Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-08-09

arranged for picnic parties, and will
afford every convenience for the company.
If the day IS rainy, the excursion will
be postponed until Friday.
Barton Landing.
f. E. Stafford will sell goods from
the ellis building, until his new store
is finished.
A very handsome chamber set, made
from bird-eye maple, may be seen at G.
H. Green's furniture store.
Elder Stone has concluded to speak
another week at his tent in this place.
He is drawing very large audiences.
W. G. Johnson has just completed
piece of marble work to be set in the
cemetery at Derby Line, which cannot
be beaten in this country.
An attempt of suicide by hanging.
was made last Saturday by Thomas
Roy. He was discovered and the rope
cut by his neighbors in season to save
his life.
South Barton.
A. o. Blake leaves for California this
week.
Mrs. Alice (Blake) Burke of Cali
fornia has been sick of late of fever, but
is recovering. Mr.. Burke thinks of re-
turning to Vermont to purchase farm.
A party from this place visited Magog
on Saturday last, and report good time.
The Sunday-school, and others in this
place are invited to join the picnic ex-
cursiOn with the Village Sunday-schools
next Thursday. and 60 to Bay View.
Bloomington.
William Walker is very sick and
liable not to recover.
Will Thrasher has been in town on a
visit, and received a hearty welcome.
Nathan Leonard has taken a job Of
Chandler, French & Co. to draw lot Of
lumber from J. @. Pages mill at West
more to the Landing for $3.50 per M.
The picnic item in your paper of last
week, was incorrect in the statement
that it was an affair gotten up by the
Center school. 1t was Sunday-school
picnic instead-Supt. Gibson really be-
ing the head center of the affair.
Mark Drown, disreputable character
who ran away to Canada some time
since, leaving respectable wife and
three children, recently returned anG
stole two of the children. Since ther
the little one left with Mrs. Drown has
died. She has the sympathy of all il
neI ueep GrOuDleS.
Few candidates for town representa-
tive as yet. The citizens of the towr
should turn out we'll to the county con
vention, and see to it that the best mel
are nominated. There are lot of sci
constituted candidates around, who ough
to be taught the fact that the voters hav
some right in saying who shall b
nominated. Machine politics are no
popular these days.
Evansville.
Miss Ida Young. school teacher il
this place, on recent Saturday picked
80 pounds of raspberries.
There are certain boys about this 10
cality that are liable to get themselve
into trouble, unless they mend thei
ways. Their actions are not cunning.
Hugh Alexander and wife have rente,
their place here to James Randall, an,
will move to East Burke next week
They have many friends here and will
be greatly missed.
Coventry.
The peach festival last Tuesday even
ing was we'll attended. E. Cowles, ESQ
of Jersey City addressed the audience.
West Charleston.
Local politics are very quiet.
The rust has injured some pieces c
potatoes.
The higher department Of our sun
mer school closed Friday the 9th. wit
appropriate exercises.
S. L. Hutchinson of New York, mad
flying visit, last week, to his age
parents stopping with them only thrt
days.
The pastors of both churches in th
village are absent, though Mr.. Quiz
is expected home soon. Rev. Herric
and wife have gone to the sea shore fl
rest and the benefit of Mrs Herrick
health.
Derby.
Splendid crops.
Luther Wiley cut his knee one da
last week.
Rev. Mr.. johnson was away at Blu
lington last week.
Allie Chandler carries the daily ma
to Derby Line for the present.
1t is confidently expected that Mr..
A. Chase is to return to take chare
of the Academy for another year.
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