Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-01-04

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wood-sawing and starts on the road thi
week. Those who know what he ha
done heretofore will understand what thi'
means now.
Members of Olympic Encampment, /.
o. F., No. II, are requested to be presen
at installation of officers, Saturday even
ing, Jan. 9. Dist. Dept. Frank Bemiss q
Newport will be present. ..Eg
Crescent Lodge, No. Al, I. o. o. F., ano
Sunbeam Rebekah No. IL. /. o. o. f., will
give public installation on Wednesday
evening, Jan. 9th, 1897, at the Odd Eel
lows Hall, at d. N. A cordial invitation
is extended to all.
Mrs Nettie M. Jewell returned from bel
two months trip to ST. Louis last week,
where she left her son, Carl, and family
in good health. The little girl, Annie
Brown, who has resided with her here for
some time past remains with her mother
in ST. Louis for the present.
c. H. Larue bought building lot on
the Salisbury brook shore, near the
slaughter house, this fall, got his lumber
and his help together and had a good
house up and covered in very few days.
He has since partially finished it inside,
and has moved his family in. 1t will
make him a pleasant home. He sold his
place on May hill.
The old year went out and the new year
came in on beautiful winter days. If they
presage anything for the futute the COM
ing year ought to be pleasant and pro-
pitious one. Like several of the last sea-
sons the winter so far has been compare
lively free from either rain or snow
storms and there is a lack of snow for sue
cessful business operations.
The Week of Prayer will be observed at
the NJ. E. church, meetings continuing
longer if the interest warrants. Mr..
Douglass has issued card of invitation,
together with a list of subjects for the
whole month. 1t is hoped that great good
Will grow out of the meetings. The
churches and the community ought to be
and help as much as possible in
the good work proposed.
The committees have made preparations
for the singing convention which is to be
held at Barton Village, commencing Jan.
18th, and it is hoped that it will be
worthy the place. Read the large adver-
tisement in another column. Our people
ought to do the most possible to make this
a great success. We hope the spirit of
enterprise and generosity which is usually
shown here will be in lively evidence this
line
The MONITOR is in receipt of an inter-
esting letter from w. w. Foster, giving
some incidents in regard to his journey
with his wife to Denver, Col, together
with facts in regard to that and other
western states. Mr.sand Mrs. Foster are
well and they are enjoying the climate
and their sojourn very much. May they
be restored to perfect health and return in
due season to their home and useful
spheres in old Vermont.
The village has issued bonds to
use for the electric light Indebtedness,
which they hope to place at four per cent.
It is expected that they will be sold soon
About 81 900 has been added to the cost of
5he work during the present season in the
putting in of new dynamo and in other
,epairs. This village is now using about
800 incandescent lamps. Island Pond
Toes not, as yet, quite absorb the power
contracted for in the lighting Of that vii
age. 933E'c
There was very pleasant surprise visit
md house-warmlng at Geo. G. Towers on
Friday evening last, when about fifty of
he friends of the family met to visit them
4 their new and very pleasant home, in
he building recently put up near the de-
BOT and known as the Tower block. Mr..
md Mrs. Tower are people who make
themselves useful in many spheres and
his expression of good will was only a
lifting testimonial of the general esteem
n which they are held. A few useful
lifts were made, presented by Rev. Doug
ass in a brief but appropriate address.
Ample refreshments were provided and
he occasion was very happy one to all
Barton Landing.
The centennial edition of the MONITOR
an be found on sale at the posts office.
Price six cents.
Prof. E. L. Hunt, the optician, will be
t the hotel in Barton Landing the first
Tuesday in every month, commencing
an. 5, until further notice. Consultation
rec.
Nelson Gallup died Thursday Dec. "a.
he funeral services were held Saturday,
which would have been his seventy-sixth
birthday. He was born in Franklin,
franklin Co. Early in life he went into
he tanning business at franklin where
le was quite successful. In 1856 he went
o SWanton where he remained IL years
arrying on his trade. He came to this
ounty % years ago and bought a large
ract Of lumber land in Bloomington. He |
went to work to build |
team mill and other buildings, and be-
ore this could be done it was necessary to |