Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-06-16
Local News.
GENERAL.

The third semi-annual meeting of the
rleans County Union Reform Club will
g held at Derby Center, on Friday,
une 20. |. d. r. Collins, Barton Land
ng, president; d. E. Curtis, Lowell, E.
}. Holt, Newport, vice presidents; Geo.
1. Blake, Barton, secretary; G. f. Davis,
barton, treasurer; |. d. r. Collins, Bar
pn Landing, Isaac Kimball, Coventry,
J. A. Randall, Craftsbury, executive
ommittee II. E. Miller, Coventry, W.
Robbins, Derby, H. Moran, Derby,
". G. Johnson, Barton Landing, commit
&c on music. Programme
1000 A. M.-Prayer by Rev. E. P.
Wild, Newport. Music Welcome ad-
ress, Rev. W. J. johnson, Derby. Mu-
ic. Opening address by the president.
Iusic. Reports from various towns in
be county. Adjournment.
1870 p. M.-Music. Discussion of the
blowing resolution: "ReSOlUed, That
he obligation resting upon temperance
eople to see the prohibitory liquor laws
Vermont enforced, is as great as their
litigation to see the enforcement of laws
gainst larceny, burglary, etc." Dis
ussion opened by Rev. H. f. Austin,
Newport. Music.
$3.50 p. M.-An address by Hon. Geo.
Dale, of Island Pond.
All are invited to come prepared to
scuss the above resolution. Time al
owed each one for discussion will not
xcecd ten minutes, except the opening,
Thich will not be limited.
Musicians from the various towns are
equested to be present as early in the
ay as possible, with instruments and
music.
BARTON.
1t has rained almost continuously
inco early yesterday morning, and the
Bround is thoroughly soaked.
Being obliged to be absent for few
ays, my office will be closed from June
sd to July 9th. j. A. PEARSON.
Will. +. Dodge Of this place is among
hose who deliver orations in the gradu
ting class at st. Johnsbury on Thurs
lay.
Mr.. Phelps will give the first lecture
IN might Scenes in the Bible" at Tay.
or district school-house, next Sunday al
$50 p. m.
Just received at Halls lot of ready
made clothing. Mems full suits al
$3.50, white vests at ST.; also lot o.
arge tomato plants.
Farmers and gardeners in this vicinity
pave been negotiating of late with Colo
ado Beetle for the present potato crop
The prospect now is that Mr.. Beetl
will take the larger share of it.
Business is pretty good in this villag
his season so far. the mills and shop
are all busy, the merchants are havin
good trade, and everybody that want
70 work finds steady employment.
The lightning is striking a secon
time, Just now, in those vicinities wher
the rods we're put up last year. Partie
are notified that they must pay the note
they then gave, or litigation will con
menee at once.
Don't be afraid to pay us some {
those subscription bills. We want
pay help and for material, and OF
friends will accommodate US by payin
their bills. Do not try to cheek throug
ON $3.50 after waiting six months on tt
new year. We charge four cents nun
Der in arrears, and three cents IN advanc
and subscribers should bear this in min,
Those who cannot conveniently como
the office, can send money safely in re-
istered letters, or pay us by post-ofi
money order. We are not hard to sui
so be we are paid.
Mr.. Wilson, the new photograph a
fist, is making some very superior pi
lures, as will be seen by examining b
work. He recently did a piece of wo
that required unusual skill. He W
called to take picture of deceas
girl, but the eyes and mouth being
such condition as to make the pictu
resemble the corpse, rather than the Ii
ing child, he erased from the negati
these features, and from living sist
who closely resembled the deceas
painted the mouth and eyes on the n,
ative, and obtained perfect likeness.
BARTON LANDING.
A large number of persons who W.
victimized by the Forest City Lightni
Rod Company, desiring to take measu
to protect themselves from the deman