Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-08-11
Barton

Barton
The droyers were taking in large lot
of no IS on Saturday.
The regular meeting OF the w. c. T.U.
will be held at Odd Fellows Hall on Tues
day afternoon, Aug. u, at p. m.
H. C. Pierce and family visited in
Craftsbury last week. Rev. NJ. V. B.
Knox and wife made a short visit here
last week.
The unusually hot and disagreeable
weather of the early part of the week was
followed by rain and cooler weather on
Tuesday evening.
Regular meeting of Grout Camp, No.
40. 5. ", is postponed until Saturday
evening, Aug 10th. All members are re-
quested to be present.
Rev Mr.. Lewis of the NJ. E. church
is preaching u short sermon to the chill
dren each Sunday, as a preliminary of the
regular sermon.
The Lyndonville camp meeting COM
mences Aug. 10 and continues one week.
No Sunday trains will berun, but servic-
es will be held on the Sabbath.
Quite a large delegation of voters at
tended the convention at Irasburgh on
Friday. The most of them were well
satisfied with the result.
How would it do to turn the hose on
that fellow up on High Street? If the rum
and nastiness could be washed of him, he
would not be disgrace to himself and
the community.
The board of civil authorities will meet
at the town clerks Office Thursday, Aug.
18th, at O'Clock p. M, to revise the
check list for the town of Barton.
The members of the new Agricultural
Society are requested to meet at the
American House next Saturday, August
I6, ut 10 O'Clock a. m.
Per order Of Com.
The insurance companies have salts
factorily adjusted the damage on the F.
X. Powell goods and his store is open
again. The damage on the building is
not yet settled.
Quite a large number of our soldier Cit
liens and others have gone to Boston to
attend the National Encampment. The
editor and family left this morning to be
gone a week or more.
Mrs. II. X. Dewey and her daughter,
Edie, and Gen. Grout have returned from
a short sojourn at Caledonia Springs.
They receive much benefit from the use
of the water at that place.
Avery Bigelow has gone into the de-
pot to take the place vacated by Walter
Heating. Walter has position in a rail-
road office at Lunenburgh. Avery has
proved a faithful young man and we
doubt not he will do well in his new po-
sition.
The fall term of the village schools will
commence on Monday, Aug. 25. Mr..
Martin is engaged as principal for the
coming term, and an experienced corps
of teachers is engaged. Those desir-
ing rooms or board should address d. P.
Gordon, trustee.
The parties who have been laying the
concrete sidewalks at Newport stopped
here on their way to Lancaster, \. H,
and laid few pieces as sample jobs.
This sort of a walk is being laid in cities
and in all live villages, and proves the
best Of anything yet used for the PURPOSE
Several parties would have had work put
down if the layers could have remained
here longer.
Fire caught in the roof of the Hunt
house Tuesday from the sparks Of an en-
CINE aud burned quite freely for a few
minutes Alarm was given and the Tor
rent Hose company assembled quick me
ire. when well directed stream eXtin
auished the flames momentarily. Scor,
another for the water works. A fire wei
under way at that point without the wa
ter works would burn several buildings
The ladies wish to thank the band anC
all others who so generously assisted
them at their lawn party last Saturda.
evening. Notwithstanding the unfa
Vorable weather, SIS was realized. Now
ladies will you come to the rescue one
more. and bring with you yoke OF oxen
stone drag, iron bars and other thing
necessary to clear away the old calamit
that is not only disgrace to the church
but TO the village? Please borrow jack
screw TO raise the church so as to put IN
der a new foundation before it falls int
the street.
Brief mention was made last week o
the death of Lyndon Robinson. Mr.. Rot
= inson was born in this town Jan. Is, l8oC
For The greater portion of his life he r'
sided on the farm where he was berl