Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-07-01
Barton.


Haymaking was uphill business last
week on account of the rains.
July begins with bright sky and high
thermometer. 1t looks like good hay
weather.
The Chautauqua ladies hold their next
meeting with Mrs. E. G. Shaw on Tues
day evening.
w. F. Niles has yearling colt, sired
by Henry S, and from his mare, Gipsey,
which stands 13 3-4 hands high, and
weighs $50 pounds.
Frank Taylor fell from VIM. Martins
sugar house Saturday. breaking one arm.
Lewis Bushy lost finger by getting it
too near Il circular saw.
The railroad time table is changed
slightly this week, as may be seen. The
summer arrangement commences to-day,
and the New York train goes on.
b. F. Tower was quite badly hurt one
day last week by being thrown from a
lumber wagon near the grist- mill.-Mar-
tin Drumming has his hand injured by be-
ing struck with a pick.
Some of the Newport dramatic people
We're here under the auspices of the Cath
Olic society last Monday night, and gave
an entertainment at the hall which was
well patroniZed and said to be good. The
receipts exceeded $50.
We are in receipt of very pleasant
letter from Carroll F. Dayis of Missoula,
Montana, in which he says that there is
considerable business depression in that
section. There are many idle men and
the country is fast filling up with foreign
ers. Mr.. Davis business is good and his
family well.
The Good Templars will hold an open
meeting in Masonic hall, Tuesday even
ing, July 2, commencing at Z: 80, consist
ing of short literary entertainment, latter
which there will be necktie party. Ev-
cry lady, old and young, is expected to
make and bring two neckties of the same
material-one in a sealed envelope with
her name attached. Ice cream, cake, etc.
will deserved.
The first 'annual'school meeting under
the new law was neld Tuesday evening
at academy school rooms, quite large
number attending. w. L. Robinson was
chosen moderator, j. L. Twombly, clerk.
very clear, detailed report of expenses,
ETC., was presented by the auditors. The
disbursements for the year and three
months since the last meeting were about
50, 800 and the income the same. The
district begins the new year with eleven
cents in the treasury. II. G. Pierce was
chosen treasurer; o. v. Joslyn, collector ;
w. w. Miles, E. f. Dutton and B. NJ r.
Nelson, auditors. The district took de-
parture from ordinary custom and chose
Mrs Celinda E. ickford trustee and COM
mittee in place of the retiring trustee.
Mrs. Bickford is an active woman, well
verSed in school matters, and will make
an efficient officer. 1t was voted to hire
an assistant teacher at the option of the
trustees to relieve the other teachers OF
extra labors, and afford the children bet
ter opportunities. The school has been
heavily crowded in numbers in the lower
department and overburdened with class
es in the academy department.
The village water meeting, of which
mention was made last week, came off OF
Wednesday evening. 1t was one of the
largest and most interesting meetings hello
since the meeting to accept the act of in
corporation. The meeting was called
fn nrdar NV II oIarI- op1 L.
w. Baldwin was chosen moderator prt
tenn, the village moderator being absent
The sense of the meeting was first takeI
in the simple proposition and resolution
Resolved, That this village needs a sys
TEN of water works. This was carried
without discussion by a good Uica Uoc,
majority. The first article in the warn
ing was to see if the village would cleo
three water commissioners this was laiC
on the table, and the second article, ssTt
see if the village would vote to erect /
system of water works." was taken III
and discussed quite at length. The worE
and many facts relating to proposed plans
for suitable water supplies, the cost O.
different routes and methods of bringing
the water to the village were given, a:
per estimates submitted by Joel Foster OF
Montpelier, who was present in the meet
ing, and who gave many interesting fact.
relative to the matter at hand. Their,
were three places mentioned where tn
system could be put IN for less than SIT,
600, giving in each instance a complet
and thorough set of works The vote n,