Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-02-07

Barton.
DR.. Prime made short trip to Boston
last week.
AIonzo Clark of Kennebunk, Me-, is in
town visit.
Remember the entertainment at the
Cong. church this evening.
The w. G. L. U. will meet tomorrow af-
ternoon at 80, with Mrs. A. F. Baldwin.
Several from this place attended the
church dedication services at Lyndonville
asst Wednesday.
Rev. Douglass attended the Preachers
Meeting and the dedication services at
Lyndonville last week.
Regular meeting of Orient Chapter, No.
13, o. E. s., Friday evening, Feb. 18th, at
$50 O'Clock, in the new hail.
We are depending on those parties who
have promised US wood for our years sup
ply, and would like to have it drawn at
once.
Roy Skinner, who has been attending
school at the academy, has gone to New
port, where he is to clerk in G. T. Bigelow's
drug store.
Mrs r. s. Twombly and Mrs. A. NJ.
Tower will entertain the Ladies' Society at
their vestry on Wednesday afternoon,
Feb. 9. Gentlemen invited to tea at 6
o'clock.
We see it stated that the Bellows Falls
NJ. E. church, Rev. F. w. Lewis, pastor,
Is having revival services, with noted re-
vivalist and singer from Canada to help
carry on the work.
Those who do business at the stores or
the business houses should cast an eye at
the advertisements every week. 1t is al
ways good time to buy when those w no
have the goods are in strait to sell.
II. T. Seaver was in Boston lost week i.
Went down, perhaps, to see what great
snowstorm could do for city which does
its business almost entirely with wires.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seaver spent the Sunday be-
fore in No. Troy. s5.a..
Rev. Mr.. Fay Of Newport occupied the
Congregational pulpit yesterday, both
morning and evening, in exchange with
Afr. Sheaff There was a large number
present to hear Mr.. Fay, whose discourse
was very interesting.
A four inch water main which crosses
the river brigde near the Peerless factory
was boken some days since by the action
OF the frost in lifting up part of the
bridge. The commissioners succeeded in
making repairs without serious cost or de-
lay.
It will be seen by our court report that
Joseph Owen won his case in the county
AT =
IN age and has done great deal of bust
ness in his lifetime and this is his first ex
perience in the law. He has been fortu-
nate.
Mrs. FL. F. Pillsbury, who has been in
Boston of late for medical and surgical
treatment, had very successful operation
performed on Saturday last, in the opening
Of the cavity known as the frontal sinus.
The surgeons expect to effect perm anent
cure of trouble, which has given her
much pain and anxiety during several
months past,
While the storm and blow here during
the early part of the week was light COM
pared with that of many other sections,
the amount of labor with snow rollers and
snow ploWs was greater than at any time
for soma years. The roads, however, were
so cleared that it was comfortable travel
ing the last part of the week. The snow
roller is great thing for Vermont
The next entertainment in the Barton
Lecture Course will be the celebrated lee
ture 1.-THE Wit and Wisdom of the Cray
on" by William M. r. French of Chicago,
On Monday evening, Feb. IA. 1t w i'll be
something new in our field and is some
thing which unites artistic ability with
literary taste and quick wit. 1t is very
fiatteringly complimented by the press.
The masquerade promenade entertain
ment in Sewers hall Friday evening was
frirly well attended. The costumes good
and bad were very ingeniously COTTON up
and showed much s'taste'' in those who
prepared them. The first prize was award
ed to Clyde Heath who was clad in NOM