Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-12-27
Barton.

Barton.
The Ladies' society of the Cong.
church will meet with Mrs. George
E. Leith Wednesday, afternoon.
James Cassidy is to open bar
ber's shop IN the John Heating build
ing. "Jim" is a frst-class barber.
Amos Tower has gone to Burllng-
ton to be treated for head difficulty !;
he has been unable to do business for
some weeks.
A CARD.-Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Whitney extend their sincere thanks
to all their neighbors and friends who
so kindly assisted them during the
sickness and death of their child.
Abel Humphrey and wife were the
recipients of very nice and expen-
sive hanging lamp for Christmas
present, from a brother-in-law in
Springfield, Mass.
Band benefit with supper and prom
enade concert this evening. Turn
out and give the boys little help
and get good supper, and con-
cert thrown in gratis.
Among the most acceptable Christ
mas or New Years gifts that could
be sent to distant friends is the local
paper. 1t is welcome guest and a
pleasant reminder of friendship every
week in the year. Any of our pat
rons who wish to send this paper for
such a purpose can have it sent post
age free for 81 so.
We gave our second page to re-
ports of the meetings of the Sunday
School Union and the Board of Ag-
riculture, believing that the matters
coming before these meetings of use
to all our readers. The political
world is jogging along as usual, and
will take no harm if we give it 6
weeks rest.
Remember the war lecture to bt
given by M. V. B. Knox at Opers
Hall on Wednesday evening next
Mr.. Knox spent several months il
the amy, and his Ten Months il
the Trenches is peculiarly thrilling
and interesting. His reputation a
an orator is such that he is called
far and near to lecture. Tickets TO
sale at H. G. Pierce's drug store.
New YEARS CONCERT EXERCISES
There will be concert exercises by
the M. E. Sunday school at the Hal
next Sunday evening, which will b,
interesting and useful. This is in
tended TO take the place of the usua
Christmas exercise with the excep
tion of the trees and public gifts
1t is proposed to make New Year
offering to the new church, now near
ly completed, and it is hoped that al
interested in this enterprise, credita
BILE to the denomination and the town
will feel like making generous gif
to the work. The public cordial
invited.
The village of Woodstock, similarly sill
uated to Barton village, purposes to pu
in a system of water-works by goin
about three miles, where large broo
gives head sufficient for pressure purpo.
es. A large reservoir will be built, an
an inch main run to the village. Man
towns in the state, seeing the advantage
of a good system of water works, are pr,
pairing to protect themselves from fir
and provide water supply,an are movin
in this direction. As the bill passed
the recent session of the legislature, gil
ing this village right TO put in watt
system, will not be among the publishe
laws, we give the substance of it her
The village at any meeting called for tt
purpose can vote to put in a system
water works, and may take water ''fro
any springs, ponds or streams" The bi
provides for board OF water commi
sioners, who have the general manage
ment of the construction, repair and cal
of the works. They have right to ent,
upon the highways, or lands of any pa
ties to do necessary work, or to take wi
ter for public village uses. If they al
not able to satisfactorily adjust all ma
ters OF damage, the county court choos,
board of commissioners (same as roa
commissioners who award such damap,
as are deemed just. The village has
right to raise bonds for this purpose. n,
70 exceed $4,000. The law was so frar
ed that IT Is believed the interests