Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-09-20

steers and bulls and examination by |
awarding committee. At O'Clock comes
the examination of draft and fat oxen
which will be held near the judges stand.
wednesday morning at 8 80 comes the
grand cavalcade of oxen and steers, head
ed by band and examining committees,
and the rest of the day will be taken up
with special attractions.
Thursday morning at s 80 the caval-
cade OF horses will be on exhibition. In
the afternoon at 80 comes the county
trotting and also the appearance of Miss
Elsa Won Blumen, the lady bicyclist, who
will race and is advertised to beat a trot-
ting horse with her wheel.
Friday, the closing day of the fair, is
the various races are 9 80 and 10 a. M,
l 80 and 2:30 p. m. Miss Won Blumen
also appears ON Friday with her bicycle.
St. j ohnsbury.
A long train of cattle cars made up from
various localities in this section went to
the state fair last week.
Owen H. Gates, son of Rev. M. A.
| Gates of Barton Landing, left on Tues
day to enter Union Theological Seminary,
| New York, to fithimself for the ministry.
Miller & Ryan have closed the most sue
cessful carriage-making season they have
had for ten years, having sold $50 car
t riages, over 200 ofthese having been made
on sleighs, and will make at least rs.
The Fairbanks company have built a
small dam at the ouGlet of Stiles pond by
which they expect to raise the water in
the pond about Is inches. AS every inch
Of water increases the supply about a
million and half gallons, it will be seen
| that this additional depth will be Of great
value in dry summer like the present.
Hard wick.
Mr.. Judevine has the repairs on the
mill-dam and fume nearly completed.
Rowland Lewis is home on a vacation
on account of getting finger badly crush
ed.
Mrs. A. B. Thomas CORA Shipman) OF
West Randolph, is at her mothers visit
ing.
Nearly two years ago Mr.. Lovejoy's
son disappeared one night, and diligen1
search for long time failed to find the
least clue to his whereabouts. Monday
night of last week Mr.. LovejoY was ut the
village and received letter from the prin
cipal Of St. Johnsbury Academy, saying
his son was there and that he came wei
recommended and that he taught schoo
last winter and was doing we'll. No eX
PLANTATION of his disappearance or where
he had been. The knowledge that the
boy is alive and doing well will be a grea
relief to Mr.. and Mrs. Lovejoy.
Sutton.
Miss Flora Rogers of Wheelock began
the village school in this place last Mon
day.
Mrs. David Powers started on visi
to her sister in N. H. land goes from Their
to New York.
Mrs. Fred Chapman has returned HON
: from Mass.-Mrs. S. N. Whipple AM
Mrs. w. B. Eastman have come bac
/ from the beach.
Belle Barker has commenced going t.
school in Montpelier, where she intend
taking a course Of study.-Cora Hall an
Arthur Doud are attending Lyndon Inst
tute.
East Hardwick.
Dea. ]. M. Stevens is very low and sui
] fers exceedingly.
Charlie Whitcher is married to Mis-
Lumsden, and there is prospect of thei
opening the hotel this fall.
Messrs. Hunt & Babbitt have complet
' ed the new house on Pleasant street, an
rumor says they intend to build sewers
more on the same street.