Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-07-01
Local News.
ALBANX.


"a vicinity. The "Horribles" appear
b a. m, and at 10 o'clock the process
b will be formed which will march to
70. Chamberlin's grove, where an ora
on will be delivered by ]. G. Burke,
III. After which picnic dinner will
served. The cornet band, martial
lsic corps and the singers will furnish
variety of good music. Come to our
Iteration
BARTON.
Remember that H. o. Whitcher keeps
best kind of horse rakes.
We are having red hot weather. The
ermometer registered 81 degrees, yes
rday.
The next meeting of the Sabbath
hool Union will be held here during
early winter.
The camp-meeting at Beebe Plain is
Nh attended. Yesterday a long train
cars went by here well filed with
ssengers.
We notice that one of our boys, Chas.
Mathewson, had one of the places of
nor in the graduating exercises at St.
hnSbury Academy.
From what we see and learn of potato
bgs, in this and other vicinities, we
dge that there are at least ten times
many as there were last year.
The Catholics will hold strawberry
stival on the evening of the 18th at
ehool House Hall. Proceeds for the
neft of the society. All invited.
M. P. Courser of Stanstead has rent
q the L. Z. Foster hotel and proposes
) keep a first class house. There will
3 ball there on the evening of the Sd.
Uncle Sam Drew drove his "steers"
bto the village on Saturday, and when
pey stepped on to the scales, the beam
bowed that they weighed 400 pounds.
hey are pro badly the best cattle in
bis county.
Don't give it up yet; there is a pros
ect that we shall get some potatoes,
Notwithstanding the frosts and the bugs.
Robert Uric sends to this Office good
lied new potato, and we have several
Their smaller ones from another party.
Remember that DIR. Smyth will be at
fosters hotel on Wednesday next, and
very Wednesday thereafter for six
weeks. He comes among US highly rec
mmended by some of the best men in
he State, as q reliable and skillful ply
ician, and as very successful in chronic
diseases.
CHANGE OF TIME.-The Montreal Day
Express goes on to the Passumpsic road
Eo-day, also an express freight. The mail
Erain is little earlier each way the
accommodation is few minutes earlier,
north, and later going south the new
passenger train. south, arrives here at
l:5l north, at 4;9. We will give time
liable next week.
Charles J. Ufford was thrown from a
wagon on Friday evening while driving
in Glover, and so severely injured that
he was got home on bed the next day.
His horse stepped through rotten cul-
vert and fell, and Mr.. Ufford went Out
on to the ground head foremost. He
is severely injured about the stomach
but is improving somewhat and may b
out again in few days.
Charles J. Robinson and family left
this place for Montpelier, last week
where Mr.. Robinson will go into bust
I1esHXith W. w. Park. Charley grew
up undeFogOod training, and as bust
ness man, has always been found faith.
full, compeieot, ~Obliging and honest
Montpelier VIII gain a good business
man and a good citizen, and we lose &
family that has many csiepds here. MAY
the best success attend lhen q.
The Republican voters q the town o
Barton are hereby notified to meet a
the Office of F. w. Baldwin, within saiC
town, on the 9th day of July, 1873, a
z IL o'clock p. m, to elect delegate
and alternates to represent said town il
the Convention to be held at Hydepark
on the oath day of July, 1878. for tn
purpose of nominating a candidate 70
member Of Congress for the Sd Congress
sional district of Vermont.
F. w. BALDWIN, Town
o. H. AUSTIN, iomn
E. E. RAwsoN, 00AH'n'''oe'
The Races to be held at the Park o.
Thursday, the Fourth, cannot fail to b
of great interest to all lovers of goo
horses and fast stepping. Unusual prep
aratlons are being made to provide 70
the comfort and convenience of thos
who attend. The price of tickets ha
been reduced to 20 cents. A very larg
number of horses are entered for the rs
ces, and it will be day of lively spor
The following embraces the entries FL
lst purse, M. ]. Blacks Young Coluu
bus F. H. Brewster's Fanny Grey T
s. Brewster's Golddust VIM. Ami
Baby Boy; NJ. N. COrey's Ajax;
Dorman's Prince Charley; w. E. She
burne's Benny Tansy UttOn Bros
Frank H. For the I'd purse: Black