Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-07-30
Barton


stable, carriage room, ETC., where be
keeps his new $500 horse and turn out.
The NJ. E. ladies meet at their parlors
on Wednesday afternoon. Supper from
6 till O'Clock. Cordial invitation ex-
tended.
E. E. Rawson and family are spending
Ia few days here among old friends. Mr..
Rawson intimates that ''there is no place
like home.'
Mr.. Wilson, artist, is rusticating
among the White Mountains, to be gone
week or ten days. He will do some
sketch work.
The Academy and village schools COM
meuce Aug. %. Mr.. Martin principal,
Misses Edna Fayer, Anne Duke and Ida
Ruggles in the lower departments.
Parties have contracted to build
band stand on the 'ssquare" and one will
be erected as soon as possible. A plan
for the stand has been procured of Geo.
H Guernsey, architect.
Politics absorb considerable attention
in newspapers at present, but the ex-
citemeDt and thunder will have expended
themselves, so far as Vermont is con-
Hcerned, in a few weeks.
A good democratic farmer in this town
is holding his wool unsold, praying for
the defeat of the Mills free-wool tariff
bill. The republicans of the Senate will
prevent the passage of the bill. How
long will men cling to party which is
hostile to the interests of the Vermont
farmer?
Among some of those in this part of
the state who have lately received pen
sions are DR.. ]. c. Rutherford, Newport,
Hiram Mills (Swasey) of East Hardwick,
Stephen Carter, Barnet, Lyndon Arnold,
st. Johnsbury, A. w. Lyon, Westmore,
and Albert Fletcher, Mexican survivor,
Lowell.
the ladies of the Relief Corps are re-
quested to meet at Quimby Post hall on
Friday afternoon, Aug. Sd, for the pur-
pose of making two comfortables to send
to the Soldiers Home III Bennington. A
fve-cent supper will be served from to
B o'clock, to which everybody is respect
fully invited.
Prof. L. G. O'Sullivan of Burlington,
Democratic nominee for lieutenant gov
ernor, will give talk to the people of
Barton and vicinity upon the issues of
the day, at Opera Hall, Saturday eve
next, at Z 80. The band will be in
attendance. Let the republicans attend
and pay off the compliment rendered at
the republican flag raising.
Somebody writes us from Glover rel
htive to a matter in that town which
n Ealls for sympathy" etc. Now the
brticle is so blind that we cannot tell
whether it is intended to convey one
meaning or another. If it is designed
10 stigmatize, it ought to be more ex-
Plicit in in statement, and perhaps ought
pot be used at all. If the writer will
END to the Office he can have the money
ent us.
Camping parties are enjoying this
beautiful weather both at Willoughby
md on Crystal lake. Our citizens who
bwn boats and have tents and cottages
lre getting rest and pleasure along the
EASTERN shore of our Belle Water. Geo.
" Buzzell carried the Little Girls So
fiety to Stanley Park on Friday, and the
anne evening the band and promenade
Party went over and passed several hours
Pleasantly.
Since Timothy c. Kimball was here on
is short trip to his old home, he has
been spending few weeks in Saratoga,
7. Y, and local paper has the follow
ng "Mr. Kimball is well known as the
Apple King" of the United States, con-
. rolling at times 100000 barrels, and
probably the largest apple dealer In
Il he world. In a single year he has han
led 200, 00>barrels, while his operations
xtend throughout the United States, in
anada and Nova Scotia
Mayor c. w. Eaton of Cedar Rapids.
owa, sends US a very pretty Harrison
Morton badge cut in the form of a
held from Il shell, which contains the
ames OF the candidates and the famous
bg cabin. Mr.. Eaton is a red-hot re-
ublican and an important factor in the
olltics OF his state. tie says Iowa will
o republican by great majority; that
be enthusiasm for Harrison and Morton
great in the west and that Indiana
i'll 20 for the republican ticket sure.
County politics is remarkably quiet,
onsidering the near approach OF the con-
entions. The democrats do not get out
leir call for convention and the repub-
cans are also slow. We had a letter
ON one OF the committee men saying
lat the call was made and would be sent
this paper TO day, but it did not reach
The convention will be held at Bar
Pns August -, a. a delegates conven-
on, with a big mass meeting attachment