Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-22
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Quite a large number of Grand
Army boys 60 to Portland to-day to
attend the National Encampment.
Rev. Knowlton, of Greensboro,
will preach at the Cong'l church next
Sunday morning and evening.
Mozart Foss is home from the
West on a visit. He has sold his
Kansas farm, but thinks of returning
to that state again in the fall.
The M. E. ladies aid will meet
with Mrs. Benz. Mossman on We'd
nesday evening at Z o'clock. All
members are invited to be present.
Mr.. Seymour. the artist, who spent
the season here two years ago, is in
town again and will spend few days
in this vicinity. He has been in New
York, Florida and elsewhere, since
here, doing work for Frank Leslie S
Illustrated.
Rev. Mr.. Currier, who attended
examination and commencement ex-
ercises at Montpelier Seminary, says
that the examinations were very cred
liable to students and the faculty, and
the prospects of the school flattering.
Mr.. Curriers' son, Edwin, who is
attending school there, is home on a
vacation.
Geo. G.. Baldwin and Minnie f.
Brown graduated at st. Johnsbury
academy last week. Among Others
who graduated are Dexter H. Dow
of Glover, Charles Ruiter of Holland,
and Minnie E. Paine of Jay. A large
number of students from this county
and locality are pursuing their studies
at st. Johnsbury.
Our correspondents and others who
send US advertisements and patches
of items, are again reminded that we
have little time on Monday to do ex-
ira work, hence we want all long
items, and advertisements especially
on Saturday. Important items, no.
tees, etc. will be used if sent Mon
day morning.
We notice that the Argus has a
complaint that the MONITOR stole
something of its choice matter some
weeks since. We are not aware what
it could have been, but if we have
inadvertently been guilty of such q
crime and indiscretion We apologize
to the Argus, and humbly ask the
forgiveness of our readers. We will
try and have nothing of this unfortu.
nate character occur again.
The trustees are building a cisterr
near the Meyer Jacobs house; it will
be supplied with water from springs
for the purpose of making reservoir
of water to be used in case of fire il
that locality; another one will bt
built near the brook so that will
hose all the buildings on Mair
street below the river can be reached
with q stream of water from the en-
CINE in case of fire. The matter re-
wives the talk about putting in {
system of water works, taking thu
supply from the pond and making il
available for all the village, both TO
family and business use, as we'll a.
the most effective thing in time o.
fire. The project is entirely feasible
and the sooner the village adopts it
in our judgment, the better. A larg,
amount of money is annually ex.
pended in obtaining the water sup
ply from aqueducts, wells etc.. anC
much inconvenience is suffered from
the freezing and inadequate supply
OF water in the winter. The expens,
would be considerable, but the rem
of adequate water works would prob
ably pay the interest on the money
The subject ought to be CAREFUL
considered. An investigation int
the matter might show that it woul
be economy to invest few thousan
dollars in something that would b
of convenience and great advantag