Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-08-04
LOCAL NEW s.

Barton.
Warren Leland is repairing his
house.
The Odd Girls meet with Kate
Drew Thursday afternoon.
Read Amos SCOTS new adj, and
call in and see a well-flled and we'll
kept store.
On the editorial page we give the
gist of the Blaine and Logan letters
of acceptance. ......
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Smith OF
Boston are visiting relatives in the
north part of the town.
The raspberry business is at its
height, and great quantities are being
shipped daily from this station.
Repairs are being made on the
school house, and it will be put In
perfect order before the fall term
commences.
The fair in this county will be held
the last week in September, and prep
arations are being made for sue
cessful meeting.
DR.. Pearson's dental rooms will be
closed Wednesday and Thursday
Aug. 6 and Z. He will be at South
Albany on those days.
Frank Largis and Archie McDou-
gal recently went to Jay on fishing
trip and returned with 1884 fish of the
"speckled beauty order.
F. w. Baldwin, Esq. was at Hyde
Park last week on business connected
with his duties as member of the
republican state committee.
Some of the democrats ale trying
to establish the fact that man once
a democrat should always be a dem
ocrat this is good argument in want
of better.
A letter recently received from
Rev. William Coburn states that he
has moved to Hennepin, Ill. Mr..
and Mrs. Coburn are in excellent
health.
We forgot to mention the very ex-
cellent entertainment given by DR..
Parker at the Methodist church, week
before last; every one present was
both pleased and instructed.
The selectmen are preparing to
make check list of the voters OF
this town. This is new wrinkle
but it will be better determined who
are voters, and whether they vote OF
not. @ % "s---
Mrs. Jewell announces that sht
will be able to do no more work il
the dress making line, except wha
she has on hand, till September
After which time she will be glad tt
welcome her patrons.
Thos. Husband has taken the
agency for a new kind of halter
which is said to be an excellent thing
1t cannot be slipped by any horse, is
very convenient and cheap. HI
would like to show it to all horse
owners.
The time has come when the news
paper man searches in vain for an,
thing but political matter with which
to fill his editorial columns. Will
politics are raging, we hope our loca
assistants will give us everything o
interest which occurs in their local.
& ties.
G. F. Mathewson made us pleasan
call on Friday, being home on a brie
visit. He is still in law school, bu
is employed during his vacation as.
railroad agent, and makes his head
quarters at the Mountains. He say
the summer travel thus far has bee
very light.
The turf event of the season wa
the trotting of "Jay Eye See" o
Friday IN 2.10, and of 'Maud S." O
Saturday in 2.9A. On Friday ais
"Winship" made mile with runnin
mate in 2.6--the fastest time eve
made. This was done at Naragan
sett Park.
Our readers will be interested i
the account given on the first pag
of the Inflated Greedy expedition
Here is an account of the loss {
many lives and the waste of ore.
treasure, in the vain and useless a
tempt to push investigation and dl
covery into the inexplorable regior
near the pole.
Al the auction sale of the Mr.
Jones property on Saturday, Il
house and lot was bid off by Mey
Jacobs for s1,l50; the person
property sold rather low. A We
appropriate thing was done by Il
auctioneer in striking off, lar,