Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-12-15
LOCAL NEW s.
Barton

I etc. Further notice will be gwen.
We cannot call attention separately
to the ads. in this paper, but our read
& ers will discover by reading that
there will be no lack of opportunity
to find something to make all their
N friends happy and reduce their wallets
Il to moderate size before, Christmas.
The Odd Girls had prepared a
large lot of fancy articles for fair
and entertainment this week, but
other things intervening they give up
their fair and put their goods into
Grace MARYLAND Twombly's millinery
store for sale, where they can be
bought at low rates.
Whitmore and Clark's minstrels
are to make their annual visit next
Friday and the large number who at
tend their show will have opportunity
to see and hear both Mr.. Clark and
Hank White. The balance of the
troupe is made up of excellent artists
and the entertainment will be among
" the very best of its kind.
Neighbor Chase of the Union is
aching to have hand in our county
shire scrimmage. In his last issue
he grapples with the abstruse prob
lem of computing ten per cent tax on
our grand list. He figures that ten per
cent on S95, 200 would be SO, 800, and
that the tax on a poll would be TWEEN
ty cents. Thank you, neighbor;
this is going to be q great help to
our people in solving the perplexing
question.
Bros. Blake of the MONITOR and
Camp of the Express are having a
perfectly lovely time just now, and
are accusing each other of "wilful
and intentional untruthfulness." We
pay our esteemed brothers the COM
pliment of believing both of them
IndeT.
If Bro. Harris could be induced to
join the copartnership, the business
of the concern would receive q fresh
impetus and would hereafter lack
nothing for capital.
Luther Fairbrother has been altering
4 over his store and BARRIERS shop max
ING it much more convenient and
pleasant. Beside the large stock of
groceries and provisions, he has adj
ded lot of Christmas goods includ-
ing diaries and other things demand
ed by the trade. We have no time to
day to set his adj. but he will invite
the public to call at his store soon.
Amos Scott is another of our adver-
Users who did not get his announce
ment in this paper, but he has lot
of holiday goods and wants to make
this part of the world happy. Call
on him.
The committee for the location of
the county shire have informed the
county that they will arrive here on
Wednesday of this week and com
mence their hearing on the same even
ing. The hearing at this place vii
be held at the Opera House. We arc
unable to state what time will be USED
at each place, or what will be the or.
der after the committee leaves here
The committee is composed of Hon.
ID. G. Denison of Royalton, ex-mem-
Der of congress; Hon. L. R. Reding-
ton of Rutland, late democratic NOM
inee for governor, and Gen. Davis
of Cavendish.
The Palladium, which assumes tc
to know the motives of the MONITOF
and criticise its course, has doubt.
less been escaped" and hence, as
usual, is working to obtain a few
subscribers. where temporarily there
may be some opposition to, or disap.
pointment in regard to the course oil
other papers. That paper has assum
ed TO discuss matters relative to the
proper location of the shire, which is
all right, so long as it states the truth
and gives all the facts. Thus far.
however, its statements, in many re,
/ spects, have been misleading and
false; but as discussions of the cues
ton Is of no use whatever, we vii
not at this time enter into it. If the
Palladium imagines that there are nc
good arguments for this place, we
presume it may have occasion tc
change its views hereafter, if truth is
of any consequence.
The County Educational Society
hold a meeting here, in Academy
school rooms, on Friday of this week
commencing at $50 a. M, and con.
tinuing day and evening. State Supt
Dart will be present to aid in the
discussions and give his lecture on
Foundation" in the evening. 1t i:
hoped that our citizens will remem
Der the time, and consider the impor
lance of this meeting and attend
The following is the programme
AT $50 a. M, Prayer and Singing
1000, Paper on Reading, Carrie Day
1870, Primary Teaching, Heller
Morse HOO, Dignity of Teachers
Prof. G. S. Chase; 11.40, Discus.
sions. At 1.15 p. M, Question