Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-02-09
ALBANX:

farm to Mr.. DaclaIr OF NeWbury.
Madison Cowles is preparing to build
new house on his farm in Iraburgh,
in the spring.
The village district have set of big
rollers, with which to break out the
roads. and they work we'll.
Luther Delano Esq, an aged and re-
spected inhabitant, who has been in
poor health for some months, recently
fell upon the house floor in such way
as to break the neck bone of one Of his
hips. He is in critical condition but
it is hoped that he will recover.
BARTON.
There is sore throat epidemic in this
vicinity.
Nobody wishes to say that February
is not decidedly wintry.
Some of our worst delinquents will
save sharp duns if they pay up.
The Passumpsic R. R. has declared
semi-annual dividend of one and one
half per cent.
The vital statistics of Barton for the
year 1879 we're as follows: Marriages,
20; births, As; deaths, 81.
Pass in your votes for President. Sen
ator Edmunds is much ahead on our list
thus far. Hayes is second, Grant, third.
Tickets may be bought of H. R. Ford,
ticket master of this station, for Harvey's
next excursion West, which leaves st.
Johnsbury on the 18th inst.
Edmund Young lost his horse, the
other day, at Hyde Park. The horse
was driven there and died in few
hours.
A very large stock of timber is being
got into the mills in this place. A large
amount of it is being drawn from
Glover and Sheffield.
Rev. NJ. B. Cummings has obtained
divorce from his wife. Mr.. Cummings
is in Massachusetts,. Mrs. Cummings in
Maine. She offered no defense.
There will be an oyster supper at
Dea. P. s. Hitchcock's on Tuesday eve,
Feb 10, for the benefit of Rev. l.. Phelps.
Old and young are cordially invited.
o. D. Owen requires two columns of
our space to tell the public what he has
on sale. All the ladies in this vicinity
will be interested in his announcement,
and farmers will learn something to
to their advantage.
The Academy and Graded schools
close on Friday of this week. There
will be the usual examinations and
closing exercises. Will the parents and
others who ought to be interested visit
the schools and see what the children
are doing?
The Express learns that Barton is en-
titled to four Republican delegates to the
State convention, on account of "the
number of inhabitants in this town."
also that the general assembly" recently
had we'll attended session in town,
where some of the members gracefully
whiled away the hours" in Robinson
hall.
The Republican voters of Barton will
meet at the Office of f. w. Baldwin,
Wednesday. Feb. Is, at o'clock p. m,
to appoint delegates to the State conven-
ton called at Montpelier the 25th inst,
to elect delegates at large to the Nation
al Convention at Chicago.
@. II. GREEN, n
J. W. HALL, oo, no'1~
G. G.. DRowN, O0"'"''''ee'
The first of series of home lectures
and readings, under the auspices of the
Ladies' Sewing Society of Barton Con-
gregational church, will be given at the
church vestry, Friday evening of this
week, at z: 30 p. m, by reading from
standard authors by Rev. L. Phelps, tC
be followed at different times during the
season by Revs. Wild, Bates, Thomas and
others. Admission 10 cents.
The Thespians are making great pre-.
parations for the play. Capt Kyd OF
the Wizard of the Sea-" Capt. Tucke,
has been at work on the scenery and
the machinery to be used in the play
more than a month, and is now giving
those who are to take part in the play
most thorough drill and instruction
He thinks it will be the very best play
ever given in this section. 1t will b.
playedln RobinsOn's Opera House, We'd
nesday evening, Feb. Is. Reserved
scat tickets are now on sale at S. G
Curriers' in Barton, at the Union House
Lyndonville, and at the postoffice a
Barton Landing. Tickets 25 cents
Reserved seats 80 cents; Children un
IL years of age 10 cts.
The following are the Republican
town committee men for this county
Albany. NJ. R. Chafey. B. N. Moore
William Williams; Barton, C. II. Green
j. W. Hall. G. G. Drown Bloomington
S. r. jenkins, |. c. Smith, j. II. Evans
Charleston. j. @. Oliver, FL. w. Dane
d. L. Morse Coventry, D. P. Walworth
]. s. Kidder. II. G. Cleveland; Crafts
bury, Q. Q. HoYt. Geo. Merrill. S. |