Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-06-09
LOCAL NE w s.
Barton.

Edward Barnard paints his house.
Henry Gay has started up his
# harding mill and has new ad. to-day.
# Baxter & Grow have had good luck
.3 in the sale of their refrigerators.
The trustees have done q very
thorough work on the roads and side
walks.
Willie Graves has sold his land,
2 known as the sCobb lott to Roswell
Fisk.
See what O. ID. Owen has to say
about parasols, fans and that kind of
goods, in another column.
Those tomato plants have come
and they are good ones; find them
at this office or at the cottage.
Pliny Webster is the first man out
with his Blaine colors; read his ad.
and see what he says about it.
The Lyndonville folks are making
great preparations for a big day July
4th, as will be seen by their adver-
tisement.
The Tower Bros. are making ex-
tensive repairs on the grist-mill which
will make it much more convenient
and pleasant within.
Lee & Walker, music publishers,
1118 Chestnut St., Philadelphia,
q have our thanks for their new cam
II paion march in honor of James o..
Blaine.
The ladies of the M. E. society
meet with Mrs. H. F. Pillsbury on
Wednesday afternoon. The Odd
Il Girls meet with Matte Clark on
Thursday afternoon.
Hazen Kimball and wife from New
Jersey have been in town on brief
visit. Mr.. Kimball is one of the Yer
mont boys who has made his mark,
even in the great city of New York.
Those who shivered with overcoats
and mittens on, one week ago Fri
day, sweltered in the thinnest cloth
ing Friday and Saturday. The change
was rem arkable and the growth of
vegetation wonderful.
Those who are seeking comfort by
the substitution of heavy for light
clothing should read MI. Ellis new
ad. By the way, Ellis has a new
team, and is taking orders and deliv
ering goods about the city.
The entertainment given by thu
young people of the Cong'l societ.
and others, on Thursday evening, was
quite well attended and gave genera
satisfaction. The singing of Mrs
Wallace and the reading of Mr.. John
son contributed much to the enjoy
ment of the evening.
Our congratulations to J. c. Burke
ESQ. of Albany for the high compli
ment paid him in his selection by tn
democratic state convention, as del
egate at large, to the Democrat
convention to be held at Chicago mex
month. "Johnny" is supposed to b
solid for "Uncle Sammy"
Isaac H. McClary has sent y
tons of sugar to Chicago during tn
past three weeks. He paid cent
a pound for tub sugar, 10 cents fC
stirred sugar. He paid out S11,OO
at Lyndonville, and larger sum
this county. The only trouble wit
the sugar business this year was
lack i'll quantity.
The selectmen are at work tn
week on the Roaring brook road an
propose to make it possible to trav'
over that road without imminent pc
il of ones life. 1t is we'll known tn;
many roads in this town are
a very rundown condition, and tn:
quite heavy expenditure will
Il necessary to put them in respect
BILE state.
N The republicans voters for the town
Barton are requested to meet at the {
fee of Grout & Miles in Barton, VT,
the 18th day of June, A. d. 1884, at
o'clock D. M, to choose delegates to {
tend the republican state convention
be held at Burlington, VT, on the Is
day of June, 1884.
! + i j : n ss;1sp'sr 1D''" Com.
The addresses given by Gen. S.
Cary on Monday were most excelle
in character, and very acceptable
the large audiences which gather
to hear him. He is most excellent
informed on the subjects on which
speaks, has the power to rise to ell
quent passages whenever he choos
and the happy faculty of being
ways able to please his hearers. '
predict still larger attendance
hear him should he come here agai
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERs.-The tax D;
ers OF the town of Barton are hereby
titled that the town and state school
bills for 1884, have been duly delivered
me for collection, and said tax payers
requested to pay their several taxes on
before ninety days from the date here
BY so doing they will be entitled to
duction of per cent OF all town ia,
thus paid. Taxes remaining unpaid at
the expiration of said ninety days, will
delivered over to the collector of S
town of Barton, to be by him forthw
collected by process of law.
E. f. DUTToN, Treasure,
Barton, VT, June g. 1884.
The temperance meeting, held h
on the I'd inst, owing to the fact