Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-09-09
Local News.
RARTON.

DAN Il OHs
B. Mossman is finishing off an Office
the building near Ellis Bros store.
The schools in this place opened on
ednesday, under Aattering prospects.
There will be union praise meeting
the Congregational church next Sun
BY evening.
Mrs. johnson, who was called to
ova Scotia some months since, on ac-
unit of the sickness Of her mother, has
turned.
Considering the fact that there was a
rcus and town meeting on Tuesday,
18th lots of strangers in about, this COM
UNITY was unusually quiet.
Owing to the fact that we have not
eceived quite all of the reports of the
everal towns, in regard to justices of
be peace and county officers, we postpone
be report until next week.
The Boston Journal states that Bar
bw lacks 1854 votes of an election. By
he best figures we have received, this
lumber is too high by over 200; we
ope the Journal is correct.
Lost: A mouth-piece to horn was
pst between Barton Village and Iras-
|urgh Common on the night of the 28th.
Whoever will return the same to the
MONITOR Office will be suitably rewarded.
Rev. Mr.. Phelps, who was installed
pastOr of the Congregational church on
thursday, has just been married, and
rings his wife among US. They will
nd a cordial welcome in this commune
y.
Van Amburgh's "mammouth" show
vas really good thing-much better
han we expected. A large number at
ended it in this place, both day and
vening. We heard of no fighting, steal
ng or other mischief during the day il
vas here.
We congratulate neighbOr Camp Of
Newport, on his election as town Repre-.
entatiye. He has had more experience
n the House, (having been clerk fol
many years, than any man in the coun
y, and will make q useful and abb,
legislator.
We have received book from Ditsor
B Co., entitled "Johnson's Method fol
Singing Glasses" that appears to be wei
ldapted to the wants of singing classe
md teachers. The book contains in
structions and variety of music adpat
ID to the uses of scholars and choirs
Address DitsOn & Co., Boston.
Election on Tuesday was considerabl
exciting, but was soon over. Mr. Collins
the Republican nominee for town repre-
sentative, was elected on the first ballo
by 81 majority. The "bolt" in tow
proved to be Of very small proportions
The Van Amburgh show being in towr
changed the figures considerably, q
many from Caledonia county voted th
State ticket, and voters from other towr
IN the county voted the county and di
trict ticket.
The vote on the State ticket in tn
town is unusually large, owing to ii
fact that Van Amburgh's show was hel
on Tuesday, and many persons were be-
from out of town. Gen. CIRCUITS vote W;
much larger than the usual Republics
town vote. but was still behind the vo
for Col. Proctor, as there were many r
publicans from the border towns of Ca
edOnia county who could not vote in tn
district for member of congress.
Grand Isle county, which is usual
strongly Republican, this year sold o
to Barlow and elects four out of Fl
Democrats for representatives and
Democratic senator. This was done
a trade in which Democrats were to vo
for Barlow and Republicans were to pi
back the compliment by voting for Del
ocratic county officers and representative
The same bargain was made in Frank
county, and that county is represent
by seven Democrats, six Republica
and Greenbacker.
The attempt to cheat the Republica
Of this county by getting up 'spli
ticket in which there was a change
one name, was mean, dirty trick.
have nothing to say against Mr.. M
rill whose name was put in the place
Mr.. TaylOr's; he is a good deputy a
would make good sheriff; but