Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-10-17


unsigned article into this organ.
The series of reminiscent articles of
envy Father as Recall Him." by Ma
mie Dickens, the Oldest and favorlte
daughter of Charles Dickens, will be-
gin in the next issue of The Lad ss'
Home Journal by an entertaining mar
ration of Dickens personal habits and
an inner glimpse Of his home life.
L. B. Lord of Burlington, VT, is is
suing a very useful and interesting
Journal entitled. 1.-THE Poultry and
Horse,'' which will be valuable thing
in the home of every Vermonter who
keeps a fowl or uses horse. We
shall club the Journal with the MoNI-
TOR at 40 cents, and it is very cheap at
that price. Send for sample copies.
There will be a harvest supper, en-
tertainment and visit at the M. B..
church parlors next Wednesday after
noon and evening. All are cordi-
ally invited Those who wish to fully
distend their stomachs or to spend an
evening pleasantly should attend.
There will be "hash" breakfast
Thursday morning, where full meal
can be obtained for ten cents-cheap-
er than boarding at home.
| In an article found elsewhere is the
official program for the Columbus ex-
ercises to be held next Friday, COM
mencing at nine o'clock at the school
house. A procession will be formed
and the program partly carried out,
when the children, etc., will proceed
to Pages Opera Hall when there will
be addresses, music, recitations, etc.
The people of the village and vicinity
should all attend.
A contribution has been raised for
the purpose of sending Fred Carter to
the Kelley Institute at Montpelier, to
it. Fred is naturally good fellow,
but has the habit Of getting drunk be-
times. If there is any way to make
man of him the citizens of the place
will be glad to assist him. Meanwhile
let it be remembered that the misera-
BILE creatures, who are smuggling in
whiskey and peddling it on the sly,
are responsible for the expense, dis
grace and sorrow that befalls family
like Carter's.
Ernest Peterson, son of B. F. Peter
son Of this village, who recently
graduatedlas nurse from the Belle
vue Hospital, New York, volunteered
to act as a nurse among the cholera
stricken patients confined in quaran-
tine at SWineburne Island below N. Y.
He furnishes us with statistics in regard
to the number Of patients, deaths, etc.,
from which we CLEAN the following.
There were placed on the island be-
tween Sept. 4th, and Oct. 4th, 150
persons, some of which were dying
when received. Whole number of
deaths 81. Sixty cases were success
fully treated. Mr.. Peterson devoted
about eighteen hours daily to the ar
duous and dangerous work. Tt was
work of philanthropy on his part,
which subjected him to great dangers.
In his trip around the world he con-
tracted cholera himself and barely es-
ecaped death.
Negotiations are under way for the
removal, without course of law, of the
M. J. Smith and the John Heating
buildings near the new depot site, for
general improvement and for the
purpose of improving the railroad
track by making the curves less Sc
we're at that point. Mr.. Heating Off
ers to swap for some railroad proper
ty near the freight depot, but Mr..
Smith is reluctant to part with what
to him seems very valuable piece of
property. He ought, and doubtless
will, do a fair thing when he gets
down to business. The change would
remove what is now an unsightly and
disagreeable thing in the village, and
be in the line of Improvement.
The Peerless Co. have contracted
with the Thompson -Houstin Elec-
trio light folks for an electric light
plant for their factory. They propose
to illuminate" They had an excel
lent week for business last week and
have the outside of their factory near
ly completed. They will paint it in
colors. They are putting in windows
and will soon have it made comforta-
BILE inside. A tall pole with a golden
ball surmounts the tower and it is pre-
posed to float weather signal flags.
This will be a benefit to this section of
the town and county. They are now
building their brick boiler house and
erecting a tall brick chimney. They
are doing all their work well and for