Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-09-27
Local News.
GENERAL.'
Read Nasby's letter on imitation.

GENERAL
Read Nasby's letter on imitation.
Lady Chase is bound to have the last
word in the railroad controversy. Adieu.
Farewell. Good bye Scat.
"Old Prob" says: The season of the
equinoctial storms is at hand, and from
now until the middle Of October we may
look for storms on land and sea
Byron was a hard money man. In
Don Juan he says: "Oh, gold still
prefer thee unto paper, which makes
bank credit like a bank of vapor.'
Persons who ride upon the railroad,
and do not always buy their tickets be-
fore getting upon the train, are request
ed to see advertisement Of Passumpsic
r. r. under the head of Reading no.
tees.
BARTON.
An aunular eclipse Of the sun occurs
next Wednesday morning at a quarter
past six Get your smoked glass ready.
The ladies Of the Congregational So
ciety will hold a basket meeting at the
parsonage on Wednesday afternoon and
evening, next. Gentlemen are invited
to tea at l-2 o'clock. All come and
have a good time
The lecture last Tuesday evening by
Rev. j. W. Dodge. of Yarmouth, Mass,
on "Geniality," is pronounced one of
the best ever delivered here. 1t is a
matter TO be regretted that so few turn
ed out TO hear it.
Shipments from Barton station for
one week ending Sept. %: l car calves !;
/ car cattle; l car hogs; 2 cars sheep /;
] car box boards; cars chair stock /;
4 cars lumber; l4,77l lbs. butter ST.
7SS lbs. merchandise.
Marcellus Burnham has sold his house
and land on the fat, to Mr.. Cheney
Greene, Of Springfield, Mass. In this
purchase Nh Greene has secured one Of
the best finished houses. and as good a
piece Of land as there is in town.
All interested in forming a debating
society are requested to meet, Friday
evening, Oct LIST. at p. m, at the
High school-room in school building.
All are requested to assist in promoting
this important branch Of education.
The pews in the Cong. church will be
rented on Friday, Oct. lst 2 p. m. II
is earnestly hoped all who wish to Sc.
cure seats to hear the truths of the Cos.
pei preached, the coming year, will be
present and select for themselves. None
shall be turned away. but all who will
can come aud be accommodated. The
Gospel is free for all. None are too poor
or too rich to have home in the House
Of God. COMMITTEES.
On Wednesday last, Prof James AL
len father Of James X. Allen VIII,
made the balloon ascension here on tn
18TH made an ascension from Norwich
New London County, Connecticut H
was accompanied By his daughter, Mis-
Lizzie Allen. They landed safely a
Rreston, in the same County.
The dancing and summerset grizzl
bear business is fast driving the orga
grinders to the wall. No less than tire
fat and ferOciOus looking rocky mour
tain natives have been on exhibition j
our streets during the last three months
accompanied IN each case by two greas
dOubly listed Frenth peasants, who SUI
port themselves from the proceeds {
bruins. clumsy tumbling and other funn
pranks.
Sweet potatoes and japanese pc;
have been cultivated to some extent
the gardeners Of this village, the pa
season. E. E. Rawson, ]. N. Webste
l. c. Cobb and J. J. Hill have all raj
ed sweet potatoes. They were raise
from the plant, and, considering Il
la'eness Of the season when they we
planted, have did exceedingly we'll I'll
yield Is abundant but the favor is n
quite equal to those raised in the soutf
yet they are very palatable. The ia
'anese Pea was planted by perhaps do
en different persons. The growth Of Il
s'aik IS luxuriant-rank as mustard al
tail as the sun-hower. OF the pea
SELF hn' little can be said as yet, as
neither pods nor blossoms in this china
the hrst year. The stalks must be d.
up BY the roots in the fall and stow
away IN the cellar till spring, when tn
should again be set in the ground. Al
u the course Of seventeen or eIghte
years It comes 10 maturity and yields
enormous harvest, equal to the adv,
u'sment that accompanies each packai
As these peas we're imported by oursel'
ana distributed promiscuOusly and g
'uousiy, We hope our friends will gi