Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-07-22
Local News.
RARTON.

OhIb NA's
The Captain Little block will be sold
auction on the 10th of August; also
large amount of personal property be-
nging to his estate.
The farmers and gardeners in this Vi
nifty are spending their moments of
creation and pleasure with Colorado
eetle and Paris Green.
The Lyndon Union is improving
Dnderfully, of late. 1t has gone to
boting largely from its Republican CO.
mporaries, and is really getting to be
ute an interesting paper.
The Burlington Free Press on Satur-
by published the sworn statement Of
F. D. Carpenter of Charleston in re-
lrd to the attempt made by Human to
hrchase his vote for Barlow.
On account of the great interest that
ill be felt here in relation to the dis
tict convention, bulletin-board will
exhibited at the MONITOR Office on
Wednesday and dispatches posted as
hey are received.
DR.. Smyth was visited by large
lumber of patients last Wednesday.
lead his advertisement and the testlmo-
ials of several reliable parties well
nown in this vicinity. Several persons
ere who have been treated report much
Improvement.
DR.. Crabtre, the noted physician who
as visited this place frequently within
he last few years will be here again
tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
those of his friends and former patients
Who desire to meet him will find him at
Bpalding's hotel. See his advertise
mont
The Montreal Express being several
lours late on Saturday, Pat Quinn's
rang claimed the right of way, but when
hey met the train coming down from
he summit with great speed they jump
d their hand car and escaped injury ;
he car, however, was run into and spoiled.
This train arrives early in the morning
md the section men supposed it had
gone past.
Scion @. Currier has bought out the
grocery in the Little block and proposes
% keep q irst-class grocery, in which
she public can find everything needed in
The line of fruit, canned goods, vegeta-
bles, confectionery, groceries, &c. He
will always have supply of fruits in
their season. This week he offers lot
Df tame cherries and blueberries. See
his advertisement.
The delegates from this vicinity to the
convention at Hydopark will go by the
Tuesday afternoon Montreal Express
train, via. st. Johnsbury, or across coun
try by team to Greensboro Bend early
enough to reach the 6 o'clock, p. m.
train at that place. Those going b.
train cannot reach Hydepark until moor
on Wednesday, if they wait until thai
day. 1t is extremely important tina
they reach Hydepark on Tuesday nigh
or early Wednesday morning.
John A. Currier, reporting from st
JOhnsbury, hired out to H. o. Whitche
in the Spring. as a tin peddler. About
the lst of June, he started off on a tri]
and has not since returned. Inquir,
has been made, and he has not been hear,
from for the last four weeks. The cir
cumstances indicate that he has rul
away with Mr.. Whitcher's team an,
goods. Currier is short, dark com
plexioned, dark haired man, and has
large scar on his right arm above tn
wrist He had large, bay mare wit
white spot on hind foot. Any informa
ton in regard to Currier will be thank
fully received and paid for by H. {
Whitcher of Barton. When last hear
from the peddler was in Montpelier.
The delegates that go to the distric
convention from this county, in the ii
terests of Gen. Grout, with a single ez
ception, are among the best and mos
influential citizens of the county. NJ
less than twenty Of them have been. {
are at present, members of the legisl;
ture, including Messrs. J. f. Skinner
Barton, J. W. Simpson of Craftsbur,
and Charles Carpenter, senators of IL
lawyers Of the county, there are Messr
Carpenter, Miles, Tyler, Thompson
ROwell, Stewart and Prouty; the Gene
al also has with him the States Alto
ney, the High Sheriff, the Judge of Pr
bate and couple of editors; the balan
of the delegation is made up of men tn
average little better than those me
toned above.
The weather topic not being exhaul
ed, we state for the benefit of our mo
distant readers, that it is still hot hel