Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-07-23
LOCAL WIS.
ALBANY.

bruises.
Henry Stevens, the popular run
ner, was relating to M. B. Chafey,
the other day, an adventure with his
horse which broke his halter and ran
away, when he looked out of the
door to see the same performance
repeated. The horse ran, turned
into I. L. Sanders barn-yard, tipped
over the buggy and got shared up so
he could do no more damage.
Barton
The July dividend of the Barton
National Bank was per cent and is
now pryable.
Dr.. Pearson's dental rooms will be
closed for about two weeks from July
% to August 8th.
Lizzie Nelson has gone to Massa-
chusetts on a visit. John Carr, Esq,
has gone to Peaks Island to be gone
ten days.
The weather the past week was IA
vorable for haying and for growing
crops. All growing crops, except
on wet land, are looking we'll.
P. L. Webster changes his boot
and shoe ad. this week (see his dude)
and calls attention to the fact that he
has added a shoe dressing to his stock
of goods.
We expect to get out the next
MONITOR on Saturday, instead of
Monday as usual, and hope our local
correspondents will forward their
items on Friday, and Saturday morn
ing.
There seems to be disposition on
the part of most members of the
Congregational church to extend
call to Rev. Moody, one of the can
didates, though the matter is not
decided.
Forepaugh's big show is to be at st.
Johnsbury for next Monday. There
will be great exodus from this coun-
ty to attend it. The cost of railroad
fare, round trip, and the admission
ticket is only $1.25.
The railroad company have right
ed up the barn belonging to Mrs.
Flanders, which was tipped over by
the washout of July 4. They have
repaired the damage to their road,
but did not enlarge the culvert, which
always has been too small for the
brook in high water.
The telegraph operators connected
with the larger offices throughout the
United States and Canada are on a
strike, and business is greatly en-
barrassed on that account. We
think that they will compel the West
ern Union and other large lines to
advance their wages.
Rev. Brigham preached at Glover
and also at Westmore yesterday.
He will preach at the Heath school
house next Sunday. Rev. Thurston
preached at the M. E. church yester-
day. His sermons are always good.
Rev. Morse of ST. Johnsbury preach
ed at the Congregational church
yesterday.
Mrs. Jacobs, the mother of Levi,
Aaron, and the other Jacobs, we'll
known as peddlers, died on Friday
z morning last, having been sick only
about one hour. She retired in usual
health. The remains were carried to
New York for burial. Aaron, with
whom she resided, was off on a ped
ding tour and could not be notified
in season to accompany the remains.
Il At the meeting of the fire compa-
ny held last Monday evening it was
Fl voted to disband. This is unfortu-
nate. Those who would have been
willing to remain in the company
some of the best workers and most
reliable men in the village-had then
services been recognized or appreciat.
ed, are driven from it, and we fear thai
no others can be found who will sup
ply their places.
For some time our genial harness
maker, Charles Graves, has beer
wearing broadcloth and a clergyman
hat, and it has been surmised that h,
was out in the country candidatins
for some of the vacant pulpits, but i
turns out that this is not the case
he is taking the first step in the sub
tie mysteries of the life insurance busi
ness. He has the figure, grace, an
persistence which will make him
very successful agent, we predict.
The Richard HI. Little estate, whic
has been in the mill for the last eigl
years, has just been closed out b
w. w. Miles, ESQ.,, who succeede
to the administratorship after I'll
death of Lucius Robinson. formt
administrator. The creditors wei
agreeably surprised by receiving on
hundred and thirteen cents on a do
lar, the ID cents to apply on interes
The claims against the estate we
about $4,000. Mr.. Miles ma,
quick work of the matter when it can
into his hands.
barton Landing.
Mr.. Eben Spencer, father of j.
Spencer and Mrs. Sturtevant, di