Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-03-08
BARTON.
Dennis Sabin died yesterday.

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Thursday, but no one would guess it
fo-day.
Old newspapers can be had at this Of
Zee for one-half cent each, or five cents
pound.
We understand that Frank E. Powell
Rho has been in West6eld, Mass. for
iOine months has returned in very poor
health.
An extra engine. Robert McVicar
Engineer, is stationed here for the pres
ent, as helper to help the trains up
the grade to the summit.
The loss of the snow by the warm
weather is great disadvantage to many
pf the lumbermen who are compelled to
lie idle with large amount of wood and
timber cut IN the woods.
A man by the name of Starkie, who
has been i'll at Spalding's hotel for
some weeks, died of consumption last
week, and was buried in the village
cemetery. He had no relatives in this
vicinity.
Mrs. Hawkins has purchased stock
of goods at Hanover, N. H., and will
move her goods from here to that place.
All unsettled accounts will be left in the
hands of F. P. McGreggor, Esq, and must
be settled at once.
The MONITOR press is now run by
horse power. If any of our readers de-
sire to see cheap and efficient horse
power, they are invited to call on us
Thursday or Monday afternoons when
the power is in operation.
Mr.. f. P. McGreggor who was chosen
town sperintendent, refuses to serve and
has so notified the selectmen. Mr.
McGreggor is fresh from the schools as
teacher and would make good super
intendent, should he serve.
The Universalist Social Circle will
meet at Robinson's Hall, Tuesday even
ing, March 9th, at l-2 o'clock. Miss
Carrie Prindle will be present to assist
in the exercises, with songs and recita-
tions. Admission to the hall, 5 cts.
The village schools have started up
with large attendance in each depart.
ment. There are nearly sixty IN the
small primary. Mr.. Benjamin's school
is larger and he has an unusual number
from out of the district and out of town
The third lecture under the auspices
of the Ladies' Sewing Society, will be
given on Tuesday evening, March 9th
at the Congregational vestry, by Rev c
B. Thomas of West Glover. Subject
scientific Wonders of Astronomy.
Admission 10 cents
The 22nd of February. the 3Oth o
May, and 4th of July, the legal holidays
come this year on Sunday. The Mon
day following will be observed as the hol
iday, and all notes maturing on eithe
Sunday or Monday will have to be pait
on the Saturday before.
There is to be frst-class entertain
ment at Robinson's Hall on the Goth inst
The Whittemore and Clarke minstre
troupe will give one of their entertain
ments. The company is we'll known i
Vermont,and no putting, among those VIII
have heard them heretofore is necessary
Thomas Baker and family left for D;
kota on Monday last. where they hav
chosen a new home. Mr.. Baker has a
ways been prominent citizen, and hs
carried on large business in farming
dairying, and stOck-raising. Himself an
family leave large circle of friends, an
the good wishes of the public 90 wit
them.
On Friday night large rock fe
from the bank upon the track near IL
high bridges. and was struck by I'll
late train going south. The rock W;
outside the track, but tore off the stel
of several cars and did other damage
If it had been between the rails a muC
more serious accident would have O
CURED.
The lecture of Rev. Mr.. Bennett
Lyndonville, delivered on Tuesday mig
was much appreciated by all who hea
it. Mr.. Bennett is western man
sympathy, and spoke in glowing teri
of the advantages of that country.
cOntrasted New England climate, so
privileges and prospects with those
the west, and seconded Horace Greeley
advice, to ''go West"
While the measles and other CON
gious, if not cutaneous, diseases ha
had general run in the north part
the county, this section has been We
free from them of late; but the meas
have arrived in the village. and two
the school boys came down with I