. If it is dropped some of the help |
which have been employed in running it
must seek work elsewhere. These men
nave received good wages and they are a
desirable class to keep here. The goods
are sold away and the mon
~ is brought here and expended. Mr..
2ercivaI is an enterprising business man
md has plenty of determination to make
he business, which he thoroughly un-
ierstands, success. Let the people turn
)uG IOIHOrfOW evening anu SHOW ny OHSlf
presence at the meeting that they are inter
sted in every enterprise which bids
air to be of benefit to the village.
Barton Landing.
Homer Ford is at home from Boston.
Mrs. Ell. S. Webster is on the sick list.
VIM. BlasdelI is building a large adj
lition to his BAN.
Ethel Dane and Bertha Durham are at
lome for short vacation.
Leslie Haselton lost part of finger in
he butter box factory recently.
Addison Hatcher will sell his stnclr of