Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-27
D. Clapp, and collection will be taken
for the cause. All invited.

d. Clapp, and collection will be taken
for the cause. All invited.
Those who put up at Spalding's hotel
during the convention were enthusiastic
in praise of the house, tables and the
courtesies they received while there.
Few hotels have better reputation than
Crystal Lake Hotel in this town.
1t was not the fault of Geo. Reed and
wife, that the public were not appropri-
ately thanked in this paper for the
assistance and sympathy at the time Of
their fire. The editor forgot to put in
the card when he ought: that was all.
Subscribe for the MONITOR and get
Walton's Register, worth 20 cents and
fifty-two MONITORS all for $3.50. We
pity the man who feels SO poor that he
cannot take county paper that costs
him less than one-half cent day.
NoTIcE.-The annual meeting of the
Barton Library Association will be held
at the office of W. W. Grout, Tuesday,
Feb. 4, at o'clock p. m, for the cleo
ton of officers for the year ensuing.
Also to see if the Association will vote
to rent the books of the library to those
not members of the Association. Every
member is requested to be present.
E Z. RAwsoN, Clerk.
NoTIoE.-No paper, which was not
ordered to be discontinued at certain
date. will be stopped until all arrearag
es are paid at the rate of to~r cents for
each number sent. Those dilatory SUBJ
scribers who decide several weeks after
their paid subscription expires to "stop"
the paper, should pay for what they
have received before asking a discontin-
uance.
There is great deal of latent talent
in this world that needs only the inspi-
ration of great occasion to burst forth
into blazing glory. Who would have
thought that D. w. Robinson possessed
such genius as musical director, had
he not taken the baton to play the role
of P. S. Gilmore in the orchestra at the
concert on Thursday night? Such a
voice as he possesses Such an attitude
as he can strike! Such music as he can
bring out of an orchestra Then there is
10. Freeman he probably never dreamed
that he could draw such excruciating
melody from the viol, until he persona
fed Ole Bull in the concert. There
were several others who astonished them.
selves and terrified the audience, by
their musical performances, in that far.
cial orchestra. We suggest that they
quit their mental occupations and seek
a "spear," where their cramped confuse:
will find more room for expansion.
BARTON LANDING.
There are several new corners in thi;
village. They are very young.
Geo. Bush has received half ton o.
selected dried apple which he offers fol
sale.
Lewis Wright, lad of sixteen years
cut his foot badly last Friday; one too
was severed and cash of three inches
in length was made in the foot.
F. A. Stafford got ensnared in the
matrimonial harness last week. Franz
has evaded it long time, but was finally
captured. He submits with becoming
fortitudc.
SOUTH BARTON.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Orson Cowles wa
found dead in lumber road on which
he was teaming near South Barton OIL
Thursday morning. 1t is supposed h
died instantly of heart disease, and fel
from his sled into the road where he wa
found. Mr. Cowles was in usual health
and remarked as he was hitching up hi
team in the morning, that he had no
felt so we'll for week. He drove
four horse team and when found lay il
the middle of the road with his whip il
his hand; there was no appearance o
the slightest struggle IN the snow, ant
when found, short time after, he wa
dead. He was in the employ of G. G
Drown; his former home was Coventry
he leaves a wife, o widowed moth
er, brother and sister. His remain
we're taken to Coventry for burial o.
Saturday. His age was % years.
COVENTRY.
DR.. /. Kimball will address the Re
form Club at the Methodist church, o
Friday evening, Jan. 3lst.
CRAFTSBURY.
The influenza is affecting almost ev
cry body in this vicinity.
The Albany cornet band gives a con
cert at the town hall on Friday evenin
Jan. 31st. ........
There will be temperance meetin
at the town hall on Wednesday Jal
Goth. All invited.
E. L. Hastings recently killed ca
nine months old which dressed SIS lb
1t weighed when alive 962 lbs.
Hon. Henry Douglass, who has bee
very sick with pneumonia, seems lit
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