Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-05-26

Chautauqua meeting at Mrs. Cowles
this (Monday) evening.
e. A. Drew had his hand severely IN
jured by machinery in his shop on Satur-
day.
The Ladies' Society of Cong. church
will meet with Mrs. H. I. Seaver on
Wednesday, the 28th inst.
The Odd Girls will hold a meeting at
NJ. Z. vestry, Thursday afternoon. Sup
per at o'clock. Everybody invited.
DIR. j. A. Pearson, who wanted the
benefit of a little out-of-doors work made
application for the position of census
enumeration, which he has received, and
he will be out of his dental office during
the month of June.
Mrs. Charles H. DWinell and family
passed through here one day last week,
on their way to Denver, Col. They have
been spending a few weeks on the old
Grout homestead in Kirby. They will
find welcome here when they return.
We learn that T. C. KimbalL has resign
ed as president of the Gansevoort Bank
in New York, and Hazen Kimball is ap-
pointed in his stead. Hazen will be oblig-
ed to give up his wholesale apple trade
and give his entire time to the bank.
o. ID. Owen has made an Improvement
about his premises by taking down his
front yard fence. The fence is set up
along the Cong. parsonage lot, some of
the young deacons of the church assisting
in the work. A good thing all around.
There was a large and enthusiastic
gathering of democrats at the caucus
Tuesday evening. H. G. Pierce was chos-
en- chairman, j. b. Cassidy, secretary.
Several good speeches were made and
the caucus loudly cheered the name of Ex-
President Cleveland. II. L. Doyle, M.
F. Prime and H. c. Pierch were chosen
delegate; d. P. Gordon, S. Fisk and J. B.
Cassidy, alternates. The convention is
to be held at Burlington, May goth.
Sunday Memorial services were held at
the NJ. E. church yesterday, Geo. w.
Quimby Post, the Woman's Relief Corps,
the Sons of Veterans and the Odd Eel
lows attending in bodies. The discourse
was preached by Rev. Moses G. Hender-
son of St. Johnsbury, and the effort was
worthy the speaker and the day. Mr..
Henderson is familiar with the events of
the war, and at the time of the death of
Capt. Quimby, in whose honor this Post
was named, was at Lyndon and preached
h.
most acceptable to the Post and societies
and the large congregation present. The
choir selected music in keeping with the
occasion. The Odd Fellows appeared
for the first time in their new and beau
tiful regalia.
Memorial services will be held here on
Friday next. As many of the Post as
can 90 will repair to the cemetery at So.
Barton at 81 a. m, sharp, when ritual
services, perhaps music and speaking, will
be held. A procession will be formed on
the square at o'clock p. m. land will pro-
coed, led by the band, to the cemetery to
decorate the graves, returning to the OPP
era Hall, when a memorial address will
be delivered by Rev. E. T. Sanford of st.
Johnsbury. The band will furnish music
at the hall. All old soldiers and their
families are invited, and cordial invita-
ton is extended to all the Sunday Schools
and friends to join in the procession and
the exercises, bringing as many flowers
as possible. A party will go to Lyndon
in the morning to do honor to the grave
of Capt. Quimby. 1t is hoped that the
citizens of the town will honor the day
and the occasion by attending the ser
vices. By order Of Memorial Day Com.
On Tuesday last, after very much wet
weather, the elements got the matter fix
ed up properly and the rain poured down
for some hours after the supposed meth
Od of the old deluge. Everything was
most thoroughly drenched, and the brooks
and streams went on wild tear. The
river here rose TO within few inches OF
high water mark at the time of the great
freshet In 1869. The river bridges, most
~ built over at that time, were high