Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-08-10
Barton.

have also the agency for the 'new YER
sion" of the Bible,
Barton.
John L. Carr and family are home
from the seaside.
E. F. Dutton and wife have return
ed from the springs.
Gen. Grout returned from Gale
donia Springs on Saturday after
noon.
See the prospectus of Lyndon In
stitute, also Derby Academy, both
first-class schools.
The Odd Girls will meet with Miss
Matte Clark, at Glover, Wednesday
afternoon. All invited.
The Committee have postponed the
Good Templars' picnic until after
the next regular meeting.
E. T. Wilson, photographer and
artist, will be away during this week
and his rooms will be closed.
By order of the post-office depart
ment all mails are weighed for thirty
days, commencing Aug. 4.
The annual M. E. camp-meeting at
Lyndonyille will commence two weeks
from to-day and hold during the
week.
The seventh-day Adventists will
hold their annual camp-meeting at
Burlington, VT, from Aug. 18th to
Aug. 25th.
Miss Jessie Styles, who has been
visiting relatives and friends in this
place the past two weeks, has re-
turned to her home in Boston.
Mrs. William Graves, who has
been in failing health for some time
has evidently nearly reached the
end of life. Her death may be
expected at any hour.
A large congregation was present
at the M. E. church yesterday and
listened to an eloquent discourse from
Rev. A. H. Webb. Mr.. Webb anG
family will find very cordial greet
ing in this county.
The weather has been very favor
able for growing crops of late, and j
is not often that grain of all kinds
potatoes, fruit and the growing grass
in pastures and elsewhere look as wei
at this season as they do now.
Prof. Willis Clark is preparing tt
give a concert with the choral clul
of this place, assisted by others, a
an early date. The matter is being
worked up and it is expected that .
very pleasing entertainment will b,
given.
About forty of our boys
accompanied by F. w. Baldwin
trustee, went to Newport, Tuesday
night, with the fire engine, and as
sisted in subduing the flames. The
engine did most excellent work, an(
was robably the easiest working on,
in the lot.
The new pleasure steamer, built b,
Chas. Jenness and 0. III. Mossmal
was launched last week, and rode tht
water like duck. The engine ant
propeller worked nicely and the speed
exceeded the expectations of tn,
builders. With the feet of steamer
now on the lake, quite large excur
sions can be made to the picnic
grounds, all by steam.
The annual gathering and excur
of the G. A. r. and Veterans of thi
county will occur on Saturday next
when the boys will leave Newport a
6 80 a. m. for Highgate springs, leav
ing the grounds at p. m. on thei
return. Parties in this vicinity cal
take the early morning train and ar
rive home at midnight. Fare, rount
ticket from Newport, S1.40.
The following is list of the offic
ers installed at Crystal Lake Lodge
l. o. G. T., on Sat. evening, Aug
9Th: Henry Gay, w. C. T.; Mrs
F. M. Lovewell, w. r. H. S.. Eff
Smith, w. L. HI. S.; Mrs. C..
Bickford, w. V. T.; P. A. Johnson
W. Sec; Edie Dewey, w. A. Sec.
Mrs. William Collision, w. F. Sec.
c. r. Fisk, w. Treas. j. N. Smith
w. c.; f. M. Lovewell, w. M.
Minnie Hunt, w. ID. NJ; Mrs. S. d
Stone, w. g.; G. A. Katen, w
Sen.
Some of the owners of boats an
Others interested have been fitting u
picnic grounds on the east side @
Crystal Lake where parties may fin
pleasant spot to spend a day