Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-08-25
LOCAL NEWS
Barton.
There was heavy frost last night.
G. F. Percival anu family have gone
to the beach.

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CT. Percival anu family have gone
to the beach.
The academy school opens this
morning with large attendance both
from the village and without.
The annual meeting of the Pas
sumpsic railroad takes place at New
port on the 10th of September.
Mrs. Joseph Owen, who has been
ill for some weeks, died on Saturday
last, and her funeral is being held this
afternoon. She has been a resident
of this place for many years.
The republicans of Barton are request
ed to meet at the village hall, on Satur-
day evening, Aug. 80, at O'Clock, p. M,
for the purpose of nominating person
for Town Representative, and list of
Justices. Per order T0aon Com.
That lrrepressible county building
question will be up again this fall, as
will be seen by notices published
elsewhere. Parties in the north end
of the county are moving in the
matter this time.
Bailey C.. Miles brings into this
Office lot of ''Beauty of Hebron"
potatoes that average almost ~
pounds each in weight; they are per-
feet potatoes and large enough SO
that single one will make us meal.
M. M. Whitney lost his only cow
last week, when w. G. Brown took
the matter in hand and in a few hours
raised money enough by subscription
to purchase another. Mr.. Whitney
takes this opportunity to extend
his heartfelt thanks to those who as
sisted him in this, to him, severe loss.
The railroad has made arrange
ments for the cheapest of all excur-
sions to Montreal, running from the
9TH to the 18th of September, going
good to Sept. 9th, and returning good
to the 18th. The occasion is the Do
minion exhibition, band competition,
historical display, etc. The fare is
less than cent a mile.
The hottest week of the season, and
a hotter one than most people enjoy
ed, commenced on the 18th inst. and
continued till the 22d, when a much
needed rain fell and the weather be-
came more agreeable. The thermom-
eter ran up to the nineties every day,
and some of the nights registered as
high as 20 degrees the night through.
There will be mass political meet
ing at the Opera hall in this village
tomorrow Tuesday evening and a
Blaine and Logan flag raising. Hon.
Ossian Ray of New Hampshire and
Phil. X. Gleed of Morrisville will adj
dress the meeting. The public will
turn out and give these noted speak
ers a large audience. The ladies are
specially invited.
"Seventy-three tons of raspber-
ries, it is said, were shipped from
North Troy, Texas, this season.
i Seven and half tons were shipped
in one day. The berries went main
~ to the Boston market"
The above is clipped from the
Neao York Observer and illustrates
the fact that newspapers make occa-
sional mistakes. The No. Troy
mentioned is a borough in Orleans
bounty, Vt.
The Union accuses the MONITOR OF
publishing untruthful campaign mat
II FER and that which ought not to &C
y Into a paper. See, wasn't it the
q Union that had an article about three
weeks ago on cleveland and Ma.
ria?" When the MONITOR accuses
Mr.. Cleveland of any thing as 'srusty'
or uses language as well calculated
for a "sink spout" as was used il
that article, then we will stand sub
ject to criticism; not till then by tn,
Union.
If the many who owe us from ont
to ten dollars would make a littl,
effort to pay up, the amount received
by us would make sum sufficient {,
put a bag of flour into the pantry
purchase linen coat in place of GU
tattered blue, pay the sums due TO
help, rent, etc., and make us mucl
happier. Will our friends come t,
the rescue? We are aware that tn
times are hard, but do not want t,
go more hungry or ragged than d,
those who still owe for the MONITOR
The prospect now is that the tele
phone line now being extended int,
the county from Caledonia will rul
through Glover, this village, til
Landing, thence to Irasburgh, Coven