Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-11-10
LOCAL n EW s.

of the clergymen from this village
were in Montpelier last week-quiet
and safe times.
E. E. Foster has decided to sell
his hotel and large lot of other val
liable property at auction, Nov. 10.
See posted bills.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid meets
with Mrs. j. n. Smith Wednes-
day afternoon.-The Odd Girls will
meet at Mrs. G.. w. Goad's Thurs
day afternoon.
At the J. W. Hall auction on Sat-
urday a large amount of personal
property was sold, but Mr.. Hall has
potatoes, hay, oats, straw and other
articles for sale cheap.
Our regular club-list will be about
as heretofore, for the year 1859, put
we hope to be able to give our pat
rons lower figures on some OF the
leading periodicals.. We shall an
nounce the particulars soon.
The rare spectacle of a man in
search of out-lawed debts was seen
in this vicinity on Saturday, and the
instance is worthy of mention. The
name of the man is Samuel Priest.
A little money in the hands OF many
who for various causes cannot pay
their debts, would show honor where
it is not always accorded.
A CARD.-I wish to express my sim
cere thanks to the friends and neighbors
in Barton and elsewhere, who so kindly
assisted me through the sickness and
death of our dearly beloved one, and also
to the one who furnished the flowers and
wreath for the casket. May heavens
choicest blessings rest down and remain
on them. is the sincere wish of Minnie's
mother. G.. H. ELLIOTT.
Election passed off rather quietly
here: The Blaine ticket received FOG,
the Cleveland 68, Butler ten and st.
John nineteen. We heard OF two
former republicans who voted the
democratic ticket and two former
democrats who voted for Blaine.
The st. John votes came almost en-
tirely from the republican side, while
the Butler strength came from boil
parties.
We do not like to bestow invidiou;
praises upon any one of those doing
the same business in our village, bu
for the information Of those who
have not already learned the same
thing, we state that there is larger
and better stock of clothing and ev'
erything that pertains to youths and
mems clothig at the .. d. Over
store in this place managed by Fred
Cheney, than can be found within
of this place.
There has been a new case of diph
liberia in the family of Luther Fair
brother, but we hear of no other il
this section. Those people outsid
who are in the habit of coming t
this village need have no fear of th
diphtheria, from any danger at tn
present time. This place has usual
been very free from the diphtheri
scourge and we think that we al
safe from it's ravages with ordlnar
I care.
Election news has been so conflict
ing during the week that there ha
been much excitement. The demo
Gratis have been jubilant at the pros
pect of victory. We have concluded
if their sorrow over actual defeat fo
the last twenty years. has any wher
nearly equalled ours, over the pros
pect of defeat, we will try and bea
our grief four years that they ma
have the exhileration of victory ono
more. We should be glad, however
if they could have a blessing of som
other sort. ac
We are in receipt of letter frol
our esteemed correspondent "Trl
fax" Mrs. A. M. Crane, who ha
been spending the past year in Nasl
vile, Tenn She writes that ht
health, which has been very deiicat
for the last two years, is much be
ter. She will spend the winter
Columbus, Ga, ''among the pines.
Mrs. C.. writes that in Tennessee I'll
law requires that diphtheria in tn;
state be quarantined like small pc,
and that public funerals of diphther
patients are forbidden.
+. w. Silsby, auctioneer, from We
Burke, will sell at public auction at tt
boot and shoe store of P. L. Webste
Robinson's block, beginning Tuesday Il
18th, and p. m, and continuing q fe
days only. 1000 pairs bed blankets, cor
forters, horse blankets and other woolel
for large manufacturer in Massachusetts
also silver ware, 100 wolf robes, ct
Owing to the depressed feelings that
ways exist presidential election year
and the continued warm weather in citi
manufacturers are over stocked and W
be compelled to sell their goods at gre
reduction from cost. People may expe
great bargains at this sale and fair tres
ment as there is no reserve.
We learned in Montpelier on Fl
day that the committee on the bill +
the change of shire in this coun
was about TO report in favor of ma
ing change this, as we, understoo
was to be done by the substitution