Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-09-20
Local News.
GENERAL.
Sec NJ. B. Stiles reading notice.

Institute in Orleans County, for 1876,
will be holden at Barton, October ii
and ., beginning at o'clock, A. NJ,
with evening sessions each day.
EDWARD CoNANT, Supt. of Education.
The wholesale store of Jordan, Marsh
& Co., Boston, was damaged by fire last
Friday afternoon. to the amount of
100000. Loss covered by insurance.
BARTON.
And now Capt. o. V. Percival brings
out his tall stalk of sweet corn which
measures over II feet in height.
Stock and other property Is reported
to have sold very we'll at the J. II. Ev-
ans auction at Evansville, last Saturday.
Mr.. L. q. Rowell of Albany took the
first premiuin in class 9th, at the Fair,
on best animals, bringing in three
pairs of twins.
o. V. Joslyn has purchased the right
for this town, for the sale of the liking
Flat Iron, four irons in one handle.
The same that was on exhibition at the
Fair.
Found on the Fair Ground, small
leather wallet containing money, and
having the initials, II. f. H., written in
it. The owner can have it by calling at
the MONITOR office.
A deep religious interest is felt in
nearly all the districts where Sunday
afternoon religious meetings are held.
The Christian workers. and the friends
in these districts, invite all christians to
assist in carrying on the work. Meet
ings, next Sunday. at the Heath. Trip
and South Barton districts.
Whitcher & Clark, our enterprising
tinmen and stove dealers. have dissolved
partnership, and Mr.. Whiteher will col
lect the bills due the company. Melvin
Elliott, the industrious and faithful
journeyman of the tin shop, has bought
out Mr. Clark's interest. Go in Melvin,
this is a good chance for you.
Rev. J. w. Dodge, of Yarmouth, Mass
will deliver lecture in the New Church
on Tuesday evening next. Subject
"Geniality." Proceeds to be useC
towards the liquidation of the church
debt. Those who had the pleasure o.
listening to Mr.. Dodge on Sunday las
will be pleased to hear him again, Will,
others will find his lecture entertaining
Admission 20 cents.
Our cotemporary. editor Chase of the
Union, got terribly rolled up with tn
MONITOR, because this paper intimate'
that he had mistaken his calling on &C
count Of his agility in keeping on bot
sides Of the railroad question, and ough
10 be in the shows with the bearded wO
man, etc. So he goes to calling u
names, and running out of original epi
thets, borrows some of Earle's elegan
phrases and hurls them. together wit
certain vulgar illusions of his own coir
age at our devoted heads. Has our bi
brother of the Union got so hard up fc
anything further to say, and so mac
that he is obliged to spit, rage, ca
names and fling filth? Small boy
sometimes do such things, but full. grow
men rarely resort to such style of fu
or warfare. Keep cool and don't fret
we shall forgive yOu for getting wrath.
this time, for we know. as do all yo1
readers, just the reason Why you are
anxious to do homage to the "powe
that be" on the Passumpsic K. Z. NJ
Raymond will not think any more
you for your silly adulations, than
would if you took straightforward
course, without reference to his love
hatred, and your readers ought to estee
you higher for being on one side of
question, than for being on both sid
oft. Hu r.. ~
BARTON LANDING.
A CARD.-The undersigned retu
most cordial thanks to Mr.. A. ID. Biz
low, the neighbors, and many friends
Their unwearying aid and sympathy q
mug the long and painful sickness
Mr.. William Green and pray that
Lord will reward them.
Mas. SALLY GREEN.
G. II. GREEN.
barton Landing, Sept. 10, 1870.
d. Brown commences the starch bu
nes'l.--.Ay. Price of potatoes 20 cen
&c. Grandy cut the first lumber
MS new mill in Bloomington, last S
urday.
Nine car loads of stock consisting
calves, sheep. and horses. left this 1
lion this morning.
II. w. Buchanan g. Co. are max
alterations in their store and will put
a stock Of erOckery.
J. II. Brown has rented his hote
Charles Cady Of Newport for three ye