Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-08-27
Barton


There were very heavy rains last week,
and very little harvesting was done.
The next meeting of the Civil Board,
held for the completion of the check list,
is next Saturday.
Lightning struck the fence near w. G.
Browns early this morning, and the whole
village walked up in answer to the tremen-
dous clap of thunder.
John n. Smith, who has one of the
Champion reapers and binders, has tested
the machine and finds that it works fine
~. All ordinary grain is cut and bound
rapidly and handsomely.
CT. Percival will set up an electric
light apparatus on the fair ground, dur
ing the fair, with the dynamo and the
engine outside, the lights in dark room,
within. The people will be interested
in u thing of this kind.
Rev Mason Dutton of Great Falls, n.
H., who was spending a short vacation in
Vermont, favored the people here by
preaching two excellent discourses at the
Cong. church on the 10Th inst.
The odd Girls will meet at the vestry
next Wednesday afternoon, and invite the
people to come in and partake of cake,
coffee, ice cream, etc. Supper from to
o'clock; price, Is cents. Let every
body come.
Carl Story, who has been in the employ
of o. ID. Owen, as manager of the cloth
ing department, goes to Newport, where
he has good position Mr.. Story is a
very genial and wide-awake business man
and he has many friends here.
Willie Graves took in the muster and
democratic convention at Newport last
week. He wore his Martin Van Buren,
hat and coat and stepped high in the
democratic procession. Willie rather
seems to eclipse Glib. and some other
local politicians in his enthusiasm, etc.
o. ID. Owen has sold out his clothing
business and rented his clothing store to
Mr.. circuit of Boston, who will run that
branch of the business. John Batchelder,
Mr.. Owens faithful clerk, will go into
the clothing store, and this line of the
business viii be pushed for all it is worth.
The republicans of the town of Barton
are requested to meet at the town hall in
Barton, Saturday, Sept. 1st, at 7.3O p. M,
to nominate candidate for Town Repre-
sentative; also, a Justice ticket
j. N. WEBSTER, !
a. D. Mathews. Committee
The ladies of the w. r. c. wish thro'
he columns of your paper to extend their
warmest thanks to each and every one
who participated in the entertainment on
the evening of the 18th inst, and espec-
tally to Miss Martha J. Bean. May she
ever be prospered in all her undertakings,
is the sincere wish of the Corps. We re-
ceived 1920.
The campmeeting at Lyndonville last
week was not as largely attended by tent
companies as heretofore, and the rain
and cold weather cut down the attend
ance somewhat, but it was considered a
successful meeting and of much benefit
to those who attended. The preaching
was good and all the exercises were at
tended with good results.
The depot-store has been frightened up
by n new coat of paint and shines like a
new cottage. The old building near by,
made famous of late by being the home
of Madame Jondro, seems to be suffering
from some cancerous or other disease,
which is eating it up piecemeal. If that
should pass away" there would be
many sad regrets-over the left-and,
probably. not few sad reflections.
At the meeting held here on Thursday
and Friday last by the County Examin-
ing Board, the following teachers were
granted licenses for four years: Jennie
NJ. Locke, Barton Landing; Jennie A.
CorIey, Irasburgh; Emma S. FairchiId.
West Derby: Katie w. Pierce, Brown
ington; Nida E. George, Stowe; Mary
COrley, Irasburgh; Clara 1. Barnes.
Coventry. The committee report that
the applicants passed very satisfactory
examination.
Mrs. Martha French, mother of Mrs.
o. ID. Owen, who for the last twelve
years has lain in bed from the effects of
slow paralysis, died on Saturday evening
She was the wife of Hon. Fordyce S.
French, who died in this town some
eighteen years ago. She bore her suffer
ings and her long confinement with re-
markable patience and resignation. All
that care and kindness could do has been
done TO render her comfortable and hap
\ pT during her long illness She was a
woman who had the e. teen and love of
all who knew her. The funeral is held
to-day.