Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-11-30
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il were-besides the regular lecture
course, Beecher, Murray and Inger-
soil. Evolution, revolution and dew
Hutton. You pays your money and
takes your oice.-E1press and
STANDARD.
Newport is highly favored CO this
season in having, not Beecher, (for
TO the editor of the Express his name
would be like a red rag to mad bully
but Murray twice, and in place of In
oersoll. the editor of the Erpress with
.Ihe muzzle removed SO that he is
drawing on his own account" You
pays your money and takes your
choice.
The entertainment given by the
Grand Army boys last Wednesday
evening was not nearly as we'll at
tended as it ought to have been, the
weather preventing many from be-
ing present, but it was really one of
the most enjoyable evenings our peo-
pie have had in years. The Iras-
burgh band was present and enliven-
ed the occasion with good selections
of music, we'll played. Corporal
James Tanner of New York was
present as advertised and spoke near
ly two hours to the great delight of
all present. We have rarely seen a
man with any theme that could hold
the rapt attention of every nearer,
children as well as adults, for so
long a time. His subject was "Army
Life" and his effort more talk
than lecture. He has the happy
faculty of presenting before his hear
ers every scene and incident almost
as present reality, and his audience
were carried from laughter to tears,
almost at will, as the speaker depict
ed the various scenes with which he
was familiar. 1t was talk that will
be long remembered by most of those
present.
The Express is beginning to give some ''facts,' to
use its own language (which are correct" By
this we conclude that much that has been stated in
that sheet has been incorrect The plain truth about
the matter is this: The Express at no time, until
forced to do so by ontside pressure, has given
full f,ir nd ctata Of If
the diphtheria in and about Newport The for
this course has been nothing less than the
desire to keep the matter quiet that the business
interests of the town would not suffer from any
alarm that might arise. Questionable and impolitic
as this course has been, it farless crime than
the false assertion that the paper had fully reported
the situation. That the facts had not been given the
paper is now compelled to acknowledge, when it
SAYS in the last issue "We find reference to our
files that with the exception of few weeks when
important matters took attention and prevented
us from making proper inquiries, we have given a
correct report of the disease in our midst" That
is just what the MONITOR claimed when it said
"somehow the Express is remarkably silent in this
NATTER And that is why have been called
| bad names and accused of malevolent purposes.
| This matter of controversy between the MONITOR
! as the Express seems bent the purpose of trying
| to prove the MONITOR "maliciously' wrong in its
statements, we will show that contemporary has
not been informed fairly reported the situation OF
affairs In its issue of Nov Sd it says, GA few cases
| of diphtheria, but of mder type. One
or two deaths since our last ISSUE but nearly all the
| present cases areimproving" Welook in the same
issue among deaths" and nobody in Newport is
/ A.
were the 'correct facts' at that time? During the
week previous to tour last ISSUE in which there
were some or two deaths"-rather indefnte-Mary
| Ann Purte died Oct. 20, Emma Rouelard and Geo
Albert Lantague died Oct. %, and Nov. I'd Anna
Labourine died, making four, at least in the week
| when cone or two' were reported OF those, doubt
| less, then reported ''improving" Henry Purtel
died on the day the paper made the "milder type
| "improving statement, and on the It'll Earnest
Labourine died, while the death of Henry Allard
and Joseph Labourine occurred on the 10th. The
simple facts were the Express was ignorant of the
state of affairs in its midst, and to smooth the thing
over now by accusing other people of faults is eli
| Their puerile or malicious.
ALBANY.
Sneak thieves are abroad and re.
Gently took 100 pounds of pork from
T. B. johnson.
Prof. Annis and W. X. Annis, Jr.
are home after spending the season
away at work.
Fred Tenney and Helen Vance are
to teach the village school. The
Academy school, under the manage
ment of HI. X. Dunklee, was a sue
cess.
Barton Landing.
Leland T. Powers of Boston, .
noted elocutionist, will be presen
Saturday evening next, at the thir(
entertainment in the lecture course
Do not fail to hear him,
By the death of Joseph Colley
which occurred at Andover. N. H.
last week, this village loses one o.
it's oldest and most esteemed citizens
Mr.. Colley had resided here sixty
years. He has been faithful mem
Der of the Methodist church and al
excellent neighbor. His remain.
were brought here for burial.s
The second lecture of the Barton
Landing citizens course was giver
by HI. w. Bolton, ID. D., of Boston
last Monday evening. The sobe
fact that every man should have :
noble purpose to serve the best pos
sible for himself and others, was fine
ly presented, illustrated and pressed
home to the ears and hearts of thu
audience. Dir. Bolton has great pow
er, fine ability and purpose to illus
trate his lecture in his own life. Long
may he be able to lecture like that.
BrONvnington.
Ed. Dudley has been clapboardins
and repairing his buildings, and will
give them coat of paint.
Walter Murray has returned from
New Hampshire and is clerking fo
George Robinson.
Mrs. John Miles was thrown from
carriage al the village recently an6