Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-06-14

Albany.
Just few more measles left.
Our friend Z. R. Hamilton from In
diana. is again in our midst with his
family.
Rev. S. W. Chaplin preached his fare
we'll discourse the 9th inst. He goes to
Guildhall, Vt.
DR.. Burnham Hovey, formerly of this
town, is on from Ohio visiting his friends
in this locality.
Rev. E. G. Haynes, graduate from
Union College, is expected to supply the
Congregational pulpit.
The frost of last Tuesday night did
but little damage in this vicinity. Far
mers are rejoicing over the prospect Of
abundant crops. Grass is looking finely.
Edward Watson recently sheared fifty
one sheep in one day, commencing at z
o'clock a. m, and caught his own sheep
good share of the day. Our Irasburgh
friend can try again.
Barton.
Read H. R. Mack's advertisement.
Our local items are much abbreviated
on account of want of space.
Rev l.. Phelps will preach at Taylor
district next Sunday at o'clock p. m.
l. X. Drew is agent for the Walter
A. Wood mower, and furnishes all re-
pairs.
Holders of Greensboro town bonds
are referred to an advertisement in
another column.
j. W. Murkland and c. B. Stone at.
tended the Masonic gathering at Bur.
lington last week.
Sure death to the potato bug, Paris
green and London purple, for sale at E.
F. buttons at the lowest market prices.
Rev. Miss Shaw exchanged desks with
Mr.. Pierce of Glover yesterday. The
Universalist Sunday-School starts with
much interest.
The Harvey excursion train to the
west runs every month. Tickets can be
bought of Mr.. Ford depot master here
just as cheap as at st. Johnsbury.
Hall is agent for the Buckeye moving
machine, and has just received an in
voice of them; also has stock of re-
pairs for all the different makes of the
Buckeye mower.
The weather is very propitious thu
warm weather of the middle of the las
week was followed by heavy rain OIL
Friday night, which make good gras
crop certainty.
The Montreal Express goes on to tn
Passumpsic and South Eastern roads to
day. The up train reaches this plac
at 4: p. m. The down train reache
here at l {: 33 p. m.
Orange Mossman lost his wallet OF
Saturday, containing a considerable sun
of money. 1t was picked up on Parl
street by Reuben Jones of South Glover
who returned the same to the party sen
after it.
There was slight advance on butte
in the markets last week, which wa
recognized by the butter buyers here Of
Saturday; but the greatest boom wa
on potatoes, which advanced to 80 cent
in Boston for the best.
Some Of those to whom we have bee
sending the MONITOR for several year
without ever "thank you," are re
minded that it costs money to max
newspapers, and that their bills ar
running up to large sums. They wi
do us a great favor by renting tn
sum due.
Floral Sunday services we're held g
the M. E. church yesterday. There wa
great profusion of plants and fower
with several cages of birds. The dec
rations of the house we're perhaps tt
best ever seen in that church. The e.
ercises by the children were appropria
and pleasing.
A caucus of the republican voters
Barton will be held at the Office of F. v
Baldwin on Friday, June Is, at o'cloc
p. m, to elect delegates to the State Co
vention, pursuant to call of State Coz
mittee, at Burlington, June %; also
elect delegates to the District Convent,
to be held at Hydepark, June 80, pursua
to call of third congressional distri
committee. Per Order TOloR Com.
The Telegraph Co. very generous
allowed the operators along the line
take and distribute, gratis, the d
patches relating to the ballotings a
other important matters of the conve
ton. The thanks of this public q
given to Mr.. Will Ford, operator he
for his courtesy and labor in forwai
ing the dispatches.