Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-09-16
Barton.

Barton.
Willie Arkley is home from Boston.
One of Judah Brooks boys had a thigh
broken this morning.
Rev. Mr.. Worthen and wife were away
last week on visit to Bradford.
Mrs. Benz. Mossman and Mrs. Geo. w.
Reed are ''down country on a visit
Work at the chair factory is suspended
for time on account of low water and
a small stock of timber.
Special communication of Orleans
Lodge, No. So, f. & A. NJ, Friday eve,
Sept. goth, at O'Clock. Work, E. A.
degree.
Matched game of base ball at Barton
last Saturday, between Glover and Barton
clubs. Glover, y; Barton, So.
B. NJ. R. Nelson has been receiving a
large number of sheep from Canada which
he puts on his ''ranch" in this town;
they will go to market later.
Charlie Percival has moved his office
to his new shop near the mill. He is
making preparation to make large guam
tity of excelsior at the mill.
Amory Dawson, the veteran drover of
Craftsbury, is making preparation to
drive a lot of store cattle to Mass. and
Conn, as he has done for several years
past.
Frank Abair, the pipe layer on the wa
ter works, was so injured by an accident
last week as to lay him up for few
days. The laying and the ditch digging
goes on, however.
Our advice to those who sometimes
''take something is not to get drunk at
the fair. You can not afford to disgrace
yourselves and your friends with drunk,
an arrest and fine.
If the weather holds pleasant, there is
prospect of a great crowd at the fair
The number of excellent trotting horses
already here warrants the statement that
the races will be good.
Phillips Bros, the butchers, have hired
part of of the basement of the Dwinell
block and opened a meat market. They
have fitted it up neatly and propose to
run good market.
There will be a communion service at
the NJ. E. church next Sabbath, with love
feast at 90 o'clock. The quarterly con-
ference will be held on Saturday evening
All members are expected to be present
Bring out your money, those that are
in arrears on the MONITOR, and those
who wish to subscribe for it, and cheer
our weary head and empty pocket. We
want to hear the ring of silver dollar
again.
The band will give an open-air concert
in the band stand to morrow, Tuesday
evening, at O'Clock, and promenade in
Opera Hall; also a dance in Opera Hall
Wednesday eve. Bigelow's orchestra will
furnish music both evenings.
We are in receipt of a letter and remit
lance from Loren Dewey, formerly of
Irasburgh, who for some years has been
doing business in Florida. He is running
a seaside hotel on one of the beaches of
that state, doing a good business.
We hope the ladies will make their de-
partment of the fair as attractive as it
has been the last few years. While the
premiums are somewhat small, all meri-
toriOus articles carried by lady owners
entitle them to admission tickets the first
two days.
While one of the greatest storms OF
wind and rain ever known has been rag
ing along the Atlantic coast, doing i'm
mense damage, the weather here has beer
fine. No rain of consequence has faller
for a long time, land the streams and wells
are badly dried up
David Collision, an employee in tn
chair factory, cut off three fingers en-
saw last week. Mr.. Collision has work
ed in the chair factory about thirty years
nearly all the time at a saw bench, an
this is the first serious cut ne has had
1t is a great misfortune to him.
Peter LaPete lost son of about fiftee
years of age of diphtheria on SATURDAY,
The family has had diphtheria, and thi
boy was hoped to be out of danger, whe
he rapidly sank and died. The famil
were at Mr.. Dilley's during their sickness,
and probably took the disease there.
Almond Mason, an aged and respecte
citizen, who has resided in town man
years, died on Thursday and was burie
on Saturday. He was for many years
faithful member of the Methodist churcl
For several years past he has been nea
ly helpless from paralysis and other il
frmities.
Pat. Heating lost about $40 In mono
sometime between Saturday night al
this morning. His pocket book was
ther taken from or lost from his poke
1t was found but the money was gon
bad thing. Pat. works hard for /
money, and was getting ready to mo
away to Connecticut, where his FAM
now reside.
The big oxen have come, and will be
exhibition during the fair. They are pro
ably the largest cattle in the Unit
States, and everybody will wish to
them. The Fair Ground Co. is maxi
all necessary preparations for the ia
and the prospect for large show is VI
favorable. j. C. Orne is running
boarding house again this year, and T.
means that it will be well run.
The annual Reunion of Co. E, 9th J
was held at the fair grounds, Sept
The old board of officers was elect
Twenty-Five of the company were pres