Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-07-06
Barton, July 9th, Is
Barton.

Barton.
Ask John Carr and Frank Bemis
what they paid for "soap" over to
the circus gambling stand. If they
won't tell, ask John Emond.
f. T. Wilson has been away at
Bradford, his old birthplace, among
old friends, where he took a few
sketches for oil paintings.
Fred H. Morse has repaired and
put in comfortable condition his
buildings on High street. Gen.
Grout is making repairs on his resi-
dence.
The "rainy spell'' which began on
the night of the 26th, ult., continued
about three days, and very heavy
quantity of rain fell. The ground
was thoroughly soaked and the pros
pect of an average crop of hay is
good.
The Barton National bank has sold
the 100000 per cent Government
bonds deposited at Washington to
secure their circulation, purchasing
in their place $500 each of As and
Avs, thereby reducing their circula-
ton to $4,000.
A correspondent gives an account
of ''wet rain" that occurred last
week. There seemed to be some
such thing around here, and it was
fortunate that the rain was "wet, ;"
inasmuch as vegetation was suffering
badly from drought.
According to all accounts the
greatest travelling drunk that ever
passed through this part of Vermont,
went south on the train that returned
from the Sherbrooke horse trot last
Wednesday. II is said that the scene
was as disgraceful as it was indescrib-
able.
Some of the parties who are in the
habit of smuggling in and drinking
''tangle foot" stocked up last week
preparatory to suitable observance
of circus day and Fourth of July.
They were troubled somewhat by Of
ficers of the law, lost their whiskey,
and suffered some fines.
Charles F. Mathew son has CON-
pleted his law studies in New York,
and passed very successful examin-
alton at the close of his course. He
has entered the law firm of Turner.
Lee, & Mcclure, leading lawyers in
the city. Charley has been very
successful and we bespeak for him 9
prosperous career.
We notice in California paper ar
extract giving an account of the
stock ranch business done by Colwel
o. Drew, formerly of this town. II
says; 'He is an enterprising stock.
raiser, his range covering 1000 acres
with 500 head of cattle, many oil
which are Hooded animals. He has
ranches at different attitudes in tn,
mountains and drives his cattle frou
one to the other according to thu
y season. He cuts about one hundred
tons of hay which he feeds as neces
sity requires. He is one of our mos
energetic business men and is tn,
head of fine family, his wife being
every way worthy"
The F. A. Robbins circus which
exhibited here last Friday, was
better thing than many anticipated
from the advertised announcement O
the show. Everything was done de
Gently and in order about town, ant
the men were under strict discipline
The performances in the rings wer
excellent, some of them truly re
markable. The entertainment CAV
general satisfaction. There was on
thing connected with the show tina
ought to have been suppressed
"soap" gambling operation, by whic
large number of verdant green
horns were relieved of from one t.
ten dollars. The tuition was quit
expensive, hut if they learned VIVA
they ought TO have learned th
schooling will be beneficial. Whe
men deliberately walk up and depos
it their money in the hands of thos