Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-09-03

N. M. Scott wants Il carload of maple
sugar in exchange for cash or goods.
F. H. Percival of Glover has 500 butter
tubs for sale; 10, 20 and 80 pounds.
Barton.
very heavy rain Friday night and
Saturday.
B. f. Peterson and wife have gone to
Franklin county on visit.
letter from Ernest Peterson, who is
in Hong Kong, China, will be read with
much interest.
f. r. Foster of Bolton Center, former
resident of this county, has been visiting
friends in this town and vicinity.
NJ. E. Ladies Aid will have supper
at the vestry on Wednesday evening
from till O'Clock. All invited.
The county court convenes at Newport
on wednesday next, Judge Rowell presid-
ing. The docket shows III law and 81
chancery cases.
The 18th VT. Vols. will hold their re-
union at Burlington Sept. 9th. The meet
ing will be of great interest. Half fare
on all railroads.
The Agricultural Society and Fair
M Ground Co. are making great efforts to
have every department of the fair up to
the best standard possible.
Received pensions.-John f. Wheeler,
West Charleston; Harvey NJ. Freeman,
East Burke; John McShery, st. Johns
bury; David Rollins and Geo. E. Ford,
Newport.
Everybody who has a bright baby
should have the little publication, Baby
land, issued by the d. Lothrop Company,
Boston. 1t is worth dozen bottles of
soothing syrup and teaches while it
pleases.
The secretary informs us that there
will be over 800 horses on exhibition at
the Horse Breeders Meeting at the exhi-
bition to be held at ST. Johnsbury, Sept
9Th and 9Th. 1t will be a great thing for
horsemen and everybody interested
ought to attend.
The village trustees have been waiting
all the season for the railroad folks to put
the stone in at the underground railroad
crossing on Lincoln street, but the work
is delayed, much to the inconvenience of
Improve the highways.
While Arthur Drew was riding the
other evening, he collided with a car
riage in which were Mrs. w. c.. Brown
and daughter, and they were all thrown
from their carriages except Minnie.
Arthur's carriage was quite badly broken
but no serious injury was sustained.
VI We are always glad when the active
work of political campaign closes, as it
practically does at the September cleo
tion. We have been laboring mildly
as some may understand for republican
success, believing that the good of all
our readers demands the success of that
party. Our democratic and prohibition
Friends have not enjoyed all our articles
we well know, but we have tried to dis
fuss questions fairly, and have opposed
their political notions, not them per-
sonally. The active political discus
sion has been the means of dissemina-
ting much useful information and will
DO much good in that line. Now let us
# vote as our oath aud our consciences
hall order, land when the result is known
4ccept the situation with the best cheer,
Y whether we are fully satisfied or not
BartOn Landing.
DIR. Z. o. Ranney has gone to New
III York City for short stay.
John Brennan has rented the Mrs. Otis
Richardson house and has gone to house
keeping.
Mrs. E. P. Butler of Philadelphia is on
here for visit to her mother, Mrs. Esther
Hye. She is sister to F. S. Nye of this
Village.
George Churchill and wife from St.
Cloud, Mimi, are here on a visit. George
looks about the same as usual, getting
little gray; but he seems to have lost
none OF his go-ahead business ways
The Ladies Aid Society of the Cong.
church will give supper at the vestry,
Wednesday eve, Sept. 5, for the benefit
of the band. After supper the band will
give promenade at School House Hall
and have a social time. Let all come to
give the boys a benefit
Owen Grant lost his house by fire Fri
day evening. The family were visiting
" friends out of town. Mr.. Grant went to
II his house about five O'Clock, got his sup
II per and took the mail train for Coventry:
Il everything seemed to be all right; but
between nine and ten O'Clock the house
N was burned to the ground with all its
Il contents. Mr.. Grant has the sympathy
|. OF the people as he is hard working
man and had got him little home of his
n own There was some insurance.
AIbass>-
Judge Plumley is much improved.
VIII Rowell has moved to the Wilcox
place
Asgie Chafey has gone to Boston to
school.
A. P. Cutler and family have gone to
Mortified where he has purchased
farm
They tell pretty good story about