Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-10-18

who left Walden about two years ago.
Mr.. W. died in about one year after
arriving in Kansas. Mrs. Woodland had
made preparations for. returning home,
having sent her goods to Eben, with
whom she intended to spend the re-
mainder of her days.
G. G. Beedle and Johnnie Prindle are
organizing musical troupe, which prom
Uses to be combination that will give
first class entertainment. The party
will consist of Mr.. and Mrs. Beedle,
Johnnie Prindle and his daughter Car
RE, and Jenny Peasley, vocalist, assisted
by other talent. The whole entertain
ment Is new. and has been prepared es-
pecially for those engaged. Mr.. and
Mrs. Beedle, Mr.. Prindle, and little
Carrie, are too we'll known to need any
praise. 1t is expected that they will
give an entertainment at Robinson's
Opera House soon.
A course of entertainments for the
fall and winter has been arranged by
the Ladies Society of the Congregational
church. Several well-known lecturers
have already been engaged, and others
will be secured hereafter. Robinson's
hall has been engaged and plan adopt
ed which promises series of irst-class
intellectual entertainments. Family
tickets, 81. Single season tickets, 81.
Single admissions cheap. Tickets may
be obtained until Oct 80 by application
to H. X. Dewey, E. E. Rawson and j.
". Hall. The course will consist of
ten lectures or other entertainments,
and no pains will be spared to make
them worthy of patronage. Out of town
parties will please take notice. Fur
Their notice hereafter.
Quite severe accident occurred on
the Massawippi branch of the Passump-
sic r. R., on Saturday morning last.
The mail train follows the freight train
down from Sherbrooke, both starting be-
fore daylight. Somewhere near Capleton
the rear car on the freight jumped the
track, and the train hands went back
with lanterns to signal the mail, which
was then nearly due. 1t being very
dark and foggy, the signal lights were
not seen, and the rear train ran into
the derailed car with force sufficient to
lift it and throw it on to the engine,
which was thrown off the iron. Nobody
was hurt, though the escape of the en-
gineer and fireman was narrow. The
engine and rear cars of the freight train
were badly damaged. The passengers
were not hurt.
Barton Landing.
Born, Oct. 18th to Mr.. and Mrs. o.
H. Austin boy, whose weight was nine
pounds.
An assortment of clothing and gents
furnishing goods will be opened in the
postoffice building this week.
The assessments on policies in the
Farmers Mutual fire insurance compa-
ny are how due and payable to A. G.
Parker, agent.
Work at the starch factory will be
finished this week, and those who have
potatoes to draw there must get them in
as early as Thursday next.
South Barton.
Mrs. G. E. Grandy has been very
sick of late, but through the skill and
careful attention of DR.. Ruggles is in a
fair way to recover.
l.. G. Grandy has recently put in
fifty Canadian choppers, making with
other help about 100 hands at work fol-
the Crystal Lake Mill.
Evansville.
Luke Drown has moved to the JOSEPH
Evans farm.
Elisha Foster is thoroughly repairing
his saw mill.
Mr.. Potter is building an addition t,
the milestone shop.
Sadie Nichols teaches the white
school in this place.
| Nathan Leonard has moved into tn
Fred Alexander's house.
Thomas Wilkey has bought % acre
of land of Jacob G. Gray of Barton.
Sidney Cady of Newport, has bough
the Gallup place and the George brow
place, and is moving here.
Wv ehLIy.
1t is reported that Minnie William
is going out to Iowa, school teaching.
JOS. P. Grant of Irasburgh, ha
bought the old Isaac Hancock place an
moved upon it.
There is now a prospect that ther
will be two singing schools in this pla(
this winter. Mr.. White teaching til
second. This is really musical con
munity.
The Preachers meeting held at TIL
place last week was largely ATTENDED
and was of great interest to all presen
The sermons were able, and the discu
siOns sharp.
} Hollis Hancock has oDened n grocer