Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-08-31
Barton.

Barton.
The Misses Joslyn have returned
from their summer visiting tour.
Ladies' Missionary meeting at par
sonage, Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
The fall term of county court
commences at Irasburgh on We'd
nesday.
Remember the village meeting on
Wednesday evening relative to the
water works.
1t is reported that Fred Rand of
this town would like John E. Skin
ner's place as mail route agent.
There is an Improvement in mar
ket in the prices of wool, butter and
other farm products which is quite
marked. We hope it will continue
till the producer can get fair price.
The weather during last week was
very cold and frosts did considerable
damage In some localities. Storms,
cyclones, frosts and snow made up
the report of the week throughout
the country. .I.-.
There is considerable sickness
among the children, and we sadly
chronicle the death of little daugh-
ter of Geo. Dean, a child of Charles
Gray, near Evansville, and the little
son of Gilbert Ellis. Mr.. Ellis little
daughter lies in very critical con-
dition.
Mrs. s. N. Fisk brought into this
office, as a specimen of what can be
done under the shadows of Barton
Mountain, some ears of corn, nearly
matured, which grew from the seed
in less than 80 days. Those who
are familiar with Mr.. Fisk's farming
will not expect to take better care of
a crop than he does.
We notice an item in the London
derry, VT, Sitter, relative to little
daughter of Mrs. Katie (Quinn) Bur-
bee, which will be of interest to read
ers in this locality. Mrs. Burbee, a
deaf mute, is the daughter of Mrs.
Quinn of this village, but her chill
dren do not inherit their mothers in
firmitles. The little girl, Ida, five
years old, after going 10 school one
term, developed great talent for SPELL
ing, and on trial spelled over one
thousand words correctly, none of
which contained less than four let
tiers. -E 4.n
The postal route heretofore known
as the Richford and Concord route
has been discontinued, and new
route, to be knewn as the Richford
and Springfield route established.
The new route commences at Rich
ford and ends at Springfield, Mass,
264 miles. All the old clerks on the
Richford and Concord have been
transferred to the new run. This az
rangement takes effect to-day, the
- 31st. J.'E. Skinner, of this place,
is one of the route agents on this
line. We understand that the man
Farnham who was recently appoint
Z ed in the place of Sam. Chapman
has found the work too laborious
e hnd has resigned. Other new APP
4 pointees find more work than they
anticipated and are resigning and
getting out.
The wandering Arabs, SO called,
of which mention was made last
week, passed through this section
Monday, with horses, bears, mon
NJ . anu NuIiliIc us Hc HlueOuS SLO-
ries which had preceded them pre-
pared the credulous to receive them
with great alarm. But they were
Eothing more or less, so far as their
Y conduct in this vicinity was concern
ed, than set of swarthy, lazy beg
CARS, accompanied by bears and
monkeys, doubtless taken along with
them to draw out crowd from
whom they could beg bread and
money. Their advent to this village
was hailed by barking and bowling
pr the village dogs, and fright of
very horse that saw or smelled the
procession. The men had bear
each and the boys monkey, while
he little girls begged and The wretch
Fd, bare headed and barefooted wo-
men with great bags on their hacks
which were babies and what seem