Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-10-27
LOCAL NEW s.

Barton.
S. M. Worthley has lot of grain
hat he offers for sale at low rates.
Pliny Webster will have car load
bf nice winter apples this week; see
bis advertisement.
DR.. j. A. Parsons dental rooms
will be closed after Thursday, Oct.
DO, until about the 10th of November.
The person who was seen to pick
up small bag containing pump
chain, last Thursday, between the vii
age and fair ground, is requested to
leave the same at this office.
The Odd Girls will meet at Opera
Hall Friday afternoon, and in the
evening will hold sociable. There
will be singing and speaking. Adj
mission five cents. All cordially in
vited.
Fred Evans, in a ramble with
friends on the rocks east of Crystal
Lake on Tuesday last, found straw
berry blossoms and ripe strawberries.
Fred was looking after "Black"
& berries. doubtless.
The fall examination OF teachers
for Orleans county will be held in the
several towns ON Saturday, Nov. 1st,
beginning at 9 O'Clock a. m. The
Examination in Barton will be in the
academy school room.
Mr.. Whitcher will have three car
loads of nice hand-picked apples this
week, that are coming very cheap.
Those who want good fall and win
ter apples will find it TO their advan-
tage to get them at the cars on Fri
& day and Saturday. They are all bar
relied and pressed in.
NoTICE.-The board of Civil Authority
ARE notified to meet at the town clerks
office on Saturday, Nov. LIST, A. d. 1884
ht o'clock p. m, to hear challenges, adj
minister the freeman's oath, and make al
terations in the present check list, as the
law directs.
J.P. BALDWIN, Chairman.
Barton, Oct. "a, 1884.
A CARD.-We wish thus publicly to ex-
press our thanks for the many words OF
sympathy extended to us in our terrible
affiiction; but words fail to express our
gratitude to the few who voluntarily came
X to our assistance, and so kindly helped us
care for our dearly loved one in her sick
ness, death and burial. May the Lord
bless them and keep the angel of death
from entering their homes, and al other
homes, is our earnest prayer, and also to
the dear friends who sent the beautiful
flowers for our loved ones casket, our
gratitude is unbounded.
G. A. DREW
E. E. DREW.
A. S. DREW.
We hope the people will attend the
& meeting of the Grand Army Post to-
morrow Tuesday, evening. Lieut..
Drenan will give lecture on his ex-
perience in rebel prisons, and there
will be other interesting talk and rem
eniscences that all will enjoy. A small
fee will be charged to pay expenses
any surplus going to the charity fund
1t is expected that Harry Howard
the champion drummer, and one who
has prison experience of his owr
will be here. Come out and see the
''boys."
G. w. Preston was a little mite
troubled because the MONITOR relat.
ed little circumstance in regard tC
the democratic aag-raising in such 6
way as to make it appear that he
cheered for ''Blaine and Cleveland
instead of Cleveland and Hendricks
We related it as 1t was told us bu
gladly make any corrections. Mr.
Preston says there were eight present
instead of three who cheered, and in
Bists that there was really bigger
cheer than the republicans had whel
they raised the other flag.
Mr.. Carpenter, town representa-
i've, writes us that the legislativ,
committee, which is to visit this coun
ty to investigate matters relative t.
p change in the county shire, will b.
n the county this week, and probabl,
ht this place on Thursday, and h,
hopes that the people will take som
action in the matter before they come
IN compliancs with his suggestion W
invite all persons interested, pro O
cOn, to meet at the office of F. w
Baldwin on Wednesday evening mex
1t ~ O'Clock sharp. Do not forge
The night.
The select men have caused th
building of two bridges across Bar
ton river the present season, on
ust north of the Landing, the othe
near the high railroad bridges mort
pf this village. They ale both sui
stantial structures the one near thi
village is covered, very thorough
built, and will stand as long as it
kept shingled. The expense of Til
bridge will be about $500. The oil
bridge had only been on ten year
and had become SO rotten that one {
he main limbers fell into the rive
bf it's own accord, revealing cond
ion of danger that had not been e,
ected.