Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-09-23
Barton.

Barton
Mrs. A. r. Cowles, who has been in
Mass. visiting brother, is home.
Look out for the Annie Mitchell ORA
matte Co. Oct. Z, and 9, at Opera Hall.
Particulars next week.
NJ. E. Ladies' Aid Society meets at the
vestry parlors on Wednesday afternoon.
Supper at O'Clock. All invited.
The great storm appears to have end
ed, and Monday opens up fair and pleas
ant with prospect of frost tonight.
Extra MONITORS, containing an account
of the fair ut MONITOR office. Will be
sent to any address for five cents each.
Myron Joslyn is home spending few
days visiting his sisters and other friends.
He is always welcome visitor to his old
home.
Supervisor Stone was here during the
fair on matters connected with teachers
and schools. He says many old teachers
are coming to the front again, and that
nearly all districts are now supplied for
the fall term.
By the falling of large mass of rock
on the cliff forming the high part of Que
bee. portion of Champlain St. was bur-
led, and a large number of people buried
under the ruins. A large number of bod
les have already been removed.
The Fourth Annual Reunion of the Sd
Vermont Vols. will be held at White Riv-
er Junction, VT, Tuesday, October lst,
1886. All members of the Sd Vermont,
whether members of the Society or not,
are requested to be present. Reduced
rates are expected on the railroad.
Quite large number of our out OF the
county single seal MONITORS failed to
reach their destination last week. Ii
those OF our subscribers who failed to re-
ceive theirs will drop us postal card, we
will send them a copy. Always write fol
a copy if one fails to reach you.
Alanson Cheney and Charles Kimball
who were driving on Main street, neal
the band stand Wednesday night, had {
collision which resulted in demolishing
the carriage of Cheney, and considerably
-
rage Kimball's rig was not hurt.
Carl I'll. Jewell of st. Louis, Mo-, i
home on visit to his mother and othe
friends Carl has been very fortunate IL
regard to situation, and now has charg
of the mailing department on the St.Lou
Republic, one of the largest papers in tn
Southwest. The daily edition frequentl
numbers 100000.
We are panied to learn of the death G
Minnie (CaswelD Brown, which occurre
last week in So. Acton, Mass. Ninn
was long an employee in this office, an
was lady OF estimable character. Sh
went into a decline some months SIM
and died with consumption. She leave
a husband and little son of two year
A set of dirty, lousy land probably THE
ing yagabonds have annoyed this pla'
the past few days, by their presence, the
begging and the pitiable sight OF the
moor old horses 1t would not be seer
ing crime to ''turn the hydrants" on Il
men and women, kill the hoses and dri
the whole lot back to Canada, where TIA
belong Don't feed them.
Members of the county Boards of ed
cation have issued an appeal to the boar
of all the counties to hold a meeting a
appoint delegate to meet at Montpel
on Wednesday, Sept. %, to confer
gether relative to the matter of maxim.
selection OF text books which shall
Uniform for the state. Orleans cour
should be represented.
What might have been very sev'
accident resulted in derailing the nie
mail train, at a point below the hi
bridge, one mile north of this village
Monday night. A large rock fell uE
the track from the ledge, and when
engineer saw it he was too near to S
his train. The engine Montreal str
the stone and had the cOwcatcheF
some other parts of the engine knoc
out: some of the wheels of the engine
the baggage car were thrown from
rail. The engine and the baggage
were got upon the track after two
three hours DELAY, and by the help of
engine of the night express train WI