Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-21
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s Barton.
Cold, cloudy, gloomy.
f. E. Rawson is making chickens
with an incubator. LG& IN %
The first battle of Bull Run was
fought twenty-three years ago to day
Waldo Mossman and some others in
the village are in the thoroughbred
hen business. r. G-E Fl
N early the whole of last week was
cold and rainy and no progress was
made in haying.
William Merriam has been making
very thorough repairs on his build
ings on the Foster farm.
There will be heavy crop of hay
if this weather holds much longer,
making it impossible to cut the grass.
j. W. Howard brings to this office
a specimen of grass, redtop, which Is
six feet in height. 1t grew on his
meadow.
The larger part of the delegates
to the District convention from this
section will go on the afternoon ex-
press train, Tuesday. 0- - ~
The effort to catch few delegates
in this county for Hooker was futile,
and those who attempted it spent
time and money in vain.
There was a quiet caucus on
Thursday evening, but a unanimous
desire to do the most possible to fur
Their the interests of Gen. Circuit.
The ladies of the M. E. society
will meet with Mrs. Geo. H., Blake
on Wednesday afternoon the Odd
Girls meet with Mae Elliott on Thurs
day afternoon. All cordially invited.
Gen. Circuit went to Ludlow on
Saturday to deliver an address at
a flag-raising.e He has been on the
"stump''' the greater portion of the
time for the past week.
The MONITOR used a charge Of fine
shot last week and there was q terri
( BILE futtering in several localities
One man got mad and stopped his
paper, and yet declares that he die
not care cent.
Horace Curtis, son of Mrs. Benton
of Stanstead, formerly of St. Johns
bury, died in New Mexico, recently
He was a good composition and work
ed in the MoNIToR office some weeks
last winter. He was in i'll health an(
doubtless went to New Mexico TO
his health lido bmR usI
We are indebted to Oliver Ditsol
& Co., music publishers, for a cop.
of the new singing book by L. o
Emerson, "Choral worship" Lik
all of Emerson's works it is excellent
Those who are looking fora new
choir book, or vocal instruction
book will find this very useful one.
We are in receipt of very interest
ing little volume published by c. H
Woodman & Co., entitled, ellis
torical Sketches of Old Orchard an
the Shores of Saco Bay MI
Woodman, "Charley," was Barto
boy, and we are pleased to state ths
he is making his mark IN his bushes
* in Boston.
The advertisement of the Mon
pelier Seminary appears in our co
umns to-day. The popularity of tn
school is already well known. B,
the extraordinary efforts made in il
behalf for the last two wears by Pre-
ident Beeman, the faculty and friends
have made it one of the very best il
stitutions of learning in the state, an
its popularity is deserved.
The New York Dramatic Co. w
give series of dramatic entertain
ments,I commencing. this Monds
evening in Opera Hall. The par
consists of several ladies and gent
men who hold leading positions
metropolitan theatres and are putin
In their summer vacation in the Viii
Mountain region and vicinity. IT
company is very well spoken of
the papers.
A. A. Earle has been doing !
utmost in behalf of Gen. Grout al
as result his own town, Ha
ford, elects Grout delegate
The admiling friends of>Mr. Ea
elected him to stay at home and Sc
Mr.. Cummings, who is printing t
rival paper at the Junction, in
stead, as one of the delegates. I
influence of the Landmarks has be
felt In some of the surrounding tow
in Windsor and Orange counties a
the General has q large number
delegates from them. 42 s SaIss &.
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