Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-03-10

%; Coventry. So; Charleston, 40;
Craftsbury, II; Derby, so; Glover, rs;
Greensboro, O.; Holland, IA; Irasburgh,
IA; Jay, o; Lowell, &c; Morgan, As;
Newport, As; Salem, 45; Troy. (scat-
tering) 16; West6eld, 40; Westmore,
Is. Total fer Joslyn, 6l8.
[Our Coventry friends were little
sore because we could not publish their
protest last week; and gave us some
compliments in their circular; but when
present breezes die away, we expect
they will acknowledge that our position
is right. They do not now see why we
could not publish their article, inasmuch
as they offered to pay for having it done,
We are compelled, every now and then,
to refuse to publish advertisements and
slanderous articles, even when offered
money to do it. 1t does not pay to
publish everything. EDITOR.
One of the most ingenious and useful
articles we have seen of late, is a galvan-
lied iron hitching- bar for hitching hors-
es. 1t consists of hook, which can be
hitched into the halter or bride, short
stiff bar of iron and swivel joint fas-
tening, to be attached by screws to a
post, tree, the side of the house or other
convenient place, where it is desired to
hitch horse. The staff bar holds the
horse away from the tree, post or build
ing at such distance that he cannot do
damage by gnawing or rubbing. The
whole thing is strongly made, and once
put up will last life time. 1t is sold
by John G. Elder of Derby, Vt, and
his agents.
Town meeting passed off very
quietly on Tuesday, without great
changes in the town officers. (See list
in another column) From the select
mems and auditors report we gather the
following facts: The cost of supporting
the poor the past year was $1129.19; Of
this sum about $40 was expended OIL
tramps, 1920 on our foreign population
and tie balance chiefly on chronic pau
pers. The Overseer's charges for servic
es were $40, and there was a genera
feeling that the management of thu
poor had been wise and economical
Eighty-one persons were assisted during
the year. The town officers expenses
for the year were $4,000, of which sun
the larger share went to the listers, wht
were compelled to spend much time IL
the quadrennial appraisal and in making
out the new list. The expenses of thu
town for the past year were not heavy
though 5000 was spent in town on road
over and above the tax bills, and SOM
extra bills arose. The current expense
of the year past were about 30 cents on
dollar of the new list, and this sum wa
voted for the ensuing year. The select
men were able to make the gratifying
statement, that the old war debt which
in 1866 amounted to about $1,000
had been extinguished, and that there
was balance in the treasury of $40
This old debt that has hung s
heavily on the town, has been nearl
paid twice over, by the amount O
interest that has been paid o.
it. The last of it has been a heav
burden to tax payers. The liquor agen
cy has poured about 500 into the treas
ury in the last II months. The tow
voted to pay Daniel Skinner about So
for expenses in taking care of a youn
lady who died at his place sometim
since, who would have been an expens
to the town had she made an application
for help of the town. An article 70
the purpose of creating a new schoc
district in the territory lying east of tn
village having the j. G. Boswell neigh
borhcod for nucleus was ''passed over.
BARTON LANDING.
Remember the meeting at the schoo
house on Wednesday evening to adop
bylaws for the village corporation.
Six cars of potatoes were being loade
here last Saturday. Not less than twent
teams were unloading at one time.
Chandler Austin recently drew loa
of logs with a light pair of horses, dis
lance of six miles that scaled 1000 fee
board measure.
The Buchanan boys have put in fiv
cent counter. They give their patron
liberty to select any article from the fiv
cent counter, for each cash purchase O
$1.00.
Geo. Grandy, son of L. G. Grandy
alarmed his parents on recent night
by the discovery of smoke in his bed
room. 1t was found that sparks from
stove had set the bed clothes in a cri
on fire, and that few minutes NOR
would have had the room we'll on fire.
There is to be a social entertainme'f
intended as benefit to J. H. Brown E
his new hotel on Thursday evening
this week. Brown has done Commend
able thing in providing this village wit
one of the best hotels in the vicinit,
and he deserves local and transfer
patronage.