Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-07-19
LOCAL EW s.
Albany.

on Thursday last while picking rasp-
berries. For several hours she was in
q dangerous condition, but is now bet
ter.
d. L. Mcclure recently moved eigh-
ty cocks of hay for A. H. Darling in
six hours. The work was done by hand
in grass that averaged about one ton to
the acre.
Barton.
J. P. Ellis wants eggs at IA cents per
dozen.
Thirty cars of ice are being shipped
from this station weekly.
The Barton National Bank made a
dividend on the 9Th inst, of 3 dollars
on share, which is now payable.
Butter sold on Saturday at from II
to 20 cents per pound. Nearly 100
packages were purchased in this village
The weather has been very favorable
of late for haying, and the large crop is
being rapidly and excellently gathered.
The Passumpsic R. R. Co. have ar
ranged for excursion travel to Montreal
and Quebec, at low rates. See posted
bills.
The democrats of this town send V.
N. Spalding, W. l. Robinson and j. P.
Baldwin as delegates to the State con-
vention.
Judge Powers is out with letter in
the argus, stating that he had nothing
to do with having his name used as a
candidate for congress in this district.
Some vicious persons broke into some
of the boat houses on the pond, and
badly damaged several boats. These
fellows are liable to hear from this mat
ter hereafter.
On the first page may be found a
pleasing poem from Rev. Austin Dodge,
late pastor in this place. The poem
shows historical knowledge, a poetic
taste and much skill in the making of
rhymes.
By some mistake of the mail agent a
large part of our Mondays mail, of last
week, was sent to Barton Landing.
This will account for the omission of
local items from the northern towns.
Send your locals early.
A very large amount of poison is
being used to destroy the potato bug
and there will be danger both to ami
mails and to persons, unless great care
is taken. The stuff is just as poison as
it was few years ago when people
were so afraid of it. Be very cautious.
A little son of James Forrest of South
Barton. about two years of age, wa:
poisoned to death by drinking cobalt
some days since. His mother visited q
neighbours house, and the little boy
drank from cup of fly poison. A phys.
ician was Immediately called but the
boy lived only few hours.
On Saturday evening, the friends Of
Mr.. MOssman telegraphed to Lyndon.
vile, asking Supt. Folsom to send an
engine to st. Johnsbury for DR.. Billiard
to come to this place to attend to his
daughter, who received the injury men.
toned in another place. The engine
was sent, and made the round trip, 81
miles, in forty minutes. Thanks to Mr.
Folsom and the engineer.
The school in district No. 6, Ella
Trip, teacher, is finished. The school
was very profitable to the district
Whole number of pupils IL. Of these
Ella Fisk, Minnie Grow, Annie Gray,
Adella Hitchcock, Edwin Grow and
Alfred Trip had no absences what
ever. The other three had no tardy
marks. If any district can show (;
better record of attendance, numbers
considered, let it be reported.
E. H. Webster has just got out from
his job Office, the Orleans county bar
docket. 1t is not only a model of neat
ness, so far as the printing is concerned
but contains much more matter and in
formation than usually appears in +;
docket" The September term com
mences on the Sth, with III cases il
county court, 30 cases in chancery
The number of practicing lawyers il
the county Is 81 the number of deputy
sheriffs 10 the number of State case
81. Judge Red6eld will hold the court
The running of Sunday trains on tn,
railroad is practice and offence agains
which there is considerable just com
plant in this county. At present Their
are two trains on that day regularly
with Others used temporarily. The run
ming Of cars, whistling and other nois,
is an annoyance to meetings and an in