Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-01-20

Dawson, John Baily, Jr.. w. w. circuit.
L. H. Thompson, W. H. BlasdeIl and
B. NJ. R. Nelson were chosen directors.
H. Mcclellan was made president. H.
X. Dewey, cashier.
Remember the Singing Convention
that commences here tomorrow Ample
preparations have been made for large
gathering and an excellent convention.
The only thing that seems to be against
it is the fact that many singers are sick
with "colds." We hope they will be
well enough to come however.
On Thursday and Friday evenings,
the Convention will give concerts; those
who wish to hear excellent chorus and
song singing, as well an orchestral mu-
sic should not fail to be present. Re-
member that the convention commences
Tuesday forenoon, and try and be pre-
sent at the first session.
NoTICE.-The annual meeting of the
stockholders of Orleans Fair Ground
Co., will be held at the store of D. Nc
Dougall in Barton village, Tuesday, Feb.
18th 1873, at o'clock p. m, for the
election of directors of said Co. for the
enusing year, and to transact such bus
mess as may be thought best when met.
J. W. HALL, Clerk.
We are paying taxes as follows in
this town: Town tax, 100 cents on
dollar State tax 80 cents State school
8 cents; highway taxes 25 cents; town
school from % to rs cents, making in
the aggregate, less town school tax, 1913
cents. This is plenty enough for hard
times. The village school tax is so
cents on dollar.
The present gold value of the legal
tender silver dollar is S4.39 cents, and
there is very little difference in the
weight and value of the legal tender, the
trade, and the Mexican dollar. The
law compels US to be cheated about II
cents on the legal tender, and the Next
can and trade dollars pass for about So
cents, if anybody will take them.
The announcement of the death of
Burton Burnham by diphtheria on We'd
nesday cast a gloom of sorrow over a
large number of his friends and school
mates. He was sick with sore throat
a little over week before it was discov.
cred that he had the diphtheria, and
then it was too late to save his life. His
remains were taken to Groton for burial
on Saturday.
Mr.. EDITOR: Please to allow us
space to say that we gratefully acknowl-
edge the kindness of those of our congre-
cation and friends who visited the par
sonage on last Friday evening, and left
behind them such tangible proofs of
their goodwill toward US; and also to
those who, though unable to be present,
have since then handed in their gifts.
VIM. j. JOHNSON.
ALICE S. JOHNSON.
Our neighbors of the ErpreSS profess
to be highly elated with the result of
their experiment of prepayment or stop.
They will greatly reduce their list, but
will not be obliged to carry the heavy
burden of lot of dead beat subscribers,
who are either too poor or too slack to
pay for their papers. If the fling they
made in regard to friendly cotempora-
ries' was intended for US, it was both
unmerited and uncivil. We make it
none of our concern how other men run
their business, and insist on our own
way of doing the little we have to do in
the world.
A man who drove into this village
with a sled and two horses on Sunday
night, week ago, was found in the
streets too drunk to sit on his sled,
shortly after he was seen to call at one
of the hotels. He was helped on to
the sled, and drove off too drunk to
know which way he went, or where
he wished to 60. The hotel man was
soon riding in hot haste to overtake
him before any accident occurred that
would make him financially responsible
for the damage. We are ashamed to
believe that there are men in this vii
lage who openly and habitually violate
the liquor law, to their shame and our
disgrace. They will do this community
a favor by quitting that nefarious bus.
mess, or by leaving town.
THE WEATHER RECORD OF 1979.-The
year 1878 will be remembered as one Of
unusual mildness, and for the small
amount of snow that fell during the win
ter months. Snow fell on 46 days; rair
on 60 days. The amount of snow, meas
ured as it fell, was Ga inches. The wine
was in the south l59 days, in the nortl
l68, in the west SO. The warmest day.
occurred June 80, July l, 2, 3, s, Aug
II, and October 16, when the thermom
eter marked 92o. This was the warm
est October day of which we have
record. The coolest days were Januar,
8, z, 8, II, and February Is and 10
There were 15l days between SHOWS
and l13 between frosts. In this vicini
ty the year was one of general health
and compares favorably with other year
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