Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-08-24

@AS kdSAAS III N1Aa0As III the Vicinity OF Fl
Ottawa Much damage has been oeca- /
stoned by the FIRE and great alarm has
been felt for the city Of Ottawa. which !
lies at the base of mountains and
wooded hills, upon which the fire is
burning.
The pedestrian spoken Of last week.
it seems, sneaked of without paying his
hotel bill. We spoke Of him as being all
bone and sinew. but we were in hurry
then Now we remember that he was a
poor, fea-bitten, skinney-boney mummy
hidy individual. whose knee and arm
joints were held together with cotton
strings delightful wretch to walk
1900 miles in so days Oh. tape-wormI
where is thy dead beat-like blush7
Messrs. Percival & Forsaith have
completed their new building on Main
street, and are now putting in stock
of furniture, carpets. mirrors. &C. &c,
such as has never been shown IN Barton
We notice numbers around their store
daily, and judge their trade is good If
eourteousness, honesty and attention to
business will win patronage. these young
men viii deserve it We are glad to
note their prosperity.
Albert B. Blake has. during the spring
and summer, made extensive repairs
and additions TO his grist MILL He
has put in large boiling apparatus for
boiling western wheat, and put up ele-
vators and bins so that he will be able
to handle and store a large amount Of
| grain He expects to make the grinding
/ Of western wheat an important branch
Of his business and has put IN new
run of stone, smut mill. boiling works,
and water wheel, so as to have the best
and most complete mill for grinding
custom and foreign wheat, in this part
of the state He is now grinding extra
white winter wheat of this years growth,
and making quality of -four that will
be hard to beat. Mr.. Blake intends to
keep stock Of -four, feed and grain on
nand so that he can accommodate his
I customers at all times
The FAIR--The following are the
several sums that are to be awarded tC
the different classes, as given in the
premium list, which we received Satur.
day-too late for this issue:
Class 1st, Stations, $50. Class ID
matched carriage horses, s14- Single
carriage horses, SO. Pair farm horses
SO. Class Sd, mares and colts, s3l
Glass 4th, oxen and steers-strings o
ten yoke, SIS. Fat oxen. S14 Work
ing oxen, S14 Fat cows, S. Steers
SIS. Trained calves, Sc Class 18th
Blooded Stock-all full blooded stool
TO compete IN this class Best bulls, fvt
premiums, SIS. Calves. one and twl
years old. S23. Cows, heifers and calves
$50. Class 9th, Grades and Natives
premiums same as for blooded stock
s74. Fine dairy cows. SI2- Best 10
, Of calves, 50. Class 18th. Merino sheep
S24 Class Sth. Cotswold, Leicester an
South Down, each. S24. Glass 9Th
sheep, grades, S24- Fat sheep, So
Glass 10th, swine, SIS Glass 18th
butter, cheese. sugar and honey, sam
as awarded last year. with dIseret1onar
prizes Class 18th, poultry, $50 Clas
. 18th, fruit, SIS Class 18th, vegetables
SIS. Class 18th, mechanical wares an
farming tools, $40. Glass 18th, house
hold manufactures, $50 Glass 18th
: ornamental department, $50. Premium
. given TO trotting colts owned IN th
county, $50.
BARTON LANDING.
The Orleans County Medical Society
viii hold special meeting at Barto
: Landing, Wednesday, August Doth
e G.. l. ERWIN, Sec
The Express newsletter says that th
Thespian fellows are frequently rehear'
T ing. and that they will produce ne
i play early in September. Good
! Mrs J. P. Sartle has 4 new adve
> tisement at the foot of the seventh co
: umn Of this page which viii interest on
readers
" f A Stafford has exchanged Ian
IL with Daniel Buchanan, receiving the L
i opposite the new church, and for lar
Il about one mile up WiIloughby river
= The foot bridge near L. C. Gaandy
" mill broke down last night Fortunat
Iy no one was on it at that time althoue
L several had crossed few minutes befo
! 1t fell.
The genial face Of Dr. Moody Is set
: in town once more The DE- IS lookir
y as hale and hearty as ever
: f A Stafford has taken q job Of
H Brown, to move. tear down. and bui
:, up his barns in a more presentable ma
ner-
~ L D. Grow Of Bloomington who h
= had considerable experience IN the tres
ment and cure Of cancers, Is treati
one for Mr.. Jacob Esty with appare
benefit. We think he never fails to Gu
4. when be undertakes II
Sc SOUTH BARTON.
Va Mr. Randall Is getting along slow
C with the new depot building, but {
poets to have it ready for use in ado
two weeks