Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-10-13
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Barton.
Will Ufford is at school at West
Farnham, P. @.
J. H. Wallace's two youngest
&ehildren have been hard sick with
2aiphtherla.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. w. Miles of Mid
&dlesex visited their friends in this VI
cinity last week.
There were more signs of life and
Business in this town last week than
i've have seen for some months.
Orrin Willis has bought place in
Salem-Derby of Henry Ruiter, letting
Rulter have his place here in part pay
nent.
A little girl, daughter of David
Jacobs, died yesterday of membrane
bus Group. She was sick but a few
hours.
The milliners have returned and
want you to read their advertise
nents, and attend their "opening"
bn Thursday.
The bridge below this village, on
the road to the Landing, will be up
for repairs during this week and the
ravel must 60 by the old road.
On account of disability of Miss
Howard, the concert at Opera Hall,
by Miss Howard and pupils will be
postponed until Friday evening, Oct.
18th.
G.. B. Leland was thrown from his
carriage last Tuesday and had his
right shoulder dlslocated. DR.. r. B.
Skinner was called and soon put the
oint in place.
The Ladies' Aid society of the M.
E. church meet with Mrs. j. W.
Howard on Thursday afternoon. All
tordially invited. The Odd Girls
meet with Myra Baxter on Thursday
evening.
H. d. Bickford has sold his place
bn Park street to f. S. Woodward
and bought John L. Cars adjoining.
MIR. Woodward paid 81, 500 and Mr..
Bickford 81, 800. Mr.. Carr will board
for the present.
Leone Freeman, while experiment.
NC with his fathers pistol, his father
being away on visit at the time, had
he misfortune of shooting Il ball
through his hand. The wound was
painful but not dangerous.
The G.. A. R. Post will hold a
campfire meeting at Opera Hall on
tuesday evening Oct. %. The meet
ng will be public one and all will
be invited. An admission fee will
pc charged to pay expenses.
Owing to the sharp contest at the
races here fair time and the DISPOSE
ion 'to try it over," the Fair Ground
20. have made arrangements for an
bther race in the Roaring Brook track,
which is coming off on the 23d inst
This will be the most important, sc
ar as horses are concerned, of any
ace ever held on this ground. Be-
idle "St. Jacobs" Timber Jim, .
f. BLACK Johnny" "Goldfinder" and
'Driver" there will be lot of horses
own from the Montreal circuit. Am.
pie preparations are being made, and
excursion trains will be run from St
ohnsbury. If the day is suitable
here will probably be a large attend.
lnce. as the trotting will be the best
yer seen in this section.
The democrats of Barton, put 6
very nice new flag up last Monday
With the portraits of Cleveland ant
Hendricks thereon. There were more
Ulcers given than when the Blaine
md Logan flag went up.-Aryus.
The above item would have done
Tery well if nothing had been sale
bout the cheering. The truth was
hat after considerable preparation
Ind ceremony on the part of the few
hat were interested in the flag, the
kldest man sung out "Three cheers
or Blaine and Cleveland" wheI
imself. Charles w. Preston anc
Willie Graves s'cheered. We pre-
ua,e the ssBlaine" was tdpSus Ian
nae, but the joke was we'll relisheo
" the republicans. We notice tina
re Boston Post had a glowing &C
cunt of this flag raising, and pre-
nme that the readers of that sheet
Fere greatly encouraged by this dem
nstration up in northern Vermont
he flag is very pretty one, how
yer, and we only wish that it Dor
he names of "Bayard and Villas"