Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-07-17
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ing her friends.
S. F. Phelps on the West Hill has
new barn up and partly covered.
Rev. E. S. Locke is away on a
vacation. Rev. MI. Blake supplied
his desk the 9th inst, much to the
satisfaction of all.
While some children were at play
about doctor CampbelPs new barn
last Thursday night after the work
men had left, Willie, son Of the doc
tor. met with fall and broke his left
leo above the knee and received other
injuries which it is hoped will not
prove serious. The fall must have
been at least twelve feet, and, for
aught any one knows, it may have
been over twenty.
Barton.
O. D. Owen has nice potatoes for
sale.
H. D. Bickford is charging his
barn.
Mrs. c.. c.. Skinner has returned
from her visit to friends in Iowa and
Kansas.
Mrs. Geo. W. Reed expects to
spend several weeks in Massachusetts
visiting friends, the beach, etc.
Geo. w. Bridgman, G.. E. Row
ell, John G.. Hall and Geo. Reed are
each to build silo for this seasons
crop.
The bank has declared dividend
of three per cent payable now, with
a liberal sum carried to the surplus
fund.
We use space this week to name
some of our hardest delinquents.
There are others who are almost as
deserving.
Our thanks to Hon. E. B. Simonds
and wife for liberal supply of those
English gooseberries and beautiful
bouquet of peonies.
Whitcher has just received a new
lot of Champion horse rakes, Clipper
and Warrior moving machines, and
moving machine repairs.
Albert Ruggles and Osmond Drew,
who have spent several years in Cali
fornia, are home on visit, and gave
their friends in this place an agreea-
BILE call last week.
The weather of late has been Elk.
tremely favorable for growing crops
but there is lots of growing to be
done if corn and some other things
amount to anything this year.
The two engines belonging to the
Passumpsic r. r. which were burned
in the round-house at the late fire il
Sherbrooke were quite badly damag
ed, and have been taken to Lyndon
vile for repairs.
The Republican voters of Barton ar
requested to meet at the Office of f. w
Baldwin on Friday evening, July 81, at
O'Clock, for the purpose Of choosing fou
delegates to attend the district conven
tion to be held at Montpelier, July &c.
Per Order Toocn Committee.
Charles W. Smith recently paid hi
friends in this locality short visit
much to their pleasure. Mr.. Smit
is doing thriving mercantile bust
ness in Pennsylvania, and reports hi
family in good health. His sol
Charley is doing business for himself
Mr.. Smith has our thanks for valua
BILE mineral specimens which he tool
from the bottom of coal mine.
Thanks to peighbor Chase of tn
Union for the editors Run" a boo
containing the interesting series O
letters published in the Union durin
Dir. Chase's run through the countr
as far west as New Mexico, Arizona
Colorado, etc. Mr. Chase is neve
dull, and this book will be read wit
much interest both by those who see
reliable information, and those VIII
relish little sensible nonsense.
Mrs. Julia Kendall, assisted b
Miss Nora Wiley of Glover, is /
give one of her very pleasing entel
tainments, consisting Of ''selectrea(
ings, musical gems. costume recital'
etc" on Saturday evening. July 2;
Those who know Mrs. Kendall an
have attended her entertainments al
much pleased to have another oppo
tunity of seeing and hearing he
See bills, and remember the eyepin;
She has received much praise fro
the press wherever she has appeart
on the stage.
The Brattleboro Phonfs, aft
carefully examining the situatio
thinks Gen. Grout the most fit ca
didate for representative of this di
trict yet named. In speaking
Judge Poland, it says:
Hon. l., p. Poland is making one of /
oid-time still hunts for the nominatio
and has his emissaries abroad in all pal
OF the district, carefully feeling t
ground and trying to work up a sentime