Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-06-23
LOCAL NEW s.
Barton.

OBrlen circus is auVerClSeu loI Iiiio
place on Monday, July 18th.
The potato bug crop is short this spring
but sufficient for present needs.
Remember the Sunday school conven-
ton to be held at Bloomington this week.
The republicans meet at Irasburgh this
\ week Friday to nominate county officers,
senators, etc.
Opera Hall is having new hardwood
floor laid for the accommodation of the
skating master
The weather last week was very hot,
and vegetation made rapid progress.
Crops are looking we'll.
The Vermont editors go to Saratoga,
July 4th, on an excursion, and in search
4 of little mineral water.
Gen. Butler has accepted the green
hackers nomination for president, and
will get two votes in this town.
There were children's day services at
the M. E. church yesterday, with exer-
cises appropriate to the occasion.
Gen. Grout, f. w. Baldwin, Judge Aus
tin and G. H. Blake of this town attended
the republican convention at Burlington
last week.
Rev. Mr.. Morse of Glover will preach
for Rev. Brigham on exchange next Sun
day, quarterly meeting service being held
at Glover. -E ...t.
Our Sunday school people ought to at
tend the convention that is held on Tues
day and Wednesday of this week at
Bloomington.
At the caucus on Saturday night Geo.
N II. Blake, 1. d. r. Collins, E. II. Webster
and c.. H. Jones were chosen delegates to
the county convention. ~
H. F. Pillsbury exhibited trout in this
Office last week that was caught out of
one of his Sutton ponds, which weighed
Az pounds; it was beauty.
The Ladies' society of the NJ. E. church
meets at the parsonage on Wednesday
S afternoon; the Odd Girls meet with Mrs.
Chas. Grow on Thursday afternoon.
The airwill be pretty heavily charged
with politics for the next few months and
it will be difficult to get much else with
which to fill the columns of the newspa-
|E per.
Will Dodge, Esq. and wife are here on
visit from Dakota. Mr. Dodge has
been very successful in his profession
and stands well at the bar all through his
section. E 8sE eH
Read Mr.. Wilson's ad. about his pho
tograph saloon; it is closed for few
days, but when he opens it, he will be
81 prepared to take new kind of picture
which he thinks better than has been
seen heretofore in this county.
E. E. Rawson and Geo. w. Buzzell are
constructing telegraph line between this
place and West Glover, running via. Glov-
err village. The people in these villages
are contributing quite generously toward
the project and will soon have communi-
cation by wire with the outside world.
Mr. Frye informs us that he has sue
ceeded in engaging Master Geo. Jackson,
champion boy skater Of the world, to give
an exhibition at the rink, Friday evening
of this week. The Irasburgh band will
furnish music and the exhibition and mu-
sic will doubtless call out large attend
ance.
The selectmen, having put the Roaring
" Brook road in better condition than it
has been for years, will this week repair
the road leading from this village to the
east part of the town. The road machine
H is being used and no hoe-handle help is
employed, and the result shows that a
little money well expended will do much
toward putting the highways in good re-
pair.
Ernest Foss of Browns Hill, Stanstead,
who of late has been deranged, left home
on Wednesday, and was last seen at New
port, on the same evening going south on
railroad track. Since then no clew has
been obtained of his whereabouts. He is
a man of "a years Of age, six feet and two
inches in height, wore short, full whis-
kers, and has a ruddy face. He left home
in his shirt sleeves, with slippers on. II
any of our readers have seen a man an
swering this description they will confer
q favor by addressing L. S. Alden, Barton
Landing, VT, or H. M Foss, Fitch Bay,
p. @.
Mrs. j. F. Tenney is very low.
Judge Plumley has commenced
haying. vnua
Our village is much improved il
appearance by the new sidewalk.
Frank Tenney had his left leg bad
ly injured by being thrown from his
horse. ~ 81 r. E
At the republican caucus j. E
Chamberlin, Geo. A. Bill and E. c
Rowell were chosen delegates.
Mr.. VIM. Whittemore had Gov
very badly injured by having a piec'
of board damned through the for
ward leg. I-
East Albany.
Pat Ruin has frog felon on on
of his fingers and Pat amt happ
about it.
NoTIcE-The Tax Payers of the tow
Oft Albany, are hereby notified that tn
town and state school tax bills for 1873
have been duly delivered to me for colleo
ton, and said tax payers are requisite
to pay theirs several taxes on or befor
ninety days from the date hereof. BY s
doing they will be entitled to deductio
of 4 per cent. of all town taxes thus paic
Taxes remaining unpaid after the expir:
tion of said ninety days, will be deivere
over to the collector Of said town of A
bany, to be paid by him forthwith collec
ed by process of law.
b. n. MOORE, T0arn Treasurer.
Albany, VT, June Is, 1884.
Broxvnington.
Rev. Geo. w. Page has gone [
Mortified to preach this summer.
A. o. Joslyn and John Campbe