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

carriage.
The democrats took in the convention
/ at Newport on the special and occupied
two seats in the car. 1t is hard matter
to get enough together in this village to
shout.
A number of the campaign white hats
| have appeared ON our streets; any one
order at the post-office, or can be sup
piled with a Cleveland if necessary.
Mrs DIR. RanEey whose serious sick
ness has been mentioned in this pa
per died Wednesday morning, and
was buried on Thursday, Rev. M. A.
| Gates officiating. The services were
held at the house and the attendance was
very large.
| ALBANY.
Cora and Vita Chamberlin have gone to
Minneapolis, MINI.
G. T. Coolidge has had his house paint
ed by the Bashaw Bros.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Glines have returned
to their home in Arkansas.
Clara Vance has returned to Montpelier
Seminary, where she is teaching; Josie
Vance has gone to Groton; W. X. Annls
and wife have gone to Plymouth N. FL.
Will is engaged in store.
There will be democratic rally at
West Albany, Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 2
O'Clock D. m. Speaker j. G. Burke of
Newport and other speakers expected.
Music, Glover band. All are requested
to be present.
East Albany.
Call soon and select the bargains offer
ed at the new clothing store, Owens
block, Barton.
J. w. Smith has sold his farm on Cham
berlin Hill, known as the Richard Haines
farm to Amos LaPlant for $1400.
Selden, youngest son of o. J. Cass,
met with serious accident recently by
having piece of PERCUSSION cap blown
into his face near his eye.
BrONvnin@tO
John Maxwell has moved into his new
| tenement.
Edah Grow is doing dressmaking with
| good success.
Stanley Marsh has taken his fathers
farm the coming year.
Percy Dutton and wife have been Wis
iting here for some time.
! A picnic was held in S. S. Tinkhams
woods last week composed of the Ladies
Aid and Mrs. Tinkham's Sabbath school
| class.
A Harrison and Morton flag will be
raised at the Centre Saturday eve, Sept.
| Ist at Z o'clock. There will be music
and speaking and everybody is cordially
| invited to attend.
| The annual meeting of the Orleans
| County Historical Society will be held in
Bloomington on Thursday, Aug. 80. The
! following will be the order of exercises
| Session at 10 80 a. IN. for election of off1c
ers and new members; Lunch near the
old Academy Common at II o'clock. Cot
fee will be served for those who bring it.
After lunch historical address will be
delivered by the president, E. A. Stewart !;
"reminiscences of the Academy by elderly
people; sketches of former pupils; eXhi-
bition of the text books of the institution,
and it is hoped that a full line of cata-
! logues will be brought in; letters from
former pupils will be read; description of
the games played on the Common in ear
ly days. 1t is intended to make this bas-
ket picnic Il reunion of the old pupils Of
the institution, and to preserve the facts
gathered on the occasion for future histo-
ry. All are invited to be present with
their baskets filled.
JOHN NJ. CURRIER, Sec.
Evansville.
Mrs. John Paine from Pasadena, CAL,
is spending the summer in this vicinity.
She is sister of Ceylon Prescott of this
place.
At the democratic flag-raising here
Aug. II, John G. Burke of Newport was
the speaker; on account of the rain the
band was not present. The republicans
had fag-raising the evening following
with rousing speeches.
East ChaI.ieStOn.
G. S. Stevens has begun to run his
meat cart.
Miss George and Charley George from
Manchester, N. H., are stopping with F.
S. Cobleigh for awhile.
Mr. H. Walcott was buried the 22d,
after a long sickness. An examination
proved that the cause of his death was
cancer of the liver.
There will be a republican rally here
the 29th inst. at IL O'Clock, p. m. We
expect to hear some good speaking and
hope there will be good turn out.
Coventry.
The fall term of school commences
Sept. Sd.
The Cong. Sunday School held it's an
nual picnic in the Ball grove at Newport
last Tuesday.
Lottie Flanders, Belle Livingstone, Hat
tie Wheelock, C. Livingstone and Homer
and Fred Barrows left here this morning
for the Seminary school at Montpelier.
There was large gathering here on
Speeches were made by Mr.. Ballou, Maj.
Grout and D. M. Camp. The Irasburgh
band was in attendance.
Cra ftSburv.
The Rev. r. l.. Bruce of Springfield
Vt, will speak in Town Hall on Thursday
eve, Aug. Both, on the Third party ques-
| ton.
Mrs. Augustus Paddock is much better,
and is at present visiting friends at Stan
stead.-Mrs. Deacon Root is in Glover
caring for her brother, who is severely ILL.,
Don Andrus is at Littleton, N. H., Wis
iting his brother, Will.-Dea. Geo. Will
Jams and wife are in town visiting friends.
The Blodgett boys from Cabot are here
visiting.
Chas. Graves, the special agent for the
Conn. General Life Insurance Co., who
settled the claims with Mrs Charles Hoyt,
and Mrs. James Allen. is in town, doing a
| good business. See him
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