Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-07-03

occupied by George Shepard.
j. c.. BOWS dwelling house and
horse barn were destroyed by fire last
Wednesday. The fire broke out in
the barn about half past ten in the
forenoon. Nearly all the things in
the house were saved.
Barton.
The "boys" say they didn't.
Hay help is said to be scarce-so
will be the hay.
A little frosty in coolest places last
Friday morning.
DR.. and Mrs. Perry have been
away on short visit.
Baldwin & Drew s'shet down" their
saw-mill during haying.
Ellis & Bean have good refriger-
ator which they will sell cheap.
Guiteau died "game" at 12.45 last
Friday. The world says amen.
Firemen's meeting will be postponed
one week, until July 10, at IL o'clock,
p. m. HENRY GAY, Secretary.
T. c.. and Benjamin Kimball of
New York are in town. Always glad
to see them.
One of those wicked fisherman,
not involved in the scrape, is very
anxious to learn the price of domes-
ticated trout.
Mr.. J. D. Graves had serious
attack of heart disease on Wednes-
day, and was unable to speak for
quite long time. He is better.
The ladies of the M. Z. church
hold strawberry festival, with mus
ic and speaking exercises, at Robin
sons hall this Saturday night. All
invited.
AS Barnum does not advertise for
this county it is presumed that his
circus is not coming, hence the best
"show' for those who must 90 to
the circus each year, is Nathans' !,
which exhibits here Monday, July g..
Those who want to buy good bug
gies cheap, will find this good place
to do it. Charles Hubbard has lot
from Amesbury, Mass, and Ufford
has a lot of the same, beside those of
his own manufacture, and is right on
his 'smuscle."
By railway accident near Long
Branch on Thursday, four cars were
thrown into the river and several per-
sons were killed. Gen. Grant went
down in the wreck with the smoking
car and was seen to crawl out of g
window hatless, but his cigar was
between his teeth as usual.
Gen. Circuit, who was obliged to re.
turn from Washington sometime
since, because the foreman on his
big farm at Kirby, left him without {
days notice, leaving his work in thu
worst possible shape, has since beer
very sick, so that the doctors were
much alarmed about him, but is mucl
better. He is still at Kirby.
The White Mountain Republic O
Littleton thus speaks of Nathans
circus: 1.-The circus company wa
one of the most quiet and orderl
that has ever visited our town, Will
the managers did all in their powe
to oblige the people and make Their
enjoy themselves. We feel sure Ma
thans' circus will meet with war;
welcome should they come this wa
again.
1t seems the MONITOR must hav
hit the mark by little shot aimed a
the EGpreSs, in our last issue. Tn
following is what our respected Bro
Camp has to say of us in return
eff any one wishes to see how BIG
fool big fool can make of himsel
let them read Blake's remarks in hi
last issue ON the CdledOnidn and Ia
press. Softening of a naturally sof
scanty brain is the miIdest excus
that can be framed for him."
By the way, Bro, hadn't you be
ter buy an intermediate grammar an
brush up little in that branch?
Barton Landing.
L. d. Webster is making improv
ments about his premises.
Albert Gallup is on the Westmol
stage and mail route again.
Osmond Drew is home from Ca
fornia, after fourteen years absenc
Your correspondent sees how bad
the charge of letter involved o
friend "David HILL and lamen
with him over his imaginary inabili
to form matrimonial alliance. The
is one thing pretty evident, howeve
and that is that if his Flint strik
fire, as it is hoped it will, there W
be something startling ere long.
South Barton.
H. F. Pillsbury, who has be
spending a few weeks in Boston, b
returned.
The steam mill belonging to L.
Grandy & Co., north of this static
was burned with the machinery
Monday, having caught fire on t
roof just as the heavy gale struck
The men fought desperately, b