Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-12-10
Barton.

Barton.
Mr. Depuro has moved into one of Ed.
Hafford's houses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Seaver spent last
Sunday with Ezra Seaver, Harley's brother,
at Troy.
CT. Emerson of Newport, N. H., pres
ident of the Peerless Mfg. Co., was in town
Wednesday.
w. ]. Fordyce and wife of West Derby
visited at r. A. Johnson's Thursday end
Friday of last week.
Mrs. r. A. johnson, who has been suf
fering with the grip for some time, is now
confined to her bed.
Mrs. Fred MarteI has been quite sick but
is better-Charles Hammond is home, laid
up with an injury to his foot.
o. V. JosIyn has received the appoint
ment of Deputy Sheriff for the next two
years commencing Dec. l, 1900.
F. w. Baldwin attended Caledonia
county court at st. Johnsbury and Lamoille
county court at Hyde Park last week.
The brick layers have begun their work
on the engine house for the Harding Co
ne nd1u ldCLOTy Is III p1u pIOSACoo'
Snow fell about fifteen inches on Tues
day night and Wednesday but there was
no wind to drift it as in many parts of the
state.
Addison Cutting has arrived here and
his family are expected soon. They will
occupy the new house built by Miss Grace
Cutting.
Edward Hitchcock and family have
moved to Littleton, n. H.-W. Hemmings
and family are preparing to move to Ash
land, n. H.
Charles Abbott went to Irasburgh last
Monday after load of slabs but was taken
sick at that place and did not get back
here till Friday.
The mail train on the ST. J. and L. @. R.
R. ran into an open switch Thursday nigh
injuripg quite severely the baggage master
and the express agent.
Oliver Valley is doing the stone work for
Charles Graves new house.-GeOrge Cush-
aine has engaged to work for o. I'll. Moss
man during the winter.
The Odd Girls will meet at the M. E.
church parlors next Wednesday afternoon,
nish for the supper as usual
The Relief Corps will hold meeting in
g. A. r. hall for the annual election of
officers next Wednesday at 2 m. All
members are requested to be present.
Mrs. Prescott of Canaan, n. H., has been
the guest of Mrs. Charles Hammond recent
Iy.-Mrs. and Mrs. Fred Rand visited at
A. D, Mathews at Barton Landing Friday.
Mr.. FL. L. Perkins of Fort Fairfield, Me-,
has entered the employ of Geo. @. Lang as
matchmaker and jeweler Mr.. Perkins is a
good workman and comes well recon-
mended.
Special Gconvocation of Keystone Chap
ter No 16, R. A. M, Dec. IL. Work on all
of the degrees, commencing at $3.50 O'Clock
D. m. Supper at Hotel Barton at $50.
Evening meeting at z 80.
Special communication of Orleans Lodge
No. 55 F. and A. NJ, Friday evening, Dec.
18th. Work on the M. M. degree. Refresh
ments will be served. Every M. M. in good
standing is cordially invited to be present.
There has been considerable trouble at
the electric light plant for the past few
weeks and during the past week the trustees
employed an expert from the General Elec-
trio Co. and he, after much investigation
has succeeded in partly remedying the
trouble by putting in new coils in one OF
the dynamos.
George Buzzell is doing large business
in the telephone line. About three hum
dred machines have been placed between
Barton and st. Johnsbury including
that town and many more are called for
which cannot be put in until spring opens
and poles can be set. George will get and
scatter the poles this winter and be prepar-
ed to commence setting them early in the
spring.
Barton Landing.
E. D. Stafford and Henry Smith have
rented the paint shop over Winget's shop.
The merchants, artisans and mechanics
of the village all report business as good
Rev. ]. A. Dixon spent most of his after
moons and evenings last week at Irasburgh
assisting Rev. j. E. Knapp in a series of
revival meetings.-The E. L. Chandler &
Co.'S. business is booming. They employ