Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1883-07-02
LOCAL WIS.

John f. Ienney farm. Mrs. Ienney
retains possession until fall.
G.. A. Bill has purchased the
Cowles store for 5000. The Silsbys
sold 81 800 worth of goods here at
auction.
T. Mrs. L. P. Tenney has recently
erected a handsome marble monu-
ment in the cemetery costing $3.50.
The work was executed by FL. r.
Mack of Hardwick and is very nicely
done.
Barton.
Rev. Mr.. Moody from N. H.
preached at the Cong. church yester-
day as a candidate for this passionate.
After a week without rain there
were heavy showers on Friday which
soaked the ground full of water
again.
Depot master Clement entered the
state of matrimony last week, having
been married to Miss Julia Hall.
Good wishes.
A. A. Earle called at the MONITOR
office on Friday. He is afflicted
with the govt. He will spend few
days in the county.
would respectfully inform all persons
liable to pay highway and village taxes
in the incorporated village of Barton,
that am now ready to receive the same,
and prompt payment is very desirable.
J. J. HILL, Collector.
1t is reported that Dennie d. Bean
has bought the Charlie Robinson
place on Elm street. This is the old
1. X. Drew place and one of the
most pleasant situation in the vii
lage.
There is slight change of time on
the railroad, commencing to-day,
with the addition of the New York
express, which passes here, going
south at oil a. M, and returns at
$50 p. m.
G. w. Merrill, brother of Orrin
Merrill who went away from the
county about twenty years ago, is
back again on brief visit. He
formerly went to California, but is
nowadays successful business in
Iowa.
S. M. Field, of Newport, who
jumped his bail at the recent term of
United States. court at Windsor, and
thus escaped trial for counterfeiting,
is living at Mansonville, P. O.,
where it is rumored his family will
soon join him.
Mrs. j. M. Elliott recently visited
James Cassidy at Brattleboro and
reports that he is much better than
when she last visited him. Jennie
Lewis of Glover, who was sent to
the asylum last spring, returned with
Mrs. Elliott apparently cured of her
insanity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred W. Jones of
Fabyan's, N. H., came home last week
to attend the marriage of Mr.. A. 0.
Clement to Miss Julia Hall, and dur
ing their absence the store in which
Mr.. J. was employed and in which
he lived was burned, and he lost all
his goods and personal effects.
Citizens living at the upper end of
Main street complain that the
boys and others up that way have no
regard for the Sabbath and disturb,
not only those who desire to keep
the day as it should be kept, but
everybody else. 1t is also reported
that there is drinking and rowdyism
that is a disgrace to the town.
The selectmen, noticing an item in
this paper in regard to the stealing
of some liquor from the Capt. Rice
barn, state that the liquor was put
into the barn by an officer who seized
it, and that all which was turned
over to them was examined and de-
livered to the town agent. If there
was any left in the barn and hid in
the loft it was unbeknown to them,
and must have been spirited away
before they ever saw it.
Mrs. Fairbrother, whose severe
injury by being thrown from wagon
one week ago Saturday, was noticed
last week, is still alive, but there is
little chance for her recovery unless
she rallies Immediately. She has oc-
casional moments when she seems to
be sane but the most of the time she
is oblivious to everything about her.
Her case has assumed a rather re-
narkable phase, and the doctors are
pot able to effect a change for the
better.
The Sunday schools of both
ehu ches will go 10 Barton Landing
pm Wednesday, starting from here at
o'clock a. IN. Teams will be in
readiness to carry all members of
the schools who wish to go. Meet
at churches as early as o'clock.
Superintendent Lewis wishes his
school, or as many as possible, to
meet at Cong. vestry Tuesday after
noon at o'clock to further perfect
arrangements about attending the
convention.
The Sunday School Convention al
Barton Landing, to be held July 4tI
Ps picnic, promises to be of great
interest to those interested in the
Sunday schools and in the Dleasan