Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-28
LOCAL VS..
Barton.

Barton.
Grace Murkland states that she is
prepared to do Kensington embroidery
stamping at her millinery rooms.
Have you taken a trip to Willough-
by yet? The ride by stage is pleas
ant, and on the boat most beautiful.
The Glee Club concert will be held
in Opera House Hall, not in the M.
f. church, as announced on the bills.
The St. Johnsbury district camp
meeting will commence at Lyndon
vile on Monday, Aug. IL, and con-
tinue through the week.
The Ellis store has been undergo
ing repairs for some time, and is one
of the neatest and most pleasant in
the county. If you doubt it drop in
and see.
The Cabot people had quite Gel
ebration over the nomination of Gen.
Grout. On the receipt of the news
a cannon was fired, while band fur
nished music. -...
On Saturday evening large num-
Der of citizens dropped in at Gen.
CIRCUITS office for little congratula-
tory visit. The hour was very pleas
antly spent.
Messrs Mossman, Dewey, Nelson,
Carr, Miles, Baldwin, Blasdell,
Churchill, w. /. Robinson and Ufford
attended the District convention at
Montpelier last week.
Lost-On Friday evening, July IS,
between Barton and Glover villages,
one black, worsted overcoat. Who
ever will return the same to this Of
flee will be suitably rewarded.
The Union tells of kind of grass
hopper they have down that way
that eat up "grass, grain and beats. -
Now if they are kind which devour
dead cheats" and newspaper beats, we
want few of them.
The village schools commence
August 25th. We are glad to an
nounce that Mr.. Martin has been en-
gagged as principal. His previous
success with the school is a guaranty
of its excellence for the year to come
Rev. S. B. Currier, formerly o.
this county, met with bad accident
recently at West Randolph station
by which he had two horses killed,
wagon destroyed, and lost propert,
altogether valued at $500. He CAM
near being killed himself.
The house and lot owned by Mrs
M. E. Jones on Main Street in thi
village, and large lot of househol,
goods and furniture will be sold a
auction on Saturday, Aug. I'd. TIL
house is very desirable property
Sale commences at 10 o'clock a. m
Mrs. Jones and family leave TO
Crete, Neb., to-day, and expect t,
make permanent home in that state
We are indebted to George N
Brown, formerly of this office, for
copy of the Wisconsin State Journo
f containing birds-eye view of Mad
ison and illustrations of its publ
buildings, with description of thes
and surrounding country, which set
that place out as one very desirabl
to locate in.
AS will be seen by bills, the Pas
sumpsic railroad is running excursio
trains each Wednesday and Saturda
to Newport, including trip on til
LADY of The Lake" Excursion
lists will go north on the accomod:
ton train which leaves here at 12.1
p. M, and will return on speci.
train that leaves Newport at
O'Clock the same evening. The fan
is very low for the round trip-onl
80 cts. from Barton, and correspond
ingly low from other stations.
Dogdays are considered to begi
'<* about the 18th of July and to en-
about the first of September. Durir
this period the star Sirius rises an
sets with the sun and some old tr.
dition has it that peculiar state
weather must exist during the perio,
1t is q fact that at this season of Il
year there are more cloudy days tn;
in the earlier part of the season, b
the dog star has nothing to do with
This year almost the only fair weat
Ell in the month has occurred in do
days and the farmers like the chang
Posts L. b. Alexander, Bailey al
Baxter, G. A. r. extend an invit
ton to all veterans and their famili
OF Orleans county to join them in
reunion and basket picnic on Thur