Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-09-15

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nc. Pierce will be at the Valley House to-
morrow Tuesday, from 1890 to4 O'Clock
d. M. to receive taxes. The time in which
the discount is allowed expires Thursday,
Sept. IS. Take advantage of this oppor-
tunity.
Misses Eva and Anna Bassett started for
New York Saturday for the purpose of
studying the fall styles in millinery. They
will be absent week or ten days. Mrs.
H. L. Moore Will have charge of the store
during their absence.
Speaking of high prices of meats, Joseph
Bartlett recently said that he had to pay
80 cents pound for steak at Peaks Island
this summer. Take it the year round YER
mont averages up pretty favorably as the
best state to live in.
Fewer tickets were sold at this station
for the Barton fair than last year; and the
only way the station sgent accounts for
this is that the weather was so pleasant
more people went by team. Something
over 400 tickets were sold this year.
G. s. Glib has received an order to make
pair of boots for man in Springfield.
Mass. He is also building pair of dressy
boots for Representative elect Holdridge
of Irasburg. With those boots to inspire
him, Mr. Holdridge may be able to turn
| the tide in favor of Mccullough at the ell
ection by the legislature.
Bandmaster Billiard announces that the
local band CONNER &c rext Saturdayevening
| to give series of concerts at Barton village
| 80 cfoI ToE al
Billiard had picked band of 10 pieces to
play at the Sher brooke fair, and they were
highly complimented, and had the honor
of double discounting the two city bands
which were also in attendance, in the opin-
ion of the public.
South Barton.
| G. w. Abbott is on the sick list.
Mrs. E. j. Wheeler visited her mother,
Mrs. B. G. Berry, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Bridgeman
called at H. F. Pillsbury's last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pope returned to
their home in Jacksonville Saturday.
| Rev. A. B. Blake will preach in the
school house Sunday, Sept. 21st, at 1890
| a. m.
This place was we'll represented at Barton
fair last week. 55 return tickets were sold
and many went with teams. ii
While H. F. Richards was hunting yes
terday he laid down his gun and it was
discharged, the contents entering his hip.
Albany.
T. B. johnson is Ill.
George Rowell is suffering from stomach
trouble.
John Rouen is visiting his grandfather,
Walter Burke.
Clayton Butler cut bis knee while hewing
timbers recently. ogRAg MORA ai9st
Roland Chafey has returned to his en-
ployment in Boston. ss5tsr
Mrs. Burns from Underhill is the guest
of The Misses Marlowe. #as.1
Walter Leach, from Lowell, Mass, has
been in town for short visit.
Mrs John Darling, from Lowell, Mass.
visited at j b. Darling's recently. :
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hunter are botf
recovering from their severe illness. 80
Mathew and Thomas Mcclure, with
their families, are visiting at E. Dingman IS
: Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Hadlock Of Tro.
have been in town, visiting and calling Oh
friends. -
Birney Chaffee has gone to FRANKLIN
county for "a visit, and will also visit II
II East Durham, p. @.
i Mrs. Prescott and children, from Stone
ham, Mass, who have been stopping a
t D. M. McGuire's, have returned to thei
home.
, Miss Essie Mitchell, of the telephon
t office, was called to her home at East Du n
ham last Monday on account of the Hines
t of her mother.
t Mr. and Mrs. B. Mansfield and daughte
started for their home in.Salem, Mass, re
y Gently. Miss Bessie will stop at Concor
a for two weeks to visit friends.
Mrs. Hodge, who has been i'll for Ion
0 time at the home of her daugh Mrs. r
q Thayer, died on Friday, Sept. 9TH. Tb
IS remains were taken to Irasburg for inter
ment.
y The school directors have secured til
It following teachers for the fall term {
8. school: Village upper, Elmer Slack; pr
mary, Nj. Nellie McGoff; Dist. No. 13, Al
Y bany and Lowell, Lucy Martin; No.
h Tenney, lila Tenney; No. 8, Brown, Ann.
l. Graham; No. A, Griggs, Margaret Ansborc
No., Center, Armour Clark; No. 3, Chene.
le Grace Sbeehan: No. 1, Msrrill's Corner
y Minnie Wylie; No. IL, East Albany,
ic Ethel Slack; No.9, Twombly, Leo c. Cool
No. 5, Vance, Alice Graham; No. 10, s
p Albany, Lucia Eldredge.
DI;~,x, CoruIoc &c in toun
Frank Tenney is threatened with pnel
monia.
q, Mrs Julia Merrill has gone to Sarans
at Lake, n. Y.
Henry Merwin has returned to Ne
az Haven, Conn.
of Peter Stone of South Acton, Mass, w
to in town last week.
Mrs. Ira Sanders has sold her place in Il
n / village to John Mcclellan.
10 Mrs. McClary has returned to her hon