Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-12-19

past few years brakeman on the b. q III. H.
r. and was very popular man among his
associates. He leaves wife and three chill
| dren.
The Orleans Colnry Musical Convention
| Is TO hold its ,iarty ninth annual festival
/ a Newport + eb. Gil. Prof. Ell. r. Palmer
of New York is to be conductor, and
Blaisdel's orchestra will furnish music.
/ Special rates have been secured at the no
| tells and the railroads will sell reduced
tickets, and it is exp ected that there will
| be large attendance.
| This is the time OF the year when the
club papers are being called for and we
| have large list to select from. If there
are any wanted which do not appear on
our list write US for our price on the same.
| We must ask all who are in arrears also to
remember US at this time. Pay up the ar
rearages and then you benefit
of the clubbing offers.
| Mr.. Fred Nelson and Miss Mahala French
were married Dec. 14th by Rev. r. L.
Sheaff. Mr.. Nelson has lived in this town
from his boyhood and many friends con-
graduate him. Mrs. Nelson has worked
in the Peerless factory for some time, where
she has won for herself the esteem and
respect ofall. Mr.. Nelson has erected fine
set of buildings on Glover street, where
the couple will reside.
We are in receipt OF sample sheet of
Elk Gov. Pages calendar for the coming
year. The new one is to be much larger
than any he has ever issued before. The
letters and figures are exceptionally large
md no iJu n ictin OF
distance. Every business man should
have one of these calendars as it can be
placed in any part of the Office or store and
be easily seen from any position. Mr..
Page will send them to any address on re-
ceipt of ten cents in silver.
The Christmas number of the Vermonter
contains seventy-five portrait illustrations
of the children of Vermont. The portraits
are of children from all sections of the
state and make beautiful showing. Por-
traits Of Miss Addie Lou Grout of Newport
and Miss Winifred l.. Taft of Burlington
are also given. Another feature of the is
sue is ''Our Home Guard" or Company A,
End VT Volunteers, composed Of some of
the little boys of st. Adams, who make a
fine appearance in uniform. This is an
periodical.
The annual meeting of the Copgrega-
tional Club will be held in the Cong.
church in this place this afternoon and
evening. The mem bership of this club ex-
terd from White River Junction to Derby |
Line. Order of exercises: Social hour
from 80 to 100 o'clock; from to 6, bust |
ness meeting, election of officers, ETC., 6 |
o'clock, banquet; 1880, musicale by the
choir of the church, assisted by Miss Mabel |
Black, of Coventry; s O'Clock, address of the |
evening, 'The Puritan and the Pilgrim"
by Rev. Frank L. Goodspeed, pastor of the
first Congregational church of Springfield, |
Mass. Other speakers are Hon. F. ID. |
Hale, Lunenburg, Lieut.. Gov. Bates, Hon.
Henry G. Ide, Arthur Stone of ST. Johns
bury, Supt. FL. J. Jones, c. F. RanneJ,
Newport. The banquet is provided by the
ladies' society of the church and they have
the proceeds. 1t is hoped members of the
church and congregation will be present |
in good numbers. The address is free end
all are cordially invited.
Barton Landing.
George G. Meade Post, G. A. r., invite
VIZ " w oS(A
ner Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Y O'Clock, sharp.
1t being the annual election of officers, we I
hope to see every member present.
Irving Conner and Herbert Rood dressed |
nine hogs in three hours and forty-f
minutes last Friday.-James Cole has talk
en- Henry McGuire's farm il Albany and
will move there soon.-Miss Zaida Wiley
and Miss Inez WinsloW, who are teaching |.
in Northbridge, Mass, are at home for a
vacation.-Guy Winslow and E. ]. Win
slow are at home to spend the Christmas
hoIidays.-The winter term of school opens
next Monday, Dec. 26.-Christmas exer-
cises will be held at both churches next
Saturday evening. -Remembe the Sunday
school convention to be held Dec. 20.-J.
III. Rosebrook and wife visited friends in
Island Pond last week.
South Barton.
Almost every one is having the prevail
ing distemper. = j. Forests teams are
drawing lumber to Lang's Milo. G. Alb
bott is night Waterman at r. B. Lang's
steam mill.-Carrol Bickford is at work
here.-Charlie Duke remains about the
same. DIR. Wright from Barton Landing
is treating him. e. J. Wheeler has just
put furnace into his shop; he is doing
quite an extensive business.
Albany.
Henry MCGUIRE has moved on to the
Frasier place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jenne of Troy We're in
town last week.
There Will be Christmas tree for both
churches at the Methodist house on Christ
mas eve.
Horace Way is doing large numbering
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