Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-09-04
Local News.
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ing at the NJ. L. Church next Saturday
and Sunday. Presiding elder Puffer
will be present.
The Albany Methodists have built
very neat and convenient house for camp
meeting purposes, at Lyndouville.
Many attended camp meeting last week.
BARTON.
The hop growers report light crop
John Leland has bought the Capt.
Little farm on the mountain and moved
on to it.
The Democrats propose to unfurl
Tilden 81 Hendricks flag as soon as it
can be obtained.
Forty-twO carloads of lumber, sheep
and cattle we're shipped from this sta
ton, in August.
The friends Of Rev. J. Wallace have
contributed funds to pay his expenses to
the Centennial.
The powerful rains Friday night and
Saturday have nearly stopped the fires
that we're burning large tract of will
derness east Of Belle Water Pond.
Mr.Mosman is putting his steam engine
in repair and will use it for the motive
power in the chair shop, if the rains do
not bring up the water in the pond
Send to the New England News Co. of
Boston, for "Three Secession Move
mcnts in the United States, or Samuel J.
Tilden on the great Secession movement
of 1850" Price only 10 cents.
The FAIR.-It will be seen by refer
ence to the Premium List in other col
umns that the Fair has been postponed
until the last week in September. This
was necessary for the reason that other
Fairs were set at earlier dates The Fair
Ground Co. are making preparations for
an excellent Fair. Their premium list
is large and they hope that those inter-
ested in the industrial welfare in this
vicinity will make the Fair their own,
and credit to the county. Races and
other attractions will be added as here
tofore.
The Committee chosen to report on
the matter of furnishing engines, OF
furnishing other means to protect this
village from fire, reported at the villag,
meeting on Friday night. They favored
plan which should take water from tn,
pond. and force it into system of pipe
by force pump with sufficient force Il
make it available in time of fire. TIL,
cost of pipes, pumps, hydrants, &c.
would be from twelve to sixteen Thousand
dollars. motion was made to Blu,
engines and hose and to dig cisterns, t
an expense Of not more than three thou
sand dollars, but the meeting adjOurne,
till next Wednesday evening without
vote on the matter.
BARTON LANDING.
G. B. Drew has cucumbers in his gar
6 - feet in length.
Rev. E. W. Culver preached yesterda
to large and appreciative audience.
Attend the meeting of the Fire Com
pany this Monday evening, at Schoo
House hall.
G. Drew is doing an extensive bus
mess in the sale Of wrought iron pip
fOrgas, steam, and aqueducts. This PIP
is coming into general use and is muc
cheaper and better than lead pipe f
carrying water Mr.. Drew is agent f
ellis, Morrison & Co., Boston, who al
extensive dealers in all kinds of ca
and wrought pipe, gas fittings. bra
work SC.
MUSICAL FRsr1vAL.-At Barton Lam
ing, Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept l!
aud 10, to close with Concert on We
nesday eve S. p Pinney. GreensbOr
conductor; Miss Carrie Davis, NewpOl
pianist. A good orchestra will be
attendance. All singers and musicia
are cordially invited to attend, and a
requested to bring their music for SC
and quartette singing. Entertainme
will be furnished free to all singers a
musicians. The G. & P. R. r. will CT
~ those attending the Convention
half fare. AS the Festival holds b
two days it is especially important tn
all should be present at the first sessiC
which will commence at 10 o'clock,
NJ.
WEST CHARLESTON
The Emery Wheel Co., are mOvi
aud repairing their shop. 1t has hi
erto been run by steam engine and
now prepared to run by water pow
Clarence Cobb met with disaster
his team, last Wednesday, as he
coming down the hin near the GENE
~ His horse stumbled. broke the b
ness, jumped and overturned the wal
and run to the village. Except the
jury done 10 the wagon, no very sew
damage occurred.
DERBY
The fall term Of Derby Acade
opened on Wednesday last with
Attendance ~ st,,dont.