Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-15

Barton
Mrs. Amy Dow of Minneapolis is in
town on visit.
Charley Bradley has gone on to the
railroad as fireman.
Mrs. Judkins has had her house thor
oughly painted on the outside.
The weather is more favorable for
grass growing than for haying.
The past week was rainy and cloudy,
and most discouraging time for hay
makers.
The water commissioners report favor
able progress in the matter of the village
water works.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Dutton and Mr..
and Mrs. N. M. Scott go to Caledonia
Springs this week.
DR.. J. A. Pearson, dentist, will be at
Albany, Tuesday and Wednesday and at
Craftsbury, Thursday and Friday of this
week.
Smiths Swiss Bell Ringers will give
an entertainment at Opera Hall, this eve
ming. They have big bills up and prom
ise to give good entertainment.
The M. E. Ladies' Aid Society meets
with Mrs. H. A. Glazier on Wednesday
afternoon next. Cordial invitation ex-
tended. Gentlemen invited to be present
at tea.
Mrs. A. NJ. Foster and her three daugh-
tiers have gone to Bethlehem, n. H., to
work in hotel during the summer sea-
sOn.-Frank Rice and family have gone
there also.
Mr.. Stone, county supervisor, was here
last week, making preparations in regard
to his teachers examination. He is put
ting considerable work into school mat
tiers and appears to be a live man.
Would it not be an appropriate time to
pay that arrearage due on the MONITOR?
We should know what to do with it, if it
was sent in. Money comes very safely
in well-sealed envelopes properly directed.
At the regular band meeting Wednes-
day evening, Herbert circuit was chosen
assistant leader. Mr.. Batchelder, leader,
is necessarily absent some of the time land
Mr.. circuit will make very efficient as
sstant.
Great storms of rain, wind and hail
have prevailed in many sections during
the past ten days. The greatest desruc-
ton to life and property was at Johns
town-unfortunate name-N. Y, where
several lives were lost.
A chilli CON of Coo DiIIau vDho liuoC
over the Elliott tin shop, died of diphthe-
ria last week, and other members of the
family are sick with the disease. The
sick are reported better this morning.
Means have been taken to prevent the
further spread of the disease.
The railroad folks have put a large
barge ON the lake for the purpose of
bringing stone from this quarry across
the lake to their stone side track near the
water house. They have struck very
excellent point for supplying the road
with granite for all bridge and culvert
purposes.
Gen. Grout spends Sunday and Monday
in Barton, and most of the remaining
time at his Kirby farm. He does not like
the report that he has moved away from
Barton. If Sunday and Monday will not
keep his morals and his linen up to the
proper congressional standard, he must
spend more of his time in this clean anC
moral community.
Teachers will remember that the coun
ty examination is to be held at Newpor
July lG and II, and at Barton July 90 anC
"a. Teachers will be entertained at thi.
place free of expense. Application TO
entertainment should be made to Ida Rug
giles, Barton. 1t is expected that ther
will be quite large number of teacher
present.
The law relative to alien labor is hayin:
bad effect in this section by soaring AM
keeping out Canadian help, at this season
of the year when the farmers must EN-
ploy extra laborers to secure their crops
The scare is much worse than the law
If we understand it, there is no law tina
prevents a man from crossing the lin
and doing work haying or otherwise. TIL
law was made to prevent parties from &c
ing to Canada, or other foreign countrie