Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-27

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Mack of Hardwick and the stone is dark
Hardwick granite and looks very nice.
! According to the latest dispatches, it
would seem that the fighting at Manila is
drawing to a close. Aguinaldo is fleeing
with but few followers near him and the
natives appear pleased at chance to rest.
Have you secured your tickets for the
entertainment by Marc, the magician, at
| Seaver's hall next Friday evening? Do
not leave the children at home, take them
along for they will enjoy it the same as
| the older ones.
There is to be a dance at Sewers hall
next Wednesday evening. Music will be
furnished by the Barton orchestra. Ad-
mission to the floor fifty cents per couple;
| balcony fifteen cents. Come out and en-
| JOY the evening.
A. F. McDougaL spent one day last week
visiting some of his friends in j. B. Cas-
| sidy's block. This was his first visit to
that part of the village for over year and
| he was much surprised at the improve
| ments to be seen on every hand.
Thirty-two members from the Rebekah
lodge in this village attended the meeting
of the society at Newport last week. Twen-
ty of the ladies from here exemplifed the
| degree. They were all dressed in white
and made a very nice appearance.
ThetweIfth annual convention of the Or
leans county Y. P. S. G. e. society is to be
held at North Troy Tuesday and Wednes-
day, Dec. and 6. A very interesting and
helpful program has been prepared and
there should be good attendance.
The court of appeals in Kentucky has
ordered the counting of 1897 contested
votes for Taylor, the republican nominee,
assuring his election. The court, all the
judges concurring, refused to dissolve the
injunction asked by Goebel's attorneys.
School at the academy closed last week
for vacation Of two weeks. Miss Hall
will not come back for 1.-THE winter term;
her place will be taken by Miss Bessie
Sayles of Richmond. Miss Hall is an ex-
cellent teacher and has made many friends
while here.
There was a large gathering at the union
Thanksgiving service held at the M. E.
church last evening. Rev. W. E. Douglass
delivered the address. Resolutions were
passed imploring congress to expel Brig
ham II. Roberts of Utah from that body,
he being an avowed polygamist.
Bert Owen, who is very sick with mus
cuIar rheumatism, is a little better this
morning. DR.. Ranney was there yester-
day morning in consultation with DR..
Prime, his case being considered very seri-
Gus, but last evening he seemed more com
forta BILE and passed a good night.
Last spring Chs. Colby purchased nine
sheep of S. E. Winslow, paying five dol
lars per head for them. From these sheep
he sold seventeen lambs bringing $76.36,
and wool amounting to $780, making a
total OF S86.36. This would look as if
farming properly conducted could be made
to pay.
lis Marriage Failure'' Will be given at
Sewers opera hall tomorrow (Tuesday)
evening. It is to be played by the Forham
Bros. Parties who have seen the play given
say it is comical and we'll worth attending.
There will be something to cause you to
laugh from start to finish. Prices, chill
dren fifteen cents; adults twenty-five cents.
A few reserved seats ten cents extra, on
sale at the drug store.
Next Thursday is Thanksgiving and the
merchants in town have their windows !
filled with good things for the day. There
are always few in every community who
are not able to lay in bountiful supply for
the day and if all who are able will do what
they can to assist the less fortunate to en-
joy the occasion their own dinner will seem
better even though they may have depriv-
ed themselves of some of the daintie they
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The following is copied from the Kedr-
sarge Independent and Times Warner,
n. H. The friends and neighbors of Mr..
and Mrs. George White, to the number of
about seventy, surprised them Monday
evening. Not an inkling did they have
till the merry crowd burst in upon them
They were made the recipients of fine oak
sideboard and an elegant rocker. Rev.
Mr.. Tilden made the presentation speech
and was feelingly responded to by Mr..
White. Cake and coffee were served and
social time followed.
The rules and regulations of the G. A. r.
require the annual inspection of Posts to
be made between Sept. LIST and Dec. Goth
of each year, and the commander of the
Post is expected to notify the assistant in
spectOr when the Post will be ready for
inspection. Dec. IA, 1899 is the one-hun-
dreth anniversary of the death of George
Washington and in accordance with the
resolution passed at the 33d National en-
campment the department commander
recommends that all Post flags be dis
played at half mast on that day. Also
that G. A. r. Posts and schools in this de-
partment have exercises commemorative
of that event.