Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-05-26

I'll. w. Chatey Is building new
hrn.
DR.. J. @. Campbell is making repairs
the buildings which he purchased of
f. Phelps, preparatory to moving
J.
Henry Eldridge lost his horse barn
nd had his house considerably damaged
y fire last Wednesday night, caused by
be explosion of q kerosene lantern.
'artially insured.
A fire broke out in the woods west
f the village few days ago and bid
air to make clean sweep of two or
hree valuable sugar lots and quite an
mount of timber land, but the citizens
urned out promptly and were fortunate
n extinguishing it before it got badly
Under way.
BARTON.
Charlie Graves is happy. This is the
ime to buy work of him cheap, and if
ou have a subscription paper, take it to
him quick.
Henry Gay, clothier and carder, is out
with new advertisement to-day. One
bf his announcements is that he has re-
luced the price of carding one cent a
pound.
The Congregational parsonage is being
painted and thoroughly repaired, the
money being contributed for the same
by the late Mrs. Pierce, and her sister,
Mrs Hamilton. Several other sets of
buildings are being painted up.
The lecture of Rev. X. A. Burnell on
tuesday night, on Around the World
was very pleasing, instructive and useful.
lie is enthusiastically devoted to the
missionary work and is we'll calculated
to enthuse his hearers with the mission
airy spirit.
Luther Fairbrother has bought out
F. r. French's barber shop at the lower
end Of the village. and people who wish
work done in this line, will find Frank
ready to attend to work in the evening,
and Fairbrother, at all hours of the day,
at his old stand near Spalding's hotel
From spell of remarkably hot
weather, it became cold during the MD
die of last week, and three severe frosts
followed. The plum tree blossoms were
spoiled, and the apple blossoms injured
to some extent. 1t is cold and dry, anc
warm weather and rain are much
needed.
A convention of the text book com
mlttees will he held at Barton Landing
on June 8, at ten o'clock q. m. 1t il
hoped that all the superintendent anC
committees will meet and discuss this
important matter aud secure, if possible
country uniformity. Will all interest
take note of this?
A double piazza is being erected il
front of the Capt. Little block and othe
improvements are being made. 1t
reported that the baby house on top Q
the building is to be taken off, and tn
building relieved of that architecture
deformity. There is talk that V.
Spalding will trade his hotel for thi
building, but no trade is consummated.
We notice an item floating about i
many papers, that gas tar will protet
vines from the insects that destroy then
The tar is put in barrel or cask, largel
diluted with water and sprinkled on tn
vines with a sprinkler. 1t is also sal
that it will destroy the Colorado beetl
If this tar can be obtained, it will affoI
very cheap means of destroying ba
pests.
The spring term of the Graded scho
and Academy closed on Tuesday wit
appropriate public exercises. The ter
was very pleasant and profitable in a
of the departments, and the examinatic
and speaking exercises were very credi
able to scholars and teachers. Mr. Be
jamin. principal, has been invited
return for another year, and it is hop
the committee will secure his services.
The !0rleans County Conference
Congregational Churches will hold
annual meeting at Barton, Wednesd
and Thursday, June 4th and 9th, l87
Wednesday orenoon-opening sessiC
devotional. 10 IL. Wednesday aft
noon-Sabbath-school anniversary; d
cussion: Christian Integrity; its Pls
IN Business and Professional Life. We
nesday evening-Sermon by Rev. w.
Herrick ;Ereports from the church
Thursday orenoon-Discussion Resp
sibility for the Spiritual Condition
Others-l,' Parental responsibility
Pastoral responsibility 3, The Sund;
school teachers responsibility 4, 1
church members responsibility 5,
spOnsibility for the conversion of
impenitent. Thursday afternoon-Cc
munion sermon by Rev. W. q. Som
vile. Each church is entitled to
delegates besides its pastor. Let ev
church be represented.
E. P. WILD, Register
The Swedish Lady Vocal Quartz
assisted by H. G.. Blaisdell's Strin