Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-08-20
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j. A. Pearson and family are visiting
friends at Montpelier and vicinity.
The Orleans County Veterans Reunion
will be held at Barton, Sept. II and 13.
Program hereafter.
The storm of Thursday night was re-
markable for long, continuous flashing of
the lightning, and the heavy rain fall.
The civil board, which met at the town
clerks office Saturday, will meet again
next Saturday, to work on the check list
Camp-meeting opens at Lyndonville,
Tuesday morning and closes Saturday.
The attendance from this place will not
be large.
Francis Jewell shot a crane at II. F.
Pillsbury's mill which measured six feet
from tip to tip. 1t will be stuffed by Mr..
Phillips OF Glover.
Mrs. Mary Ann Blake starts tonight
for Boston, where she goes to hospital
for medical treatment. She is in very
precarious condition.
E F. Dutton, town treasurer, will be
at o. II. Austin's office, Barton Landing,
Friday, Aug. "a, from $50 a. m until 8
O'Clock p. m. to receive taxes.
The second annual exhibition of the
Stanstead Live Stock Association Will be
held August 10Th and 3Oth. See adver-
tisement on first page of this paper.
The success attending the efforts of
some of our citizens last Saturday night,
under cork, has raised the question wheth-
er or not they have not mistaken their
calling.
All those wishing to attend the demo
cratic convention at Newport, Aug. "a,
can take an extra train that leaves Barton
at 9.27 O'Clock; returning, 5.33. Fare
soc up and back. Per Order Com.
There will be a meeting of the Repub
lican Club at Opera Hall, Friday evening
next, at which all members of the clut
and all interested are invited. Important
business requires full attendance.
A proposition to hold band convent
ton has been favorably entertained, anC
vicinity are expected to meet here thi:
afternoon to consult in regard to the mat
ter.
Those who visit Willoughby Lake from
81 this section will find a good place a
Lewis HoveY's (the F. II. Foster place,
where they can put up their teams ant
have them well cared for. Capt. Averil
will give them ride around the lake a
prices entirely satisfactory. If picnicer!
or others desire to drive to the south enc
of the lake, Mir. Richardson has
stable, house, tables and other conven
fences where they can be well accommo
dated. The hotels afford every facilit!
desired for boarding or transient guests
The ''Ethiopians,' club consisting o
quite a large number of our younger ant
older people, who went into color unde
the direction of Miss Martha Bean, CAV
very enjoyable entertainment, consist
ing of music, pantomimes, ETC., on Satur
day evening, large number attending
The proceeds were given to the Woman
Relief Corps. Miss Bean is entitled t.
much credit for the success of the enter
tainment, and with those who assisted
in the music, etc., has the thanks of tn
public and the Corps for the pleasure at
forded and the proceeds contributed.
IneZ Owen of Boston, has bee
visiting her mother here and other friend
in the county.-Miss Lizzie Bickford pre-
ceptress of Montpelier Seminary, return
to Montpelier this week.-Geo. Bickfor
of Boston has been home of late.-Abe
Blake of Bath, n. H., and wife have bee
in town on a visit.-Mrs. Fuller and fan
lily from Montpelier are here spending
few weeks with friends.-Nora Emerso
is home visiting--Amy Belknap and he
aunt, Mrs. Hoyt, from Keene, n. H., al
among our visitors.-Charles Woodma
is here on a visit.-Alonzo Clark and vii
are spending a few weeks here.-M
Copeland and wife form Boston are NAL
ing a short visit in this vicinity
The grandest republican rally of tt
year-not even excepting the sweepin
one at BurIington-is to be at Whit
River Junction on the 23d. Thursday mex
Preparations for it are making on a colo
sal scale. The best talent will be there
L. Morrison of New York, Geo.
Dewey of Michigan, 0 c. Moore
Nashua, j. w. Patterson of Hanover,
c. Remick OF Littleton, f. ID. Currier ,
Canaan and Kittredge Haskins of Brattl
boro, all of whom will speak, while A.
Markham will be there and sing his gle
full songs. Other eminent talent will
there to give zest to the occasion. r.
duced rates on all railroads. Co.
Barton l.aBasIInsS-
w. C. Johnson preached at Evansvil
yesterday.
Mrs. DIR. Ranney remains about Il
same as last week, gradually losing h
strength.