Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-10-25
Local News.
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I. p. Gates will sell at public auction
on tuesday. November ID. a lot Of stock,
farming tools and furniture. For fur
Their particulars see posters.
BARTON
A beautiful spell Of weather
The hunters report that the partridges
are unusually plenty, this fall.
see o. d. Owens and c. F. Davis
new advertisements in this paper.
Barton Grange meet at the usual place
oct 3Oth, at o'clock, P. NJ. Sec.
Wild geese we're seen passing south
ward. during the past week. Winter
Is driving them out Of the northern wa
tiers.
The lyeeums are starting off first rate,
and If the school and citizens will con-
tuue 70 sustain them. they will be Of
much benefit to the community.
The Christian Workers will mold a
meeting in the Devereaux district next
sunday afternoon. The friends in West
more and in the Mountain districts are
invited
The Barton military company is re-
quested to meet for drill, next Saturday
afternoon, at . o'clock, at the school
house grounds. Every member is re-
quested to be present with his musket.
shipments from Barton station for
the two weeks ending Oct. %; Cattle,
sheep and calves, cars lumber, s
cars chair stock, cars potatoes, 8
cars merchandise, 1900 pounds but
ter, 6S,s76 pounds.
We are making arrangements for
clubbing the MONITOR with large num-
Der Of papers and magazines for the
coming year, and We can assist our sub
scribers in getting, at a cheap rate, al
NEST any paper desired.
We hope not to be obliged very soon,
% ST. the MONITOR with such mass Of
matter pertaining to fires, robberies, and
murders. This is unpleasant reading
but when such crimes and happenings
occur in our own vicinity, we expect our
readers desire 10 learn about them.
At temperance meeting, held last
Saturday night. the following board Of
officers we're elected for the ensuing year
President. r. B. Skinner; vice presi
dents. J. B. Freeman and J. p Baldwin
business committee, j. F. Skinner, l. X
Drew aud G.. II. Blake secretary, A. B
Blake.
The drovers are now sending 4 larg
amount Of stock out Of the county. Tn
large amount Of fodder produced through
out New England and the low price 0
hay in the market, will leave a surPlu
Of nay in the hands of the farmers, an,
they are buying more animals to con
sumo it. Large drOves Of young stOc
are coming in from Canada.
The family Of Philemon Kimball ha
besn severely afflicted Of late with canE
er rash and other diseases. One daugi
ter. aged 20 years. has died. and Other
have been very sick. The decease
laughter had been engaged TO youn
nan. who died some months since, an
who requested that she should be pr
sented with some suitable token Of b
esteem. An Estey organ was presente
70 her during her sickness, but she W;
TOO III to play upon it, and the FIRST tin
Il was played in the house was at b
funeral.
BARTON LANDING.
J.. y. Chandler is repairing his sa
MAJ.
States Attorney Thompson has be-
here iooking up the rumselIers. and tn
are Vot pleased with his style Of int
vievi ~
Miss Taylor, a young lady that shO'
excellent specimens Of ornamental al
plain Pc umanship. is in this place g
ung up a writing school.
family or gang Of poor and dir
oeggars are stopping in the vicinity
John Falker's. and making this place
vel as the Village. a begging grOur
Where they spend their aights Is Gu
Ton. The petty stealing that has HI
Pened Of late may be the result Of tn
evening visits. If the town author
Tould invite them 10 retarn to Cana
clothes lines. cellars and granaries vO'
oe more secure. .r
SOUTH BARTON
Much sickness has prevailed Aun
Ehe last few weeks. Rev. F. Randall
Ais only daughter. an intelligent I