Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-10-20

/ of the most remarkable in many years in
regard to the number of rainy days and
the rainfall There have been only a few
pleasant weeks in all the year.
Until further notice to the contrary. we
shall furnish the MONITOR and the Boston
Journal to subscribers in this state for
SI.95 per year MONITOR and Mirror and
Farmer to Vermont subscribers for $2.10;
to those out of the state, 1925. Other
papers at usual club rates
Our readers will notice the fact that the
accommodation train, so called, which
has formerly left Newport at O'Clock,
evening for the south, now leaves that
| place at is, afternoon. 1t is understood
that the New York train Quebec Express)
is to be retained for the present.
| Remember F. X. Powells auction this
week at his store. He will close out by
! private sale forenoons, and by auction
| afternoons and evenings his large stock
of goods. He expects that they will go
| low, on account of slight damage by
smoke but they must be sold
o. V. Joslyn, who went to New York
| City some days since, where his daughter
Maud is being treated for epilepsy writes
| US a pleasant letter and states that he
| shall remain there week longer, at least.
He hopes for good results from the treat
ment of very skillful physician
Prof. Austin Phelps, father of Rev.
Lawrence Phelps, formerly pastor in
this place, died on Monday last. He was
a noted clergyman and author, and man
greatly esteemed for his ability and ex-
cellence of character. He was the father
of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, the renowned
authoress.
New subscribers to the MONITOR will
receive back numbers containing an &C
count of the Barton fair, and the large
| MONITOR extra containing the messages
| of Governors Dillingham; and Page "a
very valuable extra" We mail an ex-
| ira to any one who will send US two-cent
stamp.
The entertainment provided by the Ep
worth League on Friday evening was
| we'll attended and a pleasant affair Miss
| Augusta Sanborn, formerly of Glover, who
| since her school days has spent several
years in So. America as missionary, and
who spent several years in Europe in the
| pursuit of an education, was present and
read two pieces, much to the delight of
all present. Miss Sanborn is giving in
| struction in Newport, Glover and Barton
| to students in elocution.
We believe the present year to have
been fairly prosperous one for farmers,
Notwithstanding the low price of some
| products. Sugar sold we'll, and although
| the price of butter has been low, long
season of good feed has made the quanti-
| ty large; the hay crop was good and the
| potato crop is better than for some years
| past; corn land the small grains are light.
| There is u little better feeling in the line
| of cattle, and a hope that the new tariff
will help up in most farm products.
The following is from our correspond
ent in the north part of the town; J. G..
Bartlett's farm and crops are sold TO Henry
Bassett of Bloomington for $27OO. We
shall regret the removal of the family
from this place, as they are held in high
esteem.-Thc Leland Boys have taken a
job to repair the buildings for E. L..
| Observation-Disclosures Leland moves into
the S. D. Graves house.-Richard Baird s
large work horses got away and ran home
about three miles, without doing serious
damage.
D. w. Brown, who has purchased the
depot store business, came into posses
sion last week. He still retains Mr.. Rob
inson, and Mr.. Standsh, as employees.
Mr.. Robinson has been connected with
the store several years, and is very
obliging and efficient man. We bespeak
for Mr. Brown good business. Mr..
Scott, who leaves the store, has done a
very good business and has many friends
in the line of his trade. We hope he may
find some other business in town. He is
in the habit of making success of what
ever he engages in.
The people on the line of the Passump-
sic road are more than pleased with the
new train service they are now enjoying.
Only one improvement is suggested, and
that would doubtless prove of benefit to
the corporation as well as the travelling
public. The wished for change is to have
the train now leaving Lyndonville at
noon, start from Newport at about l /
O'Clock. This would allow the patrons
of the road in the northern part of the
state the privilege of reaching White
River Junction in season to connect with
the south-bound Chicago express over
the Northern, and reach Boston in the
early evening. Under the present ar
rangement all above Lyndonville have to
depend on the Air Line trains, and do not
reach Boston until o'clock p. m. An
other important feature of such an ar
: rangement would be the fact that Boston
and Maine mileages would be good for
the entire journey except between Con-
cord and Nashua.-1[dnchester Union.
Why not give US this little favor, Mr.
Furber? The patrons of the road up this
way feel that they are well served, but
this little addition would be great con-
venience to this section of the state.
We learn with sorrow of the increasing
feebleness of Rev. II. 2. Cushing of East
Burke, who is we'll known in this vicinity
as a faithful, efficient minister and pop
ular temperance lecturer. He was pastor
of the Methodist church in this place for
three years. in war time, also served as
town representative to the Legislature.
In all these capacities he won the respect
: and friendship of those he served. From
a reliable source we learn these facts
about his condition Some two years
ago he suffered from a severe attack of
congestion of the spine, and since then
he has been gradually failing. He is af-
fiicted by disease in so many forms that
physicians, of whom he has consulted a
number, give no hope of his recovery.
Although able to be up about the house a
part of each day and occasionally to take
a short walk in the grounds, yet he is a
great sufferer While he may be spared
for months, the probabilities are that he
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