Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-04-15

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with Mrs. F. d. Williamson Wednesday
afternoon from 3 to 5 O'Clock.
Henry Gay is struggling his house on
Water street, and J. ". Murkland has been
! fixing the stone OK under his house.
j. w. MurkIaI1 is sending a large num-
Der of his pioWs to market this spring, as
there is a large demand for these plows.
After more thar two weeks of cloudy,
rainy weather, the sun made its appearance
last Thursday, to the qualification of all.
Rev. Mr.. Sheaff received news last week
of the death of a brother in Maine. He
was taken with pneumonia and died very
suddenly.
There is to be a concert and ball at the
opera hall Friday evening, May Bird. Ex-
celIent music will be furnished and a
pleasant evening may be expected.
Charles Graves has had the roof on
the north side of his block raised and
several windows put in, which greatly i'm
proves the tenement over his shop.
Special meeting United Order Golden
Cross Thursday evening, April 18th at
7-3O O'Clock, at L. NJ. Hubbard's Office. 1t
is desired that every member be present.
There will be no services at the M. E.
church next Sunday, Rev. Mr. Johnson
being at the session Of the Vermont con-
ference which will be held at Lyndonville.
Lenna Spaulding visited in Hardwick
last week. She will stop for the present
with an aunt in Bakersfield. Bertha
SpauIding is visiting in Franklin county.
Mrs. S. d. Stone will hold her millinery
opening Wednesday and Thursday of this
week. A general invitation is extended to
the ladies of Barton and vicinity to at
tend.
Milo Kicker has had quite a serious time
with his hand. While shoeing a horse the
animal, trying to get its foot away drew a
nail into Mr.. Ricker's hand, and the wound
has been very painful and trou blesome.
N. NJ. Lewis extends an invitation to all
to eat warm sugar at his sugar camp to-
morrow morning at 7-45 o'clock. A special
invitation to teachers and pupils in the
schools for whose benefit the early hour is
set.
Amos Robinson exhibited his Pomera-
MAN dog at the show at Boston and Sc
cured one first prize and two reserves, cor
responding to third prizes. Very good
considering the number Of dogs On exhi-
bition.
The following letters remain uncalIed for
at the post-office in this village April 18th,
Please say advertised, HarringtonCreamery,
Mr.. Hill, harness maker, Miss Edith Met
calf, NJ. w. Sails, Mrs. Mary Smart, Daniel
Wood.
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town Friday. He was greatly interested
in w. R. Holmes, who died in that city
last Wednesday, and stated that every
thing was done that could be to save his
life but without avail.
Quite a large delegation of Odd-Fellows
from this place attended the district con-
~vention at ~Lyndonville on Wednesday eve
ming of last week. The banquet was all
that could be desired and the exercises
were reported very interesting.
A letter from Seth Griffin, who built the
track at the Playground last year, states
that he is engaged in building a mile
track for a very wealthy ASSOCIATION in
Memphis, Tennessee. He expects to come
here in June and finish the Playground
track.
The many friends of Will Holmes in
this village will be sorry to learn of his
untimely death. He was a young man
who was iked and respected by all and
made friends wherever he went. Several
from this village attended the funeral at
West Glover yesterday.
About fifty persons attedded the Ladies'
Aid at the Methodist church parlors We'd
nesday afternoon, and a pleasant, social
affair it proved to be. A little later in the
day there was a sugar party at the Con-
gregational church and a sweet and pleas
ant time was experienced there.
We are in receipt of some small but very
excellent photographs of the old California
Missions mentioned in Mr.. Pillsbury's
letter of this week. This letter will be
found very interesting and Mr.. Pillsbury
sends US the photographs which can be
seen at this office by any who desire to
view them.
We have heard complaints about the use
Of cigarettes by the boys in this village.
Those who deal in cigarettes should re-
member that at the last session of the
legislature a law was passed, making it a
misdemeanor to sell or give a cigarette, |
cigarette paper or wrapper to any person
under twenty-one years of age.
The San Francisco papers contain notice
of the marriage April End of Miss Lyllyn
Ruggles TO Mr.. L.. d. Matthias of Chicago.
Miss Ruggses is the daughter of Mr.. A. B.
Ruggles, VINO is well known to many in
this section. The papers state ''that Miss
Ruggles is a belle and enjoys an enviable
as an artist" Mr.. Matthias is a
well-k own Chicago attorney.
TIL following officers have been elected
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