Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-03-26

and guaranteed as represented, from
Paramount Nursery, Berlin, VT, should
call on J. A Pearson, Barton
barton.
Remember the school meeting on Tues
day evening.
Sugaring is unavoidably postponed on
account of the weather.
The. Literary Club will meet with Mrs
Joseph owen, Wednesday evening.
1t is reported that Mrs. Clark and
Charles Hamblet will put up a good
house on East street, the present summer.
The NJ. E Aid Society meets with Mrs
John y. Smith. Wednesday afternoon and
evening. Gentlemen invited to tea.-The
odd Girls meet at vestry Thursday p m
They invite the people to come in and
take tea with them at o'clock.
Rev. Geo. w. Kelley of Lyndon has
been engaged to supply the desk at the
Con.1 church, commencing April lst-
Rev. NJ. c. Henderson was present yes
ter,lay and conducted the services.
Mr.. Henderson seems to grow better and
better as he grows older.
The Methodist Quarterly Conference
will be held at the vestry Saturday after
noon at 2 O'Clock. All interested are re-
uuested to be present. There will be quar-
terIy meeting services on Sunday, COM
mencing at 9 As a. m. Rev. Donaldson
will be present and preach in the evening
Our old friend and townsman, c. w.
Eaton of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who has
served as Mayor of that city some years.
recently declined a denomination, where
upon the Gazette of that city took occa-
sion to compliment his administration
very highly. Glad to hear of his popu-
Iarity and success in an official sphere
Those wicked people out in the biz
zard-smitten West, who were exultlnS
over our misfortune of week before last
have received IL sudden, If not merlted
punishment, in the nature of snow, cold
weather and fierce winds. 1t Will not
do to take any risks in defyins the wealth
er thus early in the season.
At the caucus held Saturday evening
the following were chosen delegates and
aIternates to attend the state and district
conventions, to be held at Burlington
and Montpelier, April As: F. w. Bald
win, J. \. Webster, Geo. II. Blake, E. +.
Duttnn. Alternates, P. L. Webster, A.
d. Mathews, B. NJ. r. Nelson and D. H.
Austin.
The Express in stealing few items
from The MONITOR happened to repeat an
error in regard to the important matter
of change of residence OF party in Bar
ton Landing, and improves the opportu-
nity to get in left handed blow as to the
..unreliability'' of its exchanges. We pity
our esteemed nei9hbo'. if he has got him
4 self into trouble by stealing our items.
1t is bad enough to be misled by false
reports, but it is worse to deliberately
walk into the columns of another paper
and steal its thunder.
We are in receipt of another letter from
ssJuryman" relative to the Wilson
horse case at Albany and the letter of
MIR. Annis, relating thereto. The writer
seems to think Mr.. Annis is somewhat
mistaken in his differences, and that his
feelings may have affected his judgment
relative to the duties of the triers of a
has gone as far in the MONITOR as is prof
table The jury, doubtless intended to
act up to their best judgment in the case,
while the public felt that the horse was
abused, and that Wilson ought to have
been punished. There is something of a
difference between the rules that govern
the .tstore" court and a court, before a
magistrate and a panel of jurymen. In
formation from different sources leads us
to believe that Wilson shamefully abused
his horses, but by this we are not saying
that the state made out case against him
in that trial.
We have received from Irving A. Wat
son, secretary of the American Public
Health Association, four pamphlets,
which were each Il prize essay on the sub
ject treated, viz: Healthy Homes and
Foods for the Working Classes" 'The
Sanitary Conditions and Necessities OF
School Houses and School Life, ''Disin-
/. lection ana INDIVIDUAL trophy laAls
Against Diseases" and 1.-The Preventablt
Causes of Disease, Injury and Death il
Factories" Each of these little volumes
contains d vast amount OF information OIL
the subject treated, and they ought To bC
in the hands of every one who rents o.
owns a house, who desires healthy anC
relishing food, Oh who sends u child u
the schOOi-hOuse, or goes into factorI
TO work. The four pamphlets can b'
bought for % cents. We have no objec
IN putting these books, except that the.
would be of benefit to all who purchase
them. Address, Irving A. Watson, Con
cord, n II.
Mr.. Martin of the village school ha
Instituted comparative trials in writin;
and speaking exercises, the academy de
partment being divided into three divis
ions. The exercises are creating muc
interest. The following is the result c