Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-09-17
Barton.
Cnledonia County Fair this week

Oscar Foss of California is visiting
friends in this town and vicinity.
Thanks to o. F. B. for a generous con-
tribution of apples for this office.
Rev. John Forrest will preach at the
George Heath school-house next Sunday,
at o'clock p. m.
A very large proportion of the town
taxes have been paid in to the Treasurer,
NJ and the per cent has been saved.
The Ladies' Society of the Cong. church
will meet in the vestry on Wednesday
afternoon. Tea at o'clock. All invited.
Gen. Grout has been spending few
days at Caledonia Springs, Canada. He
expects to return to Washington this
week.
t. w. Drew and wife are off on visit
via. the White Mountains to Maine, thence
to Massachusetts-all the way with their
own team.
The annual Society Meeting ofthe Cong.
church will be held at their vestry this
Monday night, at 7 80 O'Clock. Full at
tendance desired.
If those who wish to take the Chautau-
quaR this year will hand their names to
Mrs. Joseph Owen, she will get it for them
at club rates.
Those who signed toward the band
stand and have not handed in their sub
scription can hand the same to DR.. j. A.
Pearson, who now has the paper.
L. l. Sanborn of East Albany requests
the party who appropriated his rubber
coat on Wednesday at the fair ground to
" return it before legal proceedings are
commenced.
The Barton Cornet Band will give
promenade concert Tuesday eve, Sept. %.
and promenade and dance Wednesday
eve, Sept.26,in Opera Hall. Bigelow's Or
chestra will furnish music for the dance.
Those who attended the concert given
at Opera Hall the other evening by the
Irasburgh Cornet Band, speak very highly
of their playing Our band boys go to
Irasburgh on Wednesday evening to play
the ''return game" for promenade con-
cert.
The many friends of Joseph Evans in
this village regret to hear of his death
He was in the mercantile business here
several years and his genial and gener-
Gus disposition won him the lasting
friendship of many.
Horace c. Pierce and family have gone
West on a visit.-Mrs. Alfred Jones, who
has been here on visit from Nebraska,
started on her return last Tuesday Mrs.
Carl Jewell accompanied her as far as
Chicago, and went thence to st. Louis,
Mo-, where Mr.. Jewell is at work.
Mrs. II. E. Hubbard, an esteemed SUBJ
scriber in Greensboro, sends us three
eggs. which her hens have laid since the
new post-office has been in operation at
the Four Corners, that weigh 81 ounces.
The eggs show what good keeping will
do for amiable and ambitious hens
At meeting of the Barton Cornet Band
the following resolution was passed:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased an all-wise
Providence to remove from earth our be-
loved friend and companion, George HI.
Whitcher, therefore,
lost one of our number whom we highly
esteemed, and that we wish to extend our
heartfelt sympathy to his afflicted rela-
tives in their irreparable loss.
Among those recently remembered by
the Pension Department are Frank Finne-
gan, Hyde Park; VIM. S. Allard, So. Bar
ton; Edwin Reed, Wheelock; Curtis B.
Whiten, Barre; VIM. Heath, No. Danville
Silas Parker, Groton; Geo. NJ. Drake,
Newport Center; Ed. Burnham, Calais
Noah F. Gle, st. Johnsbury; William
Parker, West Charleston; Curtis w.
Lynn, Derby Line; Austin J. Loomis, Al
bany; Thomas c. Green, Sutton and
Geo. J. Wilson, No. Hyde Park.
Our esteemed correspondent, Rev. w.
H. Holmes, formerly of this county, but
now of Joliet, Ill, sends us several large
Photographic views from the Gettysburg
battle ground. Mr.. Holmes visited the
scenes of the great battle, at the reunion
July Sd, and his letter accompanying the
photos is very interesting. He NAV res
assured that his views and his letter are
very much appreciated by US. Our sol
der friends are invited to call and exam
inc the views, etc. Mr.. Holmes was :
member of the old Sixth regiment.
The So Troy band boys are a littl
rolled by an item recently published un
der our Newport locals, which claimet
that certain band which played Their
at a rally was seen on its return TO b
playing on instruments which resemble,
long ntckrd bottles The boys CLAIM
that all they had was Il small quantity o
s.gins,T pop" and that they did no
have enough of that To treat our CORES
pondcni- We'll. we understand that tn
band has good reputation and if the
used nniiiiIi= stronger than pop the
need make apology.
The County Fair will be held at thi