Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-22
Barton

The weather is beautiful, and promis-
es the lawmakers hot sun and plenty of
work.
]. w. Howard had his foot quite badly
hurt by having a harrow tooth fall on the
instep.
Saturday was very busy day in town,
and the neighbors were nearly all out. Glad
to see them.
Guy Rowell is home on a vacation visit.
He is at work in a job printing office in
Manchester, N. H.
The Odd Girls meet at M. E. vestry
Thursday afternoon. General invitation
to supper at O'Clock.
The family of G. A. Robinson of st.
Johnsbury are in town on a short visit.
Mr.. Robinson spent Sunday here.
The chair factory people are getting
their stock of timber pretty well out. The
season has been favorable for mill pur
poses.
A special communication of Orleans
Lodge, No. So, F. & A. NJ, Friday eve,
July &c, at 8 o'clock, sharp. Work on E.
A. degree.
About twenty carloads of excursionists
from below White River Junction passed
through here on Wednesday for Canada.
They are home on thirty-day tickets.
The weather proved favorable for hay
ing last week, and a great amount of
Iox- fo ho harn Tho
will prove to be an average in quantity.
Baxter & Grow recently completed ex-
tensive repairs on their shop and mill.
The wheel and gearing was reset, the
repair rooms enlarged, and new founda-
tions were laid on the front.
We are panied to hear that Albert, son
is at the point of death with no possibili-
ty of recovery. He was here few years
ago and spent the summer.
The Sons of Veterans will give prom
enade and supper about the middle of
August. The w. r. C.will probably join
them, and good time may be expected.
Turn out and give the boys lift.
Messrs. Peterson McDougall painted
the village band stand last week. The
Job was Hastily done and the stand will
be an ornament to the park. 1t is ex-
pected that a fence will be put around
the park ere long.
They are thinking of putting a steam
engine in the depot store for the purpose
of grinding n. NJ. SCOTS grain. Mr..
Skinner would use a large water motor
from the new water works if the water
for so heavy power could be spared.
All lovers of good horses will be inter
ested in the entries and stakes for the
meeting of the Horse Breeders Associa-
ton, which is to be held at st. Johnsbury.
Aug. 2l-22. See entries in another col.
umn. Orleans county will be represent
ed by some of its best horses.
Al Cutler, who is now in Nebraska
writes home that business is dull in thai
section and that there are hundreds O.
men out of business and seeking employ
at low wages. On the other hand, boarC
and other necessaries of life are high
Those who have comfortable situation:
in the East should remain there.
Our citizens will remember that tn,
county supervisor and others will be her,
on Tuesday ard Wednesday next to con
duct teachers examination. We hop
many will be present. 1t is proposed t.
make the entertainment of teachers free
and we hope our people will have tn
latch strings hung out so they can b
seen.
On Thursday last Alfred Trip, son o
Alexander Trip, moved field of tire
and four-fifths acres OF good, heavy gras
in 215 hours the next day, Alvin Tripr
fourteen years Of age. raked up the gras
in 70 minutes, Alfred, in the meantime
having tumbled the whole field. At thi
rate of doing things, Mr.. Trip and tn