Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-08-04
box of books, nearly all of them BIZ
bles and hymn-books, to Lawyer Carr

word that they are not to make an
active canvass. Let us have 1T, a
little agitation will not be amiss and
the people will have opportunity
to hear and learn what is to be said
on both sides.
G. A. j. Marsh of Minneapolis,
Mimi, sends us a statistical circular
from that young and thrifty city,
which shows its rapid growth and its
miraculous progress within the last
few years. Mr.. Marsh was former
citizen in this county, and his friends
will be glad to know that his prosper
ity has been as marked as has been
growth of the city of his choice.
The book committees IN this vicin-
ity are having hard struggle over
text books again. We hope they
may be able to select good list,
and wish they might effect some ar
rangement whereby school books
might be purchased at reasonable
rates. Unless this can be done the
state ought to take the matter in
hand and print her own school books.
The entertainment given at the
Opera House on Thursday evening
by the Quintette Club of Brown Uni
versity was we'll attended and was
greatly enjoyed by all. The boys
possess excellent voices and sing in
the best of taste. Should they come
this way again they will find a cor
dial welcome and a full house. They
are gentlemen as well as first-class
singers.
Ina Badger, daughter of O. F.
Badger, has been ill for some months
from the effects of sore which re-
quired a very difficult surgical opera
ton. On Thursday last Drs. Billiard
of St. Johnsbury and Ranney of the
Landing performed the operation
successfully, and there is a prospect
of speedy and permanent recovery.
DR.. Billiard had an electric cautery
made for this special case which cost
500.
The Landmark quotes the MONITOR
quite extensively of late. We are
glad to note the improvement. Mr..
Earle hardly knows how to console
himself over the result of the con-
gressional canvass. His last wall
was against Judge Poland because
he did not 60 into the field for a re-
nomination. Judge Poland was
probably aware of the fact that Earle
proposed to use the Landmark in his
favor. and under such circumstances
concluded it wise to "pull out"
The Passumsic R. R. managers are
planning cheap excursions along the
line of the road, as we'll as to more
distant points that ought to be very
we'll patronized. Next Friday a
special train will run for the benefit
of the citizens of this county and Cal
edonia, which will leave Newport at
Il O'Clock A. M. and run to the
Quechee Valley, a very picturesque
place on the Woodstock r. r. neal
Woodstock, where opportunity will
be given to spend three hours in that
beautiful locality. There are pleas
ant picnic grounds, where everything
will be made convenient for the par
ty. The route will afford opportuni-
ty to take long ride down the Con-
necticut valley at very cheap rates.
The fare from Newport and return is
only $3.50 from Barton, 1.20, West
Burke, S1.0C.
ALBANY.
Mrs. Ira Sanborn fell while pick.
ing berries and broke her left limb
above the ankle.
Frederick Martin had horse Sc
verely injured by being cut about
the fore leg in the pasture.
When John Pierce went out te
look his farm over last Sunday morn.
ing, he found to his surprise that he
was the possessor of pair of mules
they having taken possession of his
moving field during the night. Whose
they were and where they came from
was a mystery, but later John Prince
of Troy claimed them.
South Albany.
DR.. Pearson Dentist, Barton, .wil
be at Rowell's hotel, South Alban,
this week Wednesday and Thursda,
to do dental work, and all thos,
wishing any thing in this line will dt
well to call on him.
Barton Landing.
G. B. Ordway's son, Eddie, i
very low with typhoid fever.
Rev. L. Dodd exchanged desk
with Rev. A. M. Gates, yesterday.
Mrs. Hidden gave very interest
ing lecture at Methodist church las
evening.
The M. E. Aid Society meets wit
Mrs. r. G. Smith next Thursday af
ternoon.
Miss Clara Eastman will give
temperance lecture at Cong. churc
Friday eve. next.
Philip Verbeck, a former proprieto
of the Valley house, recently died a
his home in Stanstead.
A. r. Cowles sold twelve musics
organs during the month of July
A. r. must have a profitable bus
ness.