Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-10-13
capture some of the mercantile bargains to
gladden. the hearts OF his army of apprecia

capture some of the mercantile bargains to !
gladden. the hearts OF his army of apprecia-
tive buyers.
The G. E. society will give an entertain
ment and supper at the Cong'l church
next Tuesday evening. Everyone is cor
daily invited.
| The Ladies' Aid Society will give their
annual harvest supper and breakfast next
Thursday night and Friday morning.
Everyone invited.
Mr.. Cheney, who is employed in the
Chandler mill, has moved his family here
from South Barton, occupying F. G.
Browns tenement.
new telephone pole has been set in
front of Skinner & Browns storehouse, to
replace the one that was broken by
freight car striking it.
J. @. Clough has moved his barn to the
front of his lot and is converting it into
a tenement. 1t will make an excellent one
as the building was comparatively new.
.Taplin & Rowell are building a shed 100
feet long near the Glllis property, for the
immense quantity of wood they are buy
ing; they have purchased 200 cords in
Bloomington.
The milliners are displaying good artistic
talent in window dressing. Mrs. Dodge
and Miss Bassett are educating the public
up to the new ideas they cleaned while at
the city markets.
Chas. Clark drew piece of granite for
the Willoughby bridge the other day
which weighed over 5000 pounds. This is
said to be the longest stone in the abut-
ments of that bridge.
E. E. Stafford has had the store of Beede
& Cowles wired for electric lights, also the
insurance office of I. D. r. Collins and
his own place of business have been placed
in readiness for the grand illumination.
We, as members of the Barton Landing
Cornet band, desire to express our appreci-
alton of the services OF Mr.. Smith Gallup
as leader and manager ever since it was re-
organized. We feel that this voices the
sentiment of our citizens also.
MEMBERS OF THE BAND.
w. ]. Eldridge of Albany set up one of
Whipple, French & Co.'s Kelsey furnaces
for Mrs. Madison Cowles at st. Johnsbury
, last week. The firm was represented there
by Mr.. Perley. Mr.. Eldridge is no green
hand at the business.
The Chandler Co. are now making i'm
: provements in their south mill. A new
engine house will be built and new engines
installed, besides various other changes
; which will be made as soon as they shut
, down in about two weeks.
Mrs. Dodge experienced some trouble
, with gasoline lamp in her store Thursday
evening, but serious explosion was avoid
ed by throwing the lamp into the street.
: 1t is needless to say that her store will be
, among those to receive the new light.
The electric light poles are all set, and
Mr.. Gage of st. Johnsbury with his line
; men will put up the wires this week, and
; the long distance wire will soon be strung
to Charleston. Island Ponds contract
with Barton for furnishing power for cleo
trio lights expires Dec. 18th and the under
> standing with our trustees was that this
village could have the lights as soon as it
= was in readiness this fall.
No blame is attached to any of the train
men for the recent accident here, but the
L people are very much aroused and indig-
nant that no attention has been paid TO the
petition for gates, which was drawn uI
and generally signed three months or more
ago. This makes four deaths at this cross
ing within few weeks. If this is not SUI
ficient proof that protection Is needed, we
do not know what evidence is required.
Albany.
Heman Crawford and family have m owed
to Newport.
Miss Nettie Leach has returned from 9
visit to Lowell and vicinity.
George Walker and Clayton George are
running threshing machine.
A. r. Miles and A. S. Vance's people
have placed telephones in their houses.
Mrs. w. II. Chaffee extends thanks tt
9 Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Lawrence for some nice
plums.
y Miss Anna Bowen has pure based tn,
= VIM. Chamberlain place just back of r. G
> church.
= Clarence Duckless has taken the Georg
Z Tenney farm for one year and taken pos
session.
- Mrs. G. Chaffee and daughter Myrtle from
70 Greensboro were in town last week visit
- ing friends.
y Wemourn the death of our former towns
- man, John Chamberlin and sympathiz
~ with his bereaved ones.
The ladies of the Cong. church will NEE
with Nathan Cutler on Tuesday evening
d Oct. IA. All are invited.
I Some of our people took in the recen
excursion to the White Mountains anon,
whom were Lynn Eldridge and Pearl Row
he ell.
At the recent auction at VIM. Cham Der
is Inns good sales were made. Mr.. Cham Der
lin has gone to Boston to live with his sol
st Mortimer.
Clyde Bachelor is home from Lowell
a Mass, where he went for employment
We are glad to have our young men retur,
lg to the old home.
The wild animal that is supposed to liy
is about here was last seen by Clayton Butler