Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-26


craze which will not die out quick.
A meeting of the Fish and Game league
is called for next Friday evening at the
school house hall. 1t is hoped that large
number will be present as the officers OF
the league are to be elected. Business will
open at 1880.
This is time for se-cleaning, paint
ing and general Sticking up. Quite a
number of houses in the village are being
painted; oftentimes little money expend-
ed in this way will improve the looks OF
things very much.
The second district meeting of the
Daughters of Rebekah, will be with
Sunbeam Lodge, No. II, at Odd Fellows
hall next Friday evening. A banquet will
be held, and there will be remarks by
Grand officers and others. All members
of the order are invited to be present.
We learn just as we go to press that Rev.
Chas. Mcdonald has received the Charles
ton appointment, Rev. S. G. Johnson has
been sent to Newport, Rev. F. w. Lewis
goes to Bellows Falls and Rev. A. FL. Webb
to Bradford. The remainder of the APP
pointments will appear in next week IS
issue.
The cantata, "a Dream of the Fairies,' -
will be given by some of the little ones at
the Cong. church tomorrow evening.
Much time has been given to training the
children and the play will be a very enjoy
able thing; the people should turn out
and attend. Admission twenty cents; pro-
ceeds for the piano fund.
The annual meeting of the Barton Lee
ture Association will be held at the school
house on Wednesday evening of this week
at 1880. This is the time for the reports of
the officers, election of new ones, and dis
cussion of plans for the coming year and it
is hoped that large number will be pres
ent. Come out and tell the committee
what you want to have next year in the
line of lectures and entertainments.
The following is from the st. Johnsbury
A party of four ST. Johns
urygentlemen visited Gen. CIRCUITS sugar
place on Thursday forenoon. They found
gathered there quite a little company, who
were RECALLED with some first class sugar
and were also given an object lesson in
sugar stirring by that expert, Capt. Ford,
who, it will be remem bered, captured some
high honors at the Worlds Fair just be-
that was sway up.' After the sugaring
off process had been attended to, Gen.
CIRCUIT escorted the ST. Johnsbury delega-
ion to his residence, and after dinner gave
hem chance to look at some of the best
among the 70 horses that are being cared
'or on the circuit farm. The General has
some "beauties" in training, and feels par
,icularly proud of pair of colts, own sis
ers, sired by ''Henry So that are hand
'omely formed animals, finely matched,
md promise to get over the ground in
lively manner.
Barton Landing.
Rev. MI. Merrill of STD ohns bury preach
ID at the Cong. church yesterday.
Ethel Dane begins teaching school to-
lay in the Lane district in Newport.
o. w. Locke has gone to Boston to get
lew line of spring and summer goods.
Rev. B. F. Rowland was one of the con-
erence preachers at Barre last Sunday.
A WiIkie has closed his barber shop in
hotel and is working for j. E.
lyon.
Bert Hall, who works in the CaIedon5aTa
'ffice at St. Johnsbury, is home for a short
acation.
Elmer Andrews, the popular clerk at the
Peoples Store, is back for the season after
months absence.
Mrs. Farman and son of Westfield and
Albert Farman of Newport have been Wis
ting at G. III. Willey's.
Frank Conner has sold his place to Mr..
Iutchins of ST. Johnsbury. Mr.. Conner
as moved into the Harvey Foster house.
Frank Wheeler has bought a building
ot of Taplin & Rowell and will build soon.
resent.
Maynard Skinner was at home over Sun
ay. He goes to New York to-day to be
resent at the dedication of the Grant
Monument.
Albany.
T. J. Newton and Clara are home from |
isit to Lyndonville.
Mr.. Robinson is running his logs from
down the river to his mill.
DIR. Campbell has returned from Bur-
ngton, where he spent last week in the
ollege hospital.
G. n. Tenney had the two middle toes
nd the two bones of the foot connected /
18th them amputated at the Burlington
ospital. The bones were broken and had
ecome honey-combed. Surgeon Wheeler
opes to get him out with fairly good
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outh Albany. ,y5ez.z.
F. ct. Anderson is some BETTER
Mrs. Thomas Marnock is quite seriously
ok.