Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-09-29
ALBANY.

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There is some complaint in this To-
Atty, as we'll as, in others, on account
q the scarcity of water.
Mr.. NJ. Cowles has on hand very
he assortment of collins and caskets in
iuding the octagonal, and all finished
very superior style.
Mr.. A. B. Sargent has opened his
inging school for the juveniles again.
Slad of it. Now, children, all go to
Mr. sargent's school, and learn to yell
n scientific principles.
None wishing for good pictures should
bill to call on Mr.. Locke at the west
llage. He is an excellent artist, and
lows no defective pictures to leave his
ll1on.
BARTON.
Good attendance, interesting exer-
fses, and increased interest at the tenn
erance meeting last night.
A derrick has been erected and the
lone are fast being placed for the found
bon of the new church. .,-
Mrs. B. B. Norris has woven, thus
ar during the season, $50 yards of rag
hrpeting.
A sabbath school concert was held at
he Brick Church yesterday. Mr.. J. B.
reeman, the very efficient superintend-
BIT makes his concerts interesting and
seful.
Miss Louisa Hubbard has lately
bowed into this village, and occupies
poms at the residence of Moses Hub
ard, where she will attend to the tail.
ress business.
We have not been much troubled with
ot days this summer. Last Saturday
ame near being as warm as any we
ave had, the thermometer indicating 80
b the shade.
A horse belonging to Horatio Nye,
vas run over by train Friday night,
md so injured that he had to be killed.
The horse was in a pasture beside the
rack, and got over the fence on to the
rack.
For the information of our distant
subscribers, we can say that the weather
as been excellent for business all the
hll, and though we have had frosts,
PINE of the days and nights have been
warm and pleasant as June.
A large number of very fast horses
re already entered for the Fair. Those
tho enjoy the sports of the turf will
Experience a rare treat. "The side
hows" are beginning to arrive; the gor-
lila, the monkeys, the boaconstrictor,
nd the hand organ are here.
Two boys of this place undertook to
et free ride to St. Johnsbury during
be fair. They secluded themselves in
potato car, the conductor locked the
DOR and they went through to the juno
on, and then paid their fare from there
Tome.
In this village there are over twenty
women that tip the scales to l60 pounds
Ind upward, twenty widows, eleven wild.
lowers, and ten "old bachelors" The
asst class mentioned are willing to be
classed under a different head, and any
person wishing to bring about the de-
ired result will confer favor by adj
ressing P. o. box, 9O9.
Ladies have you made preparations
br the Fair We considered the dis.
Play in Floral Hall at st. Johnsbury
hst week, the chief attraction at the
Ialedonia county fair If an effort b.
hade by the ladies in this county, W,
ball be disappointed if the ladies de
ertment is not equally attractive. W,
appe the women in this vicinity will Sc,
hat the Hall is well filled, with the use
pl an ornamental work of their hands
A gentleman from Providence, R. |.
Fho is boarding with DIR. J. F. Skinner
Undertook few evenings since to 90 t
he BARRIERS shop, and being unfamilia
nth the Barton sidewalks, had the mis-
prtune to run off the end of the bridg
to the pond. He was not severely in
red by the fall, and made the best Ell
TT possible to get cut of the water o
fy land; he did not succeed until Ere
lelds came to his rescue. Fred appre
lated the position and condition tn
entleman was in, and easily helpe
i'm out.
A letter just received from the Hor
llsha White we'll known in this county
Eates that he is farming and raisin
Stock in Neosho Rapids, Kansas. II
says he is in a-land of plenty and (
scarcity, plenty Of stock, hay. grail
fruit and vegetables, but great sea
city Of money. He says it is also
great country for credit, small for pa
He has not received 800 in money f
pver hundred horses that he has sol
during the season. has taken paw
cattle, land aad notes. Yearlings a
selling for $3.50 each, horses are Wort
800 each, corn 80 cts. per bushel. whe
20 to Sl,l0 hay sl,50 per ton. N
White says no must buy 200 head