Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-06-06

1caI oloCIr1clUy IN the ar UndU may
produce a cyclone before the week
ends.
The heavy showers that followed
the hot days of June IL did consider
able damage to highways and bridges,
/ but were a benefit to growing crops.
1 On Memorial Sunday SO were rails
ed in the congregation toward the
fund required to complete the chapel
that is being erected at the Soldiers
Home at Bennington.
Burt B. Blake had his stallion, "Cob-
den JUNIOR at the horse show at
Lyndonville last week. The rules did
not permit trotting contests and the
horse was not speeded.
The ". G. T. Z. ladies will meet in
Cong. vestry next Tuesday, June 18th,
at 4 p. m. The yearly dues are called
for before the convention, which con-
venes in Coventry the 18th and 18th
Of this month.
Bicycles are more numerous here
this year than ever before. Among
those who are doing the most work
on them are John Batchelder, Charles
and Henry Baldwin and Ernest Cass.
Geo. w. Buzzell, who is lying on his
back waiting for his broken ankle to
heal up, is DESTROYS of knowing wheth
er he is liquor agent or not. He says
that within the last few days he is be-
set with callers who are in quest of Ii
quor.
Our readers on the Lake R. R. are
reminded Of a change of time (time
table next week.. Trains now leave
st. Johnsbury going west, at 1885 a. m.
500 and 4:50 p. N. LeaveEHardwicl,
going east, $40 a. m. and 1880 and
7:31 p. m.
Unclaimed letters remaining in Bar
ton post office June3: Michael Brown,
4. E. Cain & Co., Chas. w. Chase, NJ.
Dingman, DR.. o. G. Gage, Miss Nellie
S. Hall, Mrs. Mathies, Martin Mehon,
Hattie Stevens, Miss Ella Sumbia,
Charles G. Tanner.
In a town some thousands of miles
from what are classed as purely heath
en- countries there are regular and in
teresting Sabbath services in two or
three churches. Recently on a Sun
day morning, out of twenty five adult
males, five actually got out TO attend
religious services. 'Who beats?"
Friends of the NJ. E. church made a
very generous contribution toward
supplying the pews of that church
with the ''Psalter," a book arranged
for responsive readings, with much
useful matter. The selections are
from the Psalms and are arranged for
both morning and evening services.
The Rural Nelc Yorker, a very excel
lent agricultural paper which lies on
our table, has an interesting article
from DR.. Hoskins on GA Progressive
New England Farmer" in which the
farm Of Maj. Grout Of Derby is de-
scribed with illustrations showing bis
buildings, etc. The Majors farm is a
credit to the state as well as to him
self.
Rev. Father Francis Yvinec, who for
the past two years or more has been
pastor Of the Catholic churches in this
county, died in Montreal last week,
where he had gone some time since
for hospital treatment. He died Of
Bright's disease. His remains were
taken to Burlington for burial. lie
was a man OF pleasing address, a
GOOD speaker and was held in high
esteem wherever known.
We are not in receipt OF a program
this week, as we expected, fer the
Veteran Association gathering a5 West
Derby on the 14th inst, but the exer-
cises viii be Of great interest to
soldiers and the public. We announce,
however, addresses, short speeches,
martial and band music, refreshments,
a dress parade and the pleasant greet
ing of soldier comrades. Drummers
and ffers viii report TO e. A. Grow,
drum major. Capt. fuckers Military
band Of Barton Landing will be pres
ent.
The air gun in the hand of the
thoughtless boy is nuisance. More
than that, it is q menace to person
and property. This has been proved
Of late in this vicinity. One plate
glass show window has a hole clean
through it, made by a bullet from an
air gun; and only q short time ago
one of the doctors was called to look
after bullet which had hurried unex-
pectedly from the air gun into the
hand of the boy who carried the weap-
on. This sort of gun works noiseless-
ly, but very effectively, and ought not
to be put into the hands of any boy