Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-01-02

house. The location is perhaps the most
slightly one in the village and Mr.. Valley lis
constructing a good house. 1t will take
some time to finish it.
II. T. Seaver has fixed his block over and
finished the rooms occpied by c. P. Jen-
ness, and also improved Mr.. Folsom's
meatmarket. Il ID. d. Bean has finished off
several rooms in his block. The Crystal
Lake house has been greatly improved. 1T
has been painted inside, and out and the
/ rooms all papered. A furnace has been
! put in and the house has been thoroughly
repaired. Several new electric lights have
been put in. The dining room has been
greatly improved. Mrs. Nettie Jewell has
repaired her house, finishing off several
new rooms. M. j. Elliot has raised the
roof on his block and timed it over. Geo
w. BuZZell has built an addition to his
house and improved it to quite an extent.
Frank Norris has raised his house and add
ed another story and finished off, tenement
Ed. White, Geo. Nye, and A. r. Wakeman
each erected a good barn during the year.
Outside of the corporation, Mrs. Quinn
has built a new house, Mr.. Labor has also
erected new house on Mrs. Danforth's
proved his house. The trustees have had
lot of gravel put in on Main street and the
sidewalks have been repaired, some
concrete walk having been put in. Sewers
have been repaired and the streets general
ly kept in good condition. Some electric
light wiring has been done and the lights
well kept up in all places.
Barton Landing.
The grip is quite prevalent in this vicin-
ity.
Will Monteith and wife are happy over
their new baby girl.
Glenn Stafford from Massachusetts has
been visiting friends here.
The annual roll-call will be held at the
Cong. church next Sunday.
Fred Gates has moved into Mrs Tripp's
enement.-Henry Dubois has moved into |
Taplin and Rowell's tenement and is |
working for them.
w. E. Twombly has bought the job
printing business of d. Buchanan and is
now running it. He is prepared to do |
good work and is deserving of our patron
age.
At the funeral of Mrs. Jones, Rev. J. A
Dixon delivered very able and appropri-
ate discourse from the words 81 bowed |
down heavily, as one that mourneth for
his MOTHER He referred to the mother
as the real center of the home, around
whom it's most tender affections are gath.
cred; to the aged mother whose influence
is ripened and enriched by experience; to
the aged, Christian mother, with all that
the term implies; and last, and highest of
all, the aged, Christian, invalid mother,
refined and purified by suffering. He said
the influence of such lives would endure
when marble and granite had crumbled.
He read several choice selections and closed
with rich and beautiful poem from one
Of her books. 40
South Barton.
Almost every one is sick, hardly 4ough
we'll ones to care for the sick. Charles
Duke is no better.
George w. Abbott has been seriously i'll
;he past week but is more comfortable at
present. His sister, Mrs. Chapman, has
been here helping care for him.
R. B. Lang rolled log on to his footllast
week, injuring it badly.-A. B. Stanley
ping. 1t was very painful for few days
out is gaining now.
Albany.
Dr. Goddard is better.
Roy George has returned from Lowell,
Mass. of
Albert Dow is stopping with his brother,
James Dow. a
The grip is prevailing in this vicinity
md many are quite sick. "..
WI. Campbell and Clarence Cowles, who
pent the holidays at home, have returned.
T. B. johnson and Miss Clara Boswell,
Who have been sick with the grip and
are improving.
The M. E. Ladies' society will give ster
optican entertainment in their church on
he evening of Jan. 10th. All are cordially
invited. Admission, ten cents.
The neighbors and friends of Wallace
Gldridge turned out one day last week and
.ot him up nice wood pile. Mr.. Eldridge
S kept in the house caring for sick son.
Christmas exercises passed off very pleas
ntly. Miss Nellie Donaldson gave very
inc reading which, with excellent music,
contributed to the cheerfulness of the oc-
aston.
Miss Rosa Campbell was home to spend
Jhristmas.-Li Mcclure is home from
M. B. Chafey is home from
four weeks visit in Boston, Lowell and
icinity.
The Misses Carrie and Nellie Donaldson
re home for the holidays. Miss Nellie
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tarted for home. AS she was stepping on i